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Fair marks 175th anniversary BY JILL GOSCHE
Online Editor jgosche@advertiser-tribune.com
It’s a big birthday for Seneca County Fair Officials have planned activities to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the first fair, and the theme for Junior and Seniors fairs is the same: 175 years and still going strong. The fair board is selling T-shirts for $10 each. Fair-goers who wear the shirt Monday or Tuesday will save $1 off gate admission. The fair board also is giving away ribbons commemorating the 175th anniversary to every exhibitor and to vendors, and there is to be a booth in one of the merchant buildings to display items from past fairs. Commemorative keychains are to be passed out at the booth and at the Senior Fair Board office. A glass blower is to be set up along
the midway near the sheriff’s office and is to sell an ornament celebrating the 175th anniversary. According to “History of Ohio Fairs,” by Ohio Fair Managers Association, the first Seneca County Fair was near the Rock Creek bridge Oct. 19-20, 1842. But, the fair was canceled 18441847 when interest in fairs declined. The society was reorganized in 1851, and the current fairgrounds was purchased for $15,000 in 1882, according to “History of Ohio Fairs.” The fair had been in August, and the year 1966 marked the first fair in July. The grandstands were destroyed by fire a year later, with the present set built in time for the following year’s fair. A horse barn was built in 1970, and a sheep and swine building came along two years later. Seneca County Farm Bureau built an office and a horticultural-home arts building was built in 1974. A new race-horse barn was built in 1977, a dairy and beef barn was built in
A photograph hanging in the Senior Fair office shows the 100th anniversary of the fair.
1980, a youth center was built in 1993 and a new merchant building was built in 1997. The fairgrounds saw a new Senior Fair office in 2000, new restrooms in 2002, an entertainment building in 2005 and a livestock pavilion in 2011. Last year, the entire grounds was black-topped, with $50,000 funded through a state grant and Junior Fair Foundation providing $50,000 in matching funds. This year, race horse barns received new siding. No new buildings are in the works, but Calvin Staib, who has been a Seneca County Agricultural Society board member for about 35 years and serves on the executive committee, said officials have a few on their minds. “That’s in the future,” he said. Staib had served as president for five years and vice president for four. “The fair’s all year ’round for me,” he said.
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A Cloverbud graduation ceremony and STEM activities for children are two new activities scheduled for this year’s fair through Seneca County’s Ohio State University Extension 4-H program. Cloverbuds moving into the 4-H program are to graduate at 4 p.m. Friday in the Education Building. “The idea is to have each one come on stage, give a biography and their club name and get a certificate, or something like that,” said 4-H program coordinator Katie Cole. “The fair’s a good time to do that with everyone already being there.” The Cloverbud program is the portion of 4-H dedicated to young children in kindergarten through second grade before they are eligible for the regular 4-H program at age 8 or in third grade. “They’re gearing up to being a traditional 4-H member,” she said. “They’re not allowed to take traditional 4-H projects, but have their own activities.” Cole said overall 4-H youth enrollment this year is 1,016 children and 145 advisers and volunteers, but numbers weren’t available for the number of Cloverbuds and traditional members. “We have advisers just for Cloverbuds,” she said. The young children make crafts and learn about specific topics in a non-competitive environment. “They learn the 4-H pledge, and they learn more about what 4-H is,” she said. Also new this year are two days of STEM activities in the 4-H booth
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building designed to challenge youth ages 8-18 with projects based on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Cole said she’ll have activities available at 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. “We want to accomplish more hands-on learning for the kids,” Cole said. “STEM is a huge part of 4-H, and we didn’t have it implemented before this year. 4-H is very much hands-on learning and STEM is very much a part of that.” Cole received a $2,400 grant from the Ohio 4-H Foundation to buy supplies and equipment. She said the foundation has a design team dedicated to STEM activities, and the group creates new ones each year. Although she hasn’t decided exactly which she’ll have available at the fair, Cole said there will be a variety. “I’ll try to have some challenging things for the older kids and not so challenging for the younger ones,” she said. Some projects are group activities and some are for individuals. “Basically, you give them a scenario,” she said. In one activity, PVC pipe is used to create a water line.
