2506 Program 2008 - Hot Air Balloon Festival NJ at the Warren

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The 76th Annual
Warren County Farmers’ Fair...
Featuring the
Hot AirBalloon Festival
Presented by JCP&L • Powered by AmeriGas
Sat. July 27 – Sat. August 3
Warren County Fairgrounds
3 miles north of Phillipsburg on
County Route 519
Down to Earth... Uplifting
www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org • www.balloonfestnj.com
Historic Belvidere – Discover the Secret
Belvidere
Victorian Days
September 7 & 8, 2013
An Opulent Festival of Times Past
With over 200 historical sites, spend the day realizing the ambiance
of yesteryear. Whether enjoying tea on the verandah or touring one
of the historical private residents,
Belvidere, New Jersey is a secret
waiting to be discovered.
Live Music
Period Costumes
The 26th Annual Victorian
Days celebration will be held
on Saturday and Sunday,
September 7th and 8th.
Come join the festivities
which include house tours,
porch or garden teas, live
entertainment, crafters,
antique vendors, food, antique
car shows, vintage fashion shows,
Victorian era demonstrations, a
gentlemen’s basket auction and much
more. You will delight in strolling through a quaint town that
evokes memories of a bygone era.
Victorian Days House Tour Tickets on Sale Now!
Advance Sale must be placed before August 30th.
$12.00 Each – Saturday or Sunday
$15.00 Each After August 30th
(908) 475-4124 • PO Box 134, Historic Belvidere, New Jersey
Visit us on the web at www.victorianbelvidere.com
Email us at: [email protected]
Look for us on Facebook
Victorian Belvidere / The Victorian Days Committee is A Non-Profit Organization
Dedicated to The Beautification of The Town of Belvidere. All monies from our
Gentleman’s Basket Auction go to Scholarships!
Cemetery Tours
Celebrating 76 Years of Affordable Family Fun
July 27 – August 3, 2013
Down To Earth... Uplifting
This year marks the 76th anniversary for the Warren County Farmers’
Fair and will again run for eight action packed, fun-filled days starting
on Saturday, July 27 and ending on Saturday, August 3, 2013.
The Fair’s main hours of operation will be from 12 noon to 10
pm on opening Saturday through Friday, with gates opening at 11
am and vendor booths, food concessions and exhibit buildings
opening at 12 noon. (On select days some of our local clubs have
shows that begin prior to our official opening times.) On closing
day Saturday, August 3, we will open at 8am with our long time
sponsor of 27 years, the Warren Hills Wrestling Club, on the dance
floor. On the other end of the fairgrounds we welcome our new
Open Horse Show participants, Top Notch Equestrian Centre, as
they put on their first show for the Fair.
The Fair kicks off with youth and adults competing in the
Garden Tractor Pull. For little ones we have the Big Wheel Race
on the dance floor along with a Chicken BBQ fundraiser. We’d like
to welcome back contestants for the 2nd annual Country Idol contest, performers from Wild West City, Mr. Warren County contestants and this year, the first Ms. Warren County contest. Switching
from man to machine, we also have a Truck Show, with classes for
your Ford, GM, Dodge, Import, SUV, or Big Rig!
Sunday is Veterans’ Day and the Fair would like to show their
appreciation to all Veterans by offering free admission with appropriate ID. On Sunday the Open Pleasure Horse Show starts at 8am
in the horse ring. In the main arena there will be an Ox Pull demo,
free of charge to fairgoers. Speaking of free, on Sunday you can see
the building of the largest ice cream sundae by Fair directors along
with our Fair ‘royalty’ the Fair Queen and Princess. They will all
be dishing out free sundaes, while supplies last. The backyard BBQ
Ribs Cook Off returns with everyone ‘smokin’ their competitors to
have their ribs be the blue ribbon winner, but more important braggin’ rights for the best ribs in Warren County.
For 76 years the Fair has delivered affordable family fun while
keeping agriculture in the forefront. You will find Holsteins, Angus,
Hereford, Alpacas, goats, sheep and small animals on display in the
barns. There are numerous horse shows all week long. Whether 4H/FFA or open, our goal is to provide you with a variety of things to
see and do at the Fair. For the seasoned 4-H and FFA youth member
or first timers showcasing projects and competing in shows, we want
you to have a memorable experience. The Home and Garden building
showcases the ‘fruits’ of your labor from the garden with vegetables,
herbs, fruits, sunflowers on display. From the home – handwork, fine
arts, crafts, photography, scrap booking, canning, scarecrows, and
eggs from your back yard farm can all be found on display. Also on display are the Queen and Princess candidates portraits and Shade Tree
Commission booth. New this year in the Home and Garden building –
Fair hats, t-shirts and totes, 4-H clothing and toys will be on sale.
Local county non-profit organizations run most of the food
stands and try to keep their prices reasonable while still offering
‘Jersey Fresh’ quality. Two of these organizations, known as
granges, helped create the Association of the Warren County
Farmers’ Fair and aided with the construction of many of the buildings you see today. It was in the early 1900’s when the first
“Farmers Picnic” was organized. Over the years the event was held
at various locations throughout the county and eventually moved
to the present day location on County Route 519 in Harmony
Township and became known as the Warren County Farmers’ Fair.
The Fair continues to add to the family fun and today the entire
south end of the fairgrounds is dedicated to toddlers through teens.
Last year the Kids’ Corral was supersized and a series of teen contests were added. This year there will be several new shows and
contests at the Kids’ Corral and we look forward to teens coming
out and joining as an “independent or crew of two”. Other competitions for youth include the Agricultural Olympics, Kiddie Pedal
Pull, Youth Tractor Obstacle Course and the Big Wheel Races.
There is no lack of motorized vehicles at the Fair. Antique tractors are on display all week and participate in a tractor pull on
Thursday. Other tractor pulls for the week include garden, hot stock
and stock tractors. On Sunday you will find cars of all makes and models at the FFA Alumni Car Show. Or take a stroll down memory lane
with the Dirt Track Heroes and the Harmony Speedway Historical
Society. On Monday we invite you to come to the Antique Car show
sponsored by the American Legion Post 528 of White Township.
This year marks the 13th anniversary of the Hot Air Balloon
Festival – presented by JCP&L and powered by AmeriGas. Each
evening at 6:30pm come out and see our mass hot air balloon
launches from the balloon port, as always; weather permitting.
If this is not enough variety for you, how about a Traditional
Arts Expo – returning for their 16th year! Discover these lost arts
as members of the guilds display and create exquisite examples of
quilting, needle arts, lacing, weaving and more. Explore the riches
of our American heritage through the live demonstrations and displays, helping to keep our traditional arts alive.
During the week top by the Fair office on the fairgrounds to
purchase your show tickets and check out all the new colors &
styles of t-shirts, hats and totes – including tie dyes and camo.
No event that we know of is as diverse, offering something for
every age and for every like. Where else can you watch a hay bale
rolling contest, mud bogs, lace making and a mass hot air balloon
launch? The best way to describe the Fair is “down to earth” and “uplifting”! So come on down and help us celebrate our 76th anniversary.
For contest rules and regs or more information visit the Fair
website at www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org, call the office at
908-859-6563 or email us at [email protected].
For Balloon Festival information or to book a hot air balloon ride,
visit www.balloonfestnj.com or call 908-283-0721.
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Open Truck Show On
Opening Day Saturday
Open Horse Costume Class at Fair
Thursday, August 1 at 7pm in horse ring
Saturday, July 27 • 2-6pm in the pit area
Chairperson Jim Bischoff and his committee invite you to join us
for this event at the Farmers’ Fair on Saturday, July 27. On opening day the Fair will again sponsor an Open Truck Show from 26pm in the pit area off of Strykers Road.
Registration for the show is between 2-3pm with voting for
your favorite truck from 3-5pm and winners announced at 5:30pm.
No pre-registration or fees are required for this event. If you have
any questions you may call the chairman, Jim at 908-319-2384.
There are six truck divisions – Ford, GM, Dodge, Import, SUV
and Big Rig with the following sponsors:
• Ford – Smith Motor
Company, RT 31 in
Washington
• GM – Rossi Chevrolet,
Buick & GMC, Inc.,
RT 31, Washington
• Dodge – Warren
County Farmers’ Fair
• SUV/Import – OK
Auto and 4-Wheel
drive, RT 57 in
Stewartsville
• Big Rig – F&M
Transportation, RT 46
in Delaware
Each driver must be
18 years of age or older
with a valid drivers license.
The contest will be participant judged. Each driver
will vote for his favorite
truck in each of the other five divisions. Votes will be tallied up and
winners announced between 5-6pm with trophies awarded for 1st
through 3rd place for each division.
To download the registration form go to the Fair website at
www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org or call 908-859-6563 and one
will be mailed and/or faxed to you. You can also pick one up in person from the Fair Business Office at 165 Co. RT 519 So., Belvidere
NJ 07823, located in the Wayne Dumont Jr. Administration
Building in the RCE office, lower parking lot.
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Anyone with a horse, pony or mini horse is invited to participate in this fun and creative event, whether you are an adult or
a youth. The show is open to anyone – not just members of
4-H or FFA and it’s free to enter! So come out and join in the
fun with your horse or just come and watch what costumes
they create with their imagination.
Past costumes included snow white and the seven dwarfs,
girl on horse taking a bath, horses and riders dressed as characters from Mario brothers game, girl dressed as bird woman,
mini horse dressed in a tux with top hat and rider as a bride,
Arabian night’s princess, convicts in striped pj’s, firemen, chefs
holding a meatball and horse dressed as spaghetti covered in
tomato sauce and girls dressed as from Iceland with horse as a
snow covered mountain.
We are looking for you to use your imagination to dress
your horse and yourself in a costume with a theme in the
below listed classes.
Division A: Junior – open to anyone through grade 8
Classes: Funny, Most Beautiful, Original and Authentic to
Breed.
Division B: Senior – open to youth and adults grades 9 and
over
Classes: Funny, Most Beautiful, Original and Authentic to
Breed.
Trophies awarded to first thru fourth place in each
class and ribbons. To enter or if you have any questions contact Ann Thomas at 201-874-2390.
Equestrian Events
Schedule
FAIR MAIN HOURS
Saturday, July 27 – Friday, August 2 12 noon – 10pm
Saturday, August 3 8am – 10pm
Commercial & Government Exhibit Buildings
12 noon – 10 pm
All shows are held in the Horse Ring
Traditional Arts & Home & Garden Buildings
12 noon – 9 pm
Sunday, July 28 8:00 AM
ADMISSION
Open Pleasure Horse Show
Adults $6.00; Children 5–12 $4.00; 4 and Under FREE
FREE PARKING EVERYDAY
Co-Chairpersons:
Head Secretary:
Secretary:
WEEKDAY SPECIAL:
Monday–Friday 11am – 4pm Adults – $6; Youth 12 & under FREE
(after 4pm reverts back to regular prices)
SEASON PASS: $30.00 adults, $15.00 children
Fair Business Office:
165 County Rte 519 S. Belvidere NJ, 07823
Fairgrounds: 3 Miles North of Phillipsburg, NJ County Rte. 519
Announcer:
Awards Presenter:
www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org
www.balloonfestnj.com
Coggins Checker:
Trailor Parking:
Ring Steward:
Gate:
Ann Thomas & Kyle Semanchik
Stacy Thomas
Karen Mulholland
Lauren McEllen
Susan Lackey
Lee Ross
Anna Matthews, 2012 Fair Queen
and Sadie Donnelly, 2012 Fair
Princess
Tammi Philhower
Dave Palentchar
Christine Salter
Sarah Strauss
Monday, July 29 12:00 NOON
Registration & Drop Off
4-H/FFA Games on Horseback
Call for Registration Info for Canning – 908-475-6504
Wednesday, July 31
4-H/FFA Trail Class 1:00 PM
Jousting Demonstration 6 PM
Monday, July 22 Home & Garden Building
5 - 7 pm
Fine Arts & Crafts, Photography and Handwork
6 - 7:30 pm
Scrapbook
Friday, July 26
9 am -12 noon
12 noon - 6 pm
5 - 6 pm
6 - 9 pm
Home & Garden Building unless otherwise noted
Hay Show – Beef Barn
Antique Tractors – Antique Tractor Barn
Youth & Adult Baking Contest, Judging follows
4-H / FFA Horticulture items brought to 4-H
Building. 4-H Horticulture
Judging – Saturday, July 27 at 1:30 pm
Thursday, August 1
4-H/FFA Horse Show 8:00 AM
Open Horse Costume Class Show 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 3 8:00 AM
Top Notch Equestrian Centre Open Pleasure Horse
Show
Saturday, July 27 Home & Garden Building unless otherwise noted
9 - 11 am
Flower Show, FFA Building
9 - 11 am
Herb Show
9:30 - 10 am
Scarecrow/Sunflower
10 - 11 am
Fruit Show
10 - 11:30 am Open Vegetable & Hoser's Heaviest Vegetable
10:30 - 11 am Backyard Farmer Egg Show
12 - 1 pm
4-H / FFA fresh cut flowers and herbs – 4-H Bldg.
Warren County Farmers’ Fair Open Pleasure
Horse Show Sponsors & Supporters
Quanta Power, ProFence LLC
Horse Duds & Suds Equine Laundry Facility –
Patrick McClune, owner
Tractor Supply, Washington and Blairstown
Village Saddlery & Harness • August R. Binder, Auctioneer
Pokey • Outlaw Outfitters • Tickners Farm & Pet Supply
Sam Klimas • Horsemans Outlet • Dover Saddlery
Kathy’s Show Equipment • Weatherbeeta
Mrs. Pastures Cookies • Pro Bios/Mare Magic
Schneiders Saddlery • Shapley’s • Hobby Horse Clothing Co.
Southern States Feeds • Mayatex Blankets
Montana Silversmiths • Hawthorne Products
Cowboy Magic • Harris Silversmith & Leather
Phyranha • Lubrisyn • New Image Products • Hoof Wraps, Inc.
Wahl Clippers • Kathy Williams Tail Extension
Kensington Products • Back on Tract • Horse Lovers
Select Product • Healthy Coat Products
North Warren Farm & Home
Home & Garden Building will open later on Saturday – following judging & setup.
Pick Ups
Saturday August 3, 2013
6 pm
All 4-H animals may leave fairgrounds, may pick
up entries and premiums in 4H building
7 - 8 pm
Pick Up Flowers, FFA Building
Sunday August 4, 2013, from 1-1:30 pm, only in the Home &
Garden Building for exhibitors to pick up fruit, vegetables, herbs,
handwork, crafts, fine art, canning, photos, scrapbook pages, decorated egg, scarecrow. sunflower and/or baking awards. Queen
Candidates & Princess pick up portrait.
Winners for all shows in the Home & Garden building will receive
awards/premiums when they pick up exhibits/entries on August 4.
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So God Made
a Farmer
by Frank Santini
During the fourth quarter of this year’s Super Bowl, Dodge Ram
aired a commercial featuring photographs of American farmers set
to a narration of the powerful speech, “So God Made a Farmer.”
This speech is a riveting, sincere ode to the grit of the American
Farmer. Listening to it for the first time, I struggled to hold back
tears because, for me, the speech so effectively conveyed imagery
of the sacrifices and perseverance of my own family of farmers,
particularly my uncle, Pete Santini.
Each summer, Warren County honors its farmers with the Warren
County Farmers’ Fair. The tradition of the Farmers’ Fair is now
entrenched into our local culture. Like many other children, I took the
annual Fair for granted, not comprehending the significance of our
local farmers, and how the Fair took a moment to reflect on their
accomplishments and their enduring value to our way of life. Looking
back at it now, I keep sacred this
annual custom as an unbroken connection to the memories of my youth,
and as a symbol of Pete Santini, who
was indeed a farmers’ farmer.
In order for traditions to live on
beyond the generation that created
them, the principles and values must
be carried on by individuals who personify the original intent of the
founders. When Pete Santini III was
born in 1961, the Farmers’ Fair was
already a local institution. Growing
up amongst a family of farmers in
Harmony Township and attending the Fair as a child, it was
inevitable that Pete would become an active supporter of the Fair
and an enthusiastic participant in many of its competitions.
This year when we walk the Fair and enjoy the livestock,
antique automobiles, and events like the Tractor/Truck Pull and
Demolition Derby, we can give some credit to Pete for the energy
he devoted to these facets of the Fair to keep them fun and interesting over the last 30 years or so.
As a young man, like many other children of local farmers,
Pete was anxious to get involved with the competitions at the
Farmers’ Fair. Pete stormed out of the gates with a resounding victory in the Tractor Pull in his first effort. Unfortunately, Pete’s elation was quickly deflated as he
was disqualified because the
front weights were one inch too
far from the Tractor. Undeterred,
Pete participated in the Truck
and Tractor Pulls for many years
thereafter, always brainstorming
creative ways (within the rules of
course) to get a leg up on his
competition.
During his younger years,
Pete also bashed many an opponent’s car into submission as a
relentless competitor in the
Demolition Derby. Pete’s nephew
Bryan Santini has continued his uncle’s tenacious demolition derby
tradition winning the compact heat derby in 2010, and the full size
heat in 2012.
Visitors to the fair have the opportunity to view a vast array of
antique automobiles. Pete, an avid restorer of antique vehicles,
particularly enjoyed this aspect of the fair. Many Fair regulars are
familiar with Pete’s prized 1967 Ford Mustang.
Decades ago Pete’s father, Frank L. Santini, Sr., a long time
and legendary Harmony farmer in his own right, purchased a 1941
Chevrolet pickup truck for $100 because it had a welder in the bed
and a 460 Lincoln engine. As the decades
passed, the classic truck fell out of use on the
Santini Farm. Seeing the value in this classic,
Pete restored the truck in 2000 and entered it
in the antique automobile competition at the
Fair, winning five years in a row.
It’s a tall order to summarize in 850 words
a great man’s impact on his community. I can
tell you that he was kind; that he was familyoriented; that he was a hard worker driven to
“do right” as he would often say to others who
tried to cut corners. I can endeavor to articulate how he was loved and respected so much
so that his passing has engendered a resounding demonstration of generosity and support from our fellow farmers, neighbors, and friends for which our family is forever grateful.
