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FAIRSTEUBEN COUNTY
August 18-23, 2015
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“It’s good, quality family entertainment,” Pelham said.Fairgoers are well-familiar with Rosaire’s Royal Racing Pigs, who are
returning for their 24th season.Several times daily, the pigs “race”through a short course to delight ofthe crowds that flock to each performance.
“He sounds his horn and startstalking and everyone runs over,”Pelham said.
Also returning is the comedic ven-triloquist Sylvia Fletcher and her
Magic Trunk full of puppets.
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BY STELLA DUPREE • [email protected] • LEADER FILE PHOTOS
Singing vegetables, racing pigs and a magictrunk are some of the unique attractions atthis year’s Steuben County Fair.
The fair – which runs from Aug. 18-23 – boastssomething for everyone, according to ManagerNick Pelham.
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S awyer Brown, a countryband from Florida that hasbeen touring and recording
for nearly 35 years, will headline theSteuben County Fair.
The band will perform at 7:30 p.m.on Saturday, Aug. 22 in the grand-stands at the Steuben CountyFairgrounds. Tickets are $20 generaladmission, $25 reserved or $30 onthe track in front of the stage.
Sawyer Brown, founded in 1981 inApopka, Fla., has 20 studio albumsand more than 50 singles that havemade the Billboard country charts,including three No. 1 hits: “Step thatStep,” “Some Girls Do” and “ThankGod for You.”
The band received a HorizonAward from the Country MusicAssociation in 1985, as well as aVocal Group of the Year from theAcademy of Country Music in 1997.
THE HEADLINERS: Sawyer Brown
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For ticket information, go to www.steubencountyfair.org or call 776-1413.
Eric Wensel/The LeaderLeft | Wendy Owensand Renegade playCenterway Squarerecently in Corning.
Sunday, August 23 • Noon-4pmWendy Owens and Renegade will perform behind theGrandstand.
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It’s been two years since our last Farm-City Day; an event highlighting the impor-tance of agriculture in Steuben County. We are pleased and excited to announce thatwe will be returning to Canisteo, to the Moss-VanWie Dairy Farm. Cliff & Deb Mosshosted the event just a few years ago in 2011. Look for many of your favorite dis-plays & vendors (maple, ice cream, dairy princess, milking a cow by hand) alongwith new attractions and exhibits!
Centrally located on State Route 36, Moss-VanWie Dairy is home to 120 cows and100 calves and heifers. They have over 300 acres of corn, 120 acres of soybeans and80 acres of hay.
Farm-City Day is an educational, fun filled day on the farm where the public canget a first-hand, behind the scenes look at how a modern dairy farm operates. Comeout and celebrate our local agriculture community at the annual Steuben CountyFarm-City Day Saturday, September 26. For information on attractions, events,sponsors, and detailed directions visit our website www.steubencountyfarmday.comor find us on Facebook.
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When Jo Ann Brundagewas teaching her son, John,about canning and preserv-ing, she couldn’t have knownhe would grow up to be amongher top competitive rivals atthe Steuben County Fair.
“It started last year,” JohnBrundage said. “(I said) ‘we’regoing to compete, and I’mgoing to kick your butt inspaghetti sauce.’”
It didn’t quite turn out thatway. John’s sauce finishedsecond or third behind JoAnn’s first-place entry.
It’s still a sore subject.
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A real competition
Jo Ann Brundage has been participating in the culinary competi-tions at the Steuben County Fair for more than 40 years. Her son,John, learned about canning and preserving from her, and is nowone of her competitors.
ARTICLE AND PHOTOS JAMES POST [email protected]
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County iscontinuing its series of hands-on food preservationworkshops with two more workshops on boiling water
canning and pressure canning. Designed to teach people how toenjoy locally produced food year round, this local food preserva-tion series addresses topics like freezing, canning, preservingmeat, and how to cook, grow with, and preserve freshherbs. Workshops will be held at venues throughout the county,will run from July through November, and will be advertisedthrough Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County’swebsite, www.putknowledgetowork.org.
