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OXFORD, September 10, 2025 – Jacob Ouellette leans against his family’s oxen, Dick Wednesday morning in the stable being used by his family from Shady Lane Farm of New Vineyard. Dick and his partner Zeke, oxen weighing in at 3770 lbs. were scheduled to take part in several competitions over the course of the fair. The fair started Wednesday with it’s annual Education Day where dozens of scools and other groups flooded the fairgrounds. The fair continues through Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
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OXFORD, September 10, 2025 - Jacob Ouellette leans against his family's oxen, Dick Wednesday morning in the stable being used by his family from Shady Lane Farm of New Vineyard. Dick and his partner Zeke, oxen weighing in at 3770 lbs. were scheduled to take part in several competitions over the course of the fair. The fair started Wednesday with it's annual Education Day where dozens of scools and other groups flooded the fairgrounds. The fair continues through Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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Ava Bartlett, of Mechanic Falls, holds her horse, Mandy, as she waits Sept. 10 to participate in the 4-H horse show at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. Dozens of schools and other groups attended the annual Education Day to learn and be entertained. The fair continues through Saturday at the grounds on Pottle Road. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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OXFORD, September 10, 2025 - Bentley Bartlett-Dubois plays with a tractor in the shade of a horse trailer Wednesday morning as he waits to participate in the 4-H horse show at the Oxford County Fair at the Oxford Fairgrounds. The fair started Wednesday with it's annual Education Day where dozens of scools and other groups flooded the fairgrounds. The fair continues through Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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OXFORD, September 10, 2025 - Alex Neuchwanger, of Wilton, drives his team of steer Wednesday morning , named Beef and Stew before the steer and oxen show at the Oxford County Fair at the Oxford Fairgrounds in Oxford. The fair started Wednesday with it's annual Education Day where dozens of scools and other groups flooded the fairgrounds. The fair continues through Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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OXFORD, September 10, 2025 - Alex Neuchwanger, of Wilton, looks at a competitor's team Wednesday morning as he holds his team, named Beef and Stew before the steer and oxen show at the Oxford County Fair at the Oxford Fairgrounds in Oxford. The fair started Wednesday with it's annual Education Day where dozens of scools and other groups flooded the fairgrounds. The fair continues through Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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OXFORD, September 10, 2025 - Kait Washburn, right, talks about the habits of turkeys and other fowl Wednesday morning that were in a pen at the Oxford County Fair. She was with her daughters and other students from Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel. The fair started Wednesday with it's annual Education Day where dozens of scools and other groups flooded the fairgrounds. The fair continues through Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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Kellee Ouellette relaxes on Zeke, her family's ox, during Education Day on Sept. 10 at the Oxford County Fair on Pottle Road in Oxford. The family operates Shady Lane Farm in New Vineyard. Zeke and his partner, Dick, who weigh a combined 3,770 pounds, were scheduled to take part in several competitions over the course of the four-day fair. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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OXFORD, September 10, 2025 - West Paris firefighter Melissa Musbach, right, looks on Wednesday morning as Paris Elementary School student, Dominic Scarento aims a fire house at targets at one of the activities at the Oxford County Fair. The fair started Wednesday with it's annual Education Day where dozens of scools and other groups flooded the fairgrounds. The fair continues through Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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