But, these eulogistic declarations are empty without the memories
and personal experiences to give them context. Therefore, I ask
that, if you didn’t know Pete, to take a moment now as you read this
to remember someone in your life that has since left us who made
an indelible impression on
those lives he or she touched.
Robert Louis Stevenson once
said, “Every heart that has
beat strongly and cheerfully
has left a hopeful impulse
behind it in the world, and
bettered the tradition of
mankind.” I can’t think of a
better way to analogize Pete,
his relationship with our community, and his impact on the
Warren County Farmers’ Fair.
Last
August,
Pete
passed away doing what he
loved doing, farming. The
torch has been passed, too
quickly perhaps, but passed nonetheless, and the rest of us, who
love this community and what the Farmers’ Fair stands for, will
have to carry on the tradition and strive to embrace the values of
the American Farmer that Pete embodied so naturally.
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Native Born to New Jersey,
Dominic and Ceasar Return
To Put On A Show
Don’t miss the Ox Pull demonstration in the Main Arena on Sunday,
July 28, from 3-5 pm.
Ted Lewis, from North Stonington, Connecticut and Julie Giles
from Lady Luck Farms in Limington, Maine will bring several pair
of oxen, at different ages, to put on an Ox Pulling demonstration
for fairgoers. Learn how these animals are paired up at a young a
age and then trained as they grow to pull a stone weight in competition. The oxen begin their training anywhere from two months old
and up.
Both Julie and Ted compete all over the United States, sometimes competing against each other. Ted owns a 700-acre working farm – one of the biggest dairy farms in Connecticut and according to Julie is, “a heck of a teamster.” Ted is one of the top competors in New England and they usually enter one team for each class.
Dominick and Caesar are the biggest team, together weighing 5,000 pounds. They were born in New Jersey, are 7 years old and
still growing. They are the Chianina breed, an Italian breed and the largest breed known to man.
Ted is a 3rd generation puller and Julie is a first generation puller – her dad pulled horses she adds.
The Fair Directors welcome Ted and Julie to the Warren County Farmers’ Fair to show us a bit about ox pulls.
Top of Page: Julie Giles with Dominic and Ceasar in a parade in 2012. Top left: Dominic
and Ceasar at 2 months old. Bottom left: Dominic and Ceasar at 9 months old. Top right:
Dominic and Ceaser in a recent competition.
Our Cordial Thanks...
is gratefully extended to our advertisers, fair supporters,
event sponsors and Balloon Festival sponsors. You have all
contributed to the success of the Warren County Farmers’
Fair this year.
We sincerely ask our friends and visitors to show their appreciation to these supporters and exhibitors by favoring them with
your business as often as you are able.
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Schedule of Events 12 noon - 4 pm
12 noon - 6 pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1 pm
1 - 6 pm
2 pm
Power Events – Main Arena
Tickets on sale now through July 17 by Mail Order. Download the
form from the website www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org.
RS - Reserved Seating, OB - Open Bleachers
Saturday, July 27
12 noon - 6 pm Garden Tractor Pull – FREE
3 - 5 pm
5 pm
Sunday, July 28
3 - 5 pm
Ox Pull Demo – FREE
Tuesday, July 30
8 pm
6 pm
Demolition Derby – $10 RS / $9 OB
Wednesday, July 31
10 am
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Farmers Tractor Pull – FREE
Stock/Hot Stock Tractor Pull – $6 RS / $5 OB
7:15 pm
Thursday, August 1
12 pm
6 pm
Antique Tractor Pull – FREE
4-Wheel Drive Truck Pull – $7 RS / $6 OB
6 - 10 pm
6:30 pm
Friday, August 2
8 pm
Demolition Derby – $12 RS / $11 OB
Saturday, August 3
12 noon
5 pm
8 pm
ATV Mud Bog – FREE
Mud Bog, $8 RS / $7 OB
8:30 pm
[Children age 1 (one) and under can attend ticketed shows at no cost but
THEY MUST sit on your lap]
Carnival Rides – wristband special $15
Open Quoit Tournament – dance floor
Kids’ Corral – childrens’ activity area
Storytime at Pokey’s Place
Teen Contests next to Kids’ Corral
Baby Crawl Contest (registration 1:45), grassy area
near Main Office
Ox Pull demonstration, main arena
Fair’s Largest Ice Cream Sundae, dance floor. Free
sundaes for fairgoers while supplies last.
Mr. Warren County Contest #2 of 6, Hay Bale Rolling,
main arena
New in 2013 – Ms. Warren County Contest #2 of 6,
same as Mr. WC above
Hay Bale Rolling Contest, (registration 7 pm) main
arena Men and Women’s Divisions.
Mass Hot Air Balloon Inflation – Presented by JCP&L
Up to 15 balloons launch from green pasture to blue
sky. Tethered Rides TBA $10 pp, balloon port
Mr. Warren County Contest #3 of 6, Horseshoe
Throwing, main arena
Monday July 29, 2013
Saturday July 27, 2013
12 noon - 6 pm
12 noon - 4 pm
12 noon - 5 pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1 pm
1 - 6 pm
1 - 6 pm
1:30 pm
2 pm
2 - 6 pm
4 pm
5:30 pm
6 pm
6:30 pm
6 - 10 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
Garden Tractor Pull, main arena
Carnival Rides – $2 Per Ride Special
Chicken BBQ Dinner – sponsored by the Belvidere
Lions Club, dance floor
Kids' Corral – childrens' activity area
Storytime at Pokey's Place
Teen Contests – next to Kids’ Corral
Wild West City entertainment by Fair office
Big Wheel Race, (registration at 1 pm), dance floor
4-H/FFA Small Animal Show, poultry building
Truck Show, pit area (registration 2-3 pm)
4-H/FFA Rabbit Show, livestock building
4-H Roller Derby Skillathon, dance floor
Mr. Warren County Contest #1 of 6, Corn Eating,
Knowlton Lions Club food stand
Carnival Rides – $2 Per Ride Special
Country Idol Contest, dance floor. Check in at 6:30 pm
Veteran's Day – Free Admission for Veterans all day by showing your
military/veteran’s ID card.
10 am - 6 pm
11 am - 6 pm
10 am
11 am
12 noon
12 noon
12 noon - 4 pm
12 noon - 5 pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1 pm
1 - 6 pm
3 - 6 pm
4 - 7 pm
5 - 9 pm
6 - 10 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
7 pm
7 pm - 9 pm
Sunday July 28, 2013
8 am - 6 pm
10 am - 4 pm
Senior Citizen and Disability Awareness Day – Free Admission for
Senior Citizens all day by showing your Medicare Card.
4-H/FFA Sheep Show, livestock show building
4-H/FFA Goat Show, livestock show building
4-H/FFA Swine Show, livestock show building
4-H/FFA Games on Horseback, horse ring
Senior and Disability Expo, dance floor
Teen Contests, next to Kids’ Corral
Twin River Ramblers country music, dance floor
Antique Car Show, grassy area by Fair office
Fire Equipment & Apparatus Show – open to Warren
and Sussex Counties. Registration/judging/ awards in
pit area on Strykers Road.
Fair Queen & Princess Competition on stage, main arena
Archery, 4-H range
Open Seeing Eye Dog 4-H Show, dance floor
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Open Pleasure Horse Show – Rain or Shine, horse ring
Car Show, balloon port, Sponsored by Warren Hills
FFA Alumni Affiliate, dedicated to Pete Santini
BBQ Ribs Cookoff, pit area on Strykers Road,
amateur and professional divisions
Harmony Speedway Historical Society presents Dirt
Track Heroes – cars, drivers and memorabilia – inside
and outside Livestock Show Building
12 noon
12 noon - 4 pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1 pm
1 - 6 pm
1:30 pm
1:30 pm
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4-H Public Presentations, 4-H exhibit building
Baby Crawling Contest, on dance floor (registration
1:15 pm)
Youth Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course, (ages 4-8),
main arena. (registration 1 pm)
Schedule of Events 2 pm
3:30 pm
5 pm
6 pm - 10 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
7 pm
8 pm
Cutest Baby Contest, on dance floor – no late entries
accepted
4-H/FFA Beef Show, livestock show bldg.
Beef & Steer Show, livestock show bldg.
Talent Show, dance floor (pre-registration is required)
Mr. Warren County Contest, #4 of 6, Archery, 4-H
range.
Demolition Derby, main arena – reserved seating $10,
open bleachers $9
Wednesday July 31, 2013 - Farmers’ Day
10 am
10 am
12 noon - 4 pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1 pm
1 pm
1 - 6 pm
2 pm
5 - 8 pm
6 pm
6 pm
6 - 9 pm
6 - 10 pm
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
7:30 pm
Farmers’ Stock Tractor Pull, main arena
4-H/FFA Dairy Show, livestock show bldg.
4-H/FFA English & Western Horse Trail Class, horse
ring
4-H Public Presentations, 4-H Exhibit Building
The Inn Mates band, on stage
Jousting Demonstration, horse ring
4-H/FFA Poultry and Game Bird Show, small animal
building
Motorcycle Show, dance floor – Viewer’s Choice &
other awards
Stock / Hot Stock Tractor Pull, main arena, reserved
seating $6, open bleachers $5
woodcutting, balloon port
Open Pet Show, livestock show building
Thursday, August 1, 2013
8 am
12 noon
12 noon - 4 pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1 pm
1 pm
1 - 6 pm
2:30 pm
5:30 pm
6 pm
6 - 9 pm
6 - 9 pm
6 - 10 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
7 pm
7 pm
4H/FFA Horse Show, horse ring
Antique Tractor Pull, main arena
Alpaca Showmanship, livestock show building
Pot Belly Pigs Show, by rabbit/poultry building
4-Wheel Drive Truck Pull, main arena,
reserved seating $7, open bleachers $6
Jumpstart Band, on stage by Fair office
Asbury Dairy 4-H club 85th Anniversary Celebration,
livestock show building
Open Horse Costume Class, horse ring
Blue Ribbon Cloggers, dance floor
Mr. Warren County Contest, #5 of 6, woodcutting,
balloon port
7 pm
8 pm
Friday, August 2, 2013
10:30 am
12 noon - 4 pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1 pm
1 pm
1:30 pm
1 - 6 pm
2 pm
2 pm
5 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
8 pm
Color Breed, livestock show building
Youth Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course (ages 4–8), main
arena (registration 1 pm)
Holstein Show, livestock show building
Mr. Warren County Contest Finals, obstacle course,
main arena.
New in 2013 Ms. Warren County Contest Finals,
obstacle course, main arena.
Demolition Derby, main arena – reserved seating $12,
open bleachers $11
Saturday, August 3, 2013
8 am - 6 pm
8 am
11 am - 7 pm
12 noon
12 noon - 2 pm
12-6pm
12 noon - 8 pm
1-3 pm
1 pm
1 pm
1 - 6 pm
2:30 pm
3 pm
3 pm
3-5pm
4 - 7 pm
5 pm
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
8 pm
9 pm
9
Invitational Wrestling Tournament, dance floor
Top Notch Equestrian Center, Horse Show, horse ring
Blood Mobile, main lot, please donate
Kiddie Pedal Pull, livestock show building
ATV Mud Bog, main arena, FREE
NJ Devil's street team, grassy area by radio tent
with prize wheel
Kids' Corral – childrens' activity area
NJ 101.5 FM radio station, grassy area by Fair office
Baby Crawling contest, grassy area by Fair office
Agricultural Olympics, livestock show building
NJ Devil's mascot, on fairgrounds
Karaoke with Dave Werkhiser, on stage
Mud Bog Competition, main arena, reserved seating
$8, open bleachers $7
Home & Garden building closes
NOTE: Rides Closed 4-6 pm daily.
Balloon Activity Weather Permitting-
General Fair Info: 908-859-6563
Vendors: 908-459-4360
Balloon Fest: 908-283-0721
2013 Fair Queen Competition Candidates
Naomi Cronce is 17 years old with
green eyes and red hair and resides
in Harmony Township with her parents Ted and Monique. Naomi is
home schooled and is presently a
senior as well as taking classes at
the WC Community College.
Some of her hobbies include
raising and showing chickens,
rabbits, horses, cows, goats and
sheep. She was last year’s WC
4-H Equestrian of the Year.
Naomi enjoys drama, singing,
dancing, art and photography. She’s
Naomi Cronce
president of two 4-H clubs, her
team placed sixth at the AQHA
Congress in Ohio in 2012 and fifth in Kentucky for the Eastern
National Round-up horse bowl. She was chosen to go to the Dairy conference to represent NJ in Wisconsin in 2013. Naomi has helped with
clean community projects, care packages for soldiers, and coaching
sports teams in Washington Township. She is involved with several
agricultural activities such as dairy judging, bowl and jeopardy; horse
judging and bowl, hippology, equine presentation competition and
more. Naomi was first runner up last year for the Queen competition.
Maren Michaela McEvoy is the
daughter of Sue and Jerry McEvoy
of White Township. She is seventeen years old with brown hair and
green eyes. Maren enjoys working
on the farm with her Pop, hanging
out with her brothers and sisters,
riding dirt bikes, and cruising
around in her Silver Dodge Dakota.
She’s the part time manager as well
as a grill cook at Zeek’s Place in
White Township. She currently
attends Belvidere High School
where she plays Varsity basketball
Maren Michaela McEvoy
and runs cross country. She is also
Vice President of the Belvidere FFA
Chapter, participates in Green Dot, Hope Club, S.A.D.D. and is a part
of the National Honors Society. She plans on attending a four year college and majoring in Business and Finance after completing high
school. She would be proud to represent the residents of Warren
County as their 2013 Farmers’ Fair Queen.
Marialiece Morris is seventeen
years old with dark brown eyes and
black hair and lives with her parents James and Darla and six siblings in Stewartsville. She and her
brother were adopted from Haiti in
2003. She is home schooled along
with five of her siblings by her
mom. Aliece enjoys studying
Biology, Anatomy & Physiology,
and History. Aliece would like to
take courses at Warren County
Community College for nursing
next year. Helping others is someMarialiece Morris
thing that she loves to do. She has
been a volunteer at her church
(River Of Life) for eight years helping bag food to give away to those
in need. Aliece is also the vice president of the Wild & Wooly 4-H
club which she has been in for five years. In the winter time she
helps her mom out at the Villa Roller Rink for the home schooler’s
in the afternoon. She likes to dance all styles of dancing, and took
ballroom dancing lessons with her family and friends at the
Belvidere Library in 2012. She also goes to Zumba classes with her
mom and sisters. Aliece likes building coops with her dad for their
Silkie chickens and she also enjoys playing basketball with her
brothers a lot and would like to join a basketball team this fall. She
likes being outdoors working, hiking, walking and playing sports.
Morgan Ryan Schnorrbusch is 19
years old with blue eyes and
blonde hair and resides with her
parents James and Bettina in
Phillipsburg. She enjoys being an
Equestrian and Zumba instructor.
Since she started riding horses
when she was six years old her
passion has grown and over the
years she has competed and
trained a lot of horses and ponies.
Her High School activities
include being a member of the
Morgan Ryan Schnorrbusch Philipsburg HS FFA chapter where
for the first two years she was a
very dedicated member advancing
to the officer position of secretary and currently serving as vice
president. Morgan was a former 4-H member, participated in FFA
and is currently in the FFA alumni association. Later this year she
will be receiving her American FFA degree.
Thanks to the sponsors of the
Fair Queen & Princess Competitions.
Deroche Canvas, Belvidere
Family Affairs Florist, Washington
Fliegauf Jewelers, Washington
Performance Tires, Stewartsville
Sailers Florist, Easton PA
RoSal Jewelers, Belvidere
Sadie Donnelly, 2012 Fair Princess and Anna Matthews, 2012 Fair Queen
10 Alyssa Marie Sebold is 17 years
old with hazel green eyes and
brown hair and is the daughter of
Jill and Michael with him she
resides and her three brothers in
Belvidere. She enjoys sports and
is active in gymnastics, soccer,
softball, field hockey, cheerleading
and participates in cross country
as well as being able to play the
piano and sing. She is currently a
junior in High School and a class
representative and serves on the
Belvidere FFA Sentinel. Outside of
Alyssa Marie Sebold
school Alyssa works at Mackey’s
Orchards and the Sullivan Trail
Assisted Living Facility as well as volunteering to assist with
teaching CCD at St. Rose of Lima Church in Oxford. It may appear
that she has a full plate; however she only fills her life and makes
time for the things that mean a lot to her and things she wants to
be a part of. All of these activities have an important role in her life
and make her who she is today. Being a part of the Warren County
Farmers’ Fair is the next thing she would like to embrace.
Jeanette Sarah Torretta is 17
years old with brown eyes and red
hair and resides with her parents
Dan and Alayne and her brother in
Lopatcong Township. She attends
Phillipsburg High School and is on
the dance team. She enjoys and
has participated in dance, leadership camp, drama club and chorus.
Jeanette’s hobbies include making
bracelets, painting, and she has
been an active 4-H member for 11
years, joining the newest club in
the county the Barnyard Bruisers
Jeanette Sarah Torretta
roller derby 4-H club. She is
President of the 4-H Teen Council
this year, which she has been a
member of for four years. They run the milk booth at the fair and
participate in 4-H Teen Russian/American International
Leadership (TRAIL) program. This year they will travel to Karelia,
Russia in June and several families in the area will be ‘host’ to
Russian teens visiting our county in July. Jeanette has been a part
of the 4-H North Jersey Teen Conference planning committee, conducting workshops for her peers for the past two years. Upon graduation Jeanette plans on attending Rutgers to major in Marine
Biology with a minor in psychology and hopes to work in educating the public on conserving the earth’s natural resources.
2013-14 Warren County Dairy
Princess – Holly Whitmore
Holly is 18 years old and the daughter of Eric and Lisa Whitmore of
Washington, NJ. Holly has a true love
and passion for the dairy cow and
promotion of milk. She feels that it is
very important to make people aware
of where their milk comes from and
the nutritional values it is to them for
a healthy lifestyle. Holly is a member
of the Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club and
also the Warren Hills FFA Chapter.
