Timing is important in a lot of what we do here at the Holabird Advocate. The picture to the left was not able to be published before. It is more than 150 KB, which was our former limit. Now, the limit is 2 MB.

This is a photo of Cole Mehling (courtesy of Lynette Goehring, thanks a lot) as he displays the trophies he won at Horse Show at the Cowan Arena way back on July 12. Cole Mehling is proudly displaying the belt buckles that he won for Senior Showmanship and Senior All Around Cowboy. The blanket and lead rope is the Senior Sportsmanship award. Congrats, Cole! You did a Great Job!

To Lynnette, our Publisher wishes to say he is sorry that he is a few months late in keeping his promise to publish this picture, but better late than never. Cole is Lynnette's grandson, and the son of Greg and Rhonda Mehling of Wessington, South Dakota. He is also one of Agnes Hahn's several great grandchildren.

Attendance Down, Sales Up For State Fair
Although the numbers are still being compiled, preliminary reports from the South Dakota State Fair show total attendance is down between 20 and 25 percent. Fair Manager Susan Hayward says she's not sure if high gas prices affected the bottom line. Hayward says that despite the drop in attendance, carnival sales were up eight percent from last year. Final numbers should be totaled by early October.

As anyone in Hyde county can tell you, the peak of success around here is to get your name in the Highmore Herald. Barney Nemec has done that, and more. Jerry Hinkle was a little put off when he saw that The Paper spelled his title of Publisher with a lower case p, but at least they spelled his name right.

E.E. Hinkle used to take little trips without his wife because she wouldn't go along. Harold Hinkle is continuing that tradition by going to St. Louis with Ken and Joyce Ferris. Mary Hinkle was unable to go because she decided to honor her commitment to Sunday School. Harold, Ken and Joyce are going to see K.C. Marta, and Kyle Ferris in their new house that they've only lived in for a year or so. Harold expect to be back Tuesday. All of us at the Holabird advocate home he stops at the Old Home Bread Store on the way back to the Ponderosa.