2016 Fayette County Fair Preview

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137th
Fayette County Fair
July 18-23, 2016
A Supplement
to the
Record-Herald
2016 FAYETTE COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW
2 Thursday, July 14, 2016
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Fair gets ‘bigger and better’
137th edition offers entertainment for the whole family
By Bev Mullen
For the Record-Herald
R-H file photo
The 137th Fayette County Fair will be held July 18-23 at the fairgrounds with a week full of 4-H shows,
rides and food, McDonald’s Grandstand attractions and much more.
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Don’t miss it; don’t even be late. It’s the
best county fair in our state!
The 137th Fayette County Fair takes
place July 18 through July 23. That is
six days, plus opening ceremonies, filled
with lots of hopeful youth, rides, food,
entertainment and tired feet.
Opening ceremonies will be held
on Sunday, July 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the
McDonald’s Grandstand and is open to
the public. Each year, the Jr. Fair Board
chooses a theme for the fair. This year
it is “Around the World.” Each year, the
Sr. Fair Board tries to support the theme
and make the week exciting not only
for the 4-H participants, but for all fair
goers.
Last year the theme was Hawaii and
the queens all arrived in boats. During
this year’s opening ceremonies, the 2016
Fair Queen will be announced and all the
commodity queens will be present. The
4-H Fair Board awards will be presented
to the high school seniors, and the Eddie
and Jim Kirk Fair Supporter award winner will be announced. This award was
started years ago by the late Eddie Kirk.
A committee chooses someone in the
county whose support of the fair, in the
past or currently, goes above and beyond
others.
One thing you may not have noticed,
but will look for this year, are the flowers
and floral arrangements that can be seen
at the opening ceremonies and in the
Mahan Building, and around the grounds
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in general. Robin’s Village Florist (Ruth
Hart), Robin’s Nest (Robin Beekman),
and Patchwork Gardens (Wilt Family)
donate all the flowers for the opening
ceremonies.
Patchwork Gardens is the fair sponsor
for the open class shows (home/family, flowers, fruits and veggies) held in
the Fine Arts building. McClish Greenhouses, Home Depot and Kihl Landscaping sponsor the pots and plants that
are found around the buildings and the
grounds.
The sponsor for the fair gates this year
is Scott Antique Markets. Mr. Scott also
donated new weather vanes for each of
the fair barns: small animal, sheep, hog
and cattle.
There will be something new in the
Fine Arts building this year, something
that hearkens back to when the first Fayette County Fair may have occurred as
early as 1821. According to Ron Burke,
a Sr. Fair Board director, “For the first
time in approximately 56 years there will
be an ‘open farm crops’ category.” These
displays will be very similar to the early
county fairs that encouraged displaying
all sorts of crops grown on the farms of
the past.
Burke, along with Sr. Fair Board Director Don Melvin, are excited to see the
entries for this new category. Some of
the items you will see are the tallest corn
stalk, the longest soybean plant, gallon
jars of wheat, shelled corn and soybeans,
along with many classes for hay. Fair
sponsors for this old-fashioned new addition are the Fayette Agronomy Club and
Cottrill Seed Solutions.
Another change to note in the Fine
Arts building is in the painting and
photography area. Sr. Fair Board Director Jason Gentry wants to call attention
to the fact that all photograph entries
must be in the building on July 8 and 9.
This is a change from last year. Also, all
painting entries must be delivered to the
building on July 15, between 9 a.m. and
11 a.m. If you have questions about any
of the entry categories or events, please
read the 2016 Fair Book. They are available at the Fayette County Fairgrounds.
You may also go online for information
about the fair. Go to www.fayettecofairoh.com.
And, the chickens are back, along with
the turkeys, ducks and geese. And, there
is plenty of room for everybody. As of
this writing, 160-plus pens of rabbits
have been entered into competition.
Due to a scheduling conflict with the
Cincinnati Pops, they will not be appearing at the McDonald’s Grandstand this
year. However, it is highly possible they
will appear in Fayette County at a later
date for a community concert.
How about that new breezeway? Construction started on May 2 of this year
and was completed on June 23. Doors
were removed, drywall was added, air
conditioning was installed, and there is
now a cathedral ceiling with chandeliers
and a color scheme just like in the Fine
Arts building. The work on the breezeway was completed by all local tradesmen and the transformation will make
the rental of the entire building easier.