Although she does not raise her own
dairy animals, she has leased from
local farmers. The Dairy Industry is
in her blood going back to her great
grandparents and her grandfather. Her great uncle and his family
have an active dairy farm today.
Holly is also very involved with sports and loves to play
Lacrosse. She enjoys being involved with 4-H and showing Dairy,
Beef, Rabbits and Goats. Holly plans to attend college and would
love to pursue a career in Agriculture Education or Dairy Science.
What better way
to celebrate the
end of the harvest
season and the
beginning of
football season
than with some
slinging...
OCTOBER
19 & 20
At Millbrook Farm
Millbrook & Montana Roads, Harmony Township
Pumpkin Slinging by Catapult & Trebuchet
Football Slinging by Other Contraptions
Kids Corner Activity Area • Vendors • Food
Hot Air Balloons including “Airhead Invader”
Bands • October Vistas & History Bus Tours
Sand Sculpture celebrating New Jersey
(sand donated by Tom Bartha Excavating)
Fair’s Fabulous Ice Cream Sundae on
Sunday – While Supplies Last!
Don’t miss our Fair Queen & Princess, along with fair directors,
scooping up the delicious ice cream sundae on Sunday July 28,
at 5:00 pm on the dance floor. You can enjoy a free ice cream
sundae with all the toppings.
We ask that you be patient while you wait to be served and go
through the line once so everyone has a chance to have a sundae.
Our sponsors this year for the sundae are Schwan’s Ice
Cream and Home Plate Dairy, Rt. 57 Stewartsville. Thanks for
supporting the Farmers’ Fair!
11 Admission:
Adults $6 • Children 5-12 $4 • 4 & Under Free • Parking $2
Mark Your Calendar for October 5 –
ALL NEW at Millbrook Farm –
The Big Chili Cooking & Beer Brewing Competition
More Details coming soon at:
www.pumpkinsling.com
Supported in part by a grant from New
Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel
and Tourism. visitnj.org
2013 Fair Princess Competition Candidates
Gracie Marie Bucher is six years old
with blue eyes and strawberry blonde
hair and resides in Broadway with her
parents James and Genevieve. She
attends Franklin Township Elementary
school participating in Art club and
enjoys going to family craft nights with
her parents.
Outside of school Gracie attends the
Irish Stars Parker School of dance
located in Hellertown, PA. She has been
doing Irish Step dance for two years and thoroughly enjoys it
and has performed shows for local Nursing Home residents.
Gracie enjoys roller skating, reading, gardening, helping
others and spending time with her friends and pets. She also
looks forward to the Fair season when she can help her Nema,
who is a member of the Sussex County Poultry Fanciers club.
Gracie likes to collect eggs and help with the chickens.
Maya Marino Cappello is nine years old
with brown eyes and black hair and lives
with her parents Sam and Sandy and two
brothers Kirby and Percy, and her two sisters Helena and Violet in Phillipsburg.
Maya also helps take care of the family’s
two dogs and five cats. She attends Green
St. School in Phillipsburg and has performed in several plays, such as the
Sound of Music, Once upon a Mattress,
Little Mermaid and Once on this Island. She
loves to sing and is a member of the children’s choir at her church.
Some of Maya’s other interests include six years of dance-ballet,
tap, jazz, Broadway and modern. She also has had two years of
piano and one of trumpet lessons.
Maya also likes to go to Merrill Creek and see the deer. She
has also attended the Warren County Farmer's Fair every year
and enjoys the rides.
She won first place this year in the WC Shade Tree Arbor
Day Contest at her school and her essay and picture will be displayed at the fair in the Home and Garden Building. She is really excited about that! She is also excited about competing in the
Princess Contest at the Fair. Even if she doesn’t win, she is still
proud of herself for trying.
Mikayla Alyce Caruso is nine years
old with brown hair and eyes and lives
with her parents Michael and Jessica
and her sister Gianna in Frelinghuysen Township. She attends the
Frelinghuysen Elementary School and
her favorite subject is Art. Mikayla is
an avid reader with a special interest
in learning about all types of sharks.
She enjoys playing soccer, basketball
and softball through their recreational
programs. Mikayla is passionate
about singing and is a member of the Christ Church Jr. choir
and children’s chorus of Sussex County as well as a member
of Brownie Troop #4214 where she is learning to become a
confident and community oriented young woman.
Isabella Rose Cetani is nine years old
with brown eyes and light brown hair
and lives with her parents Dominick
and Lori and her brother Anthony in
Hackettstown. She likes to be called
Bella and has been dancing since she
was 1 1/2 years old and has taken lessons for ballet, musical theatre, hip
hop, and contemporary. She dances at
North Jersey School of Dance Arts and
is a member of the New Jersey Civic
Youth Ballet. Bella has participated in
the Nutcracker since she was five years old and has been playing the violin since three.
Each summer, she attends Suzuki violin camp for a week with
her mom and the best thing is that they get to spend the week
together in a dorm at a college! She enjoys singing and sings at
church each month at mass. Bella is a member of a local Girl Scout
troop. This is her first year to be involved in Battle of the Books and
her team has read 10 books and will compete against other schools
in Warren County through questions about the books. As part of the
Gifted and Talented program, Bella has helped to create a book
which was sent to Scholastic in hopes of being published!
This summer will be a very busy time for her as she will be
attending dance camp, has signed up for Harry Potter camp and
will have Vaganova Summer Dance Intensive for three whole
weeks where she will get to see her dance friends. My favorite
holidays are Christmas and also my birthday! I am looking forward to the Princess Contest.
Sarah Bonnie Duchaney is nine years
old with brown hair and eyes and she
lives with her parents Terry and Billy in
Hackettstown. She attends Hatchery Hill
School and this year she placed second
in her class in the WC Shade Tree Arbor
Day contest. Her essay and picture will
be on display in the Home and Garden
Building during the week of the Fair.
Sarah enjoys gymnastics, karate, cheerleading, playing softball and dancing-tap
and ballet style. She has won two trophies in cheerleading, two
medals in karate and one in gymnastics. Sarah was also a model
in an American Girl doll fashion show in Hampton last year.
Emma Leah Hickey is nine years old
with blue eyes and blonde hair and lives
with her parents Michelle and Robert in
Harmony Township. She is a student at
Harmony Township School and a member of the Gifted and Talented program.
She likes school and it shows in her
schoolwork and on her report card. She
is an A+ student. In her spare time she
is a member of her school's drama club
as well as a member of her district's
Brownie Troop. Emma enjoys playing basketball, softball and
field hockey. She takes dance, piano and voice lessons. When
she is not participating in a group activity, she enjoys reading,
writing and playing with her sisters and brother.
12 Emma Susanne Kelley, is 10 years old
with blue eyes and blonde hair and lives
with her parents Diana and Victor in
White Township. Growing up in White
Township, Emma enjoys roaming the
family farm, as she benefits from the
love, wisdom, and close relationship
with her Grandparents. As the youngest
of four children, with two brothers who
are officers in the United States Coast
Guard and one older sister, Emma
gleans much knowledge and insight as part of her education at
home and frequent travels abroad. While visiting her brothers
this past year, Emma experienced snorkeling, sea life adventures
and multi-cultural cuisines in Hawaii; along with discovering the
flora, fauna, and wildlife during many hikes in Kodiak, Alaska.
Many extracurricular activities fill Emma’s life including five
years of membership in the Wild & Woolly 4H club, Belvidere
Barracuda Swim Team, Lifted-Up Ski Club, and Equestrian activities. In addition, she enjoys church activities, playing piano, riding and caring for her pony, flying with her Grandpa and brother,
archery, crafts including weekly crocheting with Grandma, art,
family game night, ballroom dancing, musical theatre and just
working in the hay and playing on the farm. She also assists in
caring for the family’s elderly dog, four chinchillas, two rabbits,
two cats, and a tank full of fish.
As an honest, sweet, gracious, friendly, spiritual, and affectionate individual, Emma sets and completes her educational tasks
and home obligations alongside taking the extra time needed to be
a loving and honoring daughter, grand-daughter and sister.
Haley Marie King is 8 years old with
blue eyes and blonde hair and lives with
her mom Adele in Hackettstown. She is
currently in third grade and attends the
Willow Grove Elementary School. This
year she won third place in her class in
the WC Shade Tree Arbor Day contest,
her picture and essay will be on display
in the Home and Garden Building the
week of the fair.
Haley is Vice President of her school
and involved in many clubs, such as student council, gardening club, juggling, chorus as well as sports
and fitness just to name a few. She has been cheering since she
was five years old for her school team the Hackettstown Tigers.
Haley has also been competitively racing go carts since she was
five years old and has had many first place wins. In her spare
time she likes writing, gardening, fishing, swimming, dancing
and spending time with her family and friends.
Emma Grace Kucharski is 7 years old
with blue eyes and blonde hair. She lives
with her parents Tanya and Michael and
her older sister and younger brother in
Washington. Emma is a first grader at the
Franklin Township Elementary School.
Even though she has curly hair, she
prefers it when her mom blows her hair
straight.
Emma enjoys many different activities such as dance class, which she
takes twice a week (jazz and tap) and gymnastics once a week.
She is also involved in Girl Scouts (2nd year Daisy) and in the
fall she cheers for the Washington Redskins. Emma also enjoys
heading out to the racetrack to drive a quarter midget racecar.
Dorothy Suzanna LaParch known as
Dolly to family and friends is nine
years old with brown eyes and blonde
hair and lives with her parents, Ken
and Jennifer and three sisters, Liz,
Teresa and KC in Harmony Township.
Her favorite subject is art and she was
named student of the week last year.
Dolly enjoys playing basketball, clogging; dancing hip hop and jazz. She is
also teaching herself gymnastics. Dolly
loves acting and has participated in
both the fall and spring school drama club plays. Other interests include cooking and baking with her mom. She thinks it is
really cool to pick fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden
and prepare them for her family to eat. During the summer she
enjoys participating in the WC Library’s summer reading program and activities. Dolly has learned to knit at the library and
looks forward to new projects this year. She has entered her art
work and baking at the Farmers’ Fair in past years and placed
first, second or third with her entries. She also competed in the
princess contest last year and placed in the top five.
Gabrielle Martinez is nine years old
with brown eyes and brown hair and
lives with her parents Maria and Sal in
Washington. Gabrielle will be entering
fourth grade this fall at the Memorial
School in Washington. Her team won
second place in debate and she won
first place in speech and drama and
first place in forensics which is the
championship for speech and drama. In
school she also competed in the Battle
of the Books, Garden Club and
Broadway the musical in May. Some of her hobbies include riding horses and in March she competed in her first horse show
and won first place. Gabrielle also enjoys painting, singing,
reading, gymnastics, and taking ballet, tap and jazz dance lessons. When she grows up she wants to be a singer.
Kathryn Swistak is 9 years old with
blue eyes and red hair and lives with
her parents Michael and Lori and her
brother and sister in Frelinghuysen
Township. To say she enjoys sports is
an understatement- she loves sports
such as football where she was the
first girl to play full pads-tackle for
North Warren midget football league
last year. She also enjoys softball, soccer, cheerleading, roller skating,
dance and participating in gymnastics.
Kathryn loves her pets. She has also been in scouting for three
years and is presently a Brownie.
13 14 Warren Hills FFA Alumni
8th Annual Car Show
in memory of Pete Santini
On opening day Saturday, July 27, WWC Rangers,
the Medicine Man, Can Can Dancers and Elmer
From the East will be walking around the fairgrounds and mingling with guests. Catch one of
their performances on July 27 from 12-6pm in the
grassy area by Fair office and on stage.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
10am to 4pm ~ Rain or Shine
Pre-registration is $15.00, by July 13 or $20.00 at the
gate. (Includes admittance into the fair)
People’s Choice Awards
Check out the cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Vote for your favorite one in each class.
Proceeds benefit Warren Hills FFA Alumni Affiliate.
Please contact Joni @ 908-213-0568 for more information.
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15 2013 Fire Apparatus &
Equipment Show
Big Picture Quilt Project
Each year children visiting the Kids’ Corral may create a
quilt square as part of the Big Picture Quilt Project. The
squares are assembled into quilts that are raffled off the
next year. The Big Picture Quilt Project quilts from 2012
will be on display at the Kids’ Corral. To win one just drop
your name in a jar for a drawing at the end of the week.
This year we produced 5 quilts from squares that children
created. Thanks to Rosa Iannitelli of Belvidere for assembling the quilts again this year.
July 29 5-9 pm • Pit area on Strykers Road
The Directors for the Warren County Farmers' Fair are adding a
little friendly, community competition to the Fair with a display
of fire equipment and apparatus again this year. We have invited companies from Sussex and Warren County to participate.
There are four divisions: Tankers, pumpers, rescue trucks
and ladder trucks with a trophy and $100 awarded for first
place in each division.
As you pull into the pit area you will see signage as to
where to park for your division. If you wish to compete for trophies and prize money please let chairman know when parking
your vehicle so judging sheets can be filled out for your fire
company’s equipment.
All equipment will be judged using national parade judging association guidelines and judges outside of Warren
County. No one will be allowed in or on the equipment while
your vehicle is being judged. Judging and registration will be
from 5pm to 7:30pm with sheets being tallied up and awards
presented between 8-8:30pm.
No pre registration or fees are required, just bring your fire
apparatus to the Fair on July 29th.
As in the past, you are encouraged to set up a table to
recruit new members. If you have any questions call the fair
office at 908-859-6563, otherwise we’ll see you at the Fair.
16 Wrestling Tournament
Saturday, August 3
2013 Warren County Farmers’ Fair is the Home of the 27th
annual “Warren Hills Wrestling Club Tournament” to be held on
August 3rd on the dance pavilion. There is a $500 scholarship
awarded to the “Most Outstanding Senior Wrestler”.
The Club concession stand will be open during the regular
Fairground hours and will have breakfast available the morning
of the tournament.
This is the largest and oldest open-air tournament in the
region. The Warren Hills Wrestling Club is an independent club
made up of volunteers that promote the sport of wrestling. The
club helps support wrestlers from kindergarten through college
freshman. Sportsmanship and team unity among the Warren
Hills Wrestling family is a virtue we are proud still prevails today.
After 27 years of this Club’s existence our values on sportsmanship and building character in these young men are still strong.
Mission Statement of the
Warren County Farmers’ Fair
Association, Inc.
Piazza Farms and
Greenhouses
Specialists in Geraniums,
Bedding & Vegetable Plants,
Sweet Corn, Tomatoes & Quality Produce.
OPEN DAILY
9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
71 Route 57
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908-859-3228
Visit our website at www.piazzafarms.com
Find us on Facebook (search for piazza-farms)
The Board of Directors shall be comprised of twelve (12) members, six (6) to be selected by the two organizations: Warren
County Board of Agriculture and the Warren County Pomona
Grange.
That the purpose for which it is formed is to establish and
conduct and carry on from year to year an educational fair for the
purpose of promoting interest in all phases of Warren County’s
agriculture and to promote the interest of agriculture generally
throughout Warren County.
To promote and hold an annual agricultural fair in the County
of Warren, State of New Jersey, to comprise exhibits, contests
and such other activities as the directors may elect to advance
the interests of agriculture in the county.
To encourage and solicit participation by farmers, 4-H members, FFA members, Granges and other organizations allied
with agriculture as the fundamental basis of the operation of
such a fair. As well as residents in the community in the areas
of Traditional Arts and Cultural and Heritage related projects,
the environment and all other related fields of interest.
To use such income as accrues to the Association from
rentals and any other sources to carry out any of the aforementioned purposes of the Association.
17 18 FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THE LAST FLING PUMPKIN SLING
Mark Your Calendar for October 5, 2013 at
Millbrook Farm, Harmony Township.
Chefs and beer brewers are invited to compete for
prize money. This event is for anyone who likes to
cook chili, talk about their chili or sample chili, brew
their own beer, talk with others about beer brewing,
learn about beer brewing or sample craft beers.
Email [email protected] to be notified of
updates on rules, rates and opportunities.
19 The Kids’ Corral… Chock Full of Fun for Your Little Ones
Open from 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
The Kids’ Corral offers a great deal of hands-on fun, entertainment and education. We suspect that the parents have just as
much fun there as the children do. The fact that it’s easy on the
wallet (everything is FREE of charge for fairgoers) is an added
bonus at a time when it counts the most!
Each year organizers put together a schedule of events that
is sure to please, adding new activities and shows each year. Last
year the puppet theatre and milking cow were great additions.
This year kids can work in the gravel pit and play mini golf.
Crafts include creating your own door hangers and name
plates, clay pots, sand art drawings, mosaics, airplanes, wind sox
and always available are coloring sheets and beading. This year we
are featuring re-purposed crafts such as snakes made from paper
towel roles, penguins made from plastic water bottles and catch all
plastic boxes made from milk containers.
Don't forget to visit the Kids’ Corral Kitchen where kids will
be able to decorate cupcakes and hot air balloon shaped cookies,
and make homemade butter and ice cream.
If you would like to create lasting memories design your own
quilt square this year and next year you can enter a drawing to win
the quilt with your square sewn in it.
Kids will be able to make tie-dyed t-shirts, supported by the
Harmony Lions Club. The club is comprised primarily of Harmony
residents and is over 60 members strong. The Lions Club organization focuses on helping the hearing and visually impaired. The
local club also helps those struggling financially at Thanksgiving
and Christmas. All the money raised at their food booth is disbursed by the membership to those deemed most deserving, so be
sure to stop by for a bite to eat and to thank them.
4-H members will also be visiting the tent each day with
their farm animal pets to share their experiences with visitors.
NORWESCAP Child and Family Resource Services will be in
the Kids’ Corral on July 30 and August 1. They will have water
play for all ages and information on childcare including applications for childcare subsidy and choosing childcare. They will also
have information on becoming a registered childcare provider.
Sponsored by Lopatcong, Harmony, & Warren County
Clean Communities Organizations
Winakung at Waterloo
Andrea Proctor returns with “Lenape Litter Lessons” where
the lesson compares the Lenape American Indians and their
indigenous sustainable lifestyle to today’s disposable dependent culture. The Lenape and their ancestors inhabited New
Jersey and the surrounding regions for over 10,000 years.
