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By Ryan Billingham Freeman Staff WAUKESHA — The smile on Waukesha County Fair Executive Director Shari Black's face tells the story of an event at which the hard work of volunteers, vendors, ride operators, fair board members and those involved with livestock could truly shine. Severe heat and rain had grabbed the headlines in pre- vious years, but not so this year. The fair saw the best five-day attendance in the last few years, with over 133,000 attendees July 16 to July 20. The high attendance is wel- come news after last year's heat advisory, humid weather and thunderstorms brought about 88,000 people to the fair, the lowest attendance in the last five years. Black cited the fair weather as a large contributor to this year's success. "I told my fair board to rel- ish in the moment on Sun- day," she said. "To enjoy it. It feels like all of the hard work paid off." Headliners such as The Spinners, who canceled last year's fair performance due to storms, also attracted visi- tors. Black believes the new gator show also contributed to the boost, but the tradition- al 4-H animal exhibits were still the stars of the show. Even with the boost in atten- dance, the fair remained safe and ran smoothly, Black said Fairest of the Fair Robyn Wittkopf of Pewau- kee could barely contain her genuine excitement as her name was called on stage as both Miss Congeniality and the 2014 Waukesha County Fairest of the Fair in the Leinie Lodge on the fair's opening night. "I'm ecstatic," the 19-year- old University of Dubuque student said as friends and family crowded around to congratulate her on the honor. "I really didn't think that I would receive both." Wittkopf said her many years volunteering at the fair have given her the confidence to go out and represent all the fair has to offer. For the last nine years, she has been very active with the fair's sheep project, which included show- ing sheep, helping with sheep lead-in and handing out rib- bons and awards to partici- pants. She has also shown knitting, sewing, rabbits and more. Wittkopf, who is going to school with hopes of becom- ing a pediatric oncology nurse, had to answer two ran- dom questions and perform a faux radio ad promoting the fair in front of the audience. "My dad," she confidently said after being asked who the greatest role model is in her life. "He is always so patient with everything he does, and it's hard to be patient all the time. He is always encouraging me to success and as a daughter, that's one of the greatest things to have. He is just an incredible man to look up to." Judges Mary McGrath and Chuck Malone deliberated for 20 minutes before selecting Wittkopf. Wearing an electric red dress and a huge, radiant smile, she was crowned by 2013 Waukesha County Fairest of the Fair Cecilia Heberling. A family affair When 10-year-old Bob Weise first showed sheep and dairy cows at the Waukesha County Fair, "Mona Lisa" by Nat King Cole was dominat- ing the airwaves and Disney's animated classic "Cinderel- la" was tops at the box office. Some 64 years later, the Pewaukee native was hon- ored this year as the Wauke- sha County Fair marshal, a role he's relished and one that became especially rewarding when Wittkopf, his grand- daughter, was named Fairest of the Fair. Just before the reception for the night's livestock auc- tion, Weise reported that the fair had been going "very well" and that he was excited to be a part of the fun. "Things are going great this year," he said "The weather has cooperated, which is helping." Weise is known as "papa" to his gaggle of grandkids — seven in all — and as a sur- prise they had special T- shirts made, emblazoned with his face that read: "My Papa is the Fair Marshal!" The 74-year-old first attend- ed the event in 1950. He's farmed his entire life on a piece of land about halfway between Delafield and Pewau- kee. "I milked cows for 50 years," he said. "But now it's just sheep." Waukesha County was a rural, agricultural area when Weise first started attending fairs. He said the early fairs took place near where Dis- count Liquor is located now because the Cattlemen's Association was nearby. Waukesha County had more dairy cows than people and was known as "Cow County, U.S.A." Times have changed, but that's part of what makes the fair great, he said. City folks have a chance to see what he feels is a more accurate portrayal of farm- ing. "We get all kinds of people here and many of them are from the city," he said. "It's a chance to show them what farming is about." He said this year's crop of animals was excellent and that he was optimistic and excited for the auction. It's the culmination of a year of hard work for the kids and for many people who attend the fair for fried delights and rock concerts, that hard work can some- times be lost in the haze. Weise, who has mentored not only his children (he recently lost a son to cancer) and grandchildren, also has helped dozens of county chil- dren with their own animals. Despite his long and well- documented influence on the Waukesha County Fair, Weise was genuinely surprised that he was named marshal. He didn't think anyone knew who he was. "Yeah, it was a real sur- prise," he said. "I had no clue people knew who I am." On the auction block The Waukesha County Fair's County Executive and Fair Marshal's Annual Live- stock Auction was held July 18. The auction is the culmina- tion of a year of hard work by young people raising and showing an livestock ani- mals. The auction gives com- munity members, businesses and organizations the chance to reward that hard work by purchasing the animal. The proceeds are often used to pay for college, to purchase more animals and to get a practical experience in agribusiness. The auction often pits area businesses against each other in friendly bidding rivalries that can last for generations. The results: Grand champion steer: shown by Lily Bolan; sold for $3.75 per pound Grand champion market hog: shown by Lily Bolan; sold for $4.50 per pound Grand champion market lamb: shown by Clarissa Cull; sold for $10 per pound Reserve champion steer: shown by Brittany Renn; sold for $4.25 per pound Reserve champion market hog: shown by Mariah Richardson; sold for $4 per pound Reserve champion market lamb: shown by Teagan Rich- man; sold for $3.50 per pound Grand champion market poultry: shown by Jeremy Norem; sold for $200. Reserve champion market poultry: shown by Michael Elwing; sold for $350. Next year's fair will take place July 15 to July 19. The Waukesha County Fair Asso- ciation encourages those who attended to complete a survey at www.waukeshacounty- fair.com. Email: rbillingham@conleynet.com, Also contributing: Josh Perttunen,Alison Fox and Rachel Italiano. Fair weather a boon for County Fair Charles Auer/Freeman Staff 2013 Fairest of the Fair Cecilia Heberling, left, crowns 2014 Fairest of the Fair Robyn Wittkopf. Charles Auer/Freeman Staff A vintage 1931 John Deere tractor powers the ice cream churns at Yesteryears Ice Cream, a new food vendor at the Waukesha County Fair. Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Lily Bolan guides her grand champion steer around the auction ring.The 1,290-pound steer went for $3.50 per pound. Bolan also had the grand champion market hog.