2015 great darke county fair edition

THE EARLY BIRD NEWSPAPERGreat Darke County Fair Edition

S U N D A Y, A U G U S T 1 6 , 2 0 1 5

Message to new court… enjoy every moment

No Parking areas created during fair

With spots in front of the Grandstand at a premium, the Gazebo, with shade during the day, has become the first choice of many for lawn chairs. (Keith Foutz photo)

Saving spots a month in advance

BY BOB ROBINSONASSOC. EDITOR

[email protected] – “Dear

Future Royalty: Live life, enjoying every moment you have. One day you’re going to look back and it will be gone. You can handle it… nothing is too much… the little worries don’t mat-ter.” That was just one of the messages 2015 Darke County Fair Queen Jenna Cline had for the new royal couple, Danielle Hesson and AJ Warner.

According to Jenna that message would stand the test of time.

She was the bubbly half of the 2014 royal couple. Thomas (Tommy) Shaw was the organizer half. During the Early Bird in-terview prior to the start of the Annie Oakley parade, he was called a half doz-en times about the Royal Court’s entries.

During the past year? “We were like a family,” said Tommy. “We had our differences, but in pub-lic we did it right!” Jenna praised her court. “I loved how awesome our court was,” Jenna said. “They were perfect. Asked to do something? They did it.”

Now that their year was over, both acknowledged some sadness. “It’s kind of bittersweet,” Jenna said.

The royal couple had multiple experiences they will always remember, hu-morous and otherwise. One favorite part for Tommy was the Skylift at the Ohio State Fair. “Yeah,” Jenna said, laughing. She heard a scream and asked one of her friends if it was her. “No,” came the answer. “That was Tommy!”

“I’m a people person,” Tommy said. “I enjoyed going to the county fairs, talking to the people. We got to experience the hid-den secrets of the other fairs… the glamor and the hardship.” Jenna enjoyed the state fair, noting she’d

never been there before. “The queen’s contest was an experience in itself,” she said. Katherine, the 2015 Ohio Fair Queen was a freshman at Ohio State University. “We instantly clicked,” Jenna said.

The phone rang again; Tommy backed off to an-swer it. “He’s very good at handling all that parade stuff,” Jenna said.

The book. “I loved that book,” Jenna said. “At first I was kind of shocked, but all past queens gave their input to guide you during your term. I wrote 11 pages of do’s and don’ts… tips on the things we wanted to do but didn’t get done.”

She added they were helping the court this year… giving them their baby steps. “It’s not scary,” she added. “It’s exciting!” Tommy talked about the

hard work and the reward. “What you put into it is what you get out of it,” he said.

He also talked about his previous attempts to serve as Darke County Fair King. “It’s been my dream since my sister was Queen in 2004… if you have the goal and the dream, keep trying!”

Finally he noted the im-portance of the job once the goal is reached… “What you do impacts the future,” he said. “Our proof is in that building (the Youth Building). All the legacies are there. The tradition.”

Both were grateful to their families and court families, the junior and se-nior fairboards… all those who helped make their year a success. “They were fantastic,” Jenna said. “We thank them so much.”

GREENVILLE – Hunter Hayes will headline the an-nual concert at the Great Darke County Fair on Aug. 23 during the 159th Great Darke Fair.

Four-time GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes is a Louisiana-born, Nashville-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who roared onto the music scene in 2011 with his Plat-inum-selling, No. 1 self-ti-tled debut album on Atlan-tic Records. With three No. 1 singles already under his belt (including the multi-Platinum smash “Wanted,” “Somebody’s Heartbreak,”

and “I Want Crazy”), Hayes delves into deeper mate-rial on his new album, Storyline. The emotional lead single “Invisible” reso-nates with fans across the globe and new single “Tat-too” is already Top 25 and climbing at Country radio. Hayes is currently headlin-ing shows across the U.S. and Canada and will bring his headlining Tattoo Tour to Greenville on Aug. 23. For more information, vis-it www.hunterhayes.com.

All seats are reserved. Track seats are $40 each and Grandstand seats are $37 each. Tickets are avail-

able online at www.dark-ecountyfair.com, and by phone at 548-5044 using a debit or credit card. Tick-ets may also be purchased

at the Fair Box Office, 800 Sweitzer St., Greenville. Persons 3 years of age and older are required to pur-chase a seat ticket. Persons

under 3 years of age are ad-mitted free providing they sit on the lap of a paying seat ticket holder.

Visit the Hunter

Hayes YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/hunterhayes to hear more from this talent-ed artist.

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Fair Safety Committee wants to re-mind local citizens of the traffic pattern that will be in place during the Great Darke County Fair.

As many may recall last year, a new traffic pattern was put into effect at Gate 1 of the Darke County Fair-grounds. Gate 1 is located at the intersection of Sweitzer Street and Birt Street. The purpose of the change is to improve the overall safety of pedestrian traffic that crosses at that intersection during the week of the fair. Lane restrictions were put into place and efforts were made to clearly mark the pedestrian crossing areas.

At the conclusion of last year’s fair the safety com-mittee along with the sup-port of all agencies involved decided to keep this in place for future fairs. The traffic pattern received positive re-views from fair attendees.

A clearly marked pedes-trian crosswalk is in place that crosses Sweitzer Street and Birt Street. The cross-walk leads pedestrians to the walk-in entrance to the fair. The southbound traf-fic of Sweitzer Street shall remain in a single lane of traffic until passing the Gate 1 area. Any traffic ex-iting Gate 1 from the fair must turn right (south) on to Sweitzer Street. North-bound traffic on Sweitzer Street can continue north as normal. Any north-bound traffic may also turn east on Birt Street as nor-mal. Birt Street westbound will be closed at Central Ave to eliminate any traffic from entering onto Sweitzer Street from that direction. The lanes of travel in this

area will be clearly marked with cones and verticades to assist motorists in re-maining in their appropri-ate lanes until clearing the Gate 1 area.

Citizens can expect to see the signs and cones to be in place approximately Wednesday or Thursday prior to the fair. The traffic pattern will be in effect Fri-day morning of the fair.

There will be a clearly marked off area for pedes-trians to walk in the grass area on the west side of Sweitzer Street and south of the Gate 1 entrance. This is to assist pedestrians com-ing from parking areas or businesses on that side of the street and eliminate the need for them to walk on the street when approach-ing Gate 1.

Arrangements have been made for businesses in the area to still be accessible; however, you must obey the appropriate traffic signals and signs.

The Darke County Sher-iff’s Office and Greenville Police Department will be patrolling these areas to as-sist and make sure vehicu-lar and pedestrian traffic have a safe Darke County Fair.

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Fair Safety Committee wants to re-mind local citizens of the traffic pattern that will be in place during the Great Darke County Fair.

As many may recall last year, a new traffic pat-tern was put into effect at Gate 1 of the Darke County Fairgrounds. Gate 1 is lo-cated at the intersection of Sweitzer Street and Birt Street. The purpose of the change is to improve the overall safety of pedes-trian traffic that crosses at that intersection dur-ing the week of the fair. Lane restrictions were put into place and efforts were made to clearly mark the pedestrian crossing areas.

At the conclusion of

last year’s fair the safety committee along with the support of all agencies involved decided to keep this in place for future fairs. The traffic pattern received positive reviews from fair attendees.

A clearly marked pedes-trian crosswalk is in place that crosses Sweitzer Street and Birt Street. The cross-walk leads pedestrians to the walk-in entrance to the fair. The southbound traffic of Sweitzer Street shall remain in a single lane of traffic until passing the Gate 1 area. Any traffic exiting Gate 1 from the fair must turn right (south) on to Sweitzer Street. North-bound traffic on Sweitzer Street can continue north as normal. Any north-

bound traffic may also turn east on Birt Street as normal. Birt Street west-bound will be closed at Central Ave to eliminate any traffic from entering onto Sweitzer Street from that direction. The lanes of travel in this area will be clearly marked with cones and verticades to assist motorists in remaining in their appropriate lanes until clearing the Gate 1 area.

Citizens can expect to see the signs and cones to be in place approximately Wednesday or Thursday prior to the fair. The traf-fic pattern will be in ef-fect Friday morning of the fair.

There will be a clearly marked off area for pedes-

trians to walk in the grass area on the west side of Sweitzer Street and south of the Gate 1 entrance. This is to assist pedestri-ans coming from parking areas or businesses on that side of the street and elim-inate the need for them to walk on the street when approaching Gate 1.

Arrangements have been made for businesses in the area to still be acces-sible; however, you must obey the appropriate traf-fic signals and signs.

The Darke County Sher-iff’s Office and Greenville Police Department will be patrolling these areas to assist and make sure vehicular and pedestrian traffic have a safe Darke County Fair.

GREENVILLE – The City of Greenville is an-nouncing several No Park-ing areas during the 2015 Great Darke County Fair.

The city’s street depart-ment will be installing temporary no parking on the following streets from Aug. 20-29.

* Central Ave. from Sherman St. to Birt St. (Both sides of street)

* Martz St. from Ft. Jef-ferson Ave. to Sweitzer St. (South side of street)

* Martz St. from Cen-tral Ave. to Harrison Ave. (Both sides of street)

* Martz St. from Har-rison Ave to Washington Ave. (South side of street)

* Fair St. from Central Ave. to Gray Ave. (Both sides of street)

* Harrison Ave. from Birt St. to Sherman St. (East side of street)

* Wayne Ave. from Birt St. to Sherman St. (East side of street)

* Birt St. from Sweitzer St. to Washington Ave. (South side of street)

* Sherman St. from Ft. Jefferson Ave. to Central Ave. (South side of street)

* Sherman St. from Central Ave. to Wayne Ave. (Both sides of street)

This has been deemed necessary during the fair to increase public safety for pedestrians, motorist, and residence. It will also allow Emergency vehicles and equipment to safely and efficiently move in and around these areas.

The city apologizes for any inconvenience this might cause.

For more information, contact the Safety Service Director at 548-1819.

Hayes headlines 2015 Darke County Fair concert

Traffic pattern will change for fair

GREENVILLE – Mixed in with the concerts, Jr. Fair exhibits and shows, thrilling midway rides and

plenty of food, it’s possible the real reason people go to the fair is to get reacquaint-ed with old friends. Nearly

a month before the fair be-gan chairs started popping up in front of the Grand-stand and near the Gazebo.

Velma Campbell

2014 Darke County Fair Queen Jenna Cline and King Thomas Shaw. (Bob Robinson photo)

Campbell worked to make fair great

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2015Great Darke County Fair Community Church Service .... 10:00 A.M.New Dawn Southern Gospel ................................. 12:00 - 2:00 P.M.Kettering Banjo Society ........................................... 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.Harmony Oldies/Country ......................................... 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.Cook & Belle 60’s, 70’s & Country .......................... 8:30 -10:30 P.M.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015Mix Factory Variety .................................................. 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.Paul Royce Memories of Elvis ................................. 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.Mad River Railroad New Grass / Blue Grass .......... 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015Kate Hasting Band Country ................................... 12:30 - 2:30 P.M.Country Harmony Classics / Old Country ................ 3:30 - 5:30 P.M.Spring N Fall Country / Oldies ................................. 6:30 - 9:15 P.M.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015Gene Sherfy A Step Back In Time ........................... 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.Melodyline Variety ................................................... 7:00 - 8:30 P.M.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015On The Radar Alternative / Pop Rock ..................... 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.Jeff Hittle Variety ...................................................... 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.Tommy Renfro Variety / Gospel ............................... 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015Tyler & Tom Stroh Acoustic Rock ............................. 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.Tish 50’s & 60’s Country .......................................... 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.