“You can’t have any holes in the water line,” she said. “It must be completely sealed. They have to kind of work together as a group and talk about and map it out.” In another one, groups or individuals design a tractor seat. “Basically, they have to assemble a tractor seat using only balloons and a certain length of tape,” she said. “A tractor seat that would hold a person.” She said she might try to partner with equipment dealerships. Another activity requires making solar boats from Styrfoam and then downloading an app to a phone which allows the child to control the boat from the phone. A similar one uses a robotic ball. Other choices include such things as making soap, making electrical circuits, experiencing virtual reality goggles and connecting alligator clips to a laptop. STEM activities at the fair are in addition to others planned throughout the year. “The first event we did was in April on Easter break,” she said. “The Monday after Easter we had a STEM fun day at the office.” And Cole is planning another one before school starts. No advance registration is needed. Youths can just show up at 1 p.m.
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Seneca Countyʼs Ohio State University Extension 4-H program has scheduled Cloverbud Daycamp for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 15 at Meadowbrook Park. Coordinator Katie Cole said the camp is designed for young children to have fun and learn about 4-H, but also for first-year camp counselors to gain experience working with children. “They will put together a schedule and decide what they want to do with the kids,” she said. For more information or to register a child for daycamp, call (419) 447-9722 or email cole.537@osu.edu.
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More than 20 4-H clubs are competing this year in the “Company’s Coming” flower bed contest. Coordinator Darlene Wagner, Senior Fair Board member, said 4-H clubs have been keeping the flower beds in shape for many years, but the contest is new. She got the idea for the contest while attending the Crawford County Fair, which does something similar. “Their beds always look so nice,” she said. “So I asked how they do it.” She said the fair board is paying each club $20 per bed for flowers and decorations. Beds come in sizes small, medium, large and extra large. Winners in each of the four categories are to receive $15 for first place, $10 for second place and $5 for third. The overall winner is to get an additional $30 prize, she said. The money is coming from a grant through North Central Electric Cooperative, Attica. “We’re just trying to give them more of an incentive to keep them weeded and watered and looking nice,” Wagner said. The beds are to be planted and decorated to reflect the fair’s 175th anniversary theme. “Their interpretation on it means to them,” she said. Although judging takes place before the fair, Wagner said guidelines state the beds should be weeded and watered until after the last flea market in October. They are to include perennial and annual plants, the club’s name and the names of any donors who provided funding. Beds were scheduled to be judged by members of Seneca County Master Gardeners July 10. “It’s all the Master Gardeners doing it and not the fair board,” Wagner said. “The fair board has nothing to do with who’s getting what.” Flower beds can be found throughout the fairgrounds. “They’re down the midway and around the barns, clear out to the back gates,” Wagner said. “Most of the clubs have had them for years. This year, we had four new clubs who wanted them.” She and her husband, Nick Wagner,
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Five candidates are vying for the title of 2017 Seneca County Junior Fair queen. One boy is seeking the title of king. Jessica Holman, who has been a member of Buckeye Clover Bunch for six years, said she believes the queen’s responsibility is to hold a high standard of respect for herself and everyone around her. The queen should represent the Seneca County Fair in a positive way and be involved with all it has to offer, Holman said. At St. Wendelin Catholic School, Holman was involved in softball, football, wrestling, marching band, pep band, concert band and drama. She also was a Kairos leader, a Eucharistic minister, a Mass leader, a student ambassador and a member of the National Technical Honor Society and was a Regional SkillsUSA gold medalist. During her years in 4-H, Holman
was named poultry princess, goat princess runner-up and pygmy goat grand champion. She won fourth and fifth place in horse showmanship, third in goat showmanship, fifth in poultry showmanship, first in newswriting and second in creative writing. Holman said if she is named queen, she will hold herself at a high standard and show respect and kindness. Holman, who will be a senior, works as a nursing assistant. She will attend Owens Community College in the spring, she said. Audre Young, who will be a senior at Columbian High School, said 4-H has shown her a sense of leadership and responsibility. She has been involved with Seneca County Junior Farmers 4-H Club for three years and also is a member of the Seneca County Junior Fair Board, Tiffin Sentinel FFA and Tiffin Columbian Choral program. Young said she believes the responsibilities of fair queen are to make the fair a place
