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158th Annual
2015 Crawford County Fair
Sunday, July 19 Through Saturday, July 25
2015 Crawford County Fair
The 158th Annual Fair “GOT FuN” Fair Schedule
Grange Booth Judging
Wine Judging in Fine Arts Bldg (TBA)
Eliminators Car Club Classic Car Show
Thursday, July 16th
Beef Barn Meeting/Pictures
4-7:00 pm
Entries brought in for Domestic Arts, Ceramics,
3:30 pm
Hog Barn Meeting
Paintings and Photography
4:00 pm
North Central District Angus Show - Arena
4:30 pm
4-H Style Revue - Youth Building
Friday, July 17th
5:30 pm
4-H Projects Awards Program - Youth Building
10:00 am
Judging begins for the entries brought in on Thursday. 6:00 pm
Sheep Shearing in the Show Arena
6:00 pm
Demolition Derby - Grandstand
Saturday, July 18th
6 pm - Close Free Rides (may be limited)
8-10 am
Entries brought in for Produce, Culinary, Baked Goods 7:30 pm
Junior Fair Royalty Contest - Youth Building.
and Wine.
9 am - 4 pm Department 1 - 4-H Judging
monday, July 20th
10:30 am
Baked Goods Judging. Judging for Produce & Culinary.
* C&B Country Meats & Crawford Co. Cattlemen’s Day
Times to be posted.
at the Crawford County Fair. YOUTH FUN DAY!
2-4 pm
Vo-Ag Project Judging.
8 am - 10 pm JuniorFairOfficeOpen.
4-6 pm
Open Class Poultry Check-in.
9:00 am
Jr. Fair Poultry Show.
5-11 pm
JR. FAIR LIVESTOCK MUST BE IN PLACE WITH
Open Poultry Show to follow Jr. Show.
EXCEPTION OF POULTRY AND RABBITS
Swine Showmanship.
(Hogs will weigh as they enter)
Jackpot Show 1/2 hr. after Showmanship.
6:00 pm
Baked Goods Auction in FINE ARTS BLDG.
Carcass Show 1/2 hr. after Jackpot Show.
6-8 pm
Jr. Fair Poultry weighed in and in place in barn.
10:00 am
4-H Speech Contest - Youth Building.
6-10 pm
Rabbits in place. Must be weighed prior to show.
11:00 am
4-H Horse Show - 4-H Horse Arena.
12 Noon
Demonstrations & Illustrated Talks - Youth Bldg.
RIDES WILL BE OPEN SUNDAY @ NOON - SATURDAY @ CLOSE
1:00 pm
Art for Kids - Clothes Pins: Bring in something made
from clothes pins - Fine Arts Bldg.
FAIR STARTS: SuNDAy, July 19TH
4-H Booth Judging.
RIDES OpEN @ NOON TODAy
6:00 pm
Breeding Sheep Show followed by Market Lamb.
* Knecht’s Auto Recycling Day at the Crawford County Fair
Showmanship and Market Lamb Show.
8:00 am
Gates begin charging. All 4-H Family &
7:00 pm
Grandstand - Figure 8 Truck and car race.
Consumer Sciences Exhibits and
8:00 pm
WAMBOLDS AMAZING ANIMALS SHOW.
Dept. 1 Projects MUST be in place.
8 am - 3 pm Blood Drive - RV near Youth Building.
TuESDAy, July 21ST
8 am - 10 pm JuniorFairOfficeOpen.
* AG Credit & Company Mortgages Day at the Crawford
9:00 am
1st Show - Flower Show Judging.
County Fair. FAMILY APPRECIATION DAY - ALL RIDES
Church Service - 4-H Horse Arena
WRIST BANDS ARE JUST $5 EACH SESSION - Noon to
Sheep Barn Meeting - Followed by weigh-in.
5 pm & 6 pm to close.
9:00 am
Crawford County Fair 5K Stampede/Walk.
8 am - 10 pm JuniorFairOfficeOpen
9:30 am
Alpaca Barn Meeting
9:00 am
Jr. Fair Rabbit Show
10:45 am
Dairy Feeders Barn Meeting - followed by weigh-in.