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GREENVILLE – The Darke County Jr. Fair Sheep committee will once again sponsor a scholarship fund at the 2015 Jr. Fair Lamb Sale at the Great Darke County Fair. Scholarships are given to Jr. Fair mem-bers who have completed market lamb or breeding sheep projects through 4-H or FFA in Darke County in at least 3 of the last 4 years. This scholarship is to recog-nize Jr. Fair Members that are completing their years of showing lambs through 4-H or FFA and who have been involved with the sheep in-dustry.

The Darke County Jr. Fair Sheep exhibitors have been very fortunate over the past years to have strong

supporters of the Lamb Scholarship. The scholar-ship fund is built from fi-nancial pledges received from donors as well as the donation of proceeds from the sale of a lamb. Bidding pledges will be taken at the Jr. Fair Lamb Sale on Tues-day night, Aug. 25, 6 p.m.

The 2014 Jr. Fair Lamb Scholarship recipients and the college or university they are attending are as follows: Emily Walters, The Ohio State University, Main campus; Taylor Bergman, Wilmington College; Cath-erine Fischer, University of Findlay; Joe Schmitz, The Ohio State University, ATI; Chase Powell, Liberty Uni-versity; and Emily Bean-blossom, Ohio State Univer-

sity.The Darke County Jr. Fair

Sheep Committee and the 2014 Scholarship recipients want to thank the following contributors for their gener-ous donation to last year’s scholarship fund. Thank you to: Rolling M Auctions, Bill & Roxanne Stocks-dale, RW Earhart Co c/o Al Felver, Greenville National, Prasuhn Family Farms, Jim Buchy, Alvetro Ortho-dontics, Kent Powell Fam-ily, Dave Knapp Ford, Dave Knapp Tire Warehouse, Jeff Beanblossom Lum-ber, Keller Animal Feeds & Needs, Melvin & Mary Ann Stucke, Zumbrink Broth-ers, Gary Phlipot Family, Larry Green, Kevin & Gwen Bergman, Eikenberrys IGA,

Charles & Betty Perrine, Steve Dull Appraisal, Darke Co Sheep & Lamb 4H Club, PK Farms, Tom Sargent & Family, Bruns Animal Clin-ic, Second National Bank, Brian & Lisa Bergman, Fis-cher Farms, LLL, Matt & Morgan Aultman & Family, In Memory of Dave Rismill-er, McDade Home Improve-ments, Luke Osterloh Fam-ily, Keith A Miller Trucking LTD, Andy & Kylie Prasuhn, Abel’s Barber Shop, Frank Miller Lumber, Jeff Slyder Real Estate, Post Welding, Slyder Auction Services, C & T Rental, and Denny & Cindy Bright.

If you have any questions about this program, feel free to call Vickie Willcox, (937) 997-2265.

Sheep committee sponsors scholarship

GREENVILLE – Old Man Hits Chickens and Hits it Big! Just this past week lo-cal oldster/prankster Gran-pa Cratchet lost control, again, of his old truck com-ing down Big Haller Road. Those first on the scene thought the big landing had occurred and space aliens were taking over. What first appeared to be little white fluffy tuffs were seen falling out of the sky. An out of con-trol vehicle of some unusual form had been seen streak-ing across the county just minutes earlier, all prompt-

ing calls to the local Sheriff’s office.

However, closer exami-nation proved the white tuffs to be feathers. With no proof of aliens local members of the Sharpsville Chapter of BARF (Bi-Plane-tary Alien Research Forum), who were first on the scene, promptly dismissed the in-cident to swamp gas and ad-journed to the General Store in downtown Sharpsville for further discussion on the impact of feathers on the average bi-planetary alien researcher .

With the arrival of the Sheriff and the settling of all the dust and commotion it was discovered to be nothing more than Granpa Cratchet gone out of control again in his old truck, this time land-ing smack dab in the middle of Granma’s chicken coop. The local mortician, also the county coroner, arrived and pronounced the supposed alien beings as chickens, who were now simply too squashed up to recognize as anything from planet Earth.

Granpa claims his brakes went out, but most folks around here think his eyesight is what’s really out. When they finally got Granpa out of the chicken feeder he was lodged in they thought he had suf-fered trauma to the head, but it turns out he was just muttering about what was going to happen to him when Granma (his mother) found out he ran over all her chickens. He says, as a direct answer to prayer for deliverance (from Gran-ma), he got an inspiration

from Heaven and decided to open a new restaurant featuring various assorted chicken plates. Granpa has already set a promotional campaign in motion with a new slogan, “Chicken is always more tender when scrapped from a fender” or “Chicken tastes real good right off a truck hood.” He can’t decide which.

In any case, the whole family will have tons of fun and lots of laughs as the kids learn the importance of working together. You can visit Granpa anytime at his home on the web at www.oldcoot.com. You can see him live when Granpa, Granma and Cousin Clem have the grand opening of their new Chicken Coop and Road Side Café during the 159th Great Darke County Fair that runs August 21-29, 2015.

It’s all free and sure to be as big a smash hit as the accident itself. Come and watch as Clem dem-onstrates his new hydro-powered atomic chicken

Lots of fun planned with Granpa Cratchet cooker. Granma, who can’t hear too well and can see even less, will be waiting on tables while Granpa tries to catch the few remaining live chickens.

It’s all a barrel of laughs with Granpa Cratchet who appears all around the county in more than two

thousand shows a year and has been spotlighted on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight and many other national, re-gional and local TV shows. It’s all free and part of the great entertainment lineup at The Great Darke County Fair.

Plan to stop in for a bite to eat with Granpa Cratchet, if you dare, or just join in on the fun at the Great Darke County Fair.


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Danielle Hesson is the 2015 Darke County Fair Queen; AJ Warner is the 2015 Darke County Fair King. Second Runners-up (left to right) are MacKenzie Dirmeyer and Thomas Schmitz; Third Runners-up are John Fischer and Alyssa Morgan; and First Runners-up are Bryant Fox and Rachel Osterloh.

Hesson and Warner will reign over fair

Spiritual Life Center announces hostsGREENVILLE – The

Greater Greenville Minis-terial Association will once again head up the “Spiritu-al Life Center” at the Ohio Center (the former WDRK Building). Typically, the building will be open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Often-times the morning will in-clude free coffee with cold water available throughout the day.

On some days, the host-ing church may be having a Vespers Service, music or some other special activi-ties. Prayer requests can al-ways be shared at any time. Anyone is welcome to come in and sit down and eat or just relax.

The Pregnancy Help Center will have a display in the building with a num-ber of volunteers taking part throughout the fair. The House of Hope will also have a presence in the building with their repre-sentatives being there at various times. There will also be information on the Wayne Healthcare Chap-laincy program, the Grace Resurrection Commu-nity Center, Darke County Youth for Christ and Com-munity Unity.

There are a number of denominations and indi-vidual churches that will be taking part in hosting the building. These include: Brethren Churches (Friday,

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Junior Fair program is planned and conducted by members of the Junior Fairboard, 4-H and FFA Advisors. The pur-pose of the Junior Fairboard is to promote and encour-age agriculture, industry, education, science, art and other interests of the youth of Darke County; to increase the interest among youth groups for actively exhibit-ing at fair time; to give them a voice in program policy toward improving the qual-ity of the Darke County Fair; and to have youth working with advisors in planning and conducting events.

Members of the Darke County Junior Fairboard represent various livestock and other project inter-est groups of 4-H and FFA members, as well as Girl Scouts, Farm Bureau Youth and FCCLA. All youth orga-nizations are invited to par-ticipate.

Special events planned and conducted by the Ju-nior Fairboard are: Junior

Fair Youth Activities, King and Queen Contest, Show-man of Showmen Contest, Junior Fairboard Elections, Junior Fair Dance and Grand Champion Kid But-tons.

In addition, Junior Fair-board members assist in conducting all Junior Fair livestock shows and Youth Building Junior Fair events.

Current Junior Fair-board officer include Presi-dent Rachel Osterloh, Vice President Chase Powell, Secretary Paige Lavy, Asst. Secretary Hannah Cloyd, Treasurer Morgan McKin-ney, Asst. Treasurer Tyler Greer, and Reporter/Public Relations Kaytlin Burchett. Advisors are Beth Martin, Jennie McCans, Brian Pohl-man and Rhonda Williams.

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Beef – Krisney Gwin, Shelby Manning and Paige Lavy

Cats – Hannah HallDairy – Natalie Wueb-

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Dogs – Hanna Rice, Makennah Hutcheson and Hannah Cloyd

Family & Consumer Sci-ences – Kaytlin Burchett and Andrea Barga

Girl Scouts/Boys Scouts – Yvonne Barga

Goats – Danielle Hes-son, Abigail Nealeigh and Heidi Brickler

Horses – Taylor Dohme, Bryant Fox and Tiffany Shiverdecker

Poultry – Mark Mayo, Tom Schmitz and Tyler Greer

Rabbits – Morgan McK-inney, Marcy Bradshaw, Sa-mantha Holzapfel

Sheep – Chase Powell, Andrew Wright, Rachel Os-terloh

Swine – Wyatt King, Kaelyn Marker and Riley Hollinger

Youth Building – Erica Zimmer (4-H), Molly Hunt (4-H), Michaela Colby (4-H), Emily Miller (4-H), Tyler Martin (FFA), Emily Walters (FFA), Nick Mayo (FFA) and Jared Meeks (FFA)

BY BOB ROBINSONASSOC. EDITOR

[email protected] – Striv-

ing for greatness was 2015 Darke County Fair Queen Danielle Hesson’s goal dur-ing her reign in the coming year, while 2015 Fair King AJ Warner wanted to use the life lessons he learned through Junior Fair, espe-cially about being a good sport, a good role model.

Hesson appeared shocked as the tiara was placed on her head… she later confirmed it with “No, I can’t believe it.” The 16-year-old Versailles High School student was sponsored by the Ver-sailles FFA Chapter. She is the daughter of Doug and Sherry Hesson. She was clear about her goal, how-ever… “I want to make this fair the best fair possible,” she said.

Warner quipped he felt comfortable on stage be-cause he had taken an Edi-son Community College communications (public speaking) course. A few minutes later the 17-year-old Franklin Monroe stu-dent responded seriously

to the honor he’d been given… “There’s a lot more weight on my shoulders,” he said. Warner was spon-sored by the Top Notch 4-H Club; he is the son of Pat and Shelly Warner.

First Runners-up are 18-year-old Rachel Oster-loh and 17-year-old Bryant Fox. Osterloh is a Bowl-ing Green State University student from Versailles sponsored by the Live-stock in General 4-H Club. She is the daughter of Luke and Sharon Osterloh. Fox attends Ansonia High School and is sponsored by Greenville Rangers 4-H Club. He is the son of Tom Fox and Spring Fox.

