Nicollet County
July 28, 2018
Fair August 8-12, 2018
Hayes family honored as 2018 Nicollet County Farm Family of the Year By NANCY MADSEN nmadsen@stpeterherald.com Farm, family and community have been Tom and Patti Hayes’ way of life. They were named Nicollet County Farm Family of the Year recently and will be honored at upcoming ceremonies. Hayes farm The farm in rural Lafayette was started in 1906 by Claus August Hed. When Tom was young, his family raised chicken, beef, hogs and sheep. The farm had also had dairy cows before that. Besides the corn for local markets and ethanol plant and the soybeans for seed they raise now,
grains and sugar beets. Tom’s father, Amos, was from Clarissa. He went to the university and became an agricultural instructor in Winthrop. When he married Tom’s mother, Leona Pierson, he walked into “his opportunity to farm,” Tom said. Tom was the fourth child of five in his family; he had three older sisters and one younger brother. He went to University of Minnesota, Waseca, to study diversified agriculture. He said he was going to transfer to the St. Paul campus, but “never got there.” Instead, his family needed him home to work on the farm. Patti grew up on a farm
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to. They met through mutual friends from Tom’s college days. “This is very rural, so at first it was very different,” she said. But the farm’s solitude on a road just southwest of Bernadotte, grew on her. Community involvement Tom completed the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program in 2006-08, which includes leadership, personal skill-building and location education in regional, national and international study sessions. During his class, the participants
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Tom, left, and Patti Hayes run the family-owned Evergreen Farm. They were named Nicollet County Farm Family of the Year. (Nancy Madsen/St. Peter Herald)
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NICOLLET COUNTY FAIR
GRANDSTAND EVENTS SCHEDULE
August 8 - 12, 2018
Nicollet County Fairgrounds, NICOLLET COUNTY FAIR GRANDSTAND EVENTSMN SCHEDULE 400 West Union, St. Peter, August 8 - 12, 2018 Nicollet County Fairgrounds, 400 West Union, St. Peter, MN WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 8
Harness Races
1:00 p.m. Event Start 11:00 a.m. Ticket Sales Start 12:00 p.m. All Event Gate Opens 12:30 p.m. General Gate Opens-Main Gate $5 Admission (Ages 13 and Up) tax incl. FREE (Ages 12 and Under)
THURSDAY – AUGUST 9
SATURDAY – AUGUST 11
6:30 p.m. Event Start 3:00 p.m. Ticket Sales Start 5:00 p.m. All Event Gate Opens 5:30 p.m. General Gate Opens-Main Gate $10 Admission (Ages 13 and Up) tax incl. $ 5 Admission (Ages 6-12) FREE (Ages 5 and Under) Sponsored by: Traverse Elevator, Bobcat and Arnold’s of Mankato
6:30 p.m. Event Start 6:00 p.m. Kids Power Wheel Demo 12:00 p.m. Ticket Sales Start 4:30 p.m. All Event Gate Opens 5:00 p.m. General Gate Opens-Main Gate $12 Admission (Ages 13 and Up) tax incl. $ 5 Admission (Ages 6-12) FREE (Ages 5 and Under) Sponsored by: Tire Associates, Bobcat of Mankato and United Farmer’s Cooperative
Truck and Tractor Pull
FRIDAY – AUGUST 10
Demolition Derby
FREE RIDES TO THE FAIR ON FRIDAY!! Get a free ride to the Nicollet County Fair on Friday, August 10, between 9 am and 4 pm. Nicollet County Public Transportation System, TRUE Transit, is offering free rides to the fair from anywhere in Nicollet County (excluding St. Peter) to the fairgrounds and back home. Reservations are due August 7. Please call (507) 388-8783 to make your arrangements.
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7:00 p.m. Event Start 6:30 p.m. Kids Power Wheel Demo 12:00 p.m. Ticket Sales Start 5:00 p.m. All Event Gate Opens 5:30 p.m. General Gate Opens-Main Gate $12 Admission (Ages 13 and Up) tax incl. $ 5 Admission (Ages 6-12) FREE (Ages 5 and Under) Sponsored by: Tire Associates, Bobcat of Mankato and United Farmer’s Cooperative Ear plugs by Mankato Sertoma Society
Get all the fair information, premium book, full schedule and results on our website:
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Demolition Derby
Ear plugs by Mankato Sertoma Society
SUNDAY – AUGUST 12 Off Roader Auto Races
12:00 p.m. Event Start with Kids Power Wheel lap first 10:00 a.m. Ticket Sales Start 11:00 a.m. All Event Gate Opens 11:30 a.m. General Gate Opens-Main Gate $5 Admission (Ages 13 and Up) tax incl. FREE (Ages 12 and Under)
Premium books available at St. Peter Chamber of Commerce, library kiosk & Nic. Cty. Courthouse PLUS gas stations in Nicollet, Courtland and Lafayette – OR – online at website!
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