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everyone enjoys and to make an appearance at every event. She said she should be chosen to represent the fair because she is a kind, open and caring person. In FFA, she won third place for a wooden bench and received grade A’s for a wooden shelf, a rabbit, scrapbooking and an alcohol and tobacco prevention project. Young said she wants to attend Ohio State University to study agricultural-based business. Gabrielle Oliver, who will be a senior at Old Fort High School, is a 12-year member of Sew Sharp. She believes the queen has the responsibility to represent the fair as a whole. The queen should be involved during fair week and also have an active presence in the community, Oliver said. The goal of the queen should be to assist others on developing their character and living up to their potential, she said. Oliver is active in Junior Leadership and the Junior Fair Board. She also is part of Old Fort Youth Group, Art Club, Old Fort School musicals and softball. Oliver said she loves being involved in the community and has volunteered at Kid’s College at Terra Community College, the nursery at Old Fort Church, Sparks and at Hayes Presidential Center. Oliver has gone on two mission trips with the Old Fort Youth Group and has received first place at previous fairs in Sports Nutrition, Loungewear, Sewing for Others, Racing the Clock to Awesome Meals, Cats 2, guinea pigs and Keeping Fit. Oliver said it would be a great honor to be chosen as queen and that her integrity, optimism and involvement in the community are what makes her a perfect fit for the title. Oliver said she is interested in becoming a diesel mechanic or veterinarian. She also is interested in pursuing a career through 4-H. Angela Miller, a member of Kids, Pigs & Udders, has been in 4-H for 13 years. She will be a senior at Old Fort High School. Miller said she believes the responsibilities of the fair queen are to be actively involved with the fair by
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helping to clean, set up, hand out ribbons and speak. Miller is a member of FFA, a Junior Fair Board member and also a part of SkillsUSA. She has represented Seneca County at Ohio State 4-H Leadership camp and participated in state 4-H, the National FFA convention and the Ohio State FFA convention. At previous fairs, Miller placed in goat classes and with her market hog. Last year, she was named goat queen at Seneca County Fair. Miller has re-
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she would represent the fair at other fairs and festivals in hopes of bringing new ideas and new people to the Seneca County Fair. Garrett McCoy, a member of Doggon’its and who also sits on the Junior Fair Board, is the only candidate in the race to be named Seneca County Junior Fair king. McCoy has been in 4-H for eight years and on the Junior Fair Board for
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A week full of events is to kick off Monday evening at the grandstand. Bruce Henney, president of the Senior Fair Board, said harness racing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday and 1 p.m. Tuesday. The races are free to attend. “We should have more horses this year at the race than there has been in the past,” Henney said. Henney attributed the increase in number to an increase in horses bred and born in Ohio. Tuesday, the antique machinery parade will kick off at 7 p.m., Henney said. “There’s probably 40 or so (pieces of machinery) that go through there,” he said. The event is free, Henney said, and precedes the pig scramble, which is
scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. The pig scramble also is free, he said. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Ohio Championship Sled Horse Pull is to take place. The pull is free to attend, Henney said. The International Professional Rodeo Association Broken Horn Rodeo is to fill the grandstand Thursday and Friday evenings. The rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. both days and is $7 to attend. “That draws a pretty good crowd,” Henney said. Two events are scheduled for Saturday at the grandstand. The first, the classic tractor pull, is to be at 10 a.m. in the infield. It is free to attend, Henney said. At 7 p.m., the demolition derby is to kick off. Admission to the grandstand and infield is $10. Henney said the demolition derby has grown quite a bit in popularity throughout the years.
“We didn’t have enough seats last year,” Henney said. “We actually had to turn people away.” “We’ve gone from five cars to having all kinds of people,” he said. Henney suggested those attending arrive early to the event. “It’s a good show, it runs pretty fast,” he said. “One of the things that’s making it more popular is we have trucks now.” Henney said the number of participants will not be known until the event, and winners receive a percentage of the purse. The longest-running event at the grandstand, the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association Tractor & Truck Pull, is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday. It is $10 to attend. Henney said the event always draws a big crowd. “We’ve been in the top two pulls in the state for at least the last five years,” he said.