Second Runners-up are 18-year-old MacKenzie Dirmeyer and 16-year-old Thomas Schmitz. Dirmey-er is a Wilmington College student from Fort Recov-ery. She was sponsored by Mississinawa Valley MVCTC FFA and is the daughter of David and Me-lissa Dirmeyer. Schmitz is a Mississinawa Valley High School student sponsored by the Junior Fair Board. He is the son of Don and

Tina Schmitz.Third Runners-up are

17-year-old Alyssa Morgan and 17-year-old John Fis-cher. Morgan is a Versailles High School student spon-sored by the Versailles FFA Chapter. She is the daugh-ter of Aaron and Stephanie Morgan. Fischer is an An-sonia High School student sponsored by the Ansonia FFA. He is the son of John and Amanda Fischer.

The 2015 Darke Coun-ty Fair King and Queen Pageant took place at the Lighthouse Christian Cen-ter July 14. Also compet-ing in the pageant were Zak Peele (Joyful Jets 4-H Club), Brianna Ashmore (Kountry Kids 4-H Club), Megan Bergman (Grade A Kids 4-H Club), Lily George (Darke County Beef 4-H Club), Brenna Loxley (Swine Koolers 4-H Club), Kaelyn Marker (Darke County Jr. Fairboard), Morgan McKinney (Darke County Rabbit Raisers 4-H Club), Mariana Ramos (Fun Bunch 4-H Club) and Katerri Schmitmeyer (Darke County Holstein 4-H Club).

Aug. 21) with the Oakland Church of the Brethren and the Greenville Church of the Brethren; United Meth-odist Churches (Saturday, Aug. 22) with the First United Methodist Church and the New Madison Unit-ed Methodist Church; on Sunday, Aug. 23, the First Church of God of Ansonia will be holding a Commu-nity Church Service at the gazebo at 10 a.m. and the Greater Greenville Minis-terial Association will be at the Spiritual Life Cen-ter; Catholic Churches

(Monday, Aug. 24) with St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Dennis Catholic Church; First Presbyterian Church (Tuesday, Aug. 25); East Main Church of Christ (Wednesday, Aug. 26); the St. Paul United Church of Christ and the Lutheran Churches (Thursday, Aug. 27); and the South Salem Church of Christ (Friday, Aug. 28 from 5-8 p.m.).

For more information or for any other churches wanting to participate, Pas-tor John Monroe may be reached at (937) 621-4400.


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HOUSEHOLD GOODS – FINE FURNITURE– ANTIQUES – COLLECTABLES – SPORTS MEMORABILIA – GARAGE/SHOP ITEMSHH & QUALITY FURN.: Canning jars; Sharp microwave; Kitchen Aid coffee maker; Fabric; Sports (OSU) books; Crafting & cook books; CD’s & VHS tapes & player; Stereo; DVD player; Bed linens; Decorative throws; Set of China; Dolls & toys; Board games; Remote control truck; Chest freezer; Cookware; Dishes; Topaz stoneware; Small kitch. Appliances; Copper gelatin molds; Pretzel jars; Bakeware; luggage; Lead crystal vases; Frigidaire chest freezer; Fiesta bread plate; Hand painted fireplace screen; Cats Meows – Ohio State & Darke Co.; Versailles memorabilia; (2) Wingback upholstered side chairs; Sofa; Dining rm table; Sofa table; Arm chairs; End tables; Table & floor lamps; Wood TV Trays; Full metal bed w/ S&M; Twin American Heritage style bed w/ S&M & matching dresser; Metal Day bed; 3-corner cupboard; Patio table w/ 6 chairs; Patio sofa table & chairs; Metal bench; Pine buffet/server; EA style students desk; Coffee table; Chest dresser; Dressers; Mirrors; Cedar chest; Toll painted rocker; Wicker foot stool; Oak wall table; Leather recliner; Antiq/Collect/Sports Mem: Roseback side chair; Pine drop leaf prim. style table; (8) Plank chairs; Oak fern stand; Oak single pedestal round table w/cover; Painted blanket chest; Hand painted “Lew Hudnall” milk cans, plank & captain chairs; 1800’s Darke Co. plat books; Ice cream parlor table & 8 chairs; (5) Plank bottom chairs; Pine kitch. prep table w/ cutting board; Sev. 1-3 gal. Crocks & jugs; Longaberger baskets; Board games & toys; Steiff bear; NYC RR lantern; Red shade NYC lantern; Metal oil carrier; Sad Irons; Ash can; Wood feed scoop; Tin ware; Twin bed iron head board; Cow bell; Cabinetry hardware; Porc. door knobs; Ceremonial sword (K of C?); Wagner cast iron skillets #3, 6, 8 & kettles; Wood drying rack; Brass fire ext.; Wood canes; Tractor seat; Prim. Stools; Chocolate molds; Minton China; Charlee McGee X-mas ornaments; Souvenir plates; Hand painted china; Salt crock; Cake plates; Vaseline Teaberry Gum plate; Blenko glass: ashtrays, plates, & goblets; Depression glass; Carnival Holly tri corner dish; Shaving mirror; Beatrix Potter figs.; (5) Hens on nest; Set of Limoges china savoie patern –service for 8; Approx. 150 pcs. of MZ Austria Rose petal pattern china; (6) Madam Alexander dolls NIB; Shampleighs red wagon; Brown Bros. stenciled produce basket; Wood water skies; Kerosene lamps; (2) Chamber pots; Cracker jack miniatures; Celluloid picture album; Tapper reader; Lincoln Library vol. 1&2 1957; Foto Elec. Football game; Brass scale pan; Red Wing 3 gal water cooler crock; Brass scales; Tobasco spear; Hat hooks; Shoe shine box; Early wooden box; Pressed wood kitchen clock; Liquor decantors; Hand stitiched quilt; 1960’s -70’s Greenville directories & other Darke county memorabilia; 2-person saw; Scythe; Duck decoys; Glass top canning jars; Depr. Glass; Milk glass; Porcelain ware; Metal egg basket; Primitive butcher block; Primitive Hand tools; Bench vise “Little Town”; Early Auto mech. Wrenches; Corn sheller; 2 & 5 gal. Standard Oil gas cans; Block planes; (2) Copper wash boilers; Lg. copper apple butter kettle; Washboards; Approx. 100 boxes of Football/Basketball/Hockey & other sports cards; Pyrex egg nog set; (2) High school type chairs; School desk; Beanie babies; Prim. Doll bed; Coffee tins; Adv. items & sev. Showcase items; 1950’s Adv. Calendars; Quilt top; (2) Printers boxes; Childs plank chair; Hump back trunk; Niagara handcrank sharpening noll; Stenciled boxes; Draw knife; Am Family scales. Garage/Shop: Lg. selection of garden tools & other hand tools; Lawn cart; Weedeater; Gas trimmer; Garden hose; Flower pots; Metal cabinet & desk; (3) sets of golf clubs w/ bags; Levels; Metal shelving; Coleman storage cab; Bicycles- Mens Schwinn & Murray Monteray Ladies; Galvanized sprinkling can; plus many more items not listed.Terms: All items must be paid for and picked up day of auction. Accepted payment is cash, check w/ ID or Master Card or Visa w/ an additional 3% fee. Please visit our website www.midwest-auctioneers.com for more info including pictures.

THE ESTATE OF NORMA J. BARGACarmen Snyder & Doug Barga, Co-Execs. Eric Brand, Atty. - Darke Co. Probate Case # PE 20151173

REAL ESTATE LAND & PERSONAL

PROPERTY AUCTION1191 Red River West Grove Rd. – Laura, OH 45337

Tentative DateTHURSDAY – OCTOBER 15TH

Personal Property starts @ 3:30 PM - Real Estate sells @ 6:00 PM

80 Acres located in Monroe Twp., Darke County, OH80 acres m/l of mostly tillable land (no woodlands) with home and buildings will be offered to the highest bidder in one complete tract. Located approximately 1 mile north of St. Rt. 49 with approx. 1,375 feet of road frontage along Red River West Grove Road. This family farm has been exceptionally maintained and managed for many years. Currently standing crops include corn, wheat, and soy beans. Terms: $10,000 required down day of auction, balance due within 35 days. Please visit WWW.MIDWEST-AUCTIONEERS.COM for more information including pictures, soil & aerial maps, and more or call 937-548-2640 for your bidders packet. The farm will be sold on site as well as personal property, antiques, and farm related items beginning at 3:30 PM.

FLORENCE MAE DIETRICH(Deceased)

INVENTORY REDUCTION & REAL ESTATE AUCTION

Concrete & Exc. Equipment and Real EstateSATURDAY – SEPT. 5TH

@ 10:00 AM(4 Real Estate properties will sell same day/location @ 12:00 PM)

Live On-Site Auction w/ Internet Bidding Available through www.proxibid.com.

Auction location: ADC Concrete business location - 1857 St. Rt. 571 W – Greenville, OH 45331

DumpTrucks/Crew Trucks/Utility Vehicles – Concrete Tools & Excavating Equipment – Snow Removal Equipment – Outback Lite Way 28’ Camper – Large Assortment of New & Used Hand & Power Tools.

TERMS AND AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is not a going out of business auction but rather an inventory reduction of equipment as well as four parcels of real estate. All equip is maintained regularly as currently in use. A 10% Buyer Premium shall be applied to all purchases. Additional terms apply to Proxibid internet bidders. Cash or Check w/ proper ID, out of state with bank letter, VISA and MasterCard w/ 3% clerking fee. Ohio tax laws apply. Order of auction: 10AM will start small tools and tables items, power tools, power equip. etc, Real Estate properties will sell at 12PM w/ an approx. start time of 1PM for the heavy equipment.

ADC CONCRETE – MATT THOMPSON, OWNER_______________________________________________________________

REAL ESTATESAT., SEPT. 5TH @ 12 PM

4 Properties being offered same day! (Showings by appointment)901 E Elm St. – Union City, OH 45390315 12th St. – Greenville, OH 45331

201 Riffle Ave. - Greenville, OH 45331221 Sweitzer St. - Greenville, OH 45331

Terms: A 10% Buyer’s Premium shall be applied to the final bid to establish the contract sale price. $3,000 escrow deposit is required down day of auction (per property) with balance due and payable within 30 days from day of auction. ADC Concrete Inventory Reduction Auction equipment will sell the same day starting at 10:AM.

THOMPSON RENTALS, LLC– MATT THOMPSON, OWNER

REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION

6778 Seiler Rd – Greenville, OH 45331

THURSDAY – OCTOBER 1ST @ 6:00 PM

Personal Property will sell same day @ 3:30 PM(Real Estate showings by appointment)

Maintenance free brick ranch home with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room w/ fireplace, attached 1 car garage, outbuildings, and circle blacktop drive. Home also features large rear patio and central air. This property consists of 1.65 acres and sits on the corner of St. Rt. 571 and Seiler Rd. Make plans to attend and buy this property! TERMS: The property has been appraised for the estate for $75,000 and will sell for no less than 2/3rds of the appraisal or $50,000. Purchaser shall deposit $3,000 down day of auction with the balance due within 35 days from day auction. Please visit www.midwest-auctioneers.com for more information and pictures. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

PERSONAL PROPERTY6778 Seiler Rd. – Greenville, OH 45331

Early Notice!!

THURSDAY – OCT 1ST@ 3:30 PM

Real Estate will sell same day @ 6:00 PMHOUSEHOLD GOODS – FURNITURE –

COLLECTABLES – SHOP TOOLS – LAWN & GARDENPlease check WWW.MIDWEST-AUCTIONEERS.COMdaily for updated information coming soon, including complete listing and pictures.

