Fair all Wrapped Up!
Author: Jessica Erickson, Broadwater Co Fair Manager
Jessica Erickson
Broadwater Co Fair Manager
The Broadwater County Fair Week has wrapped up after another successful year! Thank you to our community in helping make our events successful year after year! The Broadwater County Fair Board would like to extend many, many thanks to all involved in the ‘behind the scenes’ aspects of putting on such an event. Until you are involved with the fair, it is hard to understand the work required to prepare, set up, maintain and tear down the grounds! First of all, the sponsors who help us to fund the activities at the fair as we have a limited budget so the sponsors help us to fund the entertainment we provide during the fair. Things like the bouncy house, the entertainment under the tent, the free STEAM activities, the Stick Horse Rodeo, the pie eating contest and boot decorating contest and of course the concert!
I’m sure anyone who went to the fair noticed the big blue and white striped tent! This tent takes many hands and one fearless leader to get standing up and secured! We had plenty of helpers to hold up poles, drive stakes, and tie off the ropes. Thank you! Another part of the fair that requires many hands is the exhibit building. From setting up and decorating to checking in the entries, organizing the exhibits, judging and ribboning and then entering all of the results. Then the work doesn’t stop there! We have many people help with straightening up the building and sweeping daily and then helping to get things cleaned up on the last day. Thank you!
Hopefully, everyone had a chance to take a stroll through the exhibit building! There was lots to see in there. Congratulations to all of our Best of Show winners: Deanne Flaws, Melissa Meissner (2), Karolyn Schmaus (2), Niki Weiss, Cheyanne Douglas, Audrey Martin, Colt Barnard, Jaimee Moudree, Lexi Davies, Calvin McCauley, Kinsley Heggen (3), LaDawn Williams, Sheree Beauchamp, Kyra Heggen, Allison Kosto, and Tayla Snapp.
We had a final entry count this year of 247 Open Class entries and 653 4-H entries. The fair board paid out a total of $2463.00 in ribbon premiums this year! Remember to keep your ears and eyes open next year to get your entries in. The fair books are available the first week of May and the fair entry deadline is usually around the first week of July. If you would like to get on an email list for Fair-related information, please email fair@co.broadwater.mt.us!
I would also like to sincerely thank our Broadwater County Fair Board members - Val Hornsveld, Karen Noyes, Lauren Reiser, Tayla Snapp, Sheila Stenzel and our commissioner liaison Lindsey Richtmyer. We start planning for the Fair as soon as the previous one is over! Long meetings, lots of follow-ups, finding and sharing entertainment and vendors, and then coordinating all of the things happening at the fairgrounds during fair week.
Hope to see everyone again next year!
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PhotoCredit: Photo Credits: Jessica Erickson
Image 1 Caption: The decorated boots
Image 2 Caption: Pottery demonstration
Image 3 Caption: JRock Jewelry was at the Fair
