WOODSTOCK – The participants in the 48th annual McHenry County Fair Talent Contest put their skills on display Friday night, treating the crowd to the belting out of an opera and the blindfolded playing of a violin, among other talents.

Contestants from ages 9 to 21 took to the stage in the fair’s Hansen Pavilion to vie for the glory, bragging rights and prize money. The 14-and-under age group started the entertainment while the roar of the tractor pull could be heard from the grandstand.

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