THE ESTATE OF WALTER BINGHAM

Barbara Goffinet, Exec.John Marchal, Jr., Atty. – Darke Co. Probate Case#: PE

20151054

220 E. 4th St., Greenville, Ohio • 937-548-2640 www.midwest-auctioneers.com

Mike Baker, Auctioneer/Broker

Auctioneers & Realty, IncMidwest

Mike Baker Kimberly Marker Amy Shilt Chris Hayes

3267 STATE ROUTE 571, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #111301 $45,900.

234 E Main St, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #110952

310 E Park Dr, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #111373 $249,900

6411 COUNTRY CLUB DR, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #111344 $374,900

110 E HARMON, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #111212 $175,000

5431 Naomi Dr, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #111047 $110,500

1112 JACKSON ST, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #111353 $83,500

410 Plum St, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #110948 $65,900

318 W WATER ST, Greenville, OH 45331MLS #111319 $39,900.


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Wambolds Amazing Animals will begin performing at the Great Darke County Fair on Aug. 24, 3, 5 and 7 p.m.

Discover Wambolds Amazing Animals

GREENVILLE – There is plenty to see and do in front of the Grandstand at the fair. Highlighting ac-tivities is seven sessions of Harness Racing.

Events kick off on Aug. 21, 11:30 a.m., with the School Cheerleading Con-test. There is free admis-sion to this event.

Later that evening, horse races return to the fair, 7 p.m. There is free admission to this event.

On Aug. 22, horse rac-ing will take place at 1 and 7 p.m., also with free ad-mission.

Hunter Hayes will hit the stage on Aug. 23, 8 p.m. Tickets are still avail-able.

On Aug. 24, 7 p.m., high school bands from around the county will converge on the Great Darke Coun-ty Fair. The annual Band Spectacular will showcase Darke County’s top talent with a prelude to football season and band contests. The cost of admission is $3.

Tractors Pullers will invade the fairgrounds on Aug. 25 with the Darke County Tractor Pullers at 10 a.m. and the Grand National Tractor Pull at 7 p.m. Visit www.dark-ecountyfair.com or call the fairgrounds for ticket prices, 548-3330.

Day two of the Grand National Tractor Pull will be held on Aug. 26, 7 p.m. Visit www.darkecounty-fair.com or call the fair-grounds for ticket prices, 548-3330.

Also on Aug. 26 will be the annual Veterans Me-morial Parade and Service, 5:30 p.m. There is free ad-mission to this event.

The Parade of Cham-pions, showcasing Darke

County’s Junior Fair Par-ticipants and the Darke County Fair Parade Mar-shall will be held on Aug. 27, 10 a.m. Afternoon horse racing begins at 1 p.m. and evening horse racing begins at 7 p.m. There is free admission to all of these events.

Horse racing returns on Aug. 28 for two great shows at noon and 7 p.m. There is free admission to both events.

The final event in front of the Grandstand for the 2015 Great Darke County Fair is the ever-popular Demolition Derby. Smash It Demolition Derby will present the derby on Aug. 29, 7 p.m. The cost is $8 for general admission and pit passes are $15.

GREENVILLE – For more than 30 years Robert and Diane Moyer have been training and caring for their animal companions of many species, from horses to dogs to ponies, camels, llamas, tigers, lions and elephants.

After performing on al-most every major American circus, they proudly present their most accomplished presentation, “Wambolds Amazing Animals.”

This is 30-minute educa-tional entertainment experi-ence that contains the most diverse group of performing big cats anywhere. The size and majesty of the Siberian Tiger, the rare beauty of the White Tiger, the mystery of the allusive Liger, and the historic Bengal Tiger are all performing in the great cage together. Learn how endan-gered the tiger truly is and at what lengths the world is going to save this great cat and what needs to be done to prevent extinction. At the same time putting that glimmer in your eye, while you watch some of the most beautiful creatures on earth, perform some of their favorite behaviors, be-fore your eyes.

Watch as Pincachue & Mishue, Wambold’s per-

forming miniature horses, perform at Liberty. Two of the smallest performing miniature horses anywhere. Next enters their proud-est accomplishment, “Cha-risma” a rescued miniature horse that was neglected and rescued by Wambold’s and has become the star of the show.

Finally, “Always the children’s favorite”, “Wam-bold’s K-9 Revue”. This is quite the combination of comedy and perfection, Watch as dogs of your favor-ite breeds perform comedy and daring, from tricks that your own dog may perform at home to behaviors that will leave you not believing your own eyes.

Wambold’s also provides a walk thru camel and lama exhibit for all patrons to visit throughout the day. Wambold’s Amazing Ani-mals is like getting three at-tractions in one.

The Wambold’s will perform at the 159th Great Darke County Fair three times daily (3, 5 and 7 p.m.) beginning Aug. 24 and running through Aug. 29. These shows will take place at the same location as the Elephant, Tiger and Alliga-tor Shows in past years.

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Classes begin soon!Call 937.778.1078 to begin the enrollment process.

Program InformationThe Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) program of the Upper Valley Career Center Adult Division offers no-cost classes in GED preparation, math/reading/writing refresher skills, employability, and post-secondary entry preparation.

Classes are offered at various day and evening times in Piqua, Sidney, Troy, and Greenville. Participation in an Information and Registration Session is required. These sessions are scheduled monthly. Prepare for the GED test through ABLE’s no-cost preparation classes then schedule and complete your test through Upper Valley Career Center’s GED Testing Center.

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Troy | First United Church of Christ120 South Market StreetClasses Meet:Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Mondays & Wednesdays5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Greenville | Edison - Darke County Campus601 Wagner AvenueClasses Meet: Tuesdays & Thursdays8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Tuesdays & Thursdays5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Piqua | Adult Technology Center (ATC)8901 Looney RoadClasses Meet:Tuesdays & Thursdays8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Tuesdays & Thursdays5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sidney | Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church231 North Miami Avenue(Enter through back door)Classes meet:Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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ELECTIONfor DIRECTORS OF DARKE COUNTYAGRICULTURAL SOCIETY (Fairboard)

will be heldTHURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015

9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.AT THE DARKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

Membership Tickets entitle bearer to vote for Board of Directors. Be sure to vote August 21 at the Red Cross Building.

Terms that expire in 2015: Matt Aultman,Brian Rismiller, James Zumbrink

Candidates must get petitions from the Fair Secretary and have 10 holders of membership tickets of our Society sign their name.

The petitions must be turned in to the Secretary, Daryl Riffle at his office under the Grandstand by 9:00 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2015\

which is the filing deadline. Filing fee is $10.00 per candidate.

GTS offers Park & Ride for the fair

Directors of the Agricultural Society, past and present, gathered together on Aug. 12 to dedicate the new Beef & Dairy Pavilion at the Darke County Fairgrounds. (Ryan Berry photo)

Exhibitors will get full use of Beef & Dairy Pavilion

Sheep Shearing Contest is Aug. 26

GREENVILLE – GTS (Greenville Transit Sys-tem) will be offering a fair shuttle service weekdays

5-11 p.m. and the first weekend 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The shuttle will run from the Martz Street gate (gate

GREENVILLE – Nearly $2 million is what the Darke County Agricultural Society invested in its new building – the Beef and Dairy Pavil-ion. Although the beef and dairy exhibitors were able to use the building dur-ing the 2014 Darke County Fair, the building was only partially finished. Exhibi-tors this year will get to ex-perience all of the benefits of the new multi-purpose

building.The new building was

necessary following a fire that destroyed the beef and dairy buildings on Dec. 27, 2013.

While insurance paid the majority of the new structure, according to ag-ricultural society directors, the barn would not have been possible without the support of major donors. The Andersons donated

$50,001, Second National Bank gave $30,000 and the Darke County Harness Horsemen contributed $10,001. The society also received numerous dona-tions from individuals, 4-H clubs, businesses and orga-nizations.

The total cost for the Beef & Dairy Pavilion was $1.73 million, which in-cluded new cattle ties and milking parlor.

GREENVILLE – Have you ever wondered where your wool sweater came from? Stop by the sheep barn on Aug. 26 and see how it got its start. The an-nual Darke County Sheep Shearing Contest will be held on that day at 6:30 p.m.

Any custom shearer, currently working in farm flocks, who has not pre-viously won first prize in the Ohio State Fair Senior Sheep Shearing Contest is eligible to complete in Class I. Contestants will compete in groups of four. Drop shafts shearing equipment will be furnished by Ohio Sheep Shearers Associa-tion and must be used by shaft shearers. Shearers

may use their own Shear-master. The classes are Ju-niors (open to anyone – 18 or younger as of Jan. 1), Seniors – over 18 – anyone who wins this class twice must go to Class I, County with $200 in prize money, and Champion of Cham-pions. The Champion of Champions pays $150 for first, $100 for second, $75 for third, $50 for fourth, fifth and sixth.

The contest will be judged by representatives of the Ohio Sheep Shear-ers Association, all former Ohio Champions, using the following: Time of Shear-ing – 20 points; Absence of cuts on the sheep – 15 points; Handling of sheep – 15 points; Absence of

cuts in Fleece – 20 points; Condition of Fleece – 20 points; and Appearance of Shorn Sheep – 10 points. One-hundred points are available.

First and second place trophies are donated by Larry Green and Rob San-do.

The Champion of Champions contest is open to all champions of recognized state, regional or national contests held anywhere. The 2015 win-ner of the Ohio senior shearing contest is not eligible to compete in the Champion of Champions Contest until 2016. Out of State Shearers will shear in the Champion of Cham-pions Contest.

3) to two locations on a continuous basis. The locations offer free park-ing. Drop off and pick up points are:

The City Munici-pal Building 100 Public Square Greenville

Darke County JFS Of-fices 631 Wagner Ave. Greenville

Rides are $1 per person one way. Wheelchair and scooter service is available. Children under 5 ride free with a paying adult.

Riders wanting to go to the fair from other loca-tions will need to call to schedule their ride dur-ing regular hours and pay the regular GTS fare. Call GTS at 547-1811 for de-tails.


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Tractor pulls take place Aug. 25 & 26

President welcomes visitors to 159th fair

GREENVILLE – For those persons that can’t get enough of the thundering engines during the trac-tor pull, the Darke County Agricultural Society Board of Directors is one again giving an extra night. Fair goers will now be able to experience one day and two evenings of extreme horse-power.

The 35th annual Trac-tor & Truck Pull will be-gin with the Darke County Tractor Pullers Association (DCTPA) Pull on Aug. 25,

10 a.m. The big trucks and tractors take center stage on Aug. 25 and 26, 7 p.m. for the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) Grand National Tractor & Truck Pull.

The dual main events will feature Super Stock Diesel Tractors, Two Wheel Drive Trucks, Mini Modi-fieds, Four Wheel Drive Trucks and Light Pro Stock Tractors. That is all on one night. Come back the next night for Minis, Super Stock Open Tractors, Super Farm

Tractors, Unlimited Modi-fied Tractors, and Light Pro Stock Tractor.

Join local tractor pull-ers during the first day and watch 10 classes of trac-tors and trucks compete for cash. This event is spon-sored by the Darke County Fair Board.

Race Track Seating is available on the south side of the Grandstand. Tickets are currently available at the fair office, by phone, 548-5044, or on-line, www.darkecoun tyfair.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, employees, and all the members of the Darke County Agri-cultural Society, I would like to welcome you to the 159th Great Darke County Fair.