They collected food from the forest in baskets and bowls, they
constructed their homes and canoes from woodland materials.
Animals hunted were used for food, clothing, and tools.
Throughout this interactive program experience Winakung
explores the lessons we can learn from studying the Lenape,
New Jersey’s original people and their resourceful lifestyle.
Monday, July 29, 2:30 & 4:30 pm
Wednesday, July 31, 1 & 3:30 pm
Thursday, August 1, 2 & 4:30 pm
Environmental Jeopardy
Enjoy “Willy the Worm Farmer” on Tuesday and Thursday at the
Kids’ Corral. Come meet “Willy” and his LIVE worm friends and
learn about composting, recycling and anti-littering. This handson interactive program, presented by Becky Clanton & Dinah
Rush from Environmental Jeopardy, features “Willy”, a 4 foot red
worm. Children will have the opportunity to become “Worm
Farmers”, as they create their own worm compost project.
Tuesday, July 30, 3 pm
Thursday, August 1, 1 pm
Wildly Fun Critter Crafts with Diana Dove
Special Craft Workshops
Craft Fun With Stacy
Come join the fun with Stacy as she will be making:
• Garden Fairies of beads, pipe cleaners & silk flower pieces.
• Bead & Button Bracelets using new and old buttons.
• Stained Glass painted recycled jars.
• A favorite folk art craft – tin punch art.
• Yarn butterflies
JDM Creations
Join Darla in making re-purposed crafts such as creating your
own felt animal magnets, bookmarks and duct tape beading.
PotteryZone
Come and have fun in the Kids Corral with Pottery Zone’s Ms.
Cindy. She will help your child make a mini clay tile – press it in
a form and decorate it for hanging to admire all year long.
Saturday and Sunday July 27 and 28, 12-4 pm
Saturday August 3, 12-4 pm
Clean Community Supported
Workshops
Sunday, July 28, 2:30-4:30 pm, FISH "STICK PUPPETS"
Protecting our rivers & sea.
Monday, July 29, 1-3 pm, PAPER FLYING CRITTERS
Protecting birds, bats, & flying squirrels
Tuesday, July 30, 2-4 pm, CREATE-A-CLAY CRITTER
Decorate your clay creation with shells, feathers, sticks, or
acorn caps.
Wednesday, July 31, 2-4 pm, CLAY ANIMAL TRACKS
Protecting woodland habitat
Thursday, August 1, 1:30-3:30 pm, PINE CONE CRITTERS
Trees with cones & their habitat
Friday, August 2, 1:30-3:30 pm, CORN HUSK CRITTERS
Protect our open space and wildlife
Saturday, August 3, 4-6 pm, CREATE A TURTLE
Turtles of the Land, sea, and fresh water
Craft themes include NJ plants and wildlife. Craft activities carry
the message, “Kids can make a difference… by not littering.”
20 Some Entertainment at the Kids’ Corral
Rizzo’s Reptiles
Clowning Around There will be lots of fun when Merriloons
Lizards, frogs, turtles, gecos
and insects... learn about the
wonder and joy that nature has
to offer.
entertain with dancing and games, along with performing her
many exciting magic tricks! This year we have a return appearance of Balloons the Clown. The staff also welcomes Sprinkles
for the first time. As you can see, there will be lots of clowning
around.
Tuesday, July 30, 4:30 pm
Thursday, August 1, 3:00 pm
Saturday, August 3, 4:00 pm
Blue Ribbon Cloggers
The Blue Ribbon Cloggers are a non-competition dance group from
Belvidere, New Jersey. Clogging is a style of dance that is similar
to tap and Canadian step dancing. The group currently consists of
13 dancers. Members include kids as well as adults. In fact the
group encourages parents to join along with their children.
Merriloons:
Saturday, July 27,
Monday, July 29, 2:00 & 4:30,
Tuesday, July 30, 2:00
Sprinkles the Clown:
Friday, August 2, 2:00 and 4:30 pm
Balloons the Clown:
Saturday, August 3, 12:30 & 3:00 pm
“Abracadabra Magic Show”
Monday, July 29, 5:30-6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 31, 5:00-5:30 pm
During these performances they will also be teaching square
dancing songs to any interested audience members. The final
performance at the Fair will be on Thursday, August 1st from
7:00-8:00 on the dance floor.
Be captivated by the magic by Tom Yurasits. With lots of
audience participation, all ages are sure to have fun. And
would you believe.... he will make a live rabbit magically
appear during the show.
Wednesday, July 31, 2:30 & 4:30 pm
Saturday, August 3, 5:30 pm
Kids' Corral Contest Days and Times
Fear Factor Veggie Style –
Registration at the Kids' Corral 12 noon – 2:00 pm
Daily at the Kids' Corral
1:30 pm – Pie Eating Contest Daily
4 pm – Veggie Fear Factor Daily
6 pm – Saltine Eating Contest Daily
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday &
closing day Saturday
12:30 pm – Watermelon Eating Contest
2 pm – Egg Relay
Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday &
closing day Saturday
6:30 pm – Soaker Relay
Do you have difficulty getting your kids to eat vegetables?
Maybe they will be up for the challenge of Fear Factor
Veggie Style at the Kids’ Corral. We don’t like to say we
“make” your children eat vegetables. Rather, we describe it
as “introducing” them to a multitude of flavors such as
spinach, lima beans and raw zucchini.
Participants are limited to 10 per session. There will
be prizes awarded for top winners and runners up and
something for all participants. Special thanks to
Wegman’s and ShopRite who supplies us with a gift card
that we use to purchase items like canned beets, pickled
artichoke heart, spinach and other items we think your
children should try.
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21 Veterans Still Serving Their Community
Legionnaires from The American Legion, Carl D. Archer Post
528 of White Twsp. are adding another night of volunteering
this year at the Warren County Farmers’ Fair to their repertoire.
A great ‘squad or company’ of veterans volunteer proudly
each year to help with the following events at the Farmers’ Fair.
Their week starts on Saturday, July 27 at 12:30pm on the dance
floor with set up and registration for the Big Wheel race at 1pm,
which we started in 1989. We average 40-50 children, ages one
thru eight years old. Many come back year after year racing
toward the checkered flag hoping to have the shortest time
which would ensure them the gold medal and blue ribbon. We
give out awards ranging from 1st thru 5th place with flags for
everyone and other goodies gathered from Fair vendors. For the
past three years we have added tickets from the Land of Make
Believe (special thanks to Chris Maier) as well as candy from
Mars Chocolate USA to the winner’s goody bag.
Monday night they’re back to run the Antique Car Show,
which last year was the largest ever. We have the following
categories: 1935-45; 1946-60; 1961-80 and an audience
favorite. So if you are interested in bringing your car to the
Fair on July 29 from 4-7pm we would be happy to enter you
into the show. The driver and one passenger are allowed free
admission to the fair that night. Check us out on the fair website at www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org for a complete listing of the rules. We’d like to dedicate this year’s show in memory of Pete Santini who passed away last year in a farming
accident.
Tuesday afternoon at 1pm they return to run the youth pedal
tractor obstacle course in the main arena for children ages four
thru eight. Last year they had 27 participants in the event and
they were given flags, tickets from the Land of Make Believe (special thanks to Chris Maier) as well as candy from Mars Chocolate
USA to the winner’s goody bag from first thru fifth place with the
first place winner getting a trophy and the blue ribbon.
Wednesday they are doing a motorcycle show from 6-9pm on
the dance floor this year with a minimal registration fee and trophies (1st & 2nd place) in the following classes: Antique, Custom,
Trikes and Stock and one trophy each in a Kid’s and People’s
Choice class. The rider and one passenger will be allowed free
admission that night on their bike. Check out the complete set of
rules and regulations on the fair website, listed above.
Friday they are pulling double duty with the youth pedal
tractor obstacle course in the Main Arena at 1pm. Last year they
had 25 participants in the event giving out prizes as listed above.
At 7:45pm members return as the color guard to present the
colors in the main arena prior to the demolition derby at 8pm.
A special ‘atta boy’ to all of our Veterans volunteering
throughout the week: Leo Becker, Dennis Smith, Terry Lee, Al
Martin, Ernie Maso, Tom Rooney, Charlie Avery, Charlie
Rothenbeck, Bob Brown, George Allen and Joe Chiusano.
For God and Country,
Milly Rice, Adjutant
22 23 Harmony Speedway Historical Society & Dirt Track Heroes
Harmony Speedway was a dirt
5/8-mile racetrack and a 1/8mile drag strip. The track
opened on June 7, 1963 with
Sam Beavers winning the first
race. It closed in 1973 with Jay
Beers winning the final race.
Carl Van Horn and Dick Crouse
built the racetrack. Van Horn
was one of the greatest racecar
drivers and a legend in racing.
Well known as the Belvidere
Bandit in his 71e, he built most
of his own cars and motors. He set fast time at Langhorn with a
car that he and Chet Crane built – a 37 Chevy with a 421 Pontiac
motor. This car is owned by Ray Boissonneu of NH who also owns
Indy and sprint car's, with this being his only dirt car.
It was great racing Harmony Speedway, a circle track that
paid great purses, and at the 1/8th mile Drag Strip. The drag strip
also had many good races with Drivers such as: Mel Carty, Walt
Garrett, Bobby Allen, Ralph Ott, Archie Myers and Joe “Peppy”
Fernandez. It ran 2 nights – Wednesday and Saturday. The oval
and drag strip had a lot of great drivers with 3 nights of racing
with over a 100 cars each night.
Over the years the Harmony track hosted many race's including URC in 1963, 1964, and 1965, Sports Car SCODA, American
Motorcycle Association. Women’s Powder Puff race winners included Carol Bickel, Marilyn Sargent, Anna Mae Pauch, Winnie Stecker,
Mary McGuire, Doris Babington, and Gloria Beech. Frank Schneider
is the all time winner with 26 races. Other wins include Will Cagel
22, Al Tasnady 14, Toby Tobias 10 and Bob Pickell with 8 win's.
Jimmy Wismer, Russ Stecker, Peppy Fernandez, Stan Poloski Jr.,
Barry Dolan, Jay Beers, Larry Honey, Tom Hager are some of the top
Sportsman drivers. Leading late model drivers are Loren Holland
Sr., Clarence Hill, and Fats Cummins just to name a few.
For the first time at the Fair last year we had inductees into our
Hall of Fame. This year the induction will be on Sunday, July 28,
2013 at 1:00 pm. The show will be starting at 12 noon and run to
6pm, with all different types of cars from different tracks. Come out
Sunday and have a great time and say hello to the Dirt Track Heroes.
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24 Don’t Miss The Animal Barn
Located next to the 4-H Exhibit Building
If you are attending the Fair with your children the Animal
Exhibit Barn is a must-see! The barn is located next to the 4-H
barn. There you will find common farm animals—pigs, a horse,
a pony, a water buffalo, goats, cows and calf, chickens, turkeys,
bunnies and ducks.
Your child will be able to see these animals up close, as
well as learn about each animal. Coloring books will be available for your children to take home.
Special thanks to the Smith and Sodtalbers family for all
their help in getting the Animal Exhibit Barn set up for the
Warren County Farmers’ Fair.
25 16th Annual Traditional Arts Expo Showcasing
Don’t miss the opportunity to see fascinating trades and skills
of years gone by. Participating groups will have exhibits and
demonstrations week long in the Arts Expo Building at the Fair,
located on the southend of the fairgrounds. Here is a sampling
of some of the arts you will see.
Beyond their own interests, the Needlearts Guild members
strive to use their skills in making a difference in the community through an annual service project. This year they made quilted fleece blankets for “Derek’s Hugs”, in support of children in
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Angel 34 Foundation, and Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia. Past projects have benefited pediatric
cancer units in Lehigh Valley Hospital via “Con-Kerr Cancer”
and the Million Pillowcase Challenge, as well as a program to
make totebags and backpacks for school children in Haiti, in
conjunction with United Methodist Women.
Meetings are held from September through June on the
third Tuesday at 6:30 PM, at the McCrea Port Murray United
Methodist Church, 276 Main Street in Port Murray, NJ. Please
stop by their table in the Expo building to see examples of their
work and talk with members. All items for sale are made by our
talented Guild members.
The Evening Star Quilters Guild
The Lost Art Lacers
The Lost Art Lacers collectively have many years of experience in
making, studying, collecting, and teaching the intricacies of handmade laces. The group may often be seen at places such as
Millbrook Village, the Warren County Farmers’ Fair, the NJ State
Fair, the DAR's Christmas in July, Grey Towers in Milford, PA,
Cooper Mill in Chester, NJ, and the Armstrong House in Montague,
as well as numerous others throughout the year where interested
spectators turn out to marvel over the painstakingly slow process
of weaving different types of laces by hand. Members of the LAL
specialize in diverse laces – bobbin laces, tatting, crochet, knitted
lace, needle lace, and hairpin lace. Access the website
www.lostartlacers.org for contact information and dates and
places of events. (Please note the Lost Art Lacers will soon have
a new website, as our internet provider is changing.)
Warren County Needle Arts Guild
The Warren County Needlearts Guild was founded in 1979 for
those interested in traditional (and sometimes not-so-traditional) needle arts, and is dedicated to the growth of these skills
and the learning of new techniques. Hand arts the group focuses on include sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidery,
and other forms of creative expression in handwork. The Guild
offers monthly programs or projects guided by members’ interests, generally led by talented guild members, with an occasional guest speaker. Each meeting features a “show and tell” of
completed or in-progress work, providing inspiration and support for members, offering one-on-one help with problems.
The Needlearts Guild is a small, friendly, creative group
that is supportive of others who love needlework. Recent programs have included ruched fabric flowers, an appliqued tablerunner, wool penny-rug techniques, chicken-scratch embroidery, and knitting, among others.
The Evening Star Quilter’s Guild was founded 26 years ago in
September of 1987. The original group of 12 quilters from
Warren County who quilted in their homes has grown to a
vibrant guild averaging 103 members.
If you have a love for quilting you are welcome to join the
group, where you'll learn and share the art and skills of quilting.
A main focus of the Evening Star Quilter’s Guild is to provide continuing education and support to all members from beginners to
experts. The Guild meets at 7:00 pm at the Belvidere High School
on the second Tuesday of each month from September to June
every year. Dues amount is $20.00 per year.
Creativity is inspired through the many optional programs,
some of which include: show and tell, challenges, block of the
month, row quilts and mystery quilts. Workshops on specific
designs or techniques are offered throughout the year where
one can learn “hands-on” and possibly go home with a finished
quilt. A new member liaison assures no one will ever feel
uncomfortable attending their first meeting.
Throughout the 24 years the Evening Star Quilter’s Guild has
been together, the members have reached out to the community by
donating hundreds of quilts in support of local charities and organizations. Each year the Charity Quilt Committee identifies a charity or organization to receive the quilts made by the members. In
the past quilts have been provided to “Wrap a Smile”, an organization which helps children with cleft lip or palate repair. Quilts
have also been given to the many brave wounded soldiers in hospitals here and abroad though Quilts of Valor. For the past several years, the Evening Star Quilters have created and donated holiday place mats to Meals-on-Wheels for distribution to local shutins in hopes of making their holidays brighter. And there are other
organizations to which the group has donated many quilts.
To learn more about the Evening Star Quilter’s Guild,
please visit our website at www.esqg.com
Hunterdon County Quilting Guild
The Hunterdon County Quilting Guild celebrated its 35th anniversary of its founding in 2013. The Hunterdon County Quilting Guild
has participated in the Warren County Farmers’ Fair since the
beginning of the Traditional Arts Expo. The group is comprised of
over 50 members who come from a broad geographic area. Their
quilting skills and interests range from almost-beginners to more
than 40 years of quilting experience; from traditionalists to 21st
26 The Arts of Year’s Past
century design ideas. This diversity in membership enhances the
shared experience of belonging to an organization devoted to their
one common, passionate interest! Women and men with an interest in the preservation and promotion of the Quilting Arts and the
involvement of community service through the creation of quilts
are always welcome to join. Having an opportunity to spend time
with others having kindred interests while learning new techniques, sharpening skills, and experiencing “Wow, I can do that!”
moments, makes Guild participation highly worthwhile. The
atmosphere is friendly and non-competitive, and you cannot avoid
having a stimulating time at our meetings!
In addition to lectures and workshops presented by expert speakers, the yearly schedule of activities features a member-led “round
robin”, a community service workshop day, and a quilters’ retreat
weekend. The Biennial Quilt Show at the Lebanon Township
Museum at New Hampton is held during the month of October, in
odd-numbered years. While not the main reason for the Guild’s
existence, its Community Service initiative is of great importance.
This ongoing program allows the Guild to offer comfort to those in
need in the form of a soft, warm quilt. This year's efforts provided
lap robe-sized quilts to many clients of Home Instead as well as
more than 40 quilts donated to the Children’s Home Society of New
Jersey and 17 quilts sent to military personnel through the Quilts
of Valor Foundation. Other groups served by Guild include Habitat
for Humanity, FISH, the Shannon Daley Foundation, St. Peter’s
and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Centers’ neonatal units.
You are invited to learn more about the Guild at its annual Open
House meeting in October. Be sure to stop by the Hunterdon
County Quilting Guild area in the Expo building where they will
have a schedule of meetings for the upcoming year, will be demonstrating quilting techniques and presenting the “Quilters’
Boutique” of handmade items. For more information about the
Hunterdon County Quilting Guild, please call 908-752-7447, or go
to hcqgnews.tripod.com.
About Fiber Artist Lois Macknik
Lois Macknik is a fiber artist who has been a handweaver for over
30 years. She uses traditional patterns and frequently demonstrates at historic sites. Besides weaving, she teaches children's
basket classes and needlefelts 3-dimensional animals. At the Fair
she will be demonstrating weaving and talking about her natural
dyeing. She will have a loom for visitors to weave on. Visit
www.loismacknik.com
The Traditional Arts Expo is brought to you in part by the generosity of the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
The Commission was created by the Board of Chosen Freeholders
of the County of Warren in October 1972. It’s mission is to develop county programs in order to promote public interest in local
and county history, the arts, cultural values, goals, and traditions
of the community as well as the State and Nation. The
Commission is located in Shippen Manor Museum in Oxford, New
Jersey. The Museum and it programs are sponsored by the Warren
County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Warren County Cultural
& Heritage Commission and the New Jersey Historic Trust. For
more information on their summer concert series, guided tours,
field trips for school classes and special group tours visit the website at www.wcchc.org.
