Remembering the Fair's of Years' Past

It is time to submit an article to my Courier friends and I am sitting here a complete blank. Since the fair is fresh in my mind I have decided that will be my topic for the week.

Remember when the exhibit buildings used to be full? Remember when most area citizens made entries in the fair?

Here was tables full of fancy handwork, including embroidery, crochet work, tatting (and what is tatting you ask), machine-sewed and hand-sewn items such as clothing and quilts. Then, on to the canned and baked goods. Garden produce and on to the area of interest for the men of the community.

You found many entries of grain, both harvested and sheaves of unharvested grains, as well as some occasional corn plants. It was quite common to have many classes of open class livestock.

I am saddened to see the lack of interest making an entry at the fair, but want to give thanks and many kudos to those people that made the effort. To those of you that made the effort to enter multiply entries, you have my sincere thanks. Without your efforts our fair will soon become a REMEMBER.