Our goal is to provide a wide variety of enter-tainment for all fairgoers along with numerous dis-plays, vendors and con-cessions with food that

you can smell for miles.Last year with the trag-

edy of our cattle barns burning down, the Board of Directors worked hard to ensure a new build-ing was constructed in time for the 2014 fair. We would like to thank you all who made this possible through your hard work and/or donations with this project. We will con-tinue to upgrade the fair-

grounds so we can have the greatest fair.

Lastly, thank you to all the many volunteers that help, not only during the fair, but all year round in the many areas of our fair. It is because of you that our fair is as great as it is.

Hope you have a great 159th fair at the Great Darke County Fair.

Brian Rismiller,president


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AUGUST 21 – FRIDAY GRAND OPENING7:00 A.M. – Gates Open8:00 A.M. – Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony — Gate #29:00 A.M. – 4-H Booth Judging (Youth Building Closed)9:00 A.M. – FFA Shop and Crop Judging — Youth Building Closed9:00 A.M. – Agriculture Dept. Judging, Classes G, H, I, J, & K-Coliseum Basement10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open11:30 A.M. – CHEERLEADING CONTEST — GRANDSTAND11:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Horse Show, Contesting Classes — South Ring12:00 Noon – 9:00 P.M. – Weigh Junior Fair Rabbit Meat Pens — Rabbit Barn12:00 Noon – 11:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway5:30 P.M. – Junior Fair Poultry Mandatory Meeting – Poultry Barn6:00 P.M. – Revue State Fair Delegates — Youth Building6:00 P.M. – 6 Person Round Robin Horseshoe Pitching Tourney-Horseshoe Courts6:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Dogs on Stand — Dog House6:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Weigh Junior Fair Meat Birds6:30 P.M. – Junior Fair Canine King & Queen Contest — Dog House7:00 P.M. – HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building7:00 – 10:00 P.M. – Open Road — Gazebo8:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Goat Exhibition Mtg-Goat Barn, Weigh-in following meeting9:00 P.M. – All livestock must be on the grounds

See Darke County Veterans’ Display for Exhibit ItemsMidnight — Gates Close

AUGUST 22 – SATURDAYVISITORS DAY7:00 A.M. – Gates Open7:00 – 10:00 A.M. – Flower Show entries received — Coliseum Basement8:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Steers weighed for Weight Gain Contest & Weight Classes— West End Swine Barn8:00 A.M. – Weigh Junior Fair Market Lambs — Sheep Barn8:00 A.M. – Weigh Junior Fair Barrows then Open Class Barrows — Swine Barn9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Guinea Pig Show (Carry-In)9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Horse and Pony Show, Western, Draft Horse, Mule & Donkey —Horse Show Arena9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Rabbit Show — Rabbit Barn9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Poultry Show — Poultry Barn9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Dairy Grooming Contest — Dairy Barn9:30 A.M. – Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama — Intermediates — Youth Building9:45 A.M. – Weigh Junior Fair Market Goats, Class Registration, Showmanship sign-up— Sheep Barn10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M. – Open Class Dogs on Stands — Dog House

11:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. – Closed Judging of Flowers — Coliseum Basement11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. – David Wayne — Gazebo12:00 Noon – Jr Fair Darke Co Born & Bred Market Lamb Show — Sheep Barn12:00 Noon – 11:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating12:00 Noon – ODNR Division of Wildlife Presentation — Tiger/Elephant Show Area1:00 P.M. – Dog Show — Dog House1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 P.M. – HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND1:00 P.M. – Horseshoe Pitching — Horseshoe Court — Doubles1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway1:30 P.M. – Junior Fair Dairy Judging Contest — Cattle Show Arena2:00 P.M. – Foods Revue — Youth Building2:30 P.M. – Woodworking & Decorama Revue — Youth Building2:30 – 5:30 P.M. – Shelby Co. Line — Gazebo3:00 P.M. – Live Carcass Show-Sheep Arena (immediately following Jr Fair Show)3:00 P.M. – Family Life Projects Revue — Youth Building3:00 P.M. – ODNR Division of Wildlife Presentation — Tiger/Elephant Show Area3:30 P.M. – Open Class Market Lamb Show — Sheep Arena4:00 P.M. – Cloverbud Revue — Youth Building4:00 P.M. – Bred & Born in Darke County Steer Show — Cattle Show Arena5:00 P.M. – Decorating a Freak Vegetable Contest — Youth Building5:00 P.M. – Dog Show — Dog House (Dog Agility Follows)6:00 P.M. – Open Class Market Heifer & Steer Show — Cattle Show Arena6:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Goat King and Queen Contest — Goat Barn6:00 P.M. – Human Rooster Crowing Contest — Poultry Barn6:00 P.M. – ODNR Division of Wildlife Presentation — Tiger/Elephant Show Area6:30 P.M. – Adult & Pee Wee Showmanship, Decorator Class, Fun Night-Goat Barn6:30 – 8:00 P.M. – Mandy Rismiller — Gazebo7:00 P.M. – HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building7:00 P.M. – Swine Pee Wee and Adult Showmanship — Swine Barn7:00 P.M. – Human Turkey Calling Contest — Poultry Barn


AUGUST 23 – SUNDAY8:00 – 10:00 A.M. – Open and Youth Horse and Pony Show – Contesting at 8:00 A.M, Halter at10:00 A.M. — Horse Show Arena10:00 A.M. – All-County Interdenominational Worship Service — TBD10:00 A.M. – Great Darke County Fair Community Church Service — Gazebo10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open10:00 A.M. – Pee Wee Poultry — Poultry Barn10:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – Sheep to Shawl — Demonstration — Sheep Barn11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M. – Open Dogs on Stand — Dog House12:00 Noon – Darke County Bred & Born Heifer Show with Open Beef Breeding Show following — Cattle Show Arena12:00 Noon – Junior Fair Poultry Meat Classes & Showmanship — Poultry Barn

12:00 Noon – 10:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating12:00 – 2:00 P.M. – New Dawn — Gazebo12:30 P.M. – Boer & Pygmy Showmanship, Boer Market, Pygmy Market, Boer Breeding Classes, Pygmy Breeding Classes12:30 P.M. – Junior Fair Rabbit Showmanship — Rabbit Barn1:00 P.M. – Dog Show — Dog House1:00 P.M. – King of the Hill Horseshoe Tourney — Horseshoe Courts1:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Swine Showmanship — Swine Area1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 P.M. – Sheep – Boys & Girls Lead Class — Ladies Lead, New Ladies Lead, Mens Lead, Decorators Class, Pee Wee & Adult Showmanship Classes — Sheep Arena1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway1:30 P.M. – Clothing Revue — Youth Building1:30 P.M. – Wool Class Judging — Sheep Arena2:00 – 4:00 P.M. – Sheep to Shawl — Demonstration — Sheep Barn2:30 P.M. – Revue — Communications Creative Arts Projects — Youth Building3:00 P.M. – Revue — Natural Resources & Horticulture Projects — Youth Building3:00 – 5:00 P.M. – Kettering Banjo Society — Gazebo3:00 – 7:00 P.M. – Junior Fairboard Elections — Youth Building3:30 P.M. – Pee Wee Dog Show — Dog House5:00 P.M. – Dog Show — Dog House (Dog Agility Follows)5:30 – 7:30 P.M. – The Classics — Gazebo7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building8:00 P.M. – AN EVENING WITH HUNTER HAYES-GRANDSTAND8:30 – 10:30 P.M. – Cook & Belle — Gazebo


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10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. – Junior Fairboard Elections — Youth Building10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open11:00 A.M. – Oldest Fairgoer Recognized — Second National Bank Rest Tent12:00 Noon – 10:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Sheep Breeding Show — Sheep Arena1:00 – 3:00 P.M. – Mix Factory — Gazebo1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway2:00 P.M. – Jr Fair Dairy Feeders, Steer Show & Showmanship-Cattle Show Arena4:00 – 6:00 P.M. – Paul Royce — Gazebo5:00 P.M. – Dog Show — Dog House5:30 P.M. – LITTLE MISTER DARKE COUNTY FAIR KING PAGEANT — YOUTH BUILDING6:00 P.M. – Darke County Horseshoe Club Tournament — Horseshoe Courts6:30 P.M. –LITTLE MISS DARKE COUNTY FAIR QUEEN PAGEANT-YOUTH BLDG6:30 P.M. – Junior Fair Market Beef Show — Cattle Show Arena7:00 P.M. – HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND SPECTACULAR — GRANDSTAND7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building7:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Mad River Railroad — Gazebo

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AUGUST 25 – TUESDAYLABOR – INDUSTRIAL DAY7:00 A.M. – Gates Open9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Goat Show, Born & Raised Market Wethers, Dairy, Pygmy & Boer—Goat Barn9:00 A.M. – Registered Shetland Pony & Registered Hackney Pony Show — Horse Show Arena9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Dairy Showmanship — Cattle Show Arena9:00 A.M. – Open Class Barrow Show and Pen of Six — Swine Arena9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama Juniors — Youth Building9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Horse Show, Performance & Driving— East End of Horse Show Arena9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Sheep Showmanship followed by Junior Fair Homegrown Market Lamb Show — Sheep Arena9:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Home Grown Market Lamb Class — Sheep Arena10:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Dog Showmanship — Dog House10:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Dogs on Stand — Dog House10:00 A.M. – DCTP TRACTOR PULL — GRANDSTAND10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open12:00 Noon – 10:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating12:30 – 2:30 P.M. – Kate Hastings Band — Gazebo1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 P.M. – Pee Wee Rabbit Showmanship — Rabbit Barn1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway1:30 P.M. – Adult Rabbit Showmanship — Rabbit Barn1:30 P.M. – Junior Fair Beef Breeding — Cattle Show Arena2:00 P.M. – Domestic Arts — Rosette Winners Pictures — Domestic Arts Building3:30 – 5:30 P.M. – Country Harmony — Gazebo4:30 P.M. – Junior Fair Beef Showmanship — Cattle Show Arena6:00 P.M. – 6 Person Round Robin Horseshoe Pitching Tourney-Horseshoe Courts6:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Market Lamb & Goat Sale — Sheep Arena6:30 – 9:15 P.M. – Spring N Fall — Gazebo7:00 P.M. – NTPA TRACTOR PULL — GRANDSTAND7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building7:30 P.M. – Beef Obstacle Course — Cattle Show ArenaWambold’s Amazing Animals – 3 Shows – 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

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AUGUST 26 – WEDNESDAYARMED FORCES VETERAN’S DAYVeterans & Immediate Family Members living in the same household are Admitted Free

