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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 have been younger, they confirmed dairy animals. It was lots of work, however the expertise was price it. There have been chores to be executed early within the morning to get the animals prepared for the present. My youngsters have 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 have been in highschool I labored within the ice cream sales space as a result of they have been members of the Eisenhower marching band. I all the time 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 digital camera 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 degree the place I taught and my daughter was getting married so I used to be busy. It labored so effectively that I stored doing issues that manner.

My husband turned a photographer for the truthful taking photographs that nobody else was in a position to take. He climbed the catwalk within the outdated Cornplanter Pavilion to get good photographs throughout the animal photographs.

When he turned in poor health, 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 lots of stuff. We didn’t use the lavatory. It was so tiny you can sit on the bathroom, clear your enamel, and bathe on the identical time. This the explanation we did nto use it.

The truthful was all the time enjoyable. I camped the entire week or ought to I say each 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 executed apart from getting individuals 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 started working backstage and personally greeted the celebs that entertained. I did interview with a variety of 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 beloved these. Then, there was the barbecue. That was a preferred dinner. The Grange served selfmade pies which drew in many individuals. 4-H served barbeque rooster and rooster 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 bought 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 after they confirmed calves and took part in varied actions. By the time Don and I have been married I used to be glad I now not had duties.

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 effectively 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].