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Junior Fair to celebrate 175 years BY ERIKA PLATT-HANDRU Correspondent
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The Seneca County Junior Fair Board will be celebrating the fair’s 175th anniversary with a week full of activities and events. Nicole Hoover, Junior Fair coordinator, said that this year, a royalty reunion, a dunk tank and a sheep riding contest have been added to the fair schedule. The royalty reunion will take place Monday, Hoover said, and will include a parade. “We’re inviting back the past kings and queens to introduce themselves and showcase what they’ve done,” Hoover said. “That should be a fun event to see all the faces.” Hoover said the parade will follow this year’s king and queen contest. A dinner also is scheduled, she said. About 120 people have been invited, Hoover said, which includes the kings and queens who have been crowned since the contest began at the fair in 1954. Hoover said a new addition to the fair is Mutton Bustin’, a sheep riding contest for kids. She said the event has been planned entirely by the Junior Fair Board. “In essence, it’s like bull riding for kids,” she said. Hoover said Buckin’ Ohio will be
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hosting the contest, which is to take place 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the horse arena. “It should be really fun,” Hoover said. Jasmin Levengood, who serves on the Junior Fair Board, said the event is for children 5 to 9 years old and less than 65 pounds. “They have to stay on for six seconds,” Levengood said. “It’s like miniature bull riding.” Levengood said the two participants who stay on the longest will receive a prize. She said there are a maximum of 40 participants allowed, and there is a
$20 participant fee. Registration will take place during fair week and just prior to the event, Levengood said. She said although it is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 p.m., it could start earlier depending on the conclusion of the horse show. Hoover said other additions to the fair this year include new canine classes, goat milking in the goat barn and a dunk tank. “We’ll be asking some prominent people in the community and familiar faces on the fairgrounds to take a turn in the tank and see if they can raise some money,” she said.
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Four to be inducted into hall of fame BY VICKI JOHNSON
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Urban and Dorothy Arbogast, Floyd Hohman and Bob Featheringill are to be inducted into the Seneca County Agricultural Hall of Recognition this year for their outstanding service to the agriculture community. The Arbogasts, of Republic, were involved in production agriculture for 58 years. Receiving recognition posthumously, Urban died in 2013. He retired from farming at age 80, and Dorothy continues to live at the farm. Urban served as a Scipio Township trustee for 21 years. He became an ordained deacon in the Catholic Church in 1992, and served for 20 years. He was a grand knight with the Knights of Columbus St. Aloysius Council 11287 and a 4th degree of the Archbishop Schrembs Assembly 810. Dorothy is a member of the Republic American Legion Auxiliary Post 404, where she has been president and chairwoman of the Girls’ State committee among other offices in the auxiliary. She also has been active in her church and with its Rosary Altar Society. She taught religious education classes to second-graders for
20 years as they prepared to receive First Communion. She also served as chairwoman for many funeral dinners. Dorothy is a member of St. Francis Auxiliary and volunteers at the Sharing Kitchen. While their daughters were in school, she was active in the parent-teacher organization. Both of them served as Eucharistic ministers and were on many church committees. They also were charter members of the Republic Historical Society at its inception 1979. For 50 years, they’ve participated in the annual Memorial Day parade in Republic. The Arbogasts both grew up on family farms in Seneca County. Urban is the third of 11 children of Charles and Loretta (Reinhart) Arbogast, and Dorothy is the first of 10 children of Carl and Theresa (Beat) Daniel. They followed in their parents’ footsteps by having a large family of their own. They raised a dozen daughters and one son, David, the 13th child who lived only 7 months. Their daughters are Virginia (David) Robinson, Bellevue; Alice Mugrage, Groveport; Pauline Fey, Willard; Helen (Jim) Lemmermen, Tiffin; Susi Robison, Tiffin; Doris (Bruce) Lam-
bert, Republic; Angela (Dennis) Roush, Tiffin; Jan (Ken) Miller, Bellevue; Patricia Tolbert, Dublin; June (Don) Eveland, Colorado Springs; Linda (Chris) Barger, Tiffin; and Betty (Jim) Bassett, Sylvania. There are 30 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and five greatgreat grandchildren. Throughout their farming career, the Arbogasts saw many changes. As a young girl, Dorothy rode the draft horse while her father plowed. After she and Urban married and started their dairy farm, they moved from milking by hand the first year to milking machines. After a time they installed a bulk tank and then later a milk pipeline. The girls all participated in 4-H while they were growing up and were involved in the farming operation and the family drainage business. Featheringill, of Attica, has been involved in production agriculture for 55 years and ag business for 40 years. He has promoted the transition from conventional farming to no-till farming and soil conservation through farm drainage, no-till farm tools and improving corn planters.