7:00 A.M. – Gates Open7:00 – 10:00 A.M. – Flower Show entries received — Coliseum Basement8:30 A.M. – Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama – Seniors — Youth Building9:00 A.M. – General Livestock Judging Contest — Cattle Show Arena9:00 A.M. – 4-H Show & Registered Modern Pleasure Shetlands-West Make-Up Ring9:00 A.M. – Open Class Carry-In Cage Rabbit Judging — Rabbit Barn9:00 A.M. – Open Class Dairy Feeder Calf & Steer Show — Cattle Show Arena10:00 A.M. – Junior Fair Dog Obedience — Dog House10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open10:30 A.M. – Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama, Advisors — Youth Building11:00 A.M. – Open Class Dairy Judging – Brown Swiss & Milking Shorthorn (Alternating) —Cattle Show Arena11:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. – Closed Judging for Flower Show — Coliseum Basement12:00 Noon – Junior Fair Swine Sale — Swine Barn12:00 Noon – Chicken Dress Up — Poultry Barn12:00 Noon – Egg Decorating Contest (follows Chicken Dress Up) — Poultry Barn12:00 Noon – Junior Fair Beef Grooming Contest — Cattle Show Arena12:00 Noon – 10:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Horse Fun Show — South Arena1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway1:00 – 3:00 P.M. – Colt Douglas — Gazebo2:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Feeder Calf Show — Cattle Show Arena2:00 P.M. – Rooster Crowing Contest — Poultry Barn2:00 P.M. – Miscellaneous & Make-up Revue — Youth Building2:00 P.M. – Open Class Dairy Judging — Ayrshire & Guernsey (Alternating) —Cattle Show Arena4:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Homegrown Steer and Market Heifer Show-Cattle Show Arena4:00 – 6:00 P.M. – Debbie Lynn — Gazebo5:00 P.M. – Wool Class Judging — Sheep Arena5:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Rabbit & Poultry Sale — Poultry Barn5:30 P.M. – Veteran’s Parade and Memorial Service — Grandstand6:00 P.M. – 6 Person Class Horseshoe Pitching — Horseshoe Court6:30 P.M. – Sheep Shearing Contest — Sheep Barn7:00 P.M. – Open Class Dairy Judging – Holstein & Jersey (Alternating) — Cattle Show Arena7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building7:00 P.M. – NTPA TRACTOR PULL — GRANDSTAND7:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Spittin’ Image — Gazebo*8:00 – NON VOTING TICKETS MUST BE EXCHANGED FOR A VOTING TICKET NO LATER THAN 8:00 P.M. AT THE SECRETARY’S OFFICE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THURSDAY FROM 9:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. AT THE SHERIFF’S BUILDINGWambold’s Amazing Animals – 3 Shows – 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.



AUGUST 27 – THURSDAYHOMECOMING DAY7:00 A.M. – Gates Open*9:00 A.M. – POLLS OPEN FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION — SHER-IFF’S BUILDING9:00 A.M. – Darke County 4-H and Junior Fair Awards Presentation — Grandstand10:00 A.M. – Annual Parade of Champions — Grandstand10:00 A.M. – Junior Doe Dairy Goat Show — Sheep Arena10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open12:00 Noon – Junior Fair Showman of Showmen Contest-Horse & Cattle Show Arena12:00 Noon – 10:00 P.M. — Amusement Rides Operating1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Dog Fun Day — Dog House1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway1:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Horses and Ponies Released1:00 P.M. – HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND4:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Dairy Beef & Milk Sale — Cattle Show Arena4:00 – 6:00 P.M. – Gene Sherfy — Gazebo6:00 P.M. – The Darke County Resident Only Championship Horseshoe Tournament —Horseshoe Court6:30 P.M. – Miniature Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena(RAIN DATE – SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015)7:00 P.M. – HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND

7:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Beef Sale — Cattle Show Arena — Load Steers After Sale*7:00 P.M. – POLLS CLOSE FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION — SHERIFF’S BUILDING7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building7:00 – 8:30 P.M. – Melodyline — Gazebo7:30 P.M. – Domestic Arts Revue — Youth Building7:30 P.M. – Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena (RAIN DATE – SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015)7:30 – 9:30 P.M. – Square Dancing — Swine BarnWambold’s Amazing Animals – 3 Shows – 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.



AUGUST 28 – FRIDAYRURAL URBAN DAY7:00 A.M. – Gates Open8:00 A.M. – Registered Classic American Shetland & Miniature Horse Performance —Horse Show Arena9:00 A.M. – Senior Doe Dairy Goat Show — Sheep Arena9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. – Friday Sampler — Youth Building10:00 A.M. – Mule & Donkey Open Show — Horse Show Arena10:00 A.M. – All Breed Dairy Cattle Show — Cattle Show Arena10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open12:00 Noon – 11:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating1:00 P.M. – HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND1:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway1:00 – 3:00 P.M. – On the Radar — Gazebo2:30 – 4:30 P.M. – Weigh-In Open Class Feeder Calf Show — Cattle Show Arena4:00 – 6:00 P.M. – Jeff Hittle — Gazebo5:00 P.M. – Cornhole Tourn. – Blind Draw – Double Elimination — Horseshoe Court5:30 P.M. – Draft Horse & Pony Show — Horse Show Arena6:00 P.M. – Kiddie Tractor Pull — Swine Barn6:30 P.M. – Feeder Calf Show — Cattle Show Arena7:00 P.M. – Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building7:00 P.M. – HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND7:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Tommy Renfro — GazeboWambold’s Amazing Animals – 3 Shows – 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.



AUGUST 29 – SATURDAY LAST DAY OF FAIR7:00 A.M. – Gates Open8:00 A.M. – Open Class Breeding Sheep Show — Sheep Barn8:00 A.M. – Registered Miniature Horse Show — Horse Show Arena9:00 A.M. – Mule and Donkey Show — Horse Show Arena9:00 A.M. – Draft Horse & Pony Show — Horse Show Arena9:00 A.M. – 4-H Cat Show — Youth Building10:00 A.M. – Open Boer Goat Show — Swine Barn10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Vendor and Booth Displays Open10:00 A.M. – Western Ohio District 4 Guernsey Show — Cattle Show Arena12:00 Noon – 11:00 P.M. – Amusement Rides Operating1:00 P.M. – Draft Horse, Pony, Mule & Donkey Performance Classes — Horse Show Arena1:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway3:00 – 5:00 P.M. – Tyler & Tom Stroh — Gazebo6:00 – 8:00 P.M. – Tish — Gazebo6:00 P.M. – Junior Fair Games — Cattle Show Arena6:30 P.M. – RAIN DATE for Miniature Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena7:00 P.M. – SMASH IT DEMOLITION DERBY — GRANDSTAND7:30 P.M. – RAIN DATE for Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena

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Grange continues to make a differenceGREENVILLE – Be sure

to visit the Grange Building and see the displays from the current members of the Grange in Darke County. Many see the displays and think Grange is a social club

where members merely can foods, sew and do other rural life type projects. While there is an element of fellowship and socializ-ing, one may be surprised to learn the organization’s

history and what they are doing now.

The National Grange is a highly engaged rural and agricultural advocacy orga-nization that is proud to be the voice of rural America’s communities across the United States. Their 147 year legacy of remaining non-partisan allows them to advocate on behalf of their membership by letting their member-drive policy

be their guide. The Grange was the first national orga-nization to give full voice and vote to women. Fifty years before Congress ad-opted the same.

The Grange remains ac-tive in local communities and Grangers have been responsible for a myriad of service programs, from pro-viding dictionaries to third graders to raising thousands of dollars and contributing

millions of volunteer hours to worthwhile projects. Grange members support students with scholarships, provide summer camps for children, raises awareness about local and national is-sues.

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Seven nights of horseshoes planned

GREENVILLE – The Great Darke County Fair has dedicated seven nights to the 2014 Horseshoe Pitch-ing Tournaments. Cash pre-miums and trophies will be awarded. The tournaments are open to men and wom-en.

Aug. 21 – Top 6 40-foot pitchers will pitch in Class 1. Top 6 30-foot pitchers will pitch in Class 2. Mixed en-tries will be Class 3 (maybe hand). Round Robin Classes will begin at 6 p.m. The en-try fee is $5.

Aug. 22 – First 36 en-tries desiring to pitch at 1 p.m. will be formed in Dou-ble Tournament Pairs. Pairs to be drawn high/low. Entry fee is $5

Aug. 23 – Eighteen pitchers will compete in a King of the Hill Tournament at 1 p.m. The entry fee is $5.

Aug. 24 – Darke County Horseshoe Club Tourna-ment. Entry is limited to current DCHC members. Pitching starts at 6 p.m. The entry fee is $5.

Aug. 25 – First 18 en-tries desiring to pitch at 6 p.m. will be formed in 6-person Classes to pitch in a Round Robin event. Entry fee is $5.

Aug. 26 – Open to the first 18 entries, pitching in 6-person Classes, starting at 6 p.m. The entry is $5.

Aug. 27 – Darke County Championship Tournament Pitchers must be entered and qualified by 30 minutes before starting times.

A Cornhole Tournament will return for the 2015 fair on Aug. 28. This is a blind draw, double elimination tournament. The event be-gins at 5 p.m.

GREENVILLE – The Great Darke County Fair will host Armed Forces Day on Aug. 26. On this day, vet-erans and immediate family members living in the same household are admitted free. Proof of military ser-vice is required at the gate. Active duty personnel pro-viding official active duty military I.D. Cards will be admitted free any day of the fair because their service to our country is appreciated.

Darke County’s veteran organizations will host a

parade and services in front of the Grandstand at 5:30 p.m. Note: Parade partici-pants and spectators not wanting to pay to watch the NPTA event must exit the Grandstand immediately following the conclusion of the memorial parade and service.

Also, be sure to visit the Veteran’s Building next to the Coliseum any day dur-ing the fair.

Watch for special dis-plays from all branches of the military.

Veteran organizations from around the county will participate in the parade and service in front of the Grandstand on Aug. 26.

Armed Forces Day parade planned


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Kissel Bros. will bring thrills to fairGREENVILLE – For 34

years, Kissel Bros. Shows has been coming to the Great Darke County Fair. The company is known for offering safe, affordable entertainment to fair and other events across Ohio and northern Kentucky.

This year, Kissel Bros. Shows has a wide variety of attractions for kids of all ages. Smaller kids will enjoy The Wiggle Wurm, Happy Swing and Mini Pi-rate Ship. All are expected to be operational during the 159th Great Darke

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thrill rides will also be available, including some of the company’s most popular rides like Musik Express, Pharaoh’s Fury, Eagle Wheel, Screamer, Zipper, Rock-O-Plan and Paratrooper. Smaller rid-ers will enjoy the Dragon Wagon, CastleMania, Car-ousel, Super Trucks and more.

The fun doesn’t stop with the rides, Kissel Bros. also offers great fun with a huge assortment of games

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Now is the time to pur-chase your tickets to enjoy this great entertainment all fair long. Visit them online to find special rates you can’t get anywhere else. These prices won’t last long and they are the lowest they will ever be. For more information or to order tickets, visit www.kisselbros.com. Rides are open Sunday through Thursday, noon to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, noon to 11 p.m.

Domestic Arts entries acceptedGREENVILLE – If you

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The rules, category lists and entry times are avail-able at the fair secretary’s office or online at www.darkecountyfair.com. No preregistration is neces-sary; simply bring your items to the Domestic Arts building on Wednesday, Aug. 19, noon to 8 p.m. or Thursday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m. to noon. A 2015 fair ticket is required for entry. Re-view the categories avail-able prior to entry to insure there is a suitable category for each item brought. Cat-

egories are changed year to year, especially in the antique class. Release of items is Sunday, Aug. 30, 1-5 p.m.

Come join the fun and show your talents. Ques-tions may be directed the fair office at 548-5044, Betsy Nisonger, manager, at 423-0047 or Cathy Ret-terbush, secretary, at 692-5634. The Domestic Arts Department is excited to exhibit your beautiful and creative items or interest-ing antiques.


