The meeting of the Paulding County Fair Board was held on May 13 over Zoom.
Dan Howell hosted the meeting. It was brought up by Gus Davis that a Hydrant had broke at the horse barn and was running right into the tile. He stated it was now fixed.
A price for a new fence was received. Aaron Timm said they could use some of the equipment to possibly install this and the grant covered everything except hydrants and a couple clamps and fencing. The grant is from the Ohio Horseman’s Association.
The tractor won’t be able to be fixed right now as the parts are being delayed due to the COVID-19 issue.
The Fair board made a motion to officially vote to cancel the Paulding County Fair as the previous vote on Monday, May 11 was not valid due to lack of public notice. The motion was made by Guy Dasher and Randy seconded it. The motion passed.
Tony Miller updated on the Jr Fair activities for the auctions. He said that after talking with Virtual Show judges it is not recommended for Jr Fair because the rules cannot be enforced very well. Older kids (that would have aged out) will be able to present their animals next year as they would this year before moving up. Tony also stated that for the Jr King and Queen there are no King applicants this year, only queens.
Tony also updated on the livestock sales:
On Thursday, June 18, Market Steers will be run through from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The animals will be weighed in and put in the steer barn.
On June 18, Lambs will be run through from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The animals will be weighed in at the cattle scales and placed in the Hog Barn.
On June 18, Goats will be run through from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The animals will be weighed in at the cattle scales and placed in the Hog Barn.
On June 18, Market Hogs will be run through from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The animals will be weighed in at the cattle scales and placed in the Hog Barn.
These animals will be ready to be picked up by 9:00 p.m.
One kid and one parent will be allowed so there will be not crowding. The animals will be unloaded, weighed, tagged and then leave. This will all be streamed live on Facebook.
On Saturday, June 20 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, rabbits and poultry will be weighed in and put in cages at the show arena.
There will be a live auction for the feeder calves on June 17 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The livestock will be unloaded, weighed and tagged. The seller will be able to walk in with their animal to the steer barn, tie up and leave. Buyers will be able to look over the stock. The live auction will start at 7:00 p.m. The buyer will pay and take the animal that night.
Guy Dasher suggested that a picture be taken of the kid with their livestock.
Michael Schweinsberg stated that kids will still have to fill out their DUNF forms. They are intending to have the kids complete the form after their animals are tagged. For liability reasons, this needs to be done. They will be asked if they gave medications to the animals. If not, they are fine. If they did, they will be asked if the withdrawal period was completed or if they are still on the medications.
Michael announced that kids could still do their add-ons. Heather Cooper asked if any had contacted Michael on not doing their project. Michael said several had called and said they would not be finishing their projects.
Bruce asked if there would be a veterinarian at the site of the animal auctions to ensure the health of the animal. Dan stated he didn’t think so, but that he would get confirmation to him next week.
Dan said that Lisa McClure would like to help with the kids by raising money through the Paulding County Area Foundation. Members seemed to like the idea and approved it.
Heather asked how many kids there were in 4H. Michael said that he believes there are about 450-500 with over 100 in FFA and 4H having 360.
Dan Bowers put in a request for the Horsepower Holiday to be at the fairgrounds in October rather than in May. He requested October 24. It was approved by the board and welcomed Dan’s event.
It was asked if camper registrations for the fair would be refunded. It was decided to allow refunds for those who asked and to carry over the reservation to next year for those that do not.
On May 29, the Relay for Life asked to use the fairgrounds as a drive thru for the shirt sales and fundraiser.
The Gun Raffle drawing was changed to August 15.
The Grandstand project with new concrete, siding, and other renovations will be on hold until a certain grant is confirmed and received.
The meeting was adjourned.