10:00 am
Beef Cattle Judging - Show Arena
12:00 pm
Horse Skillathon followed by Crowning Horse
4-H Horse Show - Horse Arena.
Royalty - 4-H Horse Arena
1:00 pm
Art for Kids - Bring in something made of popsicle
Alpaca Show - Arena
sticks - Fine Arts Building.
Noon - 5 pm Free Rides (may be limited)
4:00 pm
Cloverbud Sharing Time - Youth Bldg.
4:30 pm
Beef Feeder Showmanship - Show to Follow
12:30 pm
Goat Barn Meeting followed by Weighing Goats
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Tickets $10
EVENTS
July 23, 2015 AT 8:30 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
5:00 pm
5 & 8 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
TBA
Junior Beef Showmanship
WAMBOLDS AMAZING ANIMALS SHOW
Beef Breeding Show
Steer Show
KOI Drag Racing - Grandstand
4-H Ground Roping - Horse Arena
7:30 pm
Wednesday, July 22nd
North Central Electric Cooperative Day at the Crawford
County Fair.
8 am - 10 pm JuniorFairOfficeOpen
9:00 am
Jr. Fair Goat Show
Favorite Foods Contest - Youth Building
12 Noon
2nd Flower Show Judging.
1:00 pm
Art for Kids - Marshmallow - Bring in something made
of Marshmallows in the Arts & Crafts Bldg.
2:00 pm
Free Throw Contest
3-5:00 pm
Fine Arts Bldg. - Antique Appraiser: Ann Stratton
($1 per carry-in item. Limit of 2 items)
4:30 pm
Dairy Feeder Showmanship, followed by Dairy Feeder
Show, followed by the Holstein Steers.
5:00 pm
Harness Racing - Pari-Mutuels
5 & 8:00 pm WAMBOLDS AMAZING ANIMALS SHOW
8:00 pm
Slip-n-Slide sponsored by Jr. Fair Board - Waiver must
besignedaheadinJr.FairOffice.
Thursday, July 23rd
Shearer Equipment - John Deere Day the Crawford
County Fair. Veterans and Senior Citizens Day.
All Vets and Seniors pay $2 at the gate & $1 rides day.
Every ride just $1.
8:00 am
Sheep Show Judging.
8 am - 10 pm JuniorFairOfficeOpen
9:00 am
4-H Gymkhana - Horse Arena
10:00 am
Jr. Fair Dairy Show
Jr.FairEggToss-Infield.
10:30-1:30 pm Senior Citizen Event with lunch at noon - BY TICKET
ONLY - Sponsored by Heartland on Bucyrus.
12 Noon
District 9 Holstein Show in Arena
1:00 pm
Art for Kids - Recycling - Bring in something made of
recycled goods - Arts & Crafts Bldg.
2,5 & 8 pm
WAMBALDS AMAZING ANIMALS SHOW
3:00 pm
Barn Games
4-H Versatility - Horse Arena.
5:00 pm
Jr. Market Hog Show.
5 - 7:00 pm Ham & Bean Supper for Vets - Youth Bldg.
Country Concert - RaeLynn - Steel Creek:
Grandstand all seats $10.
Friday, July 24th
Burkhart Farm Center Day the the Crawford County Fair.
8 am - 10 pm JuniorFairOfficeOpen
10:00 am
“Back to the farm” Sale for Dairy * Beef Feeder Calves.
10:00 am
Horse Fun Show - Horse Arena
12 Noon
Livestock Judging Contest - Arena
1:00 pm
Art for Kids - Bring in “real” mud pies & list of
ingredients - Fine Arts Building.
2, 5 & 8 pm WAMBOLDS AMAZING ANIMALS SHOW
5:00 pm
Antique Tractor Parade - Grandstand
6:00 pm
Showman of showman in Arena
7:00 pm
State Sanctioned Truck/Tractor Pull - Grandstand.
SponsoredbyBurkhartFarmCenter,PoetBiorefining,
Laribee Lawn Care & Crop Production Service - Attica
& Central Ohio Recycling & Salvage, Steyer Seeds and
Mosler Industrial Services Corp.