The fairgrounds is busy all year round.
The rental events include dances, derbies, weddings, banquets, meeting rentals, the newly added antique shows and
the fair.
All of this activity keeps the board
members busy and they keep Faith Cottrill busy. Faith is into her sixth year as
secretary to the board and customer service is still her top priority. Speaking on
behalf of the board, Cottrill affirms that
“the fair board is trying to make a dif-
NEW PATIENTS WELCOME!
Fayette County Fair Staff
Photos courtesy of Bev Mullen
Helen Ruff, office; Faith Cottrill, secretary; and
Betty Russell, office.
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ference in our community. The grounds
are busy all the time. We have bookings
through 2020. We believe the fair is getting bigger and better all the time. We
hope all our updates and changes make
for better experiences for our customers.”
Cottrill would like to share the board’s
appreciation to the County Engineer’s
Office for their assistance with construction sites and help with the grounds in
general. And a thank you goes to RentTo-Own who supplied the 4-H bake-off
entrants with brand new ovens this year.
According to Cottrill, “All the cookies were baked to perfection. We don’t
know if that was due to the bakers or the
ovens.”
The gates have not been opened for
the 2016 fair and already plans are in
the works for changes to the 2017 fair.
Sr. Fair Board member Wayne Arnold
has applied for grant monies in order to
demolish the current public restrooms
and build new ones and to also build
a restroom in the camping area. Don’t
stop, the fair will pass you by!
According to Sr. board member, Ron
Burke, “We have been doing lots of
things to the fairgrounds this past year
making for a better fair for all - - the
young and the old alike; exciting activities that all can enjoy. We encourage
everyone to come out and enjoy the fair.
Make it a family AFair!”
Sr. fair board member, Wayne Arnold,
echoes Burke’s thoughts, “Please come to
the fair. We have good food, good rides,
and good shows. We appreciate all the
community support. We are always trying to make improvements. We ask that
you continue to support the Jr. Fair sales
that occur on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings starting at 5:30 p.m. The
Fair Board has placed an order for cool,
good weather!”
Thursday, July 14, 2016
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2016 Junior Fair schedule released
The Fayette County
2016 Junior Fair has
released a schedule of
events for the week of
the fair:
SUNDAY, JULY 17:
7 a.m. - Livestock
move-in begins
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All
rabbits must be moved
into barn and identified. Meat pen rabbits
will be weighed. All
poultry birds must be
moved into barn. All
meat chickens and turkeys will be leg banned
and weighed. Pullorum
blood testing for poultry
($2 per bird).
5:30 p.m. - Junior Fair
Opening Ceremonies at
McDonald’s Grandstand
(no admission charge)
MONDAY, JULY 18:
7 a.m. - All livestock
in place.
7:30 a.m. - Market
hog weigh-in at swine
arena.
8 a.m. - Market beef/
feeder weigh-in at steer
barn.
8:30 a.m. - Junior fair
rabbit showmanship
at small animal arena,
junior fair dog showmanship and obedience
at activity tent.
10 a.m. - Market goat
weigh-in followed by
market lamb weigh-in at
sheep barn.
2:30 p.m. - 4-H Nutrition Bowl contest at
school house.
4 p.m. - Junior fair
market poultry show at
small animal arena.
7 p.m. - 4-H style
revue at activity tent.
TUESDAY, JULY 19:
8 a.m. - Junior fair
dairy goat show and
showmanship at sales
arena followed by junior
fair boer goat show and
arena.
8:30 a.m. - Junior fair
rabbit meat pen show at
small animal arena.
rabbit breed show at
small animal arena.
Horse versatility classes
as horse arena.
swine breeding show at
swine arena.
beef feeder show and
arena.
swine showmanship at
swine arena.
6:30 p.m. - Junior fair
market beef show and
showmanship.
talent show at activity
tent.
WEDNESDAY, JULY
20:
market hog show at
swine arena. Poultry
showmanship and
breeding show at small
animal arena.
alpaca exhibition show
at sales arena.
dog rally and agility at
activity tent.
dairy feeder show and
arena followed by market dairy beef show at
sales arena.
3:30 p.m. - Cloverbud
nutrition activity at
activity tent.
rabbit, chickens and turkey sale at sales arena.
6 p.m. - 4-H horse and
rider costume contest at
horse arena.