The boiling water canning method, used to can pickles, toma-toes, fruits, jams, jellies, and other preserves, will be taught byCCE Master Preserver, Jon Sterlace, on Friday, August 14, from5-8pm. Pressure canning, the only safe method for canning low-acid vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood, will be taught byCCE Master Preserver, Loree Symonds, on Friday, September11, from 5-8pm. Both canning workshops will be located at theSt. Thomas Episcopal Church at 122 Liberty Street inBath. The cost of each workshop, $15 per person, will includethe 3-hour long hands-on experience, a full packet of up-to-dateinformation, a jar of canned vegetables, and a chance to win adoor prize. Interested participants should register for theseworkshops by calling CCE at 607-664-2300, by visitinghttp://bit.ly/preserveyourfood.
For more information, please contact Kelley Elliott, CCE’sLocal Food Educator, at [email protected].
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Food Preservation Series
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O livia Chatain of Arkport has beennamed 2015-2016 Steuben CountyDairy Princess. Olivia is the 16-year old
daughter of Richard and Heather Decker ofArkport and Peter Chatain of Cedar Lane Farm inOldwick, NJ. Olivia is currently a Senior atArkport Central School. Paige Demun, the 2014-2015 Princess, crowned Olivia and will stay on thecourt this year as Alternate Princess. Other mem-bers of the court are: Makayla Haischer, BeaverDams; Megan Ross, Troupsburg; Natalie Capluzzi,Hornell; Emily McCaig, Jasper; and HannahStewart, Cohocton. The Steuben County DairyPrincess program is one of 35 county programs inthe New York State Dairy Princess and PromotionProgram. The purpose of the program is to promotethe dairy industry and increase milk and dairyproduct sales. It is funded by local dairy farmersthrough their checkoff investment in the AmericanDairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc.
Pictured above: The members of the court (fromleft): Makayla Haischer, Beaver Dams; MeganRoss, Troupsburg; Natalie Capluzzi, Hornell;Olivia Chatain, Arkport; Emily McCaig, Jasper;Paige Demun, Troupsburg; Hannah Stewart,Cohocton.
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Dairy Princess
Members of thecourt at left.
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New this year is the FarmFollies, an animated educa-tional display for kids thatpromotes good nutrition.
“There’s a signing corncob, fruits and vegetables,”Pelham said.
All of those shows areamong the fair’s free dailyattractions, which – ofcourse – include demon-strations, exhibits andjudging in more than 100classes. Entries were stillcoming in as the Aug. 7deadline approached, andmany categories alreadyhad several entries.
“Exhibits are going to be
up this year. The open classis doing very well,” Pelhamsaid.
Of course, no fair wouldbe complete without carni-val rides and games, con-certs, food-eating contests,tractor pulls, horse racingand a demolition derby. Allare on this year’s fairschedule.
For a complete list of
events and daily admissionspecials, see page 12.
Longtime fairgoerPelham, who says he “grewup on the fairgrounds”,already knows what hewants to see.
“The fried bread dough –I have one a night,” he said.“The animals, the antiquetractor displays, that typeof stuff.”
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COMPETEContinued from 5
Jo Ann has been competingat the fair each year for morethan 40 years.
She’s a member of the fair’sgoverning board – as is
John now.“It’s a family affair,”
she said.John’s involvement with
the fair started at a young age.
“When I was younger, I soldtickets and whatever I could
do,” he said.The mother-son rivalry is
helping to keep alive thecanned goods competition atthe fair, which Jo AnnBrundage said has sloweddown in recent years, largelybecause fewer people know
how to do it.Other categories have seen
the opposite trend.“The photography has real-
ly taken off,” she said, and“last year they had so many inthe baked goods (competition)they hardly had enough room
for them all.”For those who might be
interested in competing in thefuture, there’s a wealth of cat-egories to take part in, fromvarious canned, preserveditems to photography andother art to vegetables andhoney.