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Candidates must get petitions from the Secre-tary of the Fairgrounds and have 10 holders of membership tickets of the

Society, sign name. As of Oct. 1, 2014, candidates are required to attend two Fairboard meetings prior to picking up a Fairboard petition. The petitions must be turned in to the Secretary, Daryl Riffle, at his office under the grand-stand by 9 a.m., Aug. 20. The filing fee is $10 per candidate.

Non-voting passes must be exchanged by 8 p.m., Aug. 26 to be eligible to vote on Aug. 27.

Election is Aug. 27

G R E E N -VILLE - The Great Darke County Fair in Greenville is always a color-ful affair, but be prepared for a display that even a peacock would envy when the Com-munity Blood Center (CBC) “T-Shirt Day” returns to the fair Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 1-7 p.m.

Everyone wearing a CBC t-shirt to the fair can stop by the CBC tent near Gate 2 and be entered in the drawings for multiple door prizes, including top prize KitchenAid small counter-top appliances. Visitors must be age 16 and older to enter the drawings, and only those wearing a CBC t-shirt will be eligible.

This year the CBC tent will also feature the “LAB” mobile classroom. The LAB is on the move year-round visiting schools and community events. It’s a chance for students and

visitors of all ages to en-ter a hands-on learning atmosphere full of amaz-ing illustrations of how the heart, blood, and circula-tory system work. The LAB will be open to visitors dur-ing CBC T-shirt Day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

CBC Darke County Ac-count Representative Dana Puterbaugh has again set the goal of having 200 donors wearing CBC col-ors visit the CBC tent for a photo on T-shirt Day, and to see which community will have the most repre-sentatives.

For more information contact Dana Puterbaugh at (937) 997-2199 or [email protected].

Kaleidoscope of colors on CBC Day

GREENVILLE – Har-mony Quartet will per-form at the Gazebo dur-ing the 2015 Great Darke County Fair. They will take the stage on Aug. 23, 5:30 p.m. Harmony was formed in 1997 when Bill Drew, Terry Long-fellow, Mike Royer and

Bruce Shank combined their voices to sing old-ies, country, patriotic and gospel. They took a break for a few years and then reunited in 2012. They invite their friends, family and fans to come and enjoy an evening of memories in song.

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sic at the fairgrounds on Sept. 19. This year’s fea-tured artists include David Crowder and Mandissa. Additional artists expected to perform include Unspo-ken, Manafest, Among the Thirsty, and We Are Leo.

Illumination will re-turn to its roots with this year’s event. The festival is moving from Sunday back to Saturday. Familiar fa-vorites, such as the Coffee House with regional bands performing is returning, but new events and activi-ties have also been added.

Come early and en-joy the Midway activities from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to laser tag and inflatable bounce house, the festival will feature a

high ropes course with zip line, rock climbing wall, and inflatable obstacle course. Youth groups are invited to take part in the Team Building Challenge Courses will be available throughout the day for youth groups to test their abilities by working to-gether to solve problems and puzzles.

Another new event will be the Darke County Soc-cer Association 3vs3 Soc-cer Tournament on the Darke County Fairgrounds during the festival. The tournament is for anyone third grade and older. The cost is $75 per team and teams are responsible for providing their own jer-seys. Teams must have al-ternating colors in event of a color conflict. The dead-line for registration is Aug. 21. For more information or to register, visit www.darkecountysoccer.com.

Coffee House artists in-clude City of Bright, Coley, Noah Back and Radiant.

More information on the Illumination Festi-val can be found at www.illuminationfestival.org or visit their booth in the Coliseum during the fair. Tickets will be available Darke County Fair Box Of-fice during the fair. Tick-ets are $25 for general ad-mission (grandstand only – does not include track), $30 for track (standing only), $30 for box or re-served seating (includes track), and $50 VIP seat-ing (chairs on the track in front of the stage. Tickets are an additional $5 the day of the show.

Illumination will have fair boothGREENVILLE – The Il-

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Record breakerwins $500

GREENVILLE – An ex-tra bonus of $500 will be awarded to the first horse breaking the Pacing Track Record and $500 awarded to the first horse breaking the Trotting Track Record in any 2015 scheduled race, with the understand-ing the $500 will be evenly divided between the owner and the driver of the win-ning horse. The current records are 1:53.2 for Pace set in 2014 and 1:59 for Trot, set in 2013. The Pace record was set by Easy Again and the Trot record was set by Moveman.

Debbie Miller shows off one of the CBC t-shirts that could be found at last year’s fair.


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Here are a few safety tipsMake sure you drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. • Wear closed toe shoes, not

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Teach kids to stay calm if they are separated from parents or other caregivers. Knowing what to do in this scary situation will help prevent a lost child from panicking, and help safety officials locate them faster.

Keep a watchful eye on children. It’s easy for children and caregivers to become separated in large crowds.

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Keep all body parts (hands, arms, legs, long hair, etc.) inside the ride at all times. If you have long hair, keep it pulled up with a hat or hair tie.

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GREENVILLE – The Show Hoppers 4-H Club of Darke County will be hosting a food booth fund-raiser during the Great Darke County Fair. They are conveniently located beside the Rabbit Barn with a menu that includes hamburgers, hotdogs, corndogs, barbeque pork and nachos with cheese. Not only will they be of-fering food for their cus-tomers at a low price, but the chance to win a Kitch-enAid blender, Indianapo-lis Colts jersey and a yard globe. There will also be a daily silent auction on nu-merous items.

Show Hoppers 4-H Club started in the spring of 2014 and currently has 18 inspiring members with advisors, Patricia Carroll and Amanda Behee, who

both have many years of experience raising and showing rabbits as well as plenty of involvement in 4-H over the years. Their meetings are held in Greenville and gener-ally try to have two meet-ings per month and many of their meetings involve working with their rab-bits in a “hands on” man-ner. The current members come from many of the dif-ferent area school districts. In order to be a part of our club, the child’s main proj-ect must be a rabbit. Some of the kids do take other secondary projects and some are also members of other area 4-H clubs with projects other than rabbits in those clubs. Their goal is to help their 4-H kids learn as much as possible about their projects and com-

pete well in Showmanship, Skill-A-Thon and the rab-bit shows at fair each year.

Some of their kids also like to show their rabbits at local and even national rabbit shows. Having good instructional aides and resources are key to their success. They hope you will come out and help support their kids! Pro-ceeds from the food booth will support the efforts of purchasing educational material items for the 4-H club. Many thanks to the donors that have made the food booth possible!

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GREENVILLE – The deadline for applications for the 2015 Little Miss and Mister Darke County Fair King and Queen Pag-eant is over, but you can be sure there are a lot of little kids and their families get-

ting ready for the annual event. The pageant will be held Aug. 24, beginning at 5:30 p.m. for the Little Mister contestants and approximately 6:30 p.m. for the Little Miss contes-tants. This year’s theme is

Down on the Farm. The pageant will be held inside the Youth Building.

Come out and watch as these 3-5 year olds strut their stuff on stage and compete for the coveted top prize.

2014 Little Miss & Mister Darke County Fair Queen & King Ava Hummel and Evan Addis. (Early Bird photo)

Kids vie for title Down on the Farm

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Fair will once again host the popu-lar Friday Sampler on Aug. 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Youth Building. This year’s speakers include Pepper Cory, Steve Stone of Na-ture’s Green, Gabrielle En-right, of WHIO NewsCen-ter 7, and a representative from KitchenAid Experi-ence®.

Cory will share her lec-ture, “How to be a More Creative Quilter,” a hu-

morous look at the myths surrounding artistic cre-ativity. After experiencing the program, you will de-velop your ability to learn more easily and take away useful tips on organizing time, resources and energy in the quilt making pro-cess.

KitchenAid Experi-ence® will demonstrate new recipe ideas during their presentation titled, “Creativity in Your Kitch-en.” they will also demon-

strate how fun and easy it is to use KitchenAid® Countertop products.

Stone is returning for a second year and will pres-ent Creative Curb Appeal – Landscape Tips for Suc-cess. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Landscape Horticulture and a minor in Turf Grass Manage-ment. Come and be in-spired as he shares ideas for home horticulture and landscaping.

Variety of topics planned for fair’s Friday SamplerEnright will present,

“Yes, This Really Hap-pened.” She anchors the 4:30 a.m. news on Channel 7 each weekday morning and then hits the street to cover the news. She joined NewsCenter 7 in 1997 as a camera operator with the ambition of one day be-coming a reporter. Enright was born in Leesburg, Va., but grew up in Dayton. She and her husband, Jeff, live on a farm and enjoy riding motorcycles. She is also a marathon runner.

The presentation sched-ule is as follows:

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Legendary artists have come to the fair GREENVILLE – From

country to gospel to rock n’ roll, the Darke County Fair has featured a wide array of music. The con-certs began 35 years ago and the entertainment that has appeared in front of the Grandstand is remarkable. Legend-ary names like Barbara Mandrell, Statler Broth-ers, Loretta Lynn, Sandi Patty, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Styx, For-eigner and the Beach Boys are just a few of the names that have enter-tained fans at the Great Darke County Fair. The following is a complete list of artists including this year’s concert with Hunter Hayes.

Tickets are still avail-able for the concert with Hunter Hayes on Aug. 23. Call 1-800-736-3671, 548-5044 or visit www.darkecountyfair.com. Tickets are $40 for track seats or $37 for Grand-stand and bleachers.

Past Concerts1980 – Donna Fargo1981 – Barbara Man-

drell1982 – The Statler

Brothers1983 – The Charlie

Daniels Band

1984 – Mickey Gil-ley, Louise Mandrell and Boxcar Willie

1985 – Crystal Gayle, Exile and Mark Wade

1986 – Atlanta1987 – Variety Show –

Local Talent1988 – Phil Dirt & The

Dozers1989 – Barbara Man-

drell and Royce Elliot1990 – Ray Stevens,

Patty Lovelace and Andy Andrews

1991 – Loretta Lynn and Andy Andrews

1992 – Sandy Patty and Mark Lowery

1993 – Tanya Tucker & Paul Lennon

1994 – Little Texas, Ronnie McDowell and

GREENVILLE – Chil-dren from 3-8 years old will have an opportu-nity to see who has the most pedal power at the National Kiddie Trac-tor Pullers Association’s Darke County Fair Sum-mer Pedal Pull. The event will take place Aug. 28 in the Swine Barn, 6 p.m.

The pull will start promptly at 6 p.m. Reg-istration is from 5-6 p.m.

GREENVILLE – The Championship Horse Pull-ing Contest at the Great Darke County Fair will be held Aug. 27, in the South Horse Show Arena. The Mini Pull will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the Horse Pull be-gins at 7:30 p.m. The total

Josh Turner headlined the 2015 Great Darke County Fair Sunday Concert.