THURSDAY, JULY
21:
horse show at horse
arena.
sheep breeding show at
sales arena, followed by
market lamb showmanship and market lamb
show at sales arena.
1 to 3 p.m. - Rabbit
breed identification and
meat contest at small
animal arena.
market hog, dairy goat
and meat goat sale at
swine arena.
FRIDAY, JULY 22:
dairy show at sales
arena.
10 a.m. - Cookie baking contest at fine arts
building, junior fair
horse contest fun show
at horse arena.
1 to 3 p.m. - Poultry
meat and egg contest at
small animal arena.
1:30 p.m. - 4-H Cloverbud fun activity at
sales arena.
3 p.m. - 4-H Senior
reception and Cloverbud graduation at activity tent.
4 p.m. - 4-H Horse fun
day at horse arena.
lamb, steer, beef feeder
and dairy feeder sale at
sales arena.
11:55 p.m. after the
conclusion of the sale,
release of all junior fair
animals.
SATURDAY, JULY
23:
beef breeding show at
sales arena.
10 a.m. - Cookie baking contest finals at fine
arts building.
12 p.m. - Release fair
booths in youth building, Showman of Showmen contest - small
animal division.
12 to 2 p.m. - Thank
you letters due at Extension Office
1 p.m. - Showman
of Showmen contest large animal division at
swine pavilion.
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Thursday is Veterans’ Day at the fair
By Bev Mullen
Thursday is Veterans’ Day
at the Fayette County Fair.
If getting in free is not
incentive enough to come
to the fair, maybe you could
be enticed to visit with your
fellow veterans who man the
Fayette County Veterans’
Service table in the Mahan
Building.
If that doesn’t do it, the
hope is this will. On Thursday, July 21, the Fayette
County Fair honors all veterans with free entrance to
the fair. That evening at 5:30
p.m. in the grandstand area,
the Fayette County Boy
Scouts will be holding a flag
retirement ceremony.
Of course, all of Fayette
CC
County is invited to attend
this solemn ceremony. When
a flag becomes too worn,
or is visibly torn, is faded
or badly soiled, it should
be retired with the dignity
that befits a symbol of this
nation.
The Scouts take this
ceremony very seriously.
They work hard to make
the ceremony perfect. They
have learned to respect this
symbol of our nation and to
remember the lives that have
been lost in defending it.
The ceremony will begin
with a Scout Color Guard
with the Fayette County
Veteran Honor Guard following them onto the track.
The Pledge of Allegiance
will take place, followed by a
few words from the Fayette
County Fair Board. The Fayette County Veteran Honor
Guard will demonstrate the
proper way to fold a flag
and will explain the purpose
of the 13 folds it takes to
do so. The four veterans,
who will be chosen from the
audience that evening, will
be introduced and escorted
to light the flags. The ceremony will close with the
playing of TAPS.
If for no other reason than
honoring those who have
served this country, please
plan to join the Fayette
County Scouts at this second-annual flag retirement
ceremony.
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2016 Fayette County Sr. Fair Board
Photo courtesy of Bev Mullen
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The ‘Giant Wheel’ returns to the fair
Eleven new rides will be featured on fairgrounds
By Bev Mullen
The Giant Wheel is
back!
This reporter was
assured that if those
words were printed, the
roar would be heard all
over the county.
County fair rides are
a draw no matter where
you live. Those of us
who have lost the need
for that type of adventure have fond memories
of riding high into a
darkened sky as we over-
look a sea of neon lights
underneath us on the
fairgrounds below.
General admission into
the Fayette County Fair
is the same as it was last
year, $9 a day and that
price include rides and
grandstand attractions.
There are 19 rides on
the fairgrounds this year
and 11 of them are new!
The rides are from the
Amusement of America
Company and they operate daily from 1 p.m.
until 11 p.m.
The fair runs from
Monday, July 18 through
Saturday, July 23 and is
open from 7 a.m. until
11 a.m.
Following is a list of
the amusement rides at
the 2016 fair. They are
broken into categories.
An asterisk beside the
ride name denotes it is
one of the new rides.
