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    Blue Jeans & Country Dreams
Welcome to YOUR Grant County Fair
of the ones they have on the TV show
Survivor. So plan on coming down and join-
ing in the fun. The confederated tribes will
be out on the front lawn with their mini putt
Mary Weaver
so make sure and check it out – Fun for all
ages.
Grant County
One question I have been asked several
Fair Manager
times in the last 5 years is “why can’t we use
the fairgrounds for FREE?” I would love to
make it so all citizens of Grant County could
use it free but we do not receive tax dollars
2015 Grant County Fair is going to be
another exciting event for everyone. We were to maintain YOUR fairgrounds, so we need
able to secure the carnival again this year so to raise the funds to be able to have the many
events that we have at the fairgrounds. I am
the youth will be having a great time out
so thankful for all the support that we receive
there.
from the citizens of Grant County or we
The RV & Fair Office is now in the
would not be able to do the many events we
Pavilion to make it so much easier to find me have.
during the busy time of Fair. I always want
We are always looking to make your
to make sure and be there so that your Fair
Fairgrounds
something that we can all be
experience is the best possible. We had a new
proud of. Thanks for your support of my
groundskeeper last year, Dusty Williams,
journey at the fairgrounds for the last 5
who has proven to be a real asset to our
years.
Fairgrounds and we are excited about the
many changes. This year we had to say
goodbye to Vickie Mullin after many years
of dedicated service to our Grant County
President
Fairgrounds. She will be missed. Mindy
JC Oliver
Winegar joined the team in May and has
Administrative Assistant
already proven herself to be an asset to our
Mindy Winegar
Fair team. Make sure and stop by the Fair
Office and check it out and have a visit with
Fair Maintenance
us.
Dusty Williams
Entertainment for this year is the Brady
Fair Board
Goss Band, The Saddleboyz Band, Hart
Donna
Palmer
Keene (magician) and The Blue Mountain
Sherry Craig-Miller
Old Time Fiddlers. As if that is not enough
Shanna Northway
fun, we will also be working with the Safe
Steve Parsons
Communities Coalition to have
Lucas Moore
“SURVIVOR” type games on the lawn.
Heather
Rookstool
These challenges will be based off of some
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