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Next week is the Warren County Fair. I’ve been concerned with it for a very long time. When my youngsters had been younger, they confirmed dairy animals. It was numerous work, however the expertise was price it. There had been chores to be accomplished early within the morning to get the animals prepared for the present. My youngsters had been fairly younger on the time thet they confirmed. It was as much as mother to assist. Never in my marriage settlement did I promise to trim tails and whiten hooves!

When they had been in highschool I labored within the ice cream sales space as a result of they had been members of the Eisenhower marching band. I at all times took a day because the chairman.

Then my daughter was chosen as the primary Warren County Fair Queen. We weren’t tenting there on the time so she used my sister-in-law’s camper to alter her garments. At that point the anticipated her to decorate up together with carrying heels. Incidentally, she ruined a pair of sneakers that week.

That fall I used to be elected to the Fair Board of Directors. That started my greater than nineteen years of doing the promoting for the truthful. At first I simply did the newspapers however when somebody moved, I took over the radio and tv promoting. My reasoning was I couldn’t ask somebody to do what I didn’t even know what to do.

I streamlined issues creating one digicam prepared advert for the newspapers. I gave the radio and tv advertisers one week to name after I could be within the workplace to commit promoting {dollars}.

The 12 months I took that over I used to be altering grade stage the place I taught and my daughter was getting married so I used to be busy. It labored so nicely that I stored doing issues that approach.

My husband grew to become a photographer for the truthful taking pictures that nobody else was in a position to take. He climbed the catwalk within the previous Cornplanter Pavilion to get good pictures in the course of the animal pictures.

When he grew to become unwell, I continued to work for the truthful having fun with even that final 12 months with him. We had the smallest camper, however it was bought wooden inside. Although it was tiny it actually held numerous stuff. We didn’t use the toilet. It was so tiny you possibly can sit on the bathroom, clear your enamel, and bathe on the similar time. This the rationale we did nto use it.

The truthful was at all times enjoyable. I camped the entire week or ought to I say every single day however Monday. I stayed residence that day in order that I used to be obtainable for these last-minute questions. By the time the truthful got here round my work was accomplished apart from getting folks to do interviews over the radio and operating the Media Luncheon.

I don’t remorse on a regular basis I spent doing issues for the truthful. I bought greater than 2000 live performance tickets if we bought out. That meant that I bought extra tickets than Chautauqua Institution does for its exhibits.

I set to work backstage and personally greeted the celebs that entertained. I did interview with quite a few them. I keep in mind Holly Dunn was doing her dishes when she answered questions for me.

The meals on the truthful is widespread. People sit up for issues being the identical. We used to have a sub sales space run by a church group. People liked these. Then, there was the barbecue. That was a well-liked dinner. The Grange served selfmade pies which drew in many individuals. 4-H served barbeque hen and hen and biscuits. Both of those teams additionally served breakfast.

After I left the board I crammed in the place they wanted assist working within the observe meals sales space and promoting tickets for a raffle. I additionally received as much as assist with the breakfast service on the truthful’s sales space.

By retiring from the board, I used to be in a position to see my grandchildren once they confirmed calves and took part in varied actions. By the time Don and I had been married I used to be glad I not had obligations.

I’ll always remember 2020 – the 12 months there was no truthful. That was a tragic factor however with COVID there was no alternative.

I want the truthful nicely as they open this 12 months. Many issues have modified. We went from a grounds that was mud every time it rained to a paved and simply to get round venue.

Ann Swanson writes from her residence in Russell, Pa. Contact her at [email protected].