Junior Fair Nerf War - Youth Bldg.
Saturday, July 25th
Mathews Chevrolet, Buick Day at the
Crawford County Fair.
8 am - 10 pm JuniorFairOfficeOpen
9:00 am
Jr. Fair Livestock Sale - Show Arena
10:00 am
4-H Dog Show - Youth Bldg.
11:00 am
Men’s Cake Baking Contest - Fine Arts Building.
Pedal Tractor Pull - By the Stage in the Park - Sponsored
by Roger & Dorothy Haas & The Crawford County Fair
Board.
2, 5 & 7 pm
WAMBOLDS AMAZING ANIMALS SHOW
2 - 6:00 pm ElectionofFairBoardDirectors-Secretary’sOffice.
4 - 6:00 pm Last pick up time for Jr. Fair Vouchers
5:00 pm
Grandstand - Stock Truck Pull.
Paul Landis - Stage in the Park.
TBA
Sonix Sound - Christian DJ in Youth Bldg.
7:00 am
8:00 am
8:00 am
12 Noon
Sunday, July 26th
Livestock Released.
All 4-H Family Consumer Sciences, Clothing & Dept. 1
Projects released.
Merchants Building Opened for removal of Exhibits.
Exhibits released in the Fine Arts Building
Fine Arts Building Closed.
Visit the Farm Bureau “Youth Fun & education center” in the Whetstone Building.
SUNDAY: Pottery Painting 4&5 pm (small fee).
MONDAY: Living necklaces 6 pm.
TUESDAY: Build a Bird Feeder 6 pm.
WEDNESDAY: Nationwide Tractor Safety 6 pm.
THURSDAY: TBD
FRIDAY: Humane Society Program 6 pm
dailY actiVities at 1 pm & 3 pm. Building open dailY From 11 am to 8 pm.
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Photo from the 2014 fair
Crawford County Agricultural Society history
Staff report
The first Crawford County
Fair featured ten entries of
sheep and hogs, exhibited in
wagons on the present courthouse ground with what little
needlecraft displays on exhibit
shown on the second floor of
the old courthouse. The first
fair was held on land, which is
now on the site of the court-
house on October 19, 1848.
Officers of the Society, which
was organized in the fall of
1848, included Zalmon Rowsepresident, Jacob Mollenkopfvice president, and Andrew
Failor- treasurer.
The second fair was held
on October 25, 1849, with the
ground, which would become
occupied by the Quinby block
used for mostly cattle exhib-
its. An old advertisement
announced the amount of the
premiums was $103.00.
The third fair, on October
17th and 18th, 1850, was more
of a cattle show than a fair, and
was held on grounds purchased
expressly for the purpose. This
site was cut nearly in half by the
Ohio and Indiana Railroad and
a new site was purchased along
Rish Lane, now Wise St., near
Oakwood Cemetery. The land
contained about eight acres and
a rough zig-zag curve, scarcely
a quarter of a mile in length,
was developed for a race track.
This was the site of the fourth
fair. Fairs were held there yearly,
including the 14th on September 18th - 20th, 1861.
No fairs were held during the
Civil War. In 1867 re-establishment of a fair for Crawford
County was considered, it
was found the old site near
the cemetery was unsuitable
because it had been laid out in
a pasture and the two halls had
been ruined during the war.
Entirely separated from the
Crawford County Agricultural
Society was a stock company
organized by eleven men, under
the name of the Crawford County Agricultural Association in
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1867. Among those men were
John Bremen, who had several
valuable horses, and whose
eighth-of-a-mile race course
could still be raced in 1921.
Major Edmund Kearsley of
Bucyrus was also a member of
the new company. The company
bought eighteen acres of land
on the site of the old Crawford
County fairgrounds north of
Lincoln Way and just east of the
T. & O.C. main tracks. In 1869,
nine more acres were added,
and in 1871, another four acres
and a half, making a total of
over thirty-two acres. The Agricultural Society rented the land
from the agricultural association
and it was here the four-day
15th fair was held in October,
1867. The Crawford County
Agricultural Society was reorganized with D.C. Boyer as
president and Josiah Koler,
vice-president. Both men were
stockholders in the agricultural
association. Christ Elliott was
chosen secretary of the society
and J.B. Gormly, treasurer.