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are open, so start planning your summer today!
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Fred Grotenhuis
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3
Bob Mueller
The organizers of the 13th year of the Hot Air
Balloon Festival, presented by JCP&L, are
proud to be a part of the Fair as it celebrates
76 years. We would like to thank AmeriGas
who keeps our balloons afloat by supplying us
propane for the week.
As organizers, it has been great to see the
Fair continue to grow these past 13 years
while still retaining its agricultural roots. The
fact that the event is affordable for the community makes it more special. Thanks to the directors who volunteer many hours throughout the
year and are committed to providing the best in
family entertainment. Enjoy!
FIND US ON
To Book A Full Length Balloon Ride
at the Fair Call 908-454-3431 or
email [email protected]
Meet the pilots...
1 Pilot and balloon festival coordinator
Fred Grotenhuis has over 46 years of flying
experience. His first experience with piloting was in the military flying helicopters.
From there he went on to get his fixed wing
license and then his license for hot air balloons in 1980. Fred has flown helicopters,
fixed wing, powered parachutes, hot air balloons and paragliders. He has also graduated from flying Air Hog 2 channel to Blade
6 channel RC helicopters.
Fred recently joined the Aero Club of
America, which flies a gas balloon that uses
hydrogen as the lifting agent.
When Fred is not flying the balloon in
Harmony he can be seen paragliding off the
scenic mountains of Costa Rica. Fred runs a
bed and breakfast in Costa Rica in the winter, where he is known as Grampa Ninja.
Fred’s insistence on keeping safety first
and also keeping the festival fun for the
pilots make it one of the favorite festivals
for the pilots.
2 Bob Mueller is coming to the Warren
County Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon
Festival as the pilot of the RE/MAX balloon.
Bob has been flying balloons since 1983.
Before he matched up with Re/Max, Bob had
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Tom Baldwin
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Jim Duncan
done some flying for Pepsi and a road trip with
Claritin Hot Air Balloon Programs.
He
counts himself lucky to have used the sport to
feed his passions for travel, sightseeing and
meeting people. In addition to flying in many
of the states in the United States, Bob has
also flown in six different countries. Bob’s current favorite place to fly is Letchworth Park in
upper NY, (over the largest of the 27 water
falls there). In addition to flying the Re/Max
Hot Air Balloon, Bob loves doing school programs for K-5 and administering the local
clubs Balloon Competition.
Bob recommends getting involved with
ballooning on many levels, flying, crewing
and building. The local club in the area
GEBA Great Eastern Balloon Assoc., is an
excellent source of information. You can
Google them under GEBA balloons.
3 Tom Baldwin writes: When Rodger Kell, a
college friend, said he was taking hot air balloon flying lessons I thought he was wacked
out. This was in the early 70's and I already
had my single engine airplane rating. I started
helping (crewing) and went on to get my balloon rating. I was fortunate to fly for Malcom
Forbes, Bennihana and others gaining experience. In 1987, I purchased a balloon and I currently fly The Unity Bank Balloon for Unity
Bank Corp., Clinton, NJ.
4 Jim Duncan has been involved in ballooning
since 1978, and received his commercial hot
air balloon license in 1984. For many years,
he owned and operated a passenger service,
“Cloud 9 Balloon Flights,” and focused on his
passion for competition throughout the United
States. He won the Great Eastern Balloon
Assoc. Championship eight times and also
won several local “Hare and Hound” events.
Jim likes to spend time working with Bert
Padelt at Best Aviation Services, building
balloons for personal use and building gas
balloons for use in setting records. He has
had the opportunity to travel to Japan where
he enjoyed flying with the “Fly One Team”
based in Saga.
Since he retired from General Motors,
Jim now spends summers in New Jersey flying “Air Head Invader” for Fred and Giulia
and spends his winters in Venice, Florida
cruising the Intracoastal Waterway in his
boat, “Dunk-In.”
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Kim Gott
Frank Catchings
5. Kim Gott writes: We are glad to participate
again this year in the Warren County Balloon
Festival. This festival continues to be a great
place to fly from with all of our ballooning
friends. Most of us share the experience with
our family members. Either husbands and
wives, our children or just our best friends. It’s
amazing to see the changes through the years.
I started with my kids being four and six years
old. Now Tucker, the youngest is graduating
from high school. He continues to fly fixed
wing as he goes off to college. Lindy is living
her dream as she is now a jockey and a college
student. We thank our great crew of Sandy,
Jeff, Debbie and Bruce.
6. Frank Catchings and his wife Andrea
own Aero Caliente Balloon Adventures and
have been in operation since 1998. Their
balloon is an Aerostar RX-8 with a volume
of 90,000 cubic feet, which can carry the
pilot and up to three passengers.
Frank has been flying fixed wing aircraft
since 1978, and hot air balloons since 1997.
Outside of aviation, Frank is a retired
construction manager and Andrea is a
Registered Nurse at Hunterdon Medical
Center.
Based in Flemington, NJ, their beautiful
neon yellow, green and black balloon can be
seen drifting over scenic Hunterdon County
most weekends and is available for flightseeing excursions for any occasion.
7. A native of New Jersey and resident of
Hunterdon County for the last 25 years,
James Buzby will be flying his Buzz Off balloon. Shortly after moving to Union
Township from Somerville, Jim and his family started chasing balloons casually in the
evenings as so many people in this area
often do. Jim began chasing for his friend,
Rich Wiedenhaefer, pilot of the Strawberry
Balloon. Rich agreed to give Jim some lessons and the love of ballooning began.
Fourteen years and two balloons later, Jim
and his first-rate crew can be seen on beautiful evening and early morning flights in
our area. “We love coming to the Warren
County Farmers Fair every year. The people
are great and the relaxed flying atmosphere
is very enjoyable.” Jim recently retired and
now has more time to devote to his favorite
hobbies of skiing and ballooning.
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Jim Buzby
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Vince Galet
8. Vince Galet writes. I am a 10th generation
balloonist, I was conceived in a balloon, born
in a balloon, and I learned to fly a balloon
before I learned to walk or talk. I have been flying for 50 years, everyone in my family is a
pilot. My house is a balloon hangar and I only
use propane for energy.
Ok, just kidding - here is the real one:
The Sky Riders Balloon Team flies a 90,000
cuft HEAD balloon. The team was founded by
Vince Galet – our commercial pilot – in 2005.
It includes several dedicated crew members, a
pilot in training, and a number of fans. We do
this because we love it. To us, every balloon
flight is kind of magical and we are very passionate about flying. In low season we fly
together just for the fun of it. It would be a
shame not to fly on a good day! We also fly passengers from spring to fall to share the awesome feeling and create unforgettable moments:
we are proud to be a 2012 Viva America pick as
outstanding attraction. Our goal is to have a
great time and be safe - and we do just that.
You can usually spot us in beautiful
Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), and occasionally at balloon festivals in the North East.
Gentle breezes and soft landings to all!
9. Joyce Lang is returning to the 2013
Warren County Farmers’ Fair, along with her
daughter, Kali, who is a student pilot. Joyce
has been flying balloons for 28 years and Kali
took her first balloon ride at age six. Having
attended balloon events in 9 states, Canada,
France and in the Alps in Austria, the Warren
County Farmers’ Fair is one of their favorites.
They really appreciate the generous hospitality of landowners in Warren County and
respect the importance of farms and the dedication of those who work them. Joyce and
Kali live in Bethlehem, PA where Joyce works
in the Early Childhood Education Department
at Northampton Community College.
10. Keith Erwin is a local Commercial Pilot
who flies for several local balloon companies
in Warren & Hunterdon County. To date he
has logged over 1,000 hours of commercial
flights and loving every flight like its his first.
You can see Keith in the skies all year round.
The Warren County Fair is one of Keith’s
favorite place to fly out of. Life is good.
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11. Tim Schonman and Tom Martin –
Comments from Chase Crew: My name is
Jeannie and I have been chasing balloons for
Tim and Tom for my whole life. It started
when I was still in a car seat, now I drive the
chase vehicle. Together with my Mother,
Armine, and Brother, Bill, we have worn out
three Suburbans chasing balloons. We have
chased my father and Tom all over Hunterdon,
Warren, and Bucks Counties since 1995. We
have been flying at Warren County Farmers’
Fair since the beginning and we love coming
here, it’s a great time seeing all of our friends
and competing in all of the contests even
though Fred always beats us. My father’s
favorite contest is the bike race, because we
love strategizing and planning how we are
going to beat Fred. We would like to thank
Giulia for all of her hard work, but mostly for
always inviting us back.
Comment by Fred: No comment
Comment by Giulia: Because you always
write the best bios.
12. Joe Doerer and his wife Janet took their
first balloon ride in August of 1984 at a festival in Bloomsbury, NJ. The following year they
both began a training program to become
pilots while crewing for other balloonists.
After three lessons Janet decided that flying
as a passenger and celebrating after the flight
was a lot more fun than learning about FAA
regulations and how to track weather. They
purchased their Dream Chaser balloon in
1985 and Joe continued on to receive his private pilot license. Joe’s brother Jim joined the
Dream Chaser team early on as their crew
chief and has progressed over the years to a
Balloon Federation of America Level Four
Master Crew Chief. Joe earned his commercial
pilot license in 1989, allowing him to fly paying passengers and train future pilots. He has
been an active member of the Great Eastern
Balloon Association (www.gebaballoon.org)
since the mid 1980’s and is a past President of
the association.
The Dream Chaser crew flies mostly in the
NJ, PA, and NY area. They also have flown at
the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
in 1991 and the Festival De Montgolfieres in
Saint Jean Sur Richelieu, Quebec since 1993.
Our goal in ballooning is to enjoy safe, fun
flights while carrying on the tradition of friendship and freedom that have long been the sym-
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bols of ballooning. We look forward each year
to participating in the bicycle/balloon race at
the Warren County Farmer’s Fair for the challenge it offers and for the opportunity to assist
a local charity. In 2011 the Dream Chaser team
shared first place honors in the bicycle/balloon
race with the fastest returning bicycle to have
made it to Pennsylvania and back.
13. Scott Saxton has been around hot air balloons since the age of two. Once old enough,
he began crewing, and then eventually started pilot training in 1994. Scott received his
Private FAA License in 1998, and then his
Commercial FAA License in 2001. He and his
brother Tony founded Endless Mountains Hot
Air Balloons, Inc in March of 2003. In 2005,
the company expanded to fly passengers in
both Northeastern and Southeastern PA.
Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons, Inc is
also the proud new owners of Pea-Nut the
Flying Elephant special shape balloon. Scott
has crewed for and flown balloons throughout
the United States, including flying the Corn
Palace Balloon Club special shapes and the
Liberty Bell Special shape.
14. Bart Geentiens started in aviation in 1977
flying sail-planes. He has been flying fixed
wing aircraft since 1993, from single engine to
twin engine aircraft. Bart started flying hot air
balloons in 1997, obtaining a Private Pilot
License in 2003 and a Commercial License in
2004. To date he has accumulated over 350
hours in his Ballooning career. His wife, Toni,
and he attend several balloon festivals
throughout the year.
15. Mark and Sandi Avery of Frelinghuysen
got started in ballooning in the early 1980's
when Sandi was asked to write a computer
program to help organize one of the first NJ
balloon festivals. After quickly becoming
hooked on ballooning they soon found themselves crewing for some local balloonists and
chasing them around NJ for several years
before raising a family. They bought their
own balloon in 2010 with the help of friend
Rich Wiedenhaefer, pilot of the Strawberry
balloon, who also trained Mark to fly. Sandi
is the crew chief and together with their sons
and friends as crew they enjoy flying their
balloon around the scenic areas of Warren
and Hunterdon counties. They have appreci-
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Tim Strand
Tracy Leaver
ated the welcoming environment of the local
ballooning community and have especially
enjoyed the fun and friendly atmosphere
found at the WCFF Festival. Mark has been
flying as a NY-based commercial airline pilot
for the past 20+ years.
16. Ken Kreiger will be joining us again in
2013. Ken attended the festival for the first
time in 2010, not knowing what to expect.
He thoroughly enjoyed Warren County hospitality so much that he has decided he will
become a permanent fixture.
17. Jeff Buchman is from Allentown PA. Jeff
started ballooning in 2003 and has flown in
New York, Georgia, Utah, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. Jeff flies commercially in his
balloon or the local REMAX balloon. If it
flies, he has flown it. He started flying
before his parents would let him drive a car.
When not instructing and flying in small aircraft, gliders or balloons he is a Captain and
Check Airman on Boeing 767 and 757’s,
training or giving check rides for a major
international airline. He also instructs and
is a check airman for the USAF AUX in gliders and powered aircraft. Many of his students have gone on to the Air Force, Navy
and Coast Guard Academies. Jeff volunteers
as a speaker and safety educator for the
FAA sharing his 40+ years of professional
experience. Jeff and his crew will make sure
your balloon flight is safe and enjoyable!
18. Mark Fritze writes about his balloon,
Adorned with 13 stars, representing the 13
original colonies, over each print of the preamble to the United States Constitution, this
patriotic balloon, “Freedom Flyer,” was completed in 2010. I had it commissioned to
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Ken Kreiger
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Randy Lee
Bill Whidden
remind “WE” the people, the importance of this
document. Through the inspirational writings
from our spiritually guided forefathers, for the
first time in history, a society set out to break
away from a ruler and govern themselves; no
monarchy or dictator, but a government of, by,
and for the people. This is an incredibly
unique, successful, and vulnerable concept. It
must be defended and followed in order to keep
America strong and free.
19. Tim Strand lives in Holland Township NJ.
He started out in aviation as an FAA-licensed
aircraft mechanic, and then moved to the
cockpit as an airplane pilot in 1979. After a
friend took him for a hot air balloon ride in
1989, he has been hooked on piloting balloons ever since (about 1900 hours worth!).
He flies the colorful “Sunrise” balloon.
Over the years since that first ride, Tim
has flown as a corporate balloon pilot in full
and part time positions for Wathne Clothiers,
Paine Webber, Seagram’s, and United Van
Lines. Tim has his own Technical Writing
and Training firm and works with various
firms supporting the Dept. of Homeland
Security airport security initiative.
Tim and his wife Clare (also a licensed
pilot) travel to several balloon events a year,
including the Quechee Balloon Festival in
Quechee, VT, the NJ Festival of Ballooning,
the Warren County (NJ) Farmers’ Fair
Balloon Rally, the Adirondack Balloon
Festival in the Lake George region of upstate
NY, and the big one, the Albuquerque
International Balloon Fiesta in NM.
20. Tracy Leaver enjoys sharing her love of
ballooning. Each unique flight offers once in
a lifetime, special memories for her passengers. In her everyday world, Tracy is the
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RJ Letrent
Rick Bryant
Executive Director of Woodlands Wildlife
Refuge, Inc. in Hunterdon County and in her
spare time she escapes and flies the Jurassic
Journey balloon, sharing adventures with
her Chase Crew including her husband Jeff
and friends Susan, Karen and Fernando,
Mike and Debbie. “My crew is the best! They
make every flight extra special and so much
fun! If you haven’t flown make it happen!
21. Randy Lee has been involved with ballooning 15 years with over ten years and 500 hours
as a pilot. He fell in love with the sport after
taking his first balloon ride. As pilot, Randy is
only part of the team. He and Jean, his wife
and number one Support Person (in more ways
than one), operate Carolina High Hot Air
Balloon Company, LLC in Four Oaks, NC. In
addition to flying near their home, they enjoy
traveling with their balloon throughout the
eastern United States and Canada. They both
enjoy life and sharing their sport with new and
old friends they meet along the way. Laughter
is not uncommon around Randy and Jean.
22. Bill Whidden writes: I have been flying
Balloons for over 30 years. My balloon is
named "Great Balls Of Fire II”. Why? I am a
Jerry Lee Lewis fan, I like the song and guess
what – you have a great big ball of fire over
your head when flying in a Hot Air Balloonbut relax – all Hot Air balloons function in the
same way! I have been a pilot for 30 years with
over 3000 hours in hot air balloons, dirigibles
and gas balloons. I have flown in almost all of
the contiguous 48 states, as well as Austria,
Ireland, England, Portugal, France, Belgium,
Germany, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand – and
rated to fly both Gas and Hot Air.
Since I took my first flight in the early eighties, I have been fascinated with Balloon flight.
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It is truly the oldest and most unique way of
experiencing mans freedom from the boundaries of earth. I still enjoy the thrill and exhilaration my first time passengers experience
when they marvel at sights and sounds of ballooning- and to fly here in the beautiful farm
lands of New Jersey and Pennsylvania is paralleled by very few other places that I have
flown. It is always a pleasure to be in the area
and fly passengers for their first time or 2nd,
3rd or 4th flight.
23. Rich (RJ) Letrent, originally from
Western Pennsylvania, currently hails from
Hamilton, New Jersey. He holds a commercial LTA certificate and flies regularly in the
Garden State. Logbook entries also include
a number of festivals across the northeastern USA and even a flight in the Slovak
Republic. “I got hooked on ballooning back
in 2005 when my neighbor, Jeff Lovelace,
talked me into coming out to crew. I had no
idea what to expect, but it turned into an
addiction. Along the way, I’ve encountered
some of the most wonderful people you will
ever meet and flown many a balloon.”
The HI Balloon has an interesting story. It
began life as the Yashica Camera Balloon.
When the corporate contract expired, the
previous owner removed all of the letters
except for the “HI”. That bit of whimsy
proved to be very popular. Eventually, the
aging envelope was retired and a new one
commissioned. “HI” was included in the new
design and continues to generate smiles.
RJ and Jeff bought the HI Balloon from
Don Henk in the fall of 2007 and are thrilled
to, once again, bring HI back to Warren
County. “There is no question that this is
our favorite event. Fred and Giulia put on a
great show. We have flown many places, but
nothing compares to the unique mix of the
fair and magnificent scenery. The real
attraction is the people though. The hospitality and camaraderie is unequalled anywhere. We have a heck of a commute, but it
is worth the drive every time!”