- Spectacular Rides
*Orbiter, Ring of Fire,
Vertigo
- Major Rides *Giant
Wheel, *Cliffhanger,
Super Slide, *Tilt, Mardi
Gras, Front Rainbow
Rock
- Kiddie Rides *Bees,
*Construction Zone,
*Elephants, Go Gator,
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Harness racing tradition continues
By Chris Hoppes
[email protected]
The 137th Fayette
County Fair offers something for everyone, with
lots of entertainment,
with bands every evening
and events daily at the
McDonald’s Grandstand.
The harness racing
tradition is a vital part of
the fair each year, with a
card of races Wednesday
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
and Saturday, starting at
noon.
“I imagine that harness
racing was one of the
major events to really
start the fair,” fair board
member and veterinarian
Dr. Bob Schwartz said.
“It wasn’t harness racing
as we know it today, but,
it used to be kind of a
pride thing.
“Neighbors would
say, ‘I bet my horse can
trot or pace faster than
yours,’” Schwartz said.
“And they would stage
these match races. I
think this might have
been one of the (reasons) to start what we
know as the agricultural
fair.”
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Harness racing is an enduring part of the tradition of the Fayette
County Fair.
The 2016 fair queen
will be announced Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at the
grandstand.
The fair officially
opens Monday morning
at 7 a.m. with a ribboncutting ceremony at the
gate.
Monday evening at
5:30 p.m. will be the
Guys & Gals Lead at the
Sales Arena.
“That is always wellattended,” Schwartz
said.
At 7:30 p.m. Monday
there will be a Demo
Derby at the grandstand.
There will be bands
playing every evening
at the fair at the Sound
Stage from 8 until 10:30
p.m.
Monday’s band is
Country Express.
On Tuesday, it’s the
NTPA Truck and Tractor Pull in front of the
grandstand at 7 p.m.
Dumbfounded will provide the music Tuesday
evening.
The first day of harness racing is Wednesday, beginning at 5:30
p.m.
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Schwartz said. “Depending on how many heats
we have that evening.
I look for an increase
in the number of races
we’re going to have. I
would anticipate as many
as 15 races Wednesday
and 17 or 18 heats on
Saturday afternoon.
“The numbers of 2 and
3-year-olds are way up
this year,” Schwartz said.
“There will be added
divisions and added
competitions. The number of heats will be up.
Increased numbers lead
to increased competition and we could have
some track records fall
this year if we have good
weather conditions. The
quality of horses we have
slated to come in is fantastic.
“On Wednesday, we
have the Signature
Series, which is the best
of the older trotters
and pacers,” Schwartz
said. “These horses are
4 years of age and up.
They can be anywhere
from 4 to 14. Most of
these horses will be
between 4 and 8 years
old. They can race up
until they’re 14.
“So the Signature
Series, along with the
3-year-old colt pace and
our colt stakes events
are on Wednesday,”
Schwartz said.
The band that night is
Willow Creek entertaining at the Sound Stage.
Thursday is Veterans’
Day at the fair.
“All veterans are
admitted free,” Schwartz
said.
There will be a flagretiring ceremony at 5:30
p.m. at the grandstand.
“This is a very
impressive ceremony,”
Schwartz said. “They
give a little history of
the flag and what the
stars and stripes on the
flag mean. It will be very
educational and I would
encourage everybody to
come.”
The OMPTA Modified
Truck and Tractor Pull is
slated for 7 p.m.
Music will be provided
by Apartment B, both
Thursday and Friday
evenings, beginning at 8
p.m.
On Friday, it’s the
Stock Truck Pull at the
grandstand starting at 7
p.m.
On Saturday, beginning at noon, it’s another
card of harness racing,
culminating in the Fayette County Classic.
“The Fayette County
Classic is our signature
event,” Schwartz said.
“This is an event for
2-year-old filly and colt
pacers. This is our largest purse of the fair.
Saturday evening, it’s
the KOI Dirt Drag event
at the grandstand, starting at 6 p.m.
Pedal pull registration
is Saturday from 3-4 p.m.
at the Sales Arena, followed by the event itself
starting at 4 p.m.
“The pedal pull has
really, really grown,”
Schwartz said. “It’s exciting to see the parents
and grandparents urging
their little ones on in the
pedal pull.”
Kids can qualify to the
pedal pull at the State
Fair, Schwartz noted.
Undivided will be the
musical entertainment
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Four vying for 2016 County Fair Queen
By Martin Graham
[email protected]
The 2016 Queen’s Tea
was held recently and
one of four young ladies
will be the next Fayette
County Fair Queen.