Annal fairs, from the 15th
through the 59th were held
along the T. & O.C. Railroad.
When it became a question of
removal of railroad shops from
Bucyrus or room for expansion, the Bucyrus Industrial
Association negotiated for the
formation of a company called
the Bucyrus Land Company,
organized to dispose of the old
fairground site and provide a
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Photo from the 2014 fair
new place. Bucyrus newspapers
reported that after considerable “wrangling”, the old Boyer
farm lying just east of the old
grounds and Whetstone Street,
was bought from the owner, E.
Yaussey, for $17,500. The purchase occurred on September
16th, 1914.
It was then the improvements
to the grounds began, and
are still continuing. In March
and June of 1922, the society
Ag Credit knows the value of
participation in 4-H, FFA,
Grange and Scouting programs.
94% of all Ag Credit employees
were members of these
organizations as they grew up.
Many are still helping as leaders
for today’s youth.
Congratulations to participants
and leaders
You are making a difference!
approved improvements to the
fairgrounds for over $13,000.
Amoung those improvements
was the construction of a cattle
barn at the cost of $6,043.
Improvements of the grounds
and construction of buildings
with bonds sold for $7,000. Two
years later a horse barn was
constructed on the site at a cost
of $7,000.
The next very significant
event at the site occurred
in 1942 when the fair board
turned the grounds over to the
commissioners. The fairgrounds
was then leased to the federal
government for the duration
of the Second World War and
for six months after for Camp
Millard. On May 4th, 1946, the
county commissioners approved
a resolution accepting all buildings and installed equipment,
plus $20,000 cash from the
government for use of the fair-
grounds.
On October 15th, 1946, a
contract was signed to rebuild
and relocate the half-mile
track at the fairgrounds at a
cost of $8,000. Then almost
a year later, on August 20th,
1947, bonds were issued for
construction of the grandstand
and other buildings at a cost of
$125,000. Other construction
at the fairgrounds through the
years has included a horse barn
and pole shelter for $9,500 in
1959; a new display building for
$10,000 in 1958; another pole
barn in 1961 at a cost of $2,300;
the Youth Building in 1974; a
new restroom in 1990; a new
show arena in 1992 (to replace
the one burned in 1991) and a
new secretary’s office in 1995.
In 1955, a plaque was purchased
to commemorate the fairgrounds used by Camp Millard
during WWII. The base for the
plaque was furnished and put in
place by members of the 753rd
Railroad Battalion. The latest
addition to the fairgrounds is
a new Ag & Expo Building,
done in 2012, named the Camp
Millard Agricultural & Exposition Building. It is a 100’X200’
metal building with a concrete
floor that houses swine, goats
and alpacas during the fair and
is rented for many community
events throughout the spring to
the fall.
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2015 Junior
Fair Queen
Contestants
naoMi Bell
Naomi is the daughter of
John and Renee Bell. She is
a senior who plans to attend
PCC in the fall with the hopes
to become a choir teacher.
Naomi
has participated
in the
Crawford
County
Junior
Fair for
eleven
years
as a member of the Bucyrus
Kilbourne Klovers 4-H Club.
Through her club, Naomi
has held many offices including President and Treasurer.
Ranging from cooking to
alpacas, Naomi has taken
many projects over the years
and has been to the state fair
multiple times. Naomi is also
an active member of the Crawford County Junior Fair Board
where she serves as a member
on the awards, miscellaneous,
speech and demonstration, cloverbud and livestock judging
committees.
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Sarah Cornell
Sarah is the daughter of John
and Cindy Cornell. She is a
senior at St. Peters who plans
to attend OSU in the fall. Sarah
has participated in the Crawford
County
Junior
Fair for
ten years
as a
member
of the
North
Robinson
Blue
Ribbons 4-H Club. Through
her club, Sarah has held several
offices including Vice President
and Secretary. Over the past
ten years, Sarah has taken many
projects including market lambs
where she received reserve
champion heavy weight last
year. Sarah also was the 2013
& 2014 senior skillathon winner. Sarah has participated at
the state fair for over five years
and placed at the state level
skillathon several times.