RJ serves on the Board of Directors for the
Great Eastern Balloon Association (GEBA).
He is also a member of the Balloon
Federation of America (BFA) and the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).
When he is not ballooning, RJ heads up the
electronic prepress department at a commercial printer in Trenton, New Jersey.
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24. Rick Bryant and his crew- wife, CJ and
crew chief, Jimmy have been flying their balloon, “Out of the Blue” for the past 8 years.
Rick has flown Navy jets and commercial
airliners, but his favorite flying is the hot air
balloon. When asked why, he says " no air
traffic control telling you what to do!" Rick
has flown in balloon events in several states
in the USA and International events in
England and Switzerland. He prefers the
Warren County Farmers’ Fair and Balloon
festival right here in his own backyard. "You
can't beat the camaraderie among the pilots
and crews, and the scenery is beautiful", he
says. Throw in the interesting competitions
and you have a first rate balloon festival.
25. Richard Scott Kelley writes: Experiences
with Lighter-than-Air – The Warren County
Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival is
a special event for us. The Festival provides a
lot to have us here with food, passengers, sponsors and fun. We look forward to this event
every year. Thanks to a hard working crew:
Stephanie (my wife), June, Natalie, Alan,
Carol, Michael and Sally, Ron and Elaine and
Ford (who does it all including being the photographer!) we have enjoyed great flights
including the Bicycle Race. We have great countryside to fly over and wonderful landowners
who welcome us to land on their properties. We
also have time to enjoy the rest of the Farmers’
Fair. Thanks for having us!
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Tony DiCocco
found flying in the skies above Hunterdon
County, NJ. Her favorite part of ballooning is
meeting new people and traveling to new
places. Sally is a proud member of the Great
Eastern Balloon Association and currently
serves as President.
28. Rich Wiedenhaefer has been hot air
ballooning in the local area for 16 years.
Originally from Pattenburg, N.J., Rich now
resides with his wife Cat in Williams
Township, PA. They have two balloons, the
always popular “Giant Strawberry” and the
smaller “Bullseye.” Their ace chase crew is
Billy and Cynthia Salis of Clinton NJ. When
not flying the balloon Rick is a Check
Captain with United Airlines out of Newark
NJ or hacking at the golf balls in Hellertown
PA at Silver Creek Golf Course. Their all
time favorite Warren County Fair story is
landing the giant strawberry north of the
Fair on Rt. 519 where two six year old
twins were having a Strawberry Shortcake
birthday party – what a coincidence.
29. Rodger Kell has been ballooning for over
40 years and operates a commercial ride
business in Harmony Township with his wife,
Sue. He has flown all over the United States,
in France with the late Malcolm Forbes and
in Africa with friends. The adventures and
friends made, old and new, have made ballooning an integral part of his life. He is looking forward to the fair which is one of his
favorite venues.
26. JR Maehr is the owner and operator of
JD Adventures, from Piscataway NJ. His
first ride was in Sonoma County California wine country – in 1992. Joined a chase
crew and eventually the crew chief for the
Coors Balloon Team. Became a private pilot
in 1997 and commercial pilot in 2003. In his
fourth year at the fair flying the Balloon,
Kaleidoscope. JR currently is a pilot for two
local ride companies, with engagement
flights a specialty.
30. Tony DiCocco wrote: In the ensuing 30
years – wow, I must be old! – I have flown
countless flights; trained several other pilots;
met my wife who was a student pilot in 1989
when we met, and developed deep friendships
with other pilots and crew. And although a lot
of my flying is commercial passenger flights I
most enjoy the ‘just for kicks’ flights on those
beautiful days that you just can’t not fly.
27. Sally Mazzocchi has been involved in
ballooning since she was 10 years old. To
her, ballooning is a family activity. Her dad
Nick is also a pilot and her mom Sherrie is
part of the crew along with many extended
family members, affectionately known as
The Flying Mazzocchis. Sally has flown in
events throughout the US and also in
Canada and China, but most often can be
31. Neal Blackwell started his ballooning
career 30 years ago by simply going for a balloon ride with former coworker, Dave Spais.
Dave, at that time, was working for a company
named Sky Works which flew from Hopewell
Twp., NJ. Dave had his private license and
needed people to fly with him to log time for
his commercial license. After some major convincing, Dave talked Neal’s brother, another
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into the city of Trenton and landed in the middle of a soccer game. The kids had as much
fun as they did. From then, Dave talked Neal
into crewing – at least that is what they called
it. Neal called it working for no pay. After
crewing for a few years Neal then earned his
private pilot license in 1981 and his commercial rating a short time thereafter.
Since then he has flown countless
flights; trained several other pilots; met his
wife who was a student pilot in 1989, and
developed deep friendships with other
pilots and crew. His current student is a 17
year old boy who has been chasing, flying
and crewing with them since he was 6
years old. His 14 year old sister will probably be his next student.
Neal and his wife, in addition to participating in several regional balloon events in
New Jersey, Maryland and Canada, have
also had the wonderful adventure of flying
over the Alps in Switzerland and Austria a
couple of years ago. The opportunities of
ballooning are just as endless as the sky!
32 Kenny Shumate is from Orlando,
Florida where he has lived for over 49
years. He recently retired after 30 years
from Walt Disney World as a Firefighter.
Kenny used to hunt on the property that
Disney now owns and helped with the
excavation of the Walt Disney Resort
before going to work as a firefighter there.
Kenny has been flying hot air balloons
for over 29 years and has logged over
2,000 hours in the air. He is a certified
Flight Instructor and has trained over 56
new pilots. He has flown balloons of all
sizes and shapes from the 2X Cloud
Keith Sproul
Hopper models to the large 210,000 cubic
foot 10 passenger balloons and special
shapes such as The Brazilian Clown
Balloon. Kenny puts his emphasis on providing a safe, fun and exciting adventure
that you will remember for years to come.
Kenny has flown all over the United State,
Canada, and New Zealand. His favorites are
Freedom Weekend Aloft in Anderson, South
Carolina, several festivals in Canada and
now the Warren County Farmers’ Fair. He
has sent his balloons as far away as Japan
for the world Championships in Saga, Japan.
He has met so many people from many different walks of life, enjoys life to the maximum and appreciates the gift of flight.
Director for Steve Fossett’s round the world
balloon attempts, including his successful
flight in the Summer of 2002. In 2007, Bert
built the smallest manned gas balloon to
ever cross the Atlantic Ocean when David
Hempelman Adams flew his 37,000 cubic
foot balloon from St. Johns Newfoundland to
Nolay France, and in so doing breaking 5 FAI
world class distance and duration records.
In 2011 Bert was awarded the Montoglifer
Diploma for contribution to the sport of gas
ballooning. This international award is the
highest recognition in ballooning; is was
voted on by over 16 countries. Bert is also
the Vice Chairman of the Gas division of The
Balloon Federation of America.
33. Jennifer Goldbloom writes, I fell in love
with ballooning during my first flight in
Gallup, New Mexico in 1982. I earned my
commercial LTA rating in 1992 and have
been involved in many aspects of the sport
over the years. Ballooning has given me the
opportunity to travel and fly in many states in
the U.S., as well as Canada and France.
Floating above the earth, seeing new places
and making new friends through ballooning’s
chance encounters makes me think to myself,
“What a Wonderful Whirled!”
35. Jon Radowski has been involved in
ballooning essentially his entire life. His
interest took off at the age of two when his
family attended the Bloomsbury Balloon
Festival. Jon knew from a very early age he
would become a balloon pilot, and made all
the necessary preparations in his life to
help allow his plans to unfold. He first flew
in a balloon at the age of 12, began flight
instruction at 14, designed and built his
first hot air balloon at 17 while a junior in
high school, earned his private pilots
license later that year, and gained his commercial pilots license at 19 to begin ballooning as a career.
From 2003 onwards, Jon served as the
chief pilot of the Space Shuttle Patriot balloon, still the tallest special shape hot air balloon currently flying in the world. Towering
an impressive 190 feet from nose to ground,
with a wingspan of 115 feet, Patriot is 40%
larger than the actual NASA Orbiter. Patriot
appeared with Jon at the helm at the Warren
County Farmers Fair in 2003.
34 Owner of “Best” Aviation Services in
Bally Pennsylvania, Bert Padelt and his
wife Joanie run a full time repair station for
both hot air and gas balloons. He is a builder
of both hot air and gas balloons, and his balloons hold FAI world class records in AX
(hot air), AA (gas), and AM (Rozier) categories. His thousand meter gas balloon
design has flown further then any other balloon in the Gordon Bennett. Involved in ballooning since 1972, he was the Systems
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7th Annual Bicycle Balloon Race
Jon currently flies year-round, offering passenger balloon flights
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Mexico and Arizona. He continues to design and build custom hot air balloons, special shapes and
is involved in the design and construction of hot air airships. Jon is
certified to fly hot air balloons, hot air airships, gliders, and is currently undergoing flight training towards his airplane rating. Jon
has flown balloons and airships in eighteen different US states as
well as Canada, Mexico and Europe. A few of his most memorable
flights include a flight across Lake George, NY; a full moon midnight flight in Phoenix, AZ; flying near the Swiss Alps; flying a balloon inside another balloon; and a spectacular flight to 18,000 feet,
above the Grand Canyon!
One of the favorite events of the balloon festival is the
bicycle balloon race. The race will be held on Wednesday,
July 31, 2013 with a raindate of Thursday August 1. This
year marks the 7th Bicycle Balloon Race.
Last year the Bicycle Balloon Race raised $2,900 for
the ADM Foundation. This year the charity will be Adopt A
Soldier Platoon. (www.adoptasoldierplatoon.org)
Pilots graciously donate a balloon ride to the biker
who pays a registration fee – of which 100% goes to the
charity. The biker rides
in the balloon while
their bike gets
strapped to the outside
of the basket.
Typically the pilot
is required to fly past a
boundary line designated on a map. Once past
the boundary line they
may land and drop
their biker off. The
biker races back to the
Fairgrounds. Each
biker must have a GPS
that tracks their route.
36. Dave Berka writes, I’ve been a commercial hot air balloon pilot
since 1979. I flown in the Swiss Alps and Germany’s Bavarian Alps.
One of my most unique flights was flying over Niagara Falls. I have
trained 21 pilots including my son Joel. I attend many festivals in the
United States as well as Canada, and very much enjoy the Warren
County hot air balloon festival. The event organizers, and the people of
Warren County make this such a great event to attend. Looking forward
to this year’s festival.
37. Christine in her early years before becoming a balloonist, was
in 4-H, placed high in FFA State and National Competitions, and
was a NJ FFA State Officer. She also developed an extensive equestrian background which includes carriage driving, side saddle, and
was on tour as a rider with the Royal Lipizzan Stallions. Christine
first attended WCFF in 2003 as crew for the Space Shuttle special
shape balloon and has enjoyed coming back ever since. Last year,
the day after earning her private pilot rating, she was on the WCFF
balloon field and flying in competition with very experienced pilots.
Christine has flown in the NJ Festival of Ballooning, solo among
600 balloons from around the world in Albuquerque, and in Thailand.
Recently and within the span of two weeks, Christine piloted for the
US Flag, the Lighthouse, and Patriot Space Shuttle balloons.
38. Mary Beth and Dick Young have been involved in ballooning
since 1977. They started with the fun of learning to crew with many
different types of balloons and pilots, and then became balloon owners of “Going My Way” in 1993. Both are FAA-Certified Commercial
Hot Air Balloon Pilots. They truly love sharing the magical moments
of ballooning with others.
Highlights of Dick’s ballooning include: a 2003 Long Jump from
NJ to PA of about 100 miles which won him 1st place in the BFA
National Competition, and another Long Jump during the same
year from NJ to CT that earned him 3rd place nationally. In 2008,
Dick also placed 3rd nationally in a BFA Long Jump, with a 147mile Flight from NY to MA.
Mary Beth has flown over 400 joy-filled hours (most of them!).
A most memorable flight was the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, flying
right over the city, seeing the jets coming and going from BWI.
Other memorable places Mary Beth and Dick have flown include
Quechee, VT, Monument Valley, AZ, Williamsport, PA, over Lake
George, NY and the Adirondacks.
Fair Welcomes NJ
Devils Street Team
and Team Mascot
Stop by and visit with the N.J. Devils Street Team at the Fair on
Saturday, August 3, from 12-6pm. Fans and Fair attendees will
have the chance to interact at their promotional table by spinning
the prize wheel. You could go home with some cool Devils promotional items including: t-shirts, hats, water bottles, team posters,
team luggage tags and N.J. Devil silicone bracelets.
In addition to winning some great N.J. Devils prizes you may
enter to win 4 tickets for "Sesame Street Live."
Get your picture taken with the N.J. Devil, the team mascot,
from 3-5pm. Ask questions about the upcoming season.
39. Keith Sproul and his wife have been involved with ballooning since
1998. He has been crew chief on the Energizer Bunny for several years.
He has made five balloons, including three special shape Tetrahedron
balloons. He has recently started making a couple more special shape
balloons. He also owns three other special shape balloons including an
80 foot tall Birthday Cake, a rabbit and a pink pig balloon. He likes to
fly in canyons, gaps, gorges, and other places, where you end up looking up at the ground. Keith and his wife attend many balloon festivals
through out the year. He also likes flying in the winter when it is cold
and snow is on the ground. In addition to flying the large special shape
balloons, he enjoys flying small one-man chariot type balloons.
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4-H Youth Development Program
The New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program is the youth
development component of Rutgers Cooperative Extension at
Rutgers University. 4-H offers informal educational programs
to youth in grades K-13 (one year out of high school). The NJ
4-H program uses a learn-by-doing approach to enable youth to
develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to
become competent, caring, and contributing citizens of the
world. This mission is accomplished by using the knowledge
and resources of the land-grant university system, along with
the involvement of caring adults.
This year, we've added some exciting opportunities for you
and your family while visiting the fair. Stop by the 4-H building
on the Fairgrounds to box with robots, or try your hand at
archery on the back range, or launching beanbags in a shooting
gallery. You may run into some of our newest 4-Hers on skates
with our Jr. Roller Derby club for youth in 4th – 13th grade.
Of course we offer traditional 4-H clubs as well. Stop by
the show barn to catch a 4-H/FFA animal show. Every year we
offer a variety of shows for youth to show off the animals they
have been raising. For more information about getting involved
in Warren 4-H, visit the website at www.warren4-h.org.
While you are on the grounds, don't forget the ice cream at
the 4-H Teen Council's Milk Booth, located by the Show Barn.
There is something for everyone in 4-H. 4-H is available to
all youth at limited or no cost. This is due to
the funding partnership between federal,
state and local governments which make possible the Cooperative Extension System of
which the 4-H Program is a part. Grants and
private donor support generated nationally
and locally also help to fund program efforts.
5th Annual
4-H Renaissance Faire –
September 7 & 8, 2013
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Corner of Routes 519 & 46
Open 7 Days – 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Join revelers, knights, nobles, greyhounds,
and more at the annual Renaissance Faire at
the Fairgrounds. Proceeds go to support the
Warren County 4-H Teen Council.
warren4-hrenfaire.org
(908) 475-8787
Fax: (908) 475-1050
37 Fair Tee Shirts, Hats, Totes and New This Year, Toys
Fair Merchandise As Listed Below Will Be On Sale
This Year In The Home & Garden Building As Well
As In The Fair Office On The Fairgrounds.
4-H clothing and toys will be on sale this year in the Home &
Garden and in the 4-H Exhibit Buildings during the week of Fair.
All merchandise can be purchased prior to the Fair in the RCE
office in the Wayne Dumont Admin. Building at 165 Co. RT 519
So., Belvidere 07823.
Tee Shirts – $15.00
This year’s inventory will include neon tie dye, pin wheel tie dye
in blue, orange and Kelly green with white; multi color swirl tie
dye in red/white/blue and camo shirts in pink/white and green
woodland design. So stop by at any of the above mentioned locations and purchase your merchandise.
Hats: Adams Cool-Crown, Low Profile Washed Pigment Dyed
Style – $12.00
Colors include: Espresso, nautical red, navy, forest, hot pink and
tangerine. The hot colors of summer are here, so get yours now
before they disappear.
Tote Bags – $15.00
Will be on sale also, 100% cotton canvas in navy blue with a zippered top. (22x15 with 5” gusseted bottom)
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39 Top Notch Equestrian Centre, Ltd.
Open Horse Show
Saturday, August 3, 2013 – 8:00 am
The open horse show on closing day Saturday this year is being
run by Top Notch Equestrian Centre, Ltd. located in Stewartsville
New Jersey at the Belclare training facility on South Main Street.
Top Notch specializes in Hunters, Equitation, Jumpers and
Dressage. Owned by Kelly Poff and Marykay Schultz, the facility
has been in business for 15 years.
Top Notch's training program begins with Kelly Poff, head
trainer. Kelly brings an impressive amount of talent, education and
experience to her methods actively engaged in teaching people and
training horses for more than 25 years. As a certified riding
instructor, her students receive the best training possible.
Top Notch caters to beginners, children and adults alike, as
well as advanced riders. Some of them compete at the local level,
while others compete at rated shows. Currently Top Notch has several riders actively pursuing a place at the National finals to be
held in Saugerties, NY in September of this year.
Top Notch's program begins with instilling the fundamentals
and progresses students into areas of their choosing; from dressage, to hunters, equitation and jumpers. Dressage requires no
jumping , while the remaining disciplines all require jumping the
horse over fences and through courses of increasing height and difficulty. Most parents love dressage, while most of the children just
want to jump. Regardless of discipline, Top Notch is relentless in
the pursuit of safe riding practices. The approach is slow and
steady with the emphasis on well developed skills prior to advancing students. Parents and students alike, understand that their
safety is our foremost concern so the basics are really drilled.
Top Notch is also currently home to Rebedon Farm, where the
nationally recognized breeding Welsh Stallion, Brookside Pink
Magnum stands. As a Breyer Portrait Horse, Magnum will be
appearing at the Breyer Festival in August of this year, to be held
in Kentucky.