The tea was held at
the Mahan Building on
the fairgrounds. The
interviews started around
5 p.m. and were held
privately to allow each
lady the chance to present themselves to the
judge. The four vying
for the position are Virginia Schappacher, Ginna
Climer, Alexis Schwartz
and Bethany Reiterman.
Following the private
interviews, each potential queen was asked a
question during a public
speaking event.
The judge for the event
was Roberta Camp-Albert
is an award winning singer and has been performing for 19 years. She is
no stranger to the stage,
making it to the second
round of American Idol,
season three; auditioned
for Cycle 12 of America’s
Next Top Model in Chi-
cago and worked with
the Talent Group of Pittsburgh and Heyman Talent
of Columbus.
Camp-Albert represented Ohio in the 2008
Miss America Pageant
as Miss Ohio. Additionally, she holds a degree in
communication from The
Ohio State University, is a
certified character development trainer, through
the national “Character
Counts!” organization
and serves on the steering committee for Ohio
Partners in Character
Education.
Currently, she is the
program director for
the Central Ohio Better
Business Bureau Center
for Character Ethics in
Columbus. As program
director, she oversees four
programs: Laws of Life,
Students of Integrity,
Spark Awards and the
Torch Awards for Ethics.
Each candidate has had
a history in 4-H and also
shared a bit of experience from school or other
extracurricular activities
as part of their bios for
the judge:
Courtesy photo
The 2016 Queen’s Tea, held at the Mahan Building on the Fayette
County Fairgrounds Tuesday, marked the beginning of the process
to select the 2016 County Fair Queen. The four candidates are, left
to right, Alexis Schwartz, Bethany Reiterman, Ginna Climer and
Virginia Schappacher. They are pictured with their judge Roberta
Camp-Albert (middle).
- Virginia Schappacher
is the daughter of Leo and
Mari Schappacher. She
recently graduated from
high school and will be
attending Southern State
Community College in the
fall and major in nursing.
Throughout her ten years
of 4-H, Schappacher has
completed numerous projects including clothing,
dairy cattle, special inter-
ests, dairy goats, engineering, self-determined
and miscellaneous projects. She enjoys participating in the 4-H Health
and Safety Speaking contest, is an active member
of the Pigs-N-Things 4-H
club, is a three year Junior
Fair Board member, six
year member of the Family Consumer Science
Board, a member of Teen
Leadership Council and
is a past Ohio State 4-H
Ambassador.
Her favorite part about
the fair is watching exhibitors come back and seeing how much they have
worked and improved
over the last year to make
their best better. Schappacher is also active at her
school where she is currently serving as vice president of Student Council,
a teacher’s aide, a member
of the Agriculture Club
and is on the honor roll.
Schappacher would like
to wish all 2016 Fayette
County Junior Fair participants the best of luck
as they prepare for this
year’s Fayette County Fair.
- Ginna Climer, in the
last year, has had the
opportunity to be involved
in numerous opportunities
not only in Fayette county
but also in the country
as a whole. In June of
2015, she was crowned
the 2015-2016 National
Milking Shorthorn Queen
which has allowed her to
travel to Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin, Kentucky, and
soon to Dublin to give her
Farewell Speech. Through
that experience, she has
also been able to promote
the Milking Shorthorn
Breed and the livestock
industry through interviews and conversations
in the show barns.
On the county level
she is in her fourth year
of service on the Fayette
County Junior Fair Board,
now in the Cattle department. She has also been
challenged with finding a
new 4-H club last year but
believes that she found
a great match when she
enrolled in the Pigs-NThings 4-H Club. Through
FFA Climer once again
received the chapter leadership and scholarship
awards and was blessed to
receive the Bennett Family scholarship. In school
she completed her senior
year being ranked 9th in
the class with a 3.67 GPA
and also completed her
second year in the National Honors Society. She has
been given the opportunity to run for the 2016
Fayette County Junior
Fair Queen position and
said she hopes that this
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- Bethany Reiterman,
has been involved in 4-H
for nine years and has
market hog, horse, and
cooking, projects. In 2012,
she won Grand Champion Overall Market Hog
and has won numerous
awards through showing
her horse as well. Reiterman has been a 4-H Camp
Counselor and Junior Fair
Board member representing the horse department
for four years. She was
also involved in many
state level 4-H leadership
boards such as Teen Advisory Council, State 4-H
Ambassador, and is
serving on the 2016
and 2017 State Junior
Fair Board at the Ohio
State Fair. Through her
involvement in 4-H, I
have built new relationships with many people,
opened many doors to
new opportunities and
discovered a strong passion for the agriculture
industry. She believes that
with her experience being
the 2015 Fayette County
Horse Queen, she will
make a great 2016 Fayette County Junior Fair
Queen.