Tori Kirian
Tori is the daughter of Amie
Kirian and Kevin Kirian. She
is a freshman at the University
of Findlay majoring in Animal
Science/ Pre-Vet Emphasis. Tori
has participated in the Crawford
County Junior Fair for eleven
years as a member of the Barn-
yard Guys & Gals 4-H Club.
Through her club, Tori has held
several
offices
including Vice
President
and Secretary.
Tori has
taken
many
projects over the years ranging
from rope to beef feeders. Tori
was also a member of the Crawford County Junior Fair Board
where she served as the Vice
President in 2014. Tori was also
a Crawford County 4-H camp
counselor; in 2014 she received
the outstanding female counselor award.
Taylor lUTZ
Taylor is the daughter of Greg
and Dawn Lutz. She will be a
senior at Colonel Crawford high
school next fall and plans to go
to college
in the
future for
an agriculture
related
field.
Taylor
has participated
in the Crawford County Junior
Fair program for thirteen years
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as a member of the Dairy Maids
& Gents 4-H Club. Through
her club, Taylor currently is the
Vice President. Over the past
thirteen years, Taylor has taken
a variety of projects including
dairy. Last year Taylor was the
senior represented for dairy
and won the 2014 showman of
showman contest. Taylor currently is an active member of
the Crawford County Junior
Fair Board where she represents
Colonel Crawford FFA and
serves as the secretary.
CeCelia Von STein
CeCelia is the daughter
of Ron and Ruth Von Stein.
CeCelia graduated from Treca
Digital Academy this spring and
plans to attend NC State in the
fall and
major
in deaf
studies.
CeCelia
has participated
in the
Crawford
County
Junior fair program for thirteen years as a member of the
Buckeye Stars 4-H club. CeCelia
has taken many projects over
the years including market
hogs, laundry, and keeping fit.
CeCelia currently serves as
the president of the Crawford
County Junior Fair Board.
This summer, CeCelia also was
named the 2015 Outstanding
Counselor for her hard work as
a 4-H camp counselor.
Bonnie WelSh
Bonnie is the daughter of
Glenn and Cindi Welsh. She
graduated from Bucyrus High
School this spring and plans
to attend
OSU in
the fall
majoring
in Agricultural
Communications.
Bonnie has participated in the
Crawford County Junior Fair
program for twelve years as
a member of the Town &
County 4-H Club. Through
her club, Bonnie currently is
the President and has held
many other offices in the past.
Bonnie has taken a variety of
projects including market hogs
and woodworking. Bonnie currently is an active member of
the Crawford County Junior
Fair Board and serves on the
awards, rabbits, dairy feeders,
livestock judging and department 1 committees.
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ber of the North Robinson Blue Ribbons
4-H club and has served on several club
committees over the years.
raChel Bell
Rachel is the
daughter of John
and Renee Bell
and will be a
junior at Connections academy
this fall. Rachel
is an eleven year
member of the
Bucyrus Kilbourne Klovers 4-H club
where she currently holds the office of
Vice President.
anniKa
GerlaCh
Annika is the
daughter of Bradley Gerlach and
Kathleen Wren.
Annika will be
a junior this fall
at Wynford High
school and has
been a part of Wynfords FFA program
for two years.
aBiGail
BroCWell
Abigail is the
daughter of Dave
and Angie Brocwell and will be
in 8th grade at
Colonel Crawford
this fall. Abigail
is an eight year
member of the Barnyard Guys & Gals
4-H club where she has served as club
historian.
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haDaMUSCin
Alexis is the
daughter of Larry
and Shannon
Hadamuscin and
will be a junior
at Galion High
School this fall.
Alexis is a seven
year member of the Galion Blue Ribbon
Achievers 4-H club where she currently
serves as club president.
MiChelle FloCK
Michelle is the
daughter of Tim
and Susan Flock
and will be a
junior at Marion
Harding this fall.
