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Rides, ribbons, food, fun
Published October 15, 2006
GUADALUPE COUNTY — Hot dog eating contests, mutton bustin’, carnival rides, okra competitions, photography displays — the Guadalupe County Fair and PRCA Rodeo had something for everyone during its annual four-day stint at the Seguin-Guadalupe County Coliseum.
Outside the coliseum were kids of every age and the young at heart, riding the Ferris wheel, the big pink slide and a roller coaster.
The Pride of Texas Carnival also offered all the favorite carnival treats like funnel cake, cotton candy and giant corn dogs.
As businesses sold their wares in the Trade Fair and Expo, attendees checked out the pumpkin decorating contest, prize eggplant in the field crops division and fresh-cut flowers in the home arts division.
Padi Civello, of New Braunfels, kneeled down to take a closer look at the white roses, periwinkles and purple trumpets on the display at the far end of the coliseum.
“My grandmother used to enter flowers like these,” Padi said.
But the real reason Padi and husband Gary came to the fair Friday was to see the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment perform in the rodeo arena.
“I saw that the cavalry was going to perform and I thought ‘that’s interesting,’” Gary said.
The couple is originally from Louisiana, and mounted cavalry is not something they’re used to seeing.
“They don’t have that in New Orleans,” Padi said.
The Horse Cavalry Detachment performed drill maneuvers at the walk, trot and gallop, while the weapon portion of the show demonstrated the use of the cavalry saber, .45-caliber revolver and the Springfield Carbine during a Friday afternoon demonstration.
Padi and Gary recently attended the Comal County Fair, so they wanted to see how the Guadalupe County version compared.
The biggest standout?
“The weather,” Gary said, noting the fall cooling this weekend compared to Comal’s hot early October.
In the expo center, company representatives passed out business cards and told passing customers about their sales specials.
Laura Matcek, of Silver Creek II, arranged the jewelry in her shop.
“We carry only sterling silver, so the rings are some of our top sellers,” Matcek said. “That, and any dangly earrings.”
Whether matching a button-down western shirt and boots or evening wear for a formal function, women 9 to 90 are drawn to the dangly pearl drop and silver earrings.
This week’s fair was Matcek’s first at the coliseum, and she noticed one thing over and over with the clientele.
“Everyone is so nice,” she said. “You really notice that from location to location, and everyone here has been so friendly.”
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