Summer Pedal Pull is Aug. 28 at the fair

Coffee with theCommissioner

Get a preview of what you might see at local football games or band shows this fall at the Great Darke County Fair. (Early Bird photo)

Band Spectacular set

Livestock sales

Championship Horse Pull set for Aug. 27

John Bressler1995 – Confederate

Railroad and Ken Mel-lows

1996 – Diamond Rio and Ty England

1997 – 4 Him and Point of Grace

1998 – Sawyer Brown1999 – Tracy Byrd and

Linda Davis2000 – Avalon, Rebec-

ca St. James, New Song and Big Tent Revival

2001 – Sammy Ker-shaw and Lorrie Morgan

2002 – Lonestar2003 – George Jones

and The Jones Boys

2004 – Kenny Roger2005 – Beach Boys2006 – Neal McCoy

and Craig Morgan2007 – Terri Clark and

Josh Gracin2008 – REO Speed-

wagon2009 – Styx2010 – Lady Antebel-

lum/Justin Moore2011 – Rodney Atkins2012 – Foreigner2013 – Montgomery

Gentry/Florida Georgia Line

2014 – Josh Turner/Scotty McCreery

2015 – Hunter Hayes

All pedal tractor pull con-testants must have a par-ent or guardian sign the proper registration and consent form before en-tering the pull lane. All equipment will be fur-nished for six classes. Each class is pulled sepa-rately. Age classes are 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 year old boys and girls. The pull will be conducted under the National Kiddie Tractor Pullers rules and regula-tions.

Trophies will be award-ed for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place. All entries will receive a participation ribbon. The Darke County Agricultural Society is sponsoring the trophies.

For more information, contact Ron Dietrich, 548-4780.

GREENVILLE – August is Fair month! Since Darke County has Greatest Coun-ty Fair in the State and ev-erybody is at the fair, this month’s “Coffee with the Commissioner” will be at the Great Darke County Fair. Mike Stegall will be spending a lot of time at the fair, mostly at the Re-publican Tent, so stop on by, say hello, and ask any question you wish.

He is scheduled to be

there three times, Aug. 21, 4-6 p.m., Aug. 24, 4-8 p.m., and Aug. 28, 4-6 p.m., but he will be in and out most of the week. This is the best opportunity to meet your elected officials, talk to them, and find out what is planned for Darke County, and what is hap-pening.

Please stop by and meet your county officials and enjoy the Great Darke County Fair.

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Fair will host the annual Band Spectacular in front of the Grandstand on Aug. 24, 7 p.m. The Band Spectacu-lar features bands from Darke County Schools and the surrounding area.

The event will conclude with a massed-band pre-sentation.

Tickets for the event are $3 and are available at the Fair Box Office, by calling 800-736-3671 or at www.darkecountyfair.com.

GREENVILLE – Ju-nior Fair participants have worked with live-stock and other projects throughout the year in anticipation of the 2014 Great Darke County Fair. The pay-off for the hard work will come about on Aug. 25-27 when the Ju-nior Fair holds its live-stock sales.

Lamb SaleTuesday, Aug. 25, 6

p.m., Sheep ArenaMarket Goat Sale

Tuesday, Aug. 25, im-mediately following the Market Lamb Sale, Sheep Arena

Swine SaleWednesday, Aug. 26,

noon, Swine BarnRabbit & Poultry SaleWednesday, Aug. 26, 5

p.m., Swine BarnDairy Beef & Milk SaleThursday, Aug. 27, 4

p.m., Cattle ArenaBeef SaleThursday, Aug. 27, 7

p.m., Cattle Arena

purse for the 2015 event is $3,225. There is a $5 entry fee per team. The rain date is Aug. 29.

First place in the Mini Pull will earn $100 with cash awards through 12th place (2nd, $90; 3rd, $70; 4th, $50; 5th, $45; 6th, $40; and 7th-12th, $30) First place in the Horse Pull will earn $400 with cash awards through 15th place (2nd, $300; 3rd, $250; 4th, 200; 5th, $195; 6th, $185; 7th, $175; 8th, $165; 9th, $155; 10th, $125; and 11th-15th, $100).

There is free admission to the Horse Pull with a purchased Gate Ticket. Horses may enter gate #5 (State Route 121).

For more information, contact Superintendent Jerry Marker, 459-3339, or Scott Humbert, (765) 212-0480.

Post TimeGREENVILLE – Har-

ness Racing returns to the Great Darke County Fair seven shows and 52 races. There is free admission to all races and post time is as follows: Aug. 21, 7 p.m.; Aug. 22, 1 and 7 p.m.; Aug. 27, 1 and 7 p.m.; Aug. 28, noon and 7 p.m.


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Parade ofChampions

GREENVILLE – The annual Parade of Champi-ons will be held Thursday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m., in front of the Grandstand. Featured in the parade will be the Honorary Parade Marshall, fair officials and floats and walking units from Darke County’s 4-H Clubs, and more. The awards ceremo-ny for Junior Fair partici-pants will be held prior to the parade.

At 104 years of age, the late Elaine Fitzgerald took the top prize for being the oldest person at the Darke County Fair in 2014.

Senior Citizens get in free on Aug. 24

Local artists will show off their talents

Smash It Demo Derby returns 8/29

East Main plans fair events

Beef & PorkProducersserve meals

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Beef and Pork Producers invite ev-eryone to A Day at the Fair. They will be serv-ing Ribeye Steak and/or Marinated Pork Chop Sandwiches prepared on the grill by the members of these associations. These special meals will only be served two days during the fair, Aug. 22 and 23. Serv-ing time is from noon to 8 p.m. in front of the Cattle Show Arena.

GREENVILLE – Be sure to visit the Fine Arts De-partment during your trip to the fair. This is where you will find the works of some of the surrounding area’s great artists and pho-tographers and upcoming artists and photographers on display. The Fine Arts Department is located next to the Spiritual Life Center (formerly Ohio Center), on the fourth Midway.

The Fine Arts Depart-ment is known for its out-standing displays. One can find nearly every form of artwork in this build-ing. This department is interested in the purely aesthetic endeavor, as dis-tinguished from the useful arts. It includes: Fine Art painting, drawing, photog-raphy, pottery, sculpture and wood carving. Plus, check back throughout the week to find artists working on their craft and see first-hand how a masterpiece is made and get tips on how you can do the same.

Are you interested in displaying your artwork? Bring your artwork to the Darke County Fairgrounds on Aug. 19, noon to 8 p.m.

and Aug. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All persons exhibit-ing artwork must have a fair ticket. All entries must be original and be framed, except 3-dimensional and children’s division. Chil-dren’s artwork must be matted or mounted on poster board.

A panel of judges will judge and jury on Aug. 20, 2 p.m. The exhibition will open to the public and judging results announced on Aug. 21, 10 a.m.

GREENVILLE – Smash It Derby will bring the De-molition Derby back to the Great Darke County Fair on Aug. 29, 7 p.m.

This year’s main event features the Modified Class. Additional classes include Mild Weld, Com-pact Car, Modified and Stock Classes and Mowers. Drivers will be vying for a $6,300 purse.

For derby rules, visit

www.smashitderby.com. For additional informa-tion, call Tim, (740) 857-2033.

Tickets are available in the Grandstand ($8) or in the Pits. A Pit Pass is $15. Purchase your tick-ets in advance at the Fair Box Office, online – www.darkecountyfair.com or by phone, 800-736-3671 or 548-5044.

GREENVILLE – The East Main Church of Christ, 419 East Main St., Green-ville, will be participating in the Spiritual Life Cen-ter during the 2015 Great Darke County Fair. The Spiritual Life Center is at the Ohio Center Building (the former WDRK Build-ing) just north of the Fine Arts Building. The Greater Greenville Ministerial Asso-ciation arranges for various churches to be at the build-ing during the fair.

On Aug. 26, East Main will be at the building start-ing off the day at 9 a.m. with free donuts, coffee, orange juice and milk. The donuts are provided in coopera-tion with Eikenberry’s IGA Foodliner. Then, at various times during the day, there will be water, candy and the opportunity for children to enjoy getting face painting

and tattoos and to win a prize playing the Cornhole Challenge. All of this is pro-vided for free. East Main will conclude their time in the evening with Kandee Combs sharing music at 6 p.m.

For more information, the church may be contact-ed at 937-547-1557.

GREENVILLE – Mon-day, Aug. 24 is Senior Citizens Day at the Great Darke County. Senior Citi-zens, age 60 and older, will be admitted free at the gate. A special prize will be given to the oldest per-son attending the fair and registering before 11 a.m. Elaine Fitzgerald repeated

as the winner last year at 104 years of age. Elaine passed away at her resi-dence on April 15, 2015 at the age of 104.

This year’s prize will be given by the Darke County Agricultural Society and Gregory Peck Sound Ser-vice. Register at the Loud Speaker Station.

GREENVILLE – It has been deemed the Great Darke County Fair, but have you have ever wondered why and how it stays great. Look no further than those in charge. The fair falls under the auspices of the Darke County Agricultural Society, which elects 11 members to its board of directors. This year’s board includes Presi-dent Brian Rismiller, Vice-President Dean Neff, Trea-surer Jerry Marker, and directors Matt Aultman, Russ Bennett, Richard Delk, Ed Erisman, Doug Martin, Dave Niley, Cindy Riffle and James Zumbrink.

The directors share in the great responsibility of preparing for the fair and maintaining the grounds. The following is a list of de-partment superintendents and board committees for 2015. (Superintendent or Chairman listed first with assistant listed second.)

DepartmentsAgriculture/Home Arts – Bennett, MarkerBand Spectacular – Zum-brink, MartinBeef Cattle – Riffle, Ault-manCheerleading Contest –Rif-fle, ErismanDairy Cattle – Zumbrink, AultmanDemolition Derby – Niley, DelkDogs – Niley, ErismanDomestic Arts – Niley, Ault-manDraft Horses/Mules/Don-keys – Marker, Bennett

Farm Machinery – Zum-brink, RiffleFine Arts – Rismiller, Mar-tinFlowers – Erisman, NileyFriday Sampler – Riffle, Martin, RismillerGazebo – Martin, Aultman, DelkGoats – Neff, DelkGrange – Niley, BennettGrants – Bennett, NileyHorse Pull – Marker, Ben-nettHorseshoe Pitching – Niley, ErismanLittle Miss/Mister – Ris-miller/BennettPoultry/Water Foul – Ris-miller, NileyRabbits – Delk, BennettReligious Building – Delk, NileySheep – Zumbrink, NileyShow Horses/Ponies/Min-iature Horses – Bennett, MarkerSpeed – Delk, AultmanSwine – Martin, Rismiller, ZumbrinkTractor Pulls – Aultman, ZumbrinkVocational Education – Martin, Neff

Committees4-H Equine Show Arena – Marker, BennettAnderson Grant – Riffle, Delk, Martin, Niley, Zum-brinkAudit & Budget – Marker, Rismiller, Neff, DelkAwards – Aultman, BennettBuildings & Grounds – Ni-ley, Delk, Marker, Zum-brinkCapital Improvements – Aultman, Delk, Marker

Coliseum Vendors – Ris-miller, NeffConcert(s) – Riffle, Rismill-er, Delk, MartinEquipment Maintenance – Marker, AultmanExecutive and Legal – Ris-miller, Neff, Marker, DelkFair Premium Book – Mar-tin, RismillerGates & Tickets – Zumbrink, RiffleGrandstand, Ticket Takers & Ushers – Martin, Eris-manGrounds, Concessions/Ven-dors – Marker, Martin, Neff and NileyHospitality – Rismiller, Aultman, NeffJr. Fair & Sale Committee (no chairman) – Aultman, Delk, Erisman, Marker, RiffleMedia Advertising – Mar-tin, RismillerNorth End Camping – Rif-

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