Michelle is an
eight year mem-
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Allison is the
daughter of Chris
and Beth Lawson
and will be a sophomore at Colonel
Crawford this fall.
Allison is a nine
year member of
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4-H and is currently a representative of the
Sulphur Springs Star Farmers 4-H club.
alySSa Pine
Alyssa is the
daughter of Jeremy and Christy
Dunn and will
be a freshman at
Buckeye Central
this fall. Alyssa is
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a five year member of the Chatfield Blue Ribbons 4-H club.
eMily rUDD
Emily is the
daughter of Matt
and Kim Rudd
and will be a
freshman at Wynford High School
this fall. Emily
is an eight year
member of the
Sulphur Springs Star Farmers 4-H club
and currently serves as club historian.
KayleiGh
SeiBer
Kayleigh is
the daughter of
Nick Seiber and
Michelle Ashley.
Kayleigh will be a
junior at Bucyrus
High School this
fall. Kayleigh is
an eight year member of 4-H and is currently a representative of the Town &
County 4-H club.
Not pictured
Ribbons 4-H club.
alliSon STahl
Allison is the
daughter of Mike
and Jill Stahl and
will be a freshman at Buckeye
Central this fall.
Allison is a seven
year member of
the Chatfield Blue
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Victoria
Thimmes is the
daughter of Brad
and Deb Baxter &
Todd and Teresa
Thimmes. Victoria
will be a sophomore at Buckeye
Central High School this fall. Victoria
is a seven year member of 4-H and currently is in the North Auburn Hustlers
4-H club.
Taylor GarriSon-WiSe
Taylor is the
daughter of Aron
and Sara Wise and
will be in eighth
grade this fall at
Crestline. Taylor
is a four year
member of the
Crawford County Denim and Paws 4-H
club and currently serves as Secretary.
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Crawford County Fair to go on without poultry
John Bell
John is the son
of John and Renee
Bell and will be
a seventh grader
at Connections
Academy this
fall. John is a four
year member of
the Bucyrus Kilbourne Klovers 4-H club.
Statewide poultry ban
announced after avian flu scare
Jacob Heefner
Jacob is the
son of Mark and
Tammi Heefner
and will be in
eighth grade this
fall at Buckeye
Central. Jacob
is a seven year
member of the
Chatfield Blue Ribbons 4-H club.
Zachary Hiler
Zachary is the
son of Randy and
Roxanne Hiler
and will be a
freshman this fall
at Buckeye Central. Zachary is a
five year member
of the North
Auburn Hustlers 4-H club and currently
serves as Vice President.
By Matt Echelberry
mechelberry@civitasmedia.com
The Ohio Department of Agriculture
announced it is banning all live-bird
exhibitions this year at county fairs and
auctions in order to protect the state’s
$2.3 billion poultry industry from the
avian flu.
The ban includes all county and independent fairs, including the Crawford
County Fair, as well as the Ohio State
Fair and all other gatherings of birds
for show or for sale. Ohio is the second
largest egg producer in the country and
home to 28 million laying chickens, 12
million broilers, 8.5 million pullets and 2
million turkeys.
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture
first confirmed the virus in the U.S.
beginning in late 2014. Since that time
more than 44 million birds at more than
197 locations have been affected,” the
press release went on to say.
So far no cases of avian flu have been
reported in Ohio and the move will help
prevent any potential spreading of the
highly contagious virus.
No human infections have been associated with avian flu and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention considers the risk to people from these viruses
to be low. Consumers should continue to
employ standard food safety practices.
“One of the ways avian influenza
spreads is by direct contact with contaminated materials coming from other
infected birds…Until we can be sure that
there has been no transference from the
wild bird population migrating through
the state, we need to do all we can to
minimize the exposure for our domestic
birds,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Tony
Forshey.
The Crawford County 4-H Extension
Office reported that 118 fair participants
showed poultry last year, including
chickens, duck, geese and turkeys (participants who showed more than one of
these animals were double-counted).
Crawford County Fair Board President
Rebecca Starner said on Wednesday that
although no birds will be shown this
year, poultry participants still need to
complete projects.