Jo Ann Brundage said thefair brings is “very well-quali-fied” judges, who do blindtests of the items – they can’ttell who entered what untilafter it’s scored.
That’s probably just aswell, as Jo Ann is well-knownby most at this point – thoughson John is on his way.
“His dill pickles, I have toadmit they’re pretty darngood,” Jo Ann said. She notedshe hasn’t entered any of herown this year.
“She can’t compete withme,” John quips.
John’s an accountant witha firm that handles FingerLakes vacation properties.
He seems to be doing wellfor himself – but he stillgrows and cans much of hisown food, an activity manynow associate with aDepression-era, “save every-thing” mentality.
“I’ve been gardening mywhole life,” John said. “It’s afun hobby.”
He doesn’t eat fresh toma-toes, but he cans his owntomato sauce.
“I don’t think I’ve hardlyever had a jar of Raguspaghetti sauce,” he said.
John grudgingly admits heisn’t quite ready to go head-to-head against his mom’sspaghetti sauce … yet.
But how many people havethe courage to even try tocompete against their ownmother’s spaghetti sauce?
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Why is buying local important?Local foods systems provide sev-
eral advantages over conventionaland global markets. Buying locallystrengthens regional economies,supports family farms, provides deli-cious, "fresh-from-the-field" foods forconsumers, preserves the local land-scape, and can help foster a sense ofcommunity.
Buying local food strengthensyour regional economy
Purchasing food that was grownand harvested locally keeps yourmoney circulating within your com-munity, keeping wealth in yourregion.
Buying local food supports family
farmers in your community, some ofwhom have farmed the land for gen-erations.
Supporting local farms can helpto create jobs for your region.
A strong local economy insulatesyour region from national and globalrecessions.
Buying local food provideshigh-quality, fresh foods
Locally-produced food is oftenfresher than conventional productsgrown far away and shipped intrucks for several days.
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CCE: The importanceof buying local
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11:00am4-H Dog Show 4-H Horse Ring
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH
(SENIOR CITIZEN DAY $3.00 ADMISSION UNTIL 5PM
FOR SENIORS)8:00am
4-H And Open Class Poultry Show / Poultry Barn9:00am
4-H Dairy Goat Show (Fitting And Showmanship
Followed By Breeding Classes)9:00am
4-H And Open Swine Show9:00am
Dahlia Show / Horticulture Building10:00am
Empire M
eat Goat Show Region 3 / Cem
ent Dairy Barn12:00pm
4-H Rabbit Decathlon - Rabbit Barn12:00pm
Harness Racing (Overnight And N.Y.S. Sire Stake Colts) / Grandstand1:00pm
4-H Cavy Show And Showmanship
1:00pm4-H M
eat Goat Show (Conclusion Of Swine Show)2:00pm
4-H Rabbit Show / Rabbit Barn2:00pm
- 6:00pmWhite River Band / Pavilion
4:00pmCarnival Opens / M
idway6:00 & 7:00pm
4-H Vegetable Art Contest7:00pm
Dairy Showmanship Practice (Judging Pavilion)
7:30pmRoberts Dem
olition Derby / Grandstand
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
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YOUTH DAY WRIST BANDS ON SALE, 12PM
-4PM
(HONORED TIL 6 PM)
9:00amPoultry/W
aterfowl Showmanship And
4-H Poultry Judging Contest10:00am
TilBath Kiwanis - Children I.D. Program /
Sheriff's Tent10:00am
Beef Show – Fitting & Showmanship;
4-H & Open Beef10:00am
– 12:00pm General County Level Public
Presentations (Youth Building)11:00am
Til 3:00pm Bike Helm
et Give Away (While Supplies Last) / Sheriff's Tent
