Free shuttle buses run from Raritan Valley Community College each day
BRIDGEWATER -- The 69th Somerset County 4-H fair opened at the North Branch Park Fairgrounds on Milltown Road.
Cindy, a mixed-breed rabbit, received a kiss as the rabbit judging started.
Ariel Staffin and her sister Alanna Staffin climbed to the top of the big tent to place the American flag as the three daylong event started under cloudy skies.
"It's totally about the kids," said Harry Brochinsky, president of the Somerset County 4H Association.
Somerset County 4H Fair through the years.
4H has 1,200 kids in Somerset County involved in programs said Brochinsky.
Melissa Ogden had a sharp eye on her rabbits entered in the rabbit judging. She made sure they didn't hop away.
The fair runs Aug 10-12. Free shuttle buses run from Raritan Valley Community College from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. each day.
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