Participants sought for youth contests at fair

Participants sought for
youth contests at fair

The Middlesex County Fair Association is seeking boys and girls ages 7-11 to participate in this year’s King and Queen Contest to be held at 8 p.m. on Aug. 4, the first night of the fair, at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds, East Brunswick. In addition, the association is seeking kids ages 4-6 to participate in the Prince and Princess Contest also to be held Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. The fair is scheduled through Aug. 10.

Contest entrants will be judged on appearance and on how they present themselves as they answer questions such as "What do you want to be when you grow up and why?" and "What spe­cial place have you visited?". Winners will receive free admission to the fair for the rest of the week as well as other prizes.

Participants are also sought for the following contests to be held later in fair week: talent show for youngsters ages 5-11 — Aug. 7; talent show for ages 12-18 — Aug. 8; puppy and dog show and kitten and cat show — Aug. 9; animal costume show — Aug. 9; and children’s costume parade — Aug. 10.

Applications for all contests may be obtained from the fair’s Web site at http://Middlesex.rce.Rutgers.edu/fair.