Top Notch Equestrian facility boasts two indoor arenas providing for year round, all weather riding; two outdoor rings, one with
lighting to allow for evening riding or lessons; an expansive hunt
course and a 5/8ths mile track with a well maintained riding surface. One of the premier riding establishments in Warren County,
Top Notch offers the best in riding instruction and boarding.
Show information: www.topnotchequestriancentre.com;
www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org; or call Top Notch Equestrian
Cente at 908-213-1300. The horse show will begin at 8:00 am.
40 Ways To Win a Free Balloon Ride!
The Warren County Library System
1. Come to the Balloon Ride Tent during the Fair and fill
out a survey. We want to know how you heard about the
Warren County Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival.
The ride is good 2 passengers at the 2014 Fair.
The Warren County Library System’s bookmobile will be
stationed in front of the Freeholders’ Exhibit Building
Monday through Friday, and will be open for touring from
1:00 to 8:00 p.m. daily. Take a few moments to walk
through the air-conditioned mobile library to familiarize
yourself with the books, programs and services offered by
your local branch, and to talk to our staff and enter a raffle
for one of our 4 prize baskets.
2. Visit Facebook.com/JCPandL or stop by the JCP&L
booth to enter for a chance to win a balloon ride during the
2013 Fair.
3. Visit the AmeriGas Booth to enter to win a balloon ride
during the 2013 Fair.
You can find the following at your county library:
4. Stop by and visit sponsor Open MRI of Phillipsburg
Open Air MRI of Allentown at their booth at the Fair.
Learn about the benefits of Open MRI and fill out a chance
to win a balloon ride during the 2013 Fair.
MATERIALS:
5. Stop by the Snapple Beverage Booth at the Fair and fill
out a chance to win a balloon ride during the 2013 Fair.
6. Visit all three of the Warren County wineries on the
Vintage North Jersey Wine Trails and be entered to win a balloon ride for 2 during the 2013 Fair.
See ad on page 27 for details.
SCAN FOR A CHANCE TO WIN
Located next to the FFA building, on the way to the horse barn
Storytime at Pokey’s Place will be everyday at 1 pm.
Denise “Rodeo Barbie” Dabinett will be reading stories at Pokey’s
Place and giving out autograph photos. Pokey’s saddle and scrapbook
will be on display. Kids can stop by and meet one of Pokey’s pals.
Denise will be dressed as Rodeo Barbie for the opening ceremonies and assisting at the Open Horse Show costume class and
Lil Miss Rodeo Barbie, Tori Kramer will be singing the National
Anthem in the horse ring on Thursday night at 7 pm.
For more info visit: www.WeLovePokey.com
Blood Drive Saturday August 3
Stewartsville Grange #121 in conjunction with MillerKeystone Blood Center will be sponsoring a Community
Blood Drive at the Fair on Saturday, August 3, 2013. The
bloodmobile will be parked by the main entrance of the Fair
(on County Route 519) from 11 am to 7 pm.
For those who are eligible and able to give blood at the
fair, Stewartsville Grange will issue a voucher for $5 to be
redeemed at their food stand. The bloodmobile will be
equipped to handle appointments, plus walk-ins. This has
become a very popular event at the Fair. This year's goal
is 40 donors.
For more info. or to make an appointment, contact
Laura Rush at (908) 399-4570 or Cindy Bowman at
(908) 619-8697.
41 Books • Large-Type Books • Magazines • eBooks
Newspapers • Audio Books • Local History Resources
Genealogical Resources ·• Databases
Entertainment DVDs • Blu-Rays • Instructional DVDs
Music CDs & DVDs • Video Games
SERVICES:
Adult Reference • Bookmobile and Outreach Services
Children’s and Adult Programs • Children’s Reference
Internet Access • Wi-Fi • BookNews Newsletters
Storytimes • Teen and Adult Book Clubs
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42 43 Rules and Regs available online:
warrencountyfarmersfair.org or
at the Fair Business Office
Agricultural Olympics
Antique Car Show
Antique Tractor Pull
ATV Mud Bog
BBQ Ribs Cookoff
Baby Crawling Contest
Backyard Farmer Egg Show
Baking Contest, Youth & Adult
Beef & Steer Show, Open
Big Wheel Competition
Building Watch Form – Home & Garden
Canning Exhibit
Color Breed Show, Open
Country Idol Contest
Cutest Baby Contest
Decorated Egg Contest – Youth
Demolition Derby
Farmers Tractor Pull
Fine Arts & Crafts Show
Fire Apparatus/Equipment Show
Flower Show Youth & Adult
Fruit Show, Open
Garden Tractor Pull, Adult
Garden Tractor Pull, Junior
Handwork Show
Hay Bale Rolling Contest
Hay and Silage Show
Herb Show, Open
Holstein Show
Honey Show
Horse Show, Pleasure, Open, Sunday
Horse Show, Open, Saturday Aug. 3
Hoser's Heaviest Vegetable Contest
Kiddie Pedal Pull
Kids’ Corral Contests
NEW – Motorcycle Show
Mr. Warren County Contest
NEW – Ms. Warren County Contest
Mud Bog Competition
Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course, Youth
Pet Show, Open
Photography Show
Scarecrow Contest
Scrapbooking Show
Stock & Hot Stock Tractor Pull
Sunflower Contest
Talent Show – must pre-register
Teen Contests
Truck Show
Truck Pull
Warren Hills FFA Alumni Car Show
Warren Hills Wrestling Club Tournament
Vegetable Show, Open
Freeholders’ “Warren County and You”
Exhibit Building
Curious about how your County tax dollars are spent? Then be sure to stop by the
“Warren County and You” Freeholders’ Exhibit Building located behind the Main
Arena bleachers. Stroll through at your leisure to learn more about the many ways in
which Warren County Government serves its citizens.
When you visit the “Warren County and You” building, cast a ballot for your
favorite exhibit. In so doing, you will also be entered to win two FREE tickets to
Saturday night’s Mud Bog. The exhibit garnering the most votes will win the “Best
Display” trophy for 2013. You need not be present to win, but you do need to visit us
and cast your vote before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31.
Inside the building you will find information on the County Budget; learn about
the functions of the County Clerk and Surrogate; and see what vocational programs
are offered at Warren County Technical School.
We are pleased to announce that Warren Haven Nursing Home will be represented in the building this year. Come and find out about all the services this skilled nursing facility has to offer you or a loved one.
Study a map of all the preserved open space and farmland courtesy of the
Department of Land Preservation, and discover the beauty of The White Lake Natural
Resource Area, and the history of the Morris Canal.
Check out the status of various bridge and road improvement projects the County
Engineer has underway and find out what’s happening with the Planning
Department. Visit the Mosquito Commission booth to learn about prevention and let
the kids enter a contest.
Materials provided by the Department of Human Services explain the many programs available to Warren County citizens. The Family & Community Health
Sciences division of Rutgers Cooperative Extension will offer tips on nutritional
health and well-being.
On the lawn in front of this exhibit building, check out the Warren County
Library System’s Bookmobile, open for tours Mon-Fri. The bookmobile is air conditioned! Stop by the library’s tent to chat with staffers, enter to win prizes, and learn
about the various programs and services offered by your local branch, including the
new Library Headquarters building in White Township.
Senior Citizens & Disability Awareness Day is Monday, July 29; admission at the
gate is free upon showing your Medicare card. The annual mini Senior Expo that used
to take place on the lawn in front of the “Warren County and You” building is now
being held on the Dance Floor Pavilion.
So… please be sure to include a stroll through the Freeholders Exhibit Building
when you visit the Fair. Pick up an Official County Directory, grab some free souvenirs, and learn about Warren County government and services. We’ll see you there!
44 Bourbon Street Wine & Spirits is a proud sponsor of the
Warren County Farmers’ Fair Hot Air Balloon Festival.
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BAKING CONTEST
Youth & Adults
Warren County residents only
July 26, 5-6pm Home & Garden Bldg.
New in 2013 – Open Division (Y&A)
Blueberry coffee cake w/ crumb topping; Any kind/size/shape
Adult Division categories
3 layer German sweet chocolate cake
with coconut/pecan icing; 8-9” size
Plain cheesecake w/graham cracker
crust with any fruit topping (brought in
a cooler)
Youth Division –12 and under
Blueberry muffins – plain (6 for display)
Youth Division – 13-17 years of age
Peach crumb cake with plain crumb
topping; Any size/shape
Best of Show Winner
Chosen from each division’s first place
winner
For complete rules/regs go to webpage
www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org
45 46 Behind the Scenes at the WCFF
You can now look forward to eight days of old tyme family fun, fabulous food, delicious desserts, exciting entertainment and agricultural exhibits from the home and garden at the Warren County
Farmers’ Fair. The preparation, coordination and organization of
this event is made possible through the fruition of 12 directors and
3 secretaries. With everyone working to keep our ‘tractor on
course’ with our wagon full of volunteers, who unselfishly share
their special talents and commitment every year to make the Fair
bigger and better. We want to thank all of them as well as the
agents and secretaries in the RCE office who also work so diligently on the Fair throughout the year. A special thanks to those that
coordinate other special projects like the Traditional Arts Building,
the Kids’ Corral and the Hot Air Balloon Festival.
John Slack has served on the Board since 1993 and is currently
serving as our President. Frank graciously has handled over the
keys of the tractor hopefully ‘steering’ John in the right direction
and keeping it in ‘low gear’ while ‘pulling’ us forward for the next
two years. John and his wife Mae can be found registering antique
tractors for the show on Friday or helping to scoop up ice cream at
the ice cream sundae. John will be spending more of his time in the
office this year overseeing the operation of the Fair. When not at the
Fair you can find John in the field with his son David, as they farm
over 1,000 acres outside of Bloomsbury, NJ. John has served on the
Environmental Commission for over 20 years, six years on the
Pohatcong Town Council and three years on the Industrial
Committee in Pohatcong Township.
Carl Sigler is currently serving again as Vice President and has
held other officer positions since joining the board in 1987. During
the Fair you can find him scooping up ice cream. Some of his other
appointments or elected positions in his community include being
the former Mayor of Franklin Township, member on the Township
School Board for 17 years, served on WC Community College
Planning Board for three years, appointed to the FHA Board in
2006 and is on the USDA Farm Service Agency Farm Committee.
He has been in farming his whole life, started his own herd in 1960
and farmed a total of 240 acres. Carl has been a director for over 30
years on the Livestock Auction Board in Hackettstown.
Michael Toretta has served on the Board of Directors since 1985 in
various officer positions and currently is our Treasurer, a position
he was appointed to in 1992. Mike is a dairy farmer with a herd of
about 100 head and farms 150 acres in Franklin Township. Mike
presently serves on the Franklin Township committee, WC Board of
Agriculture and the Livestock Auction Board in Hackettstown. He
works with the financial secretary throughout the year as well as
Fair week and is in charge of hiring office help, parkers, gate and
grandstand workers.
Oscar Unangst has served on the Board since 1967 and has now
earned the title of ‘senior director’ – having the most years on the
board. He has served several terms as President and Vice
President. During his tenure as a director he helped build most of
the barns and structures on the fairgrounds. He has been a dairy
farmer since 1944, starting out on his grandfather’s farm in
47 Stewartsville at the age of 17 with five cows and a team of mules.
He bought his present farm in 1951 in White Township and has
been farming with his loving wife, sons and daughter and now with
his grandsons, Adam and Tyler Herb. Os and his family have exhibited Registered Holsteins at the Fair for over 50 years. He has
served his community well over the years, whether on Township
Committee for 24 years or as Mayor for eight terms, on the ASC
Board and as a director of Farmers’ Mutual Fire Assurance
Association for more than 20 years. Os served as the Treasurer for
the WC Board of Agriculture from 1965 to 2012.
Frank Van Horn is our immediate past President and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1996 but his involvement with our
Fair started years before his appointment to the board. He was and
is our announcer for the Tractor Pulls and other motorized events
where you can still find him ‘talkin’ up a storm’ in our main arena.
He was a former director at the Sussex and West End Fairs and has
been a member with the Farm Bureau and Board of Agriculture
since 1996. Frank was a dairy farmer and an advocate for open
space, farmland preservation and for the farmers in their plight
against over development. Later he started F&M Transportation,
originally picking up milk from local farmers. Currently he transports milk and water locally and to the tri-state area. On the local
governmental level, he served as Mayor of Knowlton Township
starting in 1995 and chose to step down in 2012, after serving his
residents tirelessly and with great compassion. He would always
lend a helping hand. He has been a Knowlton Lions Club member
since 1996, District Chair for his local Boy Scout Troop and a life
member for the Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue. Frank is now
spending more time with his wife Mary and his grandchildren.
Rich Castimore has served as President and vice president during
his tenure on the board, which started in 1990. He was a local dairy
farmer and member of the Moravian Grange for several years. Rich
is in charge of the sanitation department during the week and
supervises the Correctional Officers and workers in maintaining a
clean and safe fairgrounds. He also assists his wife Mary Beth, our
vendor secretary, in the setup, placement and numerous requests of
the various vendors. Rich is always willing and able to lend a hand
and his expertise with any task needed during the Fair.
Ann Thomas has served on the board since 1997 and has held the
positions of President and Vice President for several terms. She has
been involved with the 4-H Horse Shows/programs since 1975 and
has co-chaired the Open Horse Show since the early 1990’s; lending
her expertise and guidance to the horse shows and activities during
the Fair. She also serves on the Queen and Princess Committee.
Ann has been a member of the Warren Grange since 1990, Pomona
Grange since 1992, and has taken the State and National level
degrees. She has been a director of the Ag Tourism Council of NJ
since 2006. Ann has served various officer positions with the
Agricultural Fair Association of NJ over the years where she created, coordinated and oversees the State Ambassador Contest; which
she started in 2004.
Sam Santini has served as Vice President and President on the
Board since being appointed in 1997. Sam was a former dairy
farmer and now grows several different field crops with corn being
his major one, farming over 1,500 acres in Stewartsville and the
surrounding townships. He has been the winner for the National
Corn Growers Yield Contest numerous times, including 2010 contest thus affording him various awards at the convention held
throughout the United States. As you can see he is ‘outstanding in
his field’. Sam can be found in the main arena assisting with the
Truck Pull and the Mud Bog.
Ken Hoser was appointed to the board in 1999 and was a dairy
farmer in Stewartsville, where he farmed for over 40 years; raising
purebred Brown Swiss. He decided to sell his herds and start raising goats until this year when he decided it was time to kick back
and enjoy life. Ken can now be found driving a ‘Deere’ helping other
farmers make hay or cutting corn in the fall. At the Fair you can find
Ken helping to scoop up a bowl of delicious ice cream at the fabulous ice cream sundae along with our own Fair royalty, our queen
and princess, as well as other Fair directors. Carl and Ken oversee
the duties of the chairman for the Animal Exhibit Barn making sure
everything is hatching ‘egg’ actly in order and ‘moo’ ving smoothly
along, with no ‘kidding’ around, and that’s no ‘bull’.
Mitch Jones was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2008, having graduated from Penn State University in 1998. Being no
stranger to the Fair he started helping when he was an FFA student
in high school in the Home and Garden Building, handling registrations of various shows and continues volunteering each year, now
with the assistance of his wife Lauren. He currently farms over 600
acres in White, Franklin and Harmony Townships. You can find
Mitch most days in the main arena as Chairman for the Farmers’,
Stock/Hot Stock and Antique Tractor Pulls with his committee
Wayne, Jim and Robert. Mitch also helps Jim Bischoff with the ATV
Mud Bog competition. He also lends his expertise to maintaining
the fairgrounds assisted by Jim Bischoff. He has been a member of
the Warren Grange since 2003 and has served as Master since
2008. Mitch has also been a member of the WC Board of Agriculture
since 2002 and has served as president and vice president being
elected to serve as Treasurer in 2013.
James (Jim) Bischoff was appointed to the Board of Directors in
2010. He is a graduate of Morris County Community College with a
degree in landscape design and management. Jim has been helping
at the Fair since he was in high school with FFA also in the Home
and Garden Building with registration for horticultural crops since
2000. His duties as a Fair director include chairing the ATV Mud
Bog Competition and helping Mitch and Wayne with all of the tractor pulls. Jim is also in charge of getting local landscapers to set up
displays at the Fair as well as maintaining the landscape design at
the main entrance. Jim also chairs the Truck Show on Saturday
which has him ‘truckin’ from one event to another. Helping Jim with
all of the motorized events is his girlfriend Jen.
Milly Rice has worked with the Fair since 1981 as part of her
responsibilities with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office in
Warren County, when she was hired to work in the Home
Horticulture Department. Over the years she has gleaned information from attending classes in Rutgers in her area of emphasis and
from first hand knowledge of working with the public. Milly has
served as the WC Shade Tree Commission secretary since 1999.
She also began the Arbor Day Contest in 2006. Second and third
graders write stories and draw pictures. The project started with 75
entries and spiked to 675 last year and 475 this year.
Her obligations to the Fair are a year round responsibility. She
handles all aspects of the Fair from preparing and organizing the
schedule of events, booking entertainment, compiling rules and regulations for over 40 shows and contests. She also handles the
administrative duties as a secretary, working with volunteers, contacting judges, chairman and committeepersons for over 40 shows,
handling fair merchandise, ordering show rosettes and trophies; as
well as ordering bathroom supplies – so as you can see she handles
the paperwork from the beginning to the end. She oversees the set
up, cleaning and tear down of the Home and Garden Building as
well as scheduling the building watch during the Fair.
48 Jim Watters was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Farmers’
Fair in April of 2012. He is a fifth generation hay and grain farmer in
Port Murray where he farms 700 acres with his father and brother.
He is married and has 3 children. Jim is very active in his community
and currently serves as a director of the Livestock Auction Market in
Hackettstown. He also serves on the executive board for the Warren
County Board of Agriculture, on the Mansfield Open Space
Committee, Municipal and Charitable Conservancy Trust Committee
and is a trustee of the Rockport Presbyterian Church in Port Murray.
