Logan County Fair 2022

Page 6 2022 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 Often times, fair board member Mike Maske will be in the thick of these activities. Pre-fair work led by Maske and others ranges from setting up the gates and pens in the livestock barns, to cleaning the exhibit barns and moving display cases into place for the entries that will be placed in or on them during fair week. Daily work intensifies during the fair to defend the title, “Illinois’ Best and Cleanest County Fair.” The Fair takes dedicated superintendents Each judging event has at least one or two superintendents who keep everything running smoothly on judging day. They too have records to keep that they give to the fair office, ribbons to hand out, and judges to accommodate. The Logan County Extension Office staff are equally busy. According to Carissa Davis there are 235 4-H members this year and most have multiple entries at the Logan County Fair. Davis said the extension office collects and gets the information 4-H entries recorded and forwarded to the various exhibit and show superintendents. They also collect results after the judging. The 4-H superintendents play a big part in keeping the 4-H events running smoothly. The superintendents secure the judges for individual categories, organize the shows, record the ratings given to each entry and assist with selecting State Fair delegates. The Fair takes the super skills of the Extension Office and 4-H supporters One of the most beloved events of the fair is the annual 4-H Scrambles Night. The extension office staff plan that event working with participants, secure the animals and prizes. In addition, the night includes the presentation of scholarship awards, the local Hall of Fame Award, the parading of the previous year’s calf scramble steers and plaque awards. What many may not know about the scrambles night is that the application period for the youngsters opens in February of each year. Davis said that many of the youngsters are Continued p