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Tama County Fair ‘lassos a legacy’

Scenes from 2025 fair held July 14-20 in Gladbrook

With her friends by her side, Clara Upah (second from right), the daughter of Nathan and Lindsey Upah and a member of Clutier Clover Kids 4-H Club, poses for a photo with her buck rabbit Biscuit on Friday, July 18 at the Tama County Fairgrounds in Gladbrook. When asked how her fair experience showing Biscuit went this year, Clara confidently told the newspaper, "Good. I got a rainbow [ribbon]." PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
The Buckingham Boosters 4-H Club’s booth in the Rogers Building pictured during the 2025 Tama County Fair. There was an amazing assortment of fabulous exhibits this year featuring the fair theme, Lasso Your Legacy. PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMA COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE
The future 2025 Tama County Fair Queen, Rhianna Murty (left), helps judge Clover Kids’ static projects on Monday, July 14, during the Tama County Fair. PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMA COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE
Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister's young daughter Flannery McAllister hams it up for the camera from her perch on the giant Adirondack chair located in the Tama County Master Gardeners’ Fair Play Garden on Friday, July 18 in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
Chance Forrester of Traer pictured with his Overall Grand Champion Market Lamb. Also pictured, 2025 Tama County Fair Queen Rhianna Murty (back left) and 2025 Tama County Fair Princess Belle Werner (back right). The Sheep Show judge is also pictured. PHOTO COURTESY OF SARA FORRESTER
Jack Monat of rural Traer helps care for his cousin Macy Girsch's Scottish Highland cow-calf pair on Tuesday, July 15 at the Tama County Fairgrounds in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
'Working at the cow wash' at the Tama County Fair. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
Tama County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Wall and K9 Jax hold an impromptu meet and greet with some of the fair's youngest members on Friday, July 18 in Gladbrook. The pair along with Sheriff Casey Schmidt (not pictured) were in attendance that morning to accept a donation for the K9 Unit from the Tama County Pork Producers as part of the Swine Show. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
Rocking climbing in the Tama County Master Gardeners’ Fair Play Garden on Friday, July 18 in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
Ty Dvorak (right) and his big sister Faith Dvorak (left), a member of the North Tama Class of 2025, compete in the 2025 Tama County Fair Swine Show on Friday, July 18, in Gladbrook. This was the first (and last!) year the two siblings could show together. Their sisters Grace and Hope (not pictured) were also part of the show. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER
Macy Girsch shows her Scottish Highland heifer during the Beef Show on Saturday, July 19, in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY THE PIE LADY/LAURA BRU
See you next summer for the 2026 Tama County Fair! PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

GLADBROOK – The 2025 Tama County Fair was held July 14-20 at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Despite the multiple rainy days, the weather was relatively accommodating for July in Iowa. The 2025 fair’s 4-H/FFA theme was ‘Lasso Your Legacy.’ Most of the stalls in the livestock barns were full including Dairy which was a good indicator Tama County’s agriculture legacy continues to look strong.