Jim will be in charge of the open cattle barn and checking health
papers for all animals on the grounds this year.
Mary Beth Castimore has held the position of Vendor Secretary
since 1999. She handles all the duties associated with signing up
vendors, handling all paperwork from contracts and insurance
forms to ordering tents. Mary Beth works with over 150 vendors
from food to businesses selling various products to local non profits to veteran related organizations. She has to make sure they are
set up in their ‘spot’ for opening day. She is always prepared to
answer any questions they may have before and during the Fair.
Whether they are coming to the Fair to sell their wares, serve food
or to pass out information about their products, services or company Mary Beth is there to assist them with all of their requirements.
Together Rich and MaryBeth make a dedicated team at the Fair.
Betty Turcic has been the Ground’s Rental Secretary since 2007 handling the rental contracts, scheduling bookings of the grounds and
the paperwork associated with the storage of farm equipment. During
the Fair you’ll find her setting up for the livestock and Holstein shows
and on the Friday before the Fair opens, she’s busy with the registration and set up of the hay and silage shows. Prior to the Fair she’s
busy sending out entry tags/registration forms to the past exhibitors
for the animal and hay shows and preparing rules and regulations for
these shows. Following the Fair she prepares the winners lists from
her shows. In June of 2012 Betty accepted the additional duties of
financial secretary. This year you will find her in the Fair office assisting the treasurer with the gate workers and grandstand ticket takers.
Leah Laubach is responsible for one of the hottest spots on the
fairgrounds – the Kids’ Corral. Leah handles many duties and continues to grow the childrens activity area (with the help of her husband Eric) by adding more interactive fun. Leah will be the first to
tell you how much credit her staff deserves. She has worked closely with Giulia to bring their vision for an educational, fun and
affordable attraction for fairgoers to fruition.
Giulia Iannitelli is our advertising manager and co-coordinator of the
Balloon Festival. This year she would like to forego her “5 minutes of
fame” in the program book to thank her nephew Armando Taddei for all
his help during the past 13 years. He is off to Oklahoma State University
this year and if he is as dedicated to OSU as he has been to the Fair, he
will end up on TV one day. (She hopes he doesn’t forget about her.)
Fred Grotenhuis, the balloonmeister of the Balloon Festival at the
Warren County Farmers’ Fair conceived the idea 13 years ago. The
added attraction has helped the Fair to continue to grow. The pilots
that attend have a great deal of respect for Fred.
Tony Iannitelli has taken promotional photos for the Warren County
Farmers’ Fair and Balloon Festival for the past few years. Many of
the photos on the cover and throughout this book were taken by
Tony. He also helps with the Mr. & Ms. Warren County contests.
We want to thank everyone who volunteers at the Fair whether it is
a donation of your time, expertise/talents and/or with a monetary
donation; we wouldn’t be able to provide a successful agricultural
based, family oriented Farmers’ Fair to the public without YOU.
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49 BBQ Ribs Cookoff Contest
Sunday, July 28 10am to 6pm
Pit area off of Strykers Road
Must pre register by July 12, 2013
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at the Warren County Farmers Fair.
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Amateur and Professional Divisions
The Fair would like to invite all back yard and professional BBQ’ers to sign up and come out for a day of camaraderie
of comparing recipes and cookin’ techniques. Whether you
cook slow and low with coals or a smoker, sign up now to
compete. While you’re busy cooking your family can visit the
Fair and when they’re done and ready to go home you’re putting the final touches on your ribs and getting ready to turn
them in for judging.
There is room for 20 total participants who will judged by
two panels of judges, one for each division.
Check out the rules and regulations on the website at
www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org and download forms and
mail in to the office at WCFF, 165 Co. RT 519 So. Belvidere NJ
07823. For more details call the office at 908-859-6563. There
is a registration fee for entering the contest and for that price
you get a chance to win prizes and a free Fair tee shirt. The
prizes include trophies, ribbons and money for first through
third place – plus braggin’ rights for a whole year.
Last year’s first place winner has been tweaking his recipe
all year and is coming back to defend his title. So let’s give him
some competition. The judges are looking forward to tasting
your ribs and scoring them.
Contestants from the first year of this finger lickin’ good contest.
Open Daily Through Sept. 1
50 Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club Celebrates Its 85th Anniversary
The Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club was started in June of 1928 with 10
members from the Montana/Asbury area. Over the past 85 years
this club has had approximately 400 members and has seen four
generations of families come through its door and worked with 14
County Agents and had 16 different volunteer leaders.
Anna Sigler Sodtalbers currently an active leader of the club has
carried this club for 49 of its 85 years; she was a club member for ten
years prior to becoming a leader thus being involved with this club
for a total of 59 years. Her husband Erich Sodtalbers Jr. has been a
leader of the club for 47 years. The second generation has helped to
keep the club thriving and growing with their daughter Tracy
Sodtalbers Smith who has been an active leader for 24 years as well
as her brothers Erich R., William and Michael. Another leader and
family member in addition to the Sodtalbers family with the club is
Shirley Sigler, who has been a leader for 42 years.
Up until 1985 this club was strictly a dairy cattle club, but with
declining dairy farms in the county and a growing interest of other
large animals we diversified to include Sheep and Beef Projects. In
1987 we expanded into the poultry industry, in 1998 we added swine,
in 2000 goats and last year llamas and alpaca projects were added to
our 4-H Club portfolios. The Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy club while the primary interest was on dairy animals, the raising and care of them,
members wanted to increase their knowledge and interest about the
dairy industry by preparing and participating in such state events as
Dairy Quiz Bowl, Dairy Management, Dairy Judging, as well as that
on other project animals. Through the diversity of the many projects
in the club it has helped to open the eyes of the youth to what opportunities are out there for their future endeavors.
The club has helped our members in careers such as veterinarians, lawyers, accountants, teachers, farmers, paramedics, correctional officers, secretaries, journalists, health department workers, truck
drivers, welders, dairy cattle fitters, engineers, architects, construction workers, woodworking/cabinet makers, landscapers, business
managers, security guards and politicians just to name a few. The
Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club has helped to build futures for the past eight
decades and hopes to empower more youth for generations to come.
If you are a current or past member of the Club please come and
share in our 85th Anniversary Celebration at the Warren County
Farmers’ Fair on Thursday August 1, 2013 in the red and white Show
Building at 7:00pm.
For more information or to donate towards the celebration
please contact Tracy Smith at (908) 887-2630 or email –
[email protected]
51 28th Annual Kiddie Pedal Pull
2013 Motorcycle Show
Committee: Nancy Bilyk, McCole’s and Godfrey’s
July 31 6-9pm on dance floor
The Pedal Pull will begin at 12 noon on Saturday, August
3 in the Livestock Show Building. You must be signed up at
least 1 hour before the event. Forms are available in the Fair
office throughout the week, just ask for one at the ticket/information booth at the Fair office.
Sponsors for the tee shirts that all participants receive are
from the following individuals or businesses- Bilyk Farms in
Belvidere, RJ Strunk, Wally and Nancy Godfrey, Wayne & Fran
McCole, Riverside Designs, Jim Smith Farm, Treible Plumbing
& Heating, Beaver Tree Service, Swim Family, Janet
Rasely/Remax Supreme, Wyckoff’s Tree Farm, Empire Sod &
Vegetable Farms, Slack Farms, Clucas Farms, Deere Meadow
Farm, Glenn Matlock Lawn Care, Tom Bennett Farms, John
Osmun Excavating, Willow Brook Farms, Ed’s Lawnmower
Shop, A.C.E. Enterprises, Manieri Family, Leonard Financial
Group, Mike Green-Helena Chemical, Hart’s Dairy Farm, The
Shelton family and Seedway Seeds.
If you have a son, daughter or grandchild two through 10
years of age sign them up for this fun filled, action packed event.
A sled is attached to the back of the tractor and weights
are placed on it and each participant has to provide the ‘pedal
power of the weighted sled a certain distance’. If they complete their pull, more weight is added until a winner is chosen
by the most weight pulled the longest distance. Your ‘pit crew’
is your family.
The Fair Association provides the tractor, ribbons, candy,
and tickets for the Land of Make Believe for the winners with
trophies sponsored by Bilyk Farms of Belvidere.
The veterans of Post 528 in White Twsp. are sponsoring
the 2013 Motorcycle Show at the Fair. They want to
invite anyone with a motorcycle to come out and compete
for trophies for 1st and 2nd place in the following classes: Antique (1993 and older), Custom, Trikes and Stock
and one trophy each in a Kid’s and People’s choice class.
A minimal registration fee of $10/bike will be charged
and held from 6 to 7pm. A panel of three judges (judging
will be from 7-8pm) will score the bikes and awards presented at 8:30pm on the dance floor. There will be a bike
parade around the main arena when the bikes arrive at
5:45pm. Bikes should line up on Strykers Road outside
of the center back gate, by the fire trucks. Riders will
ride around once and proceed to the dance floor to park
their bike in the designated class area, followed by registration for judging.
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52 Winning Essay by 2012 Fair Queen & 2013 New Jersey
Agricultural Fair Ambassador, Anna Mathews
When people think of agriculo’clock in the morning to care for a sick animal, and we have
ture, they often think of it as a
picked sun-ripened raspberries off the bushes in our backyards.
business or trade—corn and soyI go to college in New York City now, a place that no one
beans, cows and horses, or the
would ever connect with agriculture, yet I see it everywhere I
latest model of tractor. It is physgo: in the window boxes, in the greenhouse rooftops, and on the
ical, the proverbial “plant, anisidewalks where people grow squash in light pole gardens.
mal or mineral,” and nothing
Agriculture is everywhere, not just on the farm. It is the commore. But, when I think of agrimon thread that ties us into a community of people that stretchculture I think of my friends in 4es across property, county, state, and national lines.
H and FFA trotting around the
Agriculture is an absolutely certain and inescapable part of
fairground arena on their horses
what it means to be human. It is food for the soul.
or exhibiting their calves in the
Agriculture is many things, including corn and soybeans,
livestock barn. I think of stackbut agriculture is also about people. It forms the foundation for
ing hay bales in the heat of sumthe best kind of community, by teaching us to have strong charmer with my family or driving
acter, good morals, and to value the ethic of hard work. It forms
behind my neighbor’s tractor,
a bond between people of all ages, ethnicities, and lifestyles,
going twenty miles an hour
and keeps that bond strong through drought and storm.
down our county road. No matter who you are, living in a place
Agriculture is what my New Jersey community is built on, and
that is defined by agriculture will lend similar experiences. To me,
agriculture is what will keep it going strong.
these experiences are the face of agriculture.
Growing up in Warren County on my family’s hay
and livestock farm, I have been a part of this community for as long as I can remember. My family has
been a member of the agricultural community in
Warren County for over eighty years. When my greatgrandfather settled in White Township, New Jersey,
he farmed everything from vegetables to dairy cows.
Through four generations of farming, the love of agriculture is still deeply embedded in the heart and soul
of my family. Since I was nine, I have been doing my
part to continue this legacy by helping out on the
farm every summer and by exhibiting my horses and
rabbits at the county fair. I joined 4-H when I was
seven and spent the last twelve years participating in
events like Horse Bowl, Hippology and Horse
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Judging. I learned to swallow my fear of speaking
through presentations at my county extension office,
responsibility by caring for my animals during fair
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week, and the value of hard work by spending entire
days stacking hay bales in a hot barn.
All of this leads me to believe that there is more
to agriculture than what is materially tangible.
Agriculture is more than growing corn or feeding livestock; it’s a mindset, a lifestyle, an inexplicable part
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I are proud to call ourselves farmers. It is why people
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“real-life” farmers, we come out every year to our
county fairs to see the fruits of another year of hard
work. We do this because we are agriculturalists at
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53 2012 ‘Snap Your Favorite
Picture’ Winners
The Fair had 34 pictures from 13 entrants submitted in the 2012 ‘Snap your
favorite picture’ with the theme of ‘Your favorite Fair memory.’ The following
were chosen as winners and honorable mention by the judges. Thank you to
everyone that submitted photos for the contest from the 2012 Fair.
Leslie Eng of Scotch Plains NJ took 1st place with a photo of the Balloon
Glow and honorable mention with a girl on horse, barrel racing.
2013 “Snap Your Favorite
Picture” Photo Contest
Be sure to bring your camera to the 2013
Fair. Snap photos of your favorite Fair
memory. Enter up to 3 of your favorite photos in the “Fair 2013 Photo Contest”
High resolution photos may be submitted
via email: [email protected]
Photos may be mailed to the Fair Business
office: 165 County Rt. 519 S., Belvidere, NJ
07823
Photos must be received by August 31,
2013 and will be judged this fall for publication in 2014 Program Book.
Tammy Fazio took 2nd
place with a photo of
“Harley and Fianna the
goat” top left, and honorable mention with “Jersey’s
Best” top right.
Lorene Lavora of Pt.
Murray NJ took 3rd place
with a photo of the
“Canning award in the sun,”
bottom left.
In addition to the following
winners, Gita Surti received
honorable mention with
“Boys milking the cow,”
bottom right.
54 55 Nationally Recognized VIPER
Program at WCCC
In 2012, the newest and most innovative program at Warren
County Community College, Veterans in Pursuit of Education
Readiness (VIPER), allows active duty and retired U.S. military
personnel living anywhere in the world an opportunity to have
their formal military training evaluated for college credit.
• The VIPER program is the first of its kind in the nation and
is a partnership with Thomas Edison State College.
• VIPER students can have up to 45 credits of military training
transferred into one of our degree programs, which means that
a VIPER student could potentially complete their Associate’s
Degree at the College in one semester depending on their evaluated military transcript.
• VIPER students can then use their Warren degree to begin
their Bachelor’s degree work at Thomas Edison State College,
knowing that all their college credits are fully transferable.
• VIPER was featured in Inside Higher Education, Community
College Times and as seen on Fox News Network.
Thanks to Warren County Community College for sponsoring the
Balloon Festival at 76th Warren County Farmers’ Fair and their
continued support of the community!
Congratulations on
76 wonderful years
of the annual
Warren County Farmers’ Fair
and 13 colorful years
of the Balloon Festival!
56 Live Musical Entertainment at the Fair
Country Idol
Jumpstart Band
Saturday, July 27 at 7:30pm on the dance floor
Thursday, August 1 from 6-9pm on stage by office
Our second annual Country Idol contest will be on opening day
Saturday. Be sure to check out these talented singers or if you like
to belt out country tunes, enter the competition yourself! You must
be 16 years of age or older and songs are limited to country, country cross over or gospel. Check out show rules on the website as
deadline for entering is July 15.
Is composed of three members, Frank Benincasa on guitar and
vocals, Lee Strumski on keyboards and vocals and Tom Barber on
drums. They are the ultimate variety band playing your favorite
rock, country and jazz.
Blue Ribbon Cloggers
Twin Rivers Ramblers
Thursday, August 1, 7 pm on the dance floor.
Monday, July 29, 3-6pm on the dance floor.
They are a precision dance team dancing primarily to country
music. Clogging is a freestyle dance originating in the Blue Ridge
Mountains characterized by double time stomping and tap steps
resembling Irish step dancing with the upper body held straight
and upright.
Put on your cowboy hat and boots or your Blue Suede Shoes and
mosey on down to hear your favorite songs played by the Twin
Rivers Ramblers. If you love Elvis, Hank, Patsy, Cash, Paycheck,
Brooks or the Cowboy Junkies, then you'll love the Ramblers!
For Senior Citizens’ Day at the Farmers’ Fair, they will be featuring more traditional country songs made famous by many legendary performers. If you prefer the country songs from years gone
by, then you won’t want to miss this spectacular show.
Twin Rivers Ramblers will be featuring Allegheny Amy, the little lady with the big, big voice, on vocals, guitar and mandolin; Evil
Twin Bart from the Paxinosa Ridge Badlands on guitar and vocals;
Heckman Hill Harv on keyboards, guitar and vocals; Slim Porter,
a/k/a Too Tall John a/k/a The Kid on bass; and Captain Mike, who
lives in NJ but his heart is in Dixie, on drums and vocals.
Karaoke by Dave Werkhiser
Saturday, August 3 from 4-7pm on stage
Dave will be our last performer for the week of the fair as he sets
up on the stage and prepares for YOU to perform and entertain the
crowds before the NJ Devil mascot leaves the fair. So practice your
favorite song and come join us for an afternoon of music and fun.
Talent Show
Tuesday, July 30 at 7pm on the dance floor.
Stop by and see our local youth and adults compete in four different age or group categories for the blue ribbon and grand prize winner trophy. You must be pre registered for this show as we do not
allow walk ins. See website for entry form and rules as the deadline for entering is July 5th.
The Inn-Mates band
Wednesday, July 31 from 5-8pm on stage by office.
A versatile high energy nine member band, featuring great singers
like Louie D and Mariel, with a three piece horn section, playing
classic rock, r&b, disco, pop, Motown and swing. This is their first
year at the fair so stop by and find a seat on the bleachers to kick
back and listen to their unique sounds of music.
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57 New Jersey Christmas Tree Growers
It looks a lot like Christmas at the New Jersey Christmas
Tree Growers Association tent here at the 2013 Warren
County Fair. The 'People's Choice Award' contest is on again.
Each year NJCTGA members display many different
species of Pine, Fir and Spruce, in colors ranging from deep
green to blue, sheared loose to tight. Growers enter their trees
to learn what consumers want and to win the coveted award.
You don't have to be 18 to vote, either. Children's votes
count and children like that. Warren County Christmas tree
grower John Curtis reported, "the children seem to have the
most fun examining the trees in our tent. Adults pick up the
'2013 Choose and Harvest Christmas Tree Farm Guide' and
ask lots of questions about cultivating trees, which I am
happy to answer," he says.
Follow the rich, fresh scent of the trees to the NJCTGA
tent and be a part of the "People Choice Contest" and the
future of Christmas tree production.
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PO Box 99, Blairstown, NJ 07825
908-798-7386
Stop by our booth at the Fair
for freshly made funnel cake, lemonade and roasted sweet corn
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Our Harley Davidson Motorcycle and Two Place Trailer are on
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Call for info or ticket order 908-798-7386
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Food arrangements available.
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