“The poultry barns are usually full so
it will be a loss,” Starner stated. “We’re
still working on what they will need to
do, but the barns will have something in
them to promote poultry in other ways.”
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RaeLynn to headline this year’s Crawford County Fair
By Kimberly Gasuras
GALnews@civitasmedia.com
BUCYRUS - A concert by country singing sensation RaeLynn
will be one of the main attractions
at the Crawford County Fair.
The 20-year-old songstress was
born Racheal Lynn Woodward in
Baytown, Texas, and is known for
her hit, “God Made Girls.”
“We went to the fair board convention and heard about her. A
couple of our fair board members
talked with their kids and it was
decided that she would be a good
one to bring in. We are excited
that she accepted our offer,” said
Tom Laughbaum, fair board manager, secretary and treasurer.
Laughbaum said RaeLynn’s
concert will be held on July 23 of
fair week, replacing the annual
Fair Jam concert.
“We were told the local churches that organize Fair Jam are
taking a year off because of many
activities going on this summer
at each of the churches,” Laughbaum said.
RaeLynn was a contestant on
season two of The Voice but only
made it to the quarterfinals. Her
latest single, “For a Boy,” was
released on country music radio
stations on March 23. RaeLynn
is featured on Blake Shelton’s
newest album and is currently
Photo provided
Country music star raelynn will headline the Crawford County Fair on July 23.
touring with Miranda Lambert.
Tickets for the event go on sale at
9 a.m. on May 9 at the fair board
office. The Crawford County Fairgrounds is located at 610 Whetstone St.
Laughbaum said he is also
excited that KOI (Kentucky,
Ohio and Indiana) Drag Racing
will hit the racetrack at the fair
on July 21.
“They have 25 different
categories of racing from fourwheelers to cars and motorcycles. They even include snowmobiles. They will race anything as
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long as there are two of them,”
Laughbaum said.
Other events will include the
annual demolition derby that will
be the main event on the opening
night of the fair on July 19 the
Figure 8 Truck and Car Races
July 20, harness racing on July 24
and the Stock Truck Pull on the
last day of the fair, July 25.
For more information, visit
http://www.crawfordcofair.com
or call the fair board office at 419562-7936.
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Motorsports, harness racing on tap for 2015 fair
By andrew Carter
andrewcarter@civitasmedia.com
Galion Inquirer
Motorsports and horse
racing are just some of
the highlights at the 2015
Crawford County Fair,
set for July 19-25 at the
fairgrounds in Bucyrus.
The action revs up
on Sunday, July 19 with
the demolition derby.
The derby features eight
heats and is open to the
following vehicle classes:
compact and full-size
cars, half-ton pickup
trucks, 1980s or newer
and lawnmowers. The
demolition derby begins at
6 p.m. Grandstand tickets
cost $5 each. Pit passes
cost $10 apiece.
Motorsports excitement
continues on Monday, July
20 with Figure-8 car and
truck racing. That action is
slated for a 7:30 p.m. start
time. Grandstand tickets
cost $5 each. Pit passes
cost $10 per person.
KOI Drag Racing comes
to the Crawford County
Fair on Tuesday, July 21.
Practice starts at 5 p.m.
followed by live racing at
7 p.m. Grandstand tickets
cost $5 each. Pit passes
cost $10 apiece.
Home Talent Colt Stakes
Association harness racing
is set for Wednesday, July
22. The action starts at 5
p.m. Admission is free.
On Friday, July 24, fans
can enjoy the OSTPA
truck and tractor pull. It
roars into action at 7 p.m.
Featured classes include
9000 Light Pro Limited,
8300 Super Stock, semis
and 6350 four-wheel drive
trucks. Grandstand tickets
cost $5 each. Pit passes
cost $10 per person.
A week of motorsports
wraps up on Saturday, July
25 with the stock truck
pull. It starts at 5 p.m.
Grandstand tickets cost $5
each. Pit passes cost $10
apiece.
For information about
the 2015 Crawford
County Fair, visit www.
crawfordcofair.com.
Andrew Carter can be reached at
419-468-1117, ext. 2048. Connect with
him on Twitter @ACGalionSports.
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