Despite a few close calls with Mother Nature, the Warren County Fair is off to a great start. The Fair opened Tuesday and runs through Saturday. The annual Fair parade was held Sunday and the few …
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Fair dodges storms; off to good start
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By Jimmy Potts,
Record Managing Editor
Despite a few close calls with Mother Nature, the Warren County Fair is off to a great start.The Fair opened Tuesday and runs through Saturday.The annual Fair parade was held Sunday and the few drops of rain that fell did not seem to deter residents from lining the route from the courthouse in Warrenton to downtown Truesdale, said Fair Chairman Paul Owenby.Check out the photo gallery from the parade here: http://bit.ly/28YppHL.However, the threat of thunderstorms likely had an impact on the number of floats, he said.“I expected a few more (floats), but some held off because of the rain,” he said. “I still thought it was a nice turnout.”Tuesday morning showers did not bode well for the opening day of the Fair, but the clouds dispersed by early afternoon and activities and rides went on as planned.While opening-day festivities such as the Fair Queen Contest, the 4-H Livestock Judging and the Hog Show would have proceeded anyway because all take place under a roof, afternoon rains would have shut down the rides.“If (the weather) holds up all week that would be really nice,” Owenby said Tuesday “It’s still early to tell, but just glancing around we’ve had a decent night. It’s $5 night so it’s a cheap night.”One area where the Fair is not lacking is with its 4-H Club and FFA participation.With 122 participants showing livestock, Owenby expects to top last year’s record auction, which totaled $204,256.“It’s a yearlong activity for them, the 4-H Club and FFA,” he said. “They do more than this, but this is their big hoorah time of the year. They all need to be proud of the big turnout. They worked hard all week. They feel a bit of recognition and a bit of competition. It’s just awesome.”Owenby also recognized the efforts of local volunteers, who recently completed painting and other repairs to the food stand, food court and beer garden.The volunteers held their final prep day last Thursday and Owenby said they have the fairgrounds looking better than it has in years.“A lot of hard work goes into it,” he said. “We’re 100 percent volunteer. We don’t have a payroll of workers. Between painting buildings and mowing grass, that is all volunteering. Everyone needs to know we have more activities going on throughout the year, horse shows, motor cross track and mud runs.“I am very pleased with how (the fairgrounds) look this year.”
Mike Gerdeman holds onto his son while cruising downtown on his tractor during Sunday's Warren County parade. Bill Barrett photo.