- Alexis Schwartz is
the daughter of Bret
and Robin Schwartz and
just recently graduated
from Miami Trace High
School. She is planning
to attend the University
of Kentucky in the fall to
major in Equine Science
& Management. In High
School she was involved
in Science Club, Art Club,
Spanish Club, FCCLA,
FCA, Key Club, and was
a MITRA Yearbook Staff
Member. Her Senior year,
she was also very active
in FFA competing in
Urban Soil Judging, Job
Interview, Vet Science,
and Dairy Cattle Judging.
Along with all these
things Schwartz had time
to squeeze sports into the
schedule. She is a fouryear varsity letterman in
both softball and basketball. In the summer, she
stays busy with her own
rabbitry of 200 rabbits
that are bred to raise and
sell market pen projects
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“We’re always striving to improve
the fairgrounds,” Schwartz said. “This
year, we have remodeled the breezeway
(between the Fine Arts and Mahan
buildings). We have cathedral ceilings
in there and with chandeliers. It makes
a real smooth transition between the
buildings.
“We have our ride company, Amusements of America, bringing in 15 quality rides,” Schwartz said. “We think
they will be superior to many fairs in
the surrounding area.”
Admission to the fair is $9, which
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to local 4-Hers to show at
the fair. Showing at the
County Fair, she has been
very successful over the
years. I have been able
to show in Showman of
Showman three times
and won the Overall Rabbits Showman, produced
multiple “Best in Shows,”
and was able to sell the
Grand Champion Market
Rabbits. Schwartz said
she is look forward to
seeing everyone come out
and support the youth at
the Fayette County Junior
Fair this year and wishes
all exhibitors the best of
luck.
The fair board will
be bringing the 137th
Fayette County Fair to
the fairgrounds from July
18-23 for a week full of
rides, 4-H shows and
McDonald’s Grandstand
attractions. Join organizers for the Opening Ceremony on July 17 at the
grandstand as the 2016
Fair Queen is crowned.
Reach Martin Graham at (740)
313-0351 or on Twitter @
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includes the rides, as well as the grandstand events and the many exhibits,
both animal, as well as vegetable and
even artistic.
Children ages 2 and under are admitted to the fair free of charge, unless
they want to ride the rides, then the
cost is $7.
There is also a weekly pass, which
includes admission to the fair for six
days (not including rides) for $30.
There is a mega-pass that grants
access to the fair and the rides for all
six days for $40.
The fair is open each day from 7 a.m.
until 11 p.m. The rides are operating
from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m.
Parking at the fair is free.
Reach Chris Hoppes at 740-335-3611, ext. 1104, or on
Twitter @choppes1
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Jr. Fair Board Department Bios and Schedules
RABBIT DEPARTMENT
The Rabbit department consists of Mariah
Carter, Wyatt Cory,
and Alexis Schwartz.
The rabbit showmanship begins at 8:30 a.m.
on Monday of the fair.
Then the rabbit show is
on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
Before fair these junior
fair board members get
the supplies and pen
assignments ready. They
would like to remind the
exhibitors to have fun
this fair season.
CATTLE DEPARTMENT
The Cattle department consists of Cassie
Baird, Ginna Climer,
Ginni Schappacher,
Kody Scott, and Quinton
Waits. The cattle show
days are on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday, and
Saturday. Before the fair
these members prepare
the pen assignments,
weigh-ins and prepare
the barn for the fair.
Some things that they
would like to remind the
exhibitors is to keep your
pens clean, keep your
animals fed and watered,
and remember to have a
good time.
SHEEP DEPARTMENT:
The sheep department
consists of Zach Ault,
Cody Clyburn, Macy
Detty, and Susanna Eckstein. The sheep show
is on Thursday beginning promptly at 10
a.m. beginning with the
breeding sheep. Then the
sheep will sell on Friday.
These junior fair board
members would like to
remind their exhibitors
to be punctual during
fair week when arriving for shows and sales.