12:00pmCarnival Opens / M
idway12:00pm
Talent Contest / Grandstand12:00pm
Cloverbud Dairy Showmanship
1:00pm4-H-FFA Dairy Judging Contest
(Judging Pavilion) 2:00–4:00pm
Youth Activities (Youth Building)
3:00-5:00pmArrival Of Lactating Dairy Cattle –
Refer To Fairbook3:30pm
Waterm
elon Eating Contest / Grandstand4:00pm
Bicycle Drawings / Grandstand4:00pm
Turkey Calling Contest* / Conservation Federation Building*For Youths Up To Age 185:00pm
Livestock Judging Contest (Livestock Show Ring )7:00pm
4x4 Stock Pick Up Gas And Diesel And StockTractor Trailers Trucks In Front Of Grandstand, Modified 4 X 4 Trucks And 466 Tractors To Line Up.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH
9:00amRose Show / Horticulture Building
8:30-10:30am4-H Dairy Fitting And Showm
anship Contest Including Non-Owner (Judging Pavilion)10:00am
4-H And Open Sheep Show – Order: 4-H Sheep Fitting And Showm
anship,4-H And Open Class M
arket Lambs & 4-H And
Open Class Breeding Sheep10:30am
-12:30pm– 4-H & Open Dairy Heifer
Conformation Classes
1:00pmCarnival Opens M
idway1:30pm
4-H & Open Dairy Cow Conformation Classes
Family Appreciation Night W
rist Bands On Sale,4pm
– 9pm(Honored Til Closing) M
idway7:30pm
Roberts Demolition Derby / Grandstand
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST
YOUTH DAY WRIST BANDS ON SALE, 12PM
- 4PM
(HONORED TIL 6PM)
9:00amGladiolus Show / Horticulture Building
9:00am4-H Horse Show – English And W
esternClasses9:30am
4-H Rabbit Showmanship And
Cloverbud Rabbit Show10:00am
Carnival Opens Midway
2:00pm4-H Anim
al Costume Contest (Judging Pavilion)
2:00–4:00pmYouth Activities
3:30pmPie Eating Contest / Grandstand
4:00pmBicycle Drawings / Grandstand
5:30pm4-H & FFA Livestock Sale - M
arket Rabbits,Market Chickens, M
arket Beef, Market Goats, M
arketLam
bs, And Market Hogs
7:00pmK-F Rough Stock & Rodeo – Full Sanctioned
Rodeo / Grandstand9:00pm
Til 12 Midnight M
idnight Madness W
rist BandsOn Sale, 8pm
– 10pm (Honored Til M
idnight) Midway
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND
FAMILY APPRECIATION
WRIST BANDS ON SALE 1PM
- 5PM
(HONORED TILL 7PM)
(SENIOR CITIZEN DAY $3.00 ADMISSION UNTIL 5PM
FOR SENIORS)9:00am
4-H Horse Show – Fit. & Show, Trail, DressageAnd Gam
e Classes10:00am
Horseshoe Pitching Tournament (Singles) /
Judging Pavilion10:00am
Livestock Skillathon (Livestock Show Ring)12:00pm
- 4:00pm Gas Engine & Antique Farm
Equip-ment Show & Dem
os Behind Grandstand1:00pm
Carnival Opens Midway
1:00pm4-H Creative Place Setting Contest
(Youth Building)2:00pm
4-H Cloverbud Giant Cookie Decorating Contest(Youth Building)2:30pm
4-H Cake Decorating Contest Junior Members
Age 8-123:00pm
4-H Cake Decoration Contest Senior Members
Age 13-193:30pm
Cake Auction4:30pm
4-H Flower Arranging Contest (Youth Building)5:00pm
4-H Barnyard Olympics At Livestock Show Ring
6:00pm4-H Awards Given Out At Livestock Show Ring
6:30pmPizza Party At Livestock Show Ring
7:30pmSawyer Brown / Grandstand
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD
WRIST BANDS ON SALE 12PM
- 4PM
(HONORED TIL 6PM)
9:00amOpen Rabbit Show (Arba Sanctioned Show) /
Cement Barn
10:00amHorseshoe Pitching Tournam
ent (Doubles)Judging Pavilion12:00
Noon Carnival Opens Midway
Noon Til 4:00pmWendy Owens And Renegade
(Behind Grandstand)4:00pm
Roberts Demolition Derby Steuben
County Finale / Grandstand
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Our Steuben County Farm Product Guide is compiledby staff at CCE-Steuben, and distributed free-of-chargeto the community to help you locate foods grown or pro-duced in our county.
