Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Chelsea Nicely, 12, uses a blow dryer on her chicken after giving it a bath before judging Tuesday at the Mercer County Banner Fair in Celina. Nicely's cousin, Amanda Nicely, 14, a member of the Barnyard Boosters 4-H Club, waits to see the finished product.

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