Also, they wish to see
everyone to stay calm
and have a fun and enjoyable fair week.
SWINE DEPARTMENT
The Swine department of the junior fair
board consists of Hannah
Casto, Tori Evans, Cole
Karnes, Todd Peterson,
Marissa Sheets, and
Brock Wilt. The swine
breeding hog show is
on Tuesday beginning
at 1 p.m. and the swine
showmanship will begin
following at 4 p.m. Then
on Wednesday is the
market hog show, which
will begin at 8 a.m.
The junior fair board
members would like to
remind exhibitors to
always be checking your
hogs and making sure
they are being taken care
of during the heat of the
fair. Also, have fun!
COMPUTER
DEPARTMENT
The Computer department of the junior fair
board consists of Alan
Bailey and Colton Sword.
This department does a
lot of work behind the
scenes, but even though
they are not front and
center the junior fair
could not run without
them. These members
enter all of the information from the livestock
weigh-ins to produce the
class schedules. Then
after each livestock
show they enter in that
information to produce
the sale bills. They help
every department with
any type of computer
needs.
POULTRY DEPARTMENT
The Poultry depart-
ment consists of Hannah
Ellenberger, Riley Evans,
Myka Pennengton, and
Abby Riley. The poultry
show is on Monday of
the fair beginning at 4
p.m. Then the showmanship and breeding
poultry shows are on
Wednesday starting at
8 a.m. The junior fair
board members set up
the barn to prepare for
fair, plan shows, and
serve as mentors to the
other poultry exhibitors. They would like to
remind the exhibitors to
be aware of show dates
and times and to be taking care of your animal
daily. They are looking
forward to having a good
time this year and to
make the best better!
HORSE DEPARTMENT
The Horse department
consists of Bethany Reiterman and Andrea Robinson. The horse schedule is: Tuesday, July 19
is Versatility at 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, July 20 is
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Bernard. This is another
department that is
behind the scenes, but
the junior fair could not
run smoothly without
it. Before fairs these
members collaborate
and develop a delivery
schedule to be used during fair for when and
where each award will go
when they are needed.
They also tape the thank
you cards to the bottom of the awards for
exhibitors. Then during
the fair they deliver the
trophies and plaques to
the respective shows
before they start. They
like to call themselves
the “early bird department.” The Awards
department would like
to remind all exhibitors
that the awards that are
given out are expensive
and we have donors that
donate money for these
awards for the junior fair
exhibitors. Therefore
you should make sure to
write a thank you card
with all of your awards
that you receive and
make them sincere.
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MISCELLANEOUS
DEPARTMENT
The FCS department
consists of Madisyn Callahan, Anna Robinson,
Clare Sollars, Kayla
Miller, and Victoria
Miller. These projects
get judged before the
fair during the days of
June 27 through June 29.
Before the fair FCS does
a variety of things to prepare including running
judging, decorating the
stage and running the
style review. Also, they
help put on a Cloverbud activity to educate
them on the importance
of nutrition, as well as
help other Junior Fair
Board departments when
they need them. Some
reminders for exhibitors
is to have fun with your
projects! FCS projects
bring out the creativity,
artistic ability, cooking
skills, interview skills,
and much more in a
4-H’er and enjoy every
moment!
AWARD DEPARTMENT
The Awards depart-
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Before the fair these junior fair
board members will be working
hard to get everything ready
for the horse department. Some
reminders for the exhibitors is
to come prepared and ready for
a fun filled week!
GOAT DEPARTMENT
The Goat department consists of Hannah Adams, Jacob
Brown, Kameron Rinehart,
and Victoria Schappacher. The
goat show is on Tuesday, July
19 starting at 8 a.m. Before the
fair these members help get
the barn and shows ready. One
important piece of information that goat exhibitors need
to remember is that the sale
has been changed to Thursday,
July 21 following the hogs in
the swine pavilion. Some other
things that they would like to
remind their exhibitors is to
make sure you have your goat
projects complete and are ready
for an awesome time at the fair.
DOG DEPARTMENT
The Dog department consists of Khenadi Grubb. The
dog shows are on Monday and
Wednesday of the fair. Before
the fair you should be working with your dog and making
sure that you and your dog are
both prepared for the upcoming
environment that you will be
performing in. Some reminders are to be patient with your
dog, be kind to it and do not be
nervous.
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