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Featheringill worked for Seneca Soil and Water Conservation District for several years, and worked with area farmers for 40 years as a drainage contractor installing tile. He also worked as a conservation tillage dealer, and hosted field days on his farm. Featheringill served on the Soil and Water Conservation District board, the joint Seneca and Huron county board, Sandusky River Watershed Coalition. He also has been a Venice Township adviser for Farm Service Agency and served on the Seneca County Farm Bureau board, the Ohio Land Improvement Contractors Association, the Lions Club board and Ohio NoTill Council. He received the Ohio No-Till Farmer award in 1996 and two Melvin Jones Awards through the Lions Club. Featheringill spoke at the National No-Till Conference, where he attended for 23 years, and the CCT Conference. He wrote articles for Ohio Farmer and No-Till magazines. In his community, Featheringill has been a civil defense volunteer, active
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in Farm Bureau activities and a local fair participant. He’s been a member of Attica Lions Club for 50 years and serves as a deacon, trustee and vice president of the church council for Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Featheringill has been married to his wife, Janet, for 51 years, and they have two daughters. Denise Brooks has two daughters, Arianna and Kara, a son, Reagen, and a grandson, Grady. Nicki Metzger has three sons, Hayden, Joey and Nate. Hohman, of McCutchenville, has been farming for 60 years. He has raised dairy cattle, beef cattle, hogs, sheep and multiple grains. He takes part in conservation practices and seeks to raise awareness of agriculture. He has been a member of the National Farmers Organization for 53 years, serving on the national board for three years and the Ohio board of directors for 27 years, and is the former state swine marketing director. For 10 years, he operated a local Livestock Collection Point, assisting farmers in getting the best price for their livestock. He received an Ohio Livestock marketing award. Hohman has been a deacon in the Catholic church since May 2000 and was awarded a Benemerenti Medal
from Pope Benedict in 2011 for service to his church. He also is a member of the national Catholic Rural Life Ministries and a Toledo Catholic Charities Advisory Council member. He also is a member of Tiffin Serra Club. As a collector of antique farm machinery, Hohman helps to organize displays at the fair every year. He has 15 tractors, ranging from 57 to 87 years old, and 40 pieces of antique machinery, some of which are more than 100 years old. Related to his interest in antique farm equipment, Hohman is a member of Seneca County Antiques Association and a member of Hart-Parr Oliver Collectors Association, Buckeye Oliver Collectors and The Oliver Gang. He was born to Frances and Marie (Buchman) Hohman Aug. 12, 1936, on a farm near New Riegel where he was raised. He started driving tractor for field work at age 7, and took care of livestock and chickens. He graduated from New Riegel High School in 1954, and at age 19 rented his first farm ground. He married Martha Kelbley 58 years ago in 1959, and they have six children and 11 grandchildren.
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Saturday, July 22, 2017
BY ERIKA PLATT-HANDRU Correspondent
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Take the stage
At top, Gas Pump Jockeys, and below, The Eric Sowers Band
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A jam-packed week of entertainment is scheduled for the Entertainment Building during the 175th Seneca County Fair. Randy Gittinger, a director on Seneca County Fair Board, said Monday’s entertainment is to include events for veterans. “We have a group that cooks for the veterans,” Gittinger said. Military groups also will be present, he said. Tuesday, Steel Ivory is to take the stage 7-8 p.m. and again from 9-10 p.m. They are new to the Seneca County Fair, Gittinger said. “We’re a six-piece band,” said Jed Demlow, who plays keyboard for Steel Ivory. “We mainly do newer country music and a few originals.” Demlow, who is the father of Steel Ivory singers Kayleigh and Kristin Demlow, said the sisters have been singing together since they were 6 and 8 years old. “This band has been with them about three years,” he said. Jed said the band is highenergy and performs great harmonies. It released its debut self-titled EP last year and recently released a single, “Tomorrow.” Wednesday evening, Nashville Crush is to perform from 7-8 p.m. and 910 p.m. This will be the band’s fourth year at the fair, said Gittinger. “We do a mix of modern,” said Nathan Felkey, band leader and drummer for Nashville Crush. “We do anything from modern to classic country.”
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