Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current, June 21, 2017, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text2017 WALLOWA COUNTY FAIR PREMIUM SUPPLEMENT - PAGE 5 Wallowa County Fair Board Thank You and Welcome! Now down to the important business of thanking all those who help make our Fair a success Welcome Wallowa County Fair Exhibitors and Friends! I would like to welcome you to one of the best small county fairs in the state year after year. I would like to thank the kids for their hard work throughout the year and for show casing Wallowa County youth, and the heritage of Wallowa County. “Having a Ball, with bringing their projects to the Fair to show and share with the community. Without the commit- 4-H and All” is the Fair theme this year and I hope you and yours get to enjoy it to the fullest. ment of the kids and parents, the Fair would not be the showcase of Wallowa County that high- This “Fair” has been celebrated by generations. The Wallowa County Fairgrounds has a deep lights our heritage of agriculture and homemaking skills. history in Wallowa County with the first Wallowa County Fair being held in 1907; whoa we are Thank you to the Wallowa County Fair Board, the Extension staff, the Fair staff, volunteers 110 year old this year! From the original founders to the current Fair Board, the spirit of volun- and leaders for their support and many hours of commitment in making the Fair a wonderful teering has endured; it takes a lot of hours of hard work from a lot of people not only during event. A very special “thank you” to our Fair supporters and fair week but through the year. On behalf of the fair board, I offer a big thank you to all who Fair support committee; without your support we would not have served the fair or fairgrounds in some way. be able to provide such generous funding to the kids through We have been able to make some much needed improvements again this year, so a huge “thank you” to the wonderful organizations and families in our community. This year’s improvements include: the fat stock sale. I personally would like to thank the County Commissioners for their everlasting and generous support of the Fair and Fair • An addition to the pig barn with the scales being moved. Grounds. On behalf of the Fair Board I would like to encour- • Rubber mats in the horse/beef stalls age everybody to come to the Fair and have a good time see- • New and improved loading and unloading system. ing the animals, visiting the Cloverleaf and meet up with old • New posts for the fence on the south side of the indoor barn. friends! See you at the Fair. • The irrigation system in the green repaired • And the grandstands repairs being completed. Brinda Stanley Chair Mike Falk Vice Chair WALLOWA CO. EXTENSION STAFF John Williams - Ag Agent Debera Warnock - 4-H/Youth Agent Jill Huffman - Office Manager Ann Bloom - Nutrition Educator WALLOWA COUNTY FAIR Tera Elliott– Office Manager VOCATIONAL AG INSTRUCTORS Stephanie Schofield - Enterprise Toby Koehn - Joseph Jeremy McCulloch - Wallowa WALLOWA COUNTY FAIR 668 NW 1st Street, ENTERPRISE, OR 97828 PHONE: (541) 426-4097 Velda Bales Secretary Brinda Stanley, Fair Board Chair Mike Hayward Gail Hillock This is the OFFICIAL FAIR PREMIUM BOOK. SAVE IT! Please take a good look at the book and you should find one or more categories that will appeal to you. Some changes have been made in the fair this year, so please check the schedule. The Wallowa County Fair is a place where youth and adults can learn and display their talents. The Fair also provides an opportunity for you to come and meet people, make new friends and discuss happenings in the county. Any resident of Wallowa County may enter exhibits in Open Class compe- tition in all divisions, with products that have been made or produced since August of last year (except where noted). There are sections for Junior Youth, Senior Youth, and Professional in each department with Golden Awards for Senior Citizens. Members of 4-H and FFA have sepa- rate divisions. EXHIBITS WILL BE RELEASED 2:30-3:30 PM ON SATURDAY, THE LAST DAY OF THE FAIR. IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE, EXHIBITS WILL BE DISPOSED OF AFTER THAT TIME. Harry Melville Todd Nash