You'll discover a great diversity of products from fruitsand vegetables to meats and cheeses, from honey andmaple syrup to salsa and popcorn. Visit a farm and pickit yourself or have it delivered to your doorstep, buy it ata farmers' market or the neighborhood roadside stand -whatever suits you. When you purchase local foods youenjoy some of the freshest, best-tasting foods available.Buying directly from the producer also gives you thechance to meet and get to know them, and learn abouttheir production methods. Plus, when you buy locally yousupport the local economy and keep land in agriculture.
So why are you waiting? Get out there and Taste theDifference!
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Don’t missthe 4-Hers!
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their produce.Buying local food fos-
ters community growthFamily farms are part of
the American tradition of self-
sufficiency and serve as thebasis of local communities.
Local farmers markets andCSA farms provide places forcommunity members to meet,socialize, and discuss issues.
Local farmers markets andfarms bring together individ-uals who share concernsabout the future, promotingorganization and cooperationtoward common goals.
By helping family farmsfinancially, you sustain yourfamily and community withdelicious, healthy local foods.
Buying local lets youconnect with your food
producer concerning thesafety and nutrition ofyour foods
Locally-grown foods can behigh in nutrients, often reach-ing you within 24 hours ofharvest, whereas produceshipped from out of state maybe up to a week old and hasoften suffered from severenutrient loss.
When you buy locally, youcan ask whether the farmersuse safe farming practices,what they spray on theircrops, and what they feed totheir animals.
Buying local preservesthe natural environment
By supporting local agri-culture, you help to protectyour region's farmland fromurban sprawl and develop-ment.
Protection of local farm-land means protection of openspaces, natural ecosystems,and biodiversity.
Buying local food helps toreduce dependence on foreignoil needed to ship food thou-sands of miles, thus cuttingback on greenhouse gasemissions.
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Steuben County is home to nearly 1,650 family-owned and operated farms, and more agricul-tural acreage than any other county in New
York. Farmers’ Markets provide opportunities formany of these farmers to sell their products directly toconsumers. Purchasing food that has been grown andharvested locally has several benefits, in addition toproviding consumers high quality, fresh food – itstrengthens the regional economy, preserves the natu-ral environment, fosters community growth, and letsconsumers connect directly with local producers.
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Getting there...The Steuben County
Fairgrounds is located in theSouthern Tier of New York,bordering Allegany, Livingston,Ontario, Yates, Schuyler andChemung counties.
Directions to Fairgrounds:Take Exit 38 off Rte. 17 or
Rte. 86 proceed down W.Washington Street, to 3rdlight. Fair Office straightahead on left side of E.Washington St. Fairgroundentrances are just past the fairoffice, turn left on Rumsey St.then an immediate left ontogrounds.
The Exhibitor and Serviceentrance is located by taking aleft at 3rd light on Liberty St.Then right on Chestnut St.From Penn Yan take Rte. 54Sto Geneva St. then left onChestnut St.
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FAIRHISTORY A look back...
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE STEUBEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Above | Steuben County Fair,1908.
Right | A Fair ticket from the1800s.
Bottom right | Fairgrounds in1908.
Bottom left | Racing at the fair-grounds.
Left | The Steuben County Fair inthe late 1930s.
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