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Atwater
& Hilmar superintendents prepare for Stanislaus
County Fair
Turlock—The
Stanislaus County Fair opens in just six weeks and
fair superintendents, including several Merced County
residents, are hard at work creating yet another
extraordinary fair.
Atwater’s
Mark and Patty Anglin
are busy in the livestock area.
Mark is the Stanislaus County Fair’s new
livestock superintendent and Patty is the livestock
secretary. “The
major activity for the past week has been receiving of
4-H, FFA and independent entries, which we estimate at
around 1,300,” shared Mark Anglin
Mark
Anglin reports that there are new capital improvements
to the Stanislaus County Fair livestock area,
including the construction of new restrooms and shower
facilities, a new livestock office, a new wash rack
for swine and a new fitting area for sheep.
Hilmar’s
Iris Anderson, superintendent of the County Bank
arts and crafts building, is bouncing back from a
recent hip replacement operation.
Yet the surgery has not slowed this creative
fair veteran down a bit.
Anderson
has responded to last year’s frenzy over legos with
a contest made just for those skilled in the stacking
of the colorful blocks. Kids of all ages are welcome
to enter the special Lego contest (open to the first
20 exhibitors).
Anderson
is also preparing to deck out the arts and crafts
building in 50’s style, keeping with this year’s
fair theme—“The Place to be in 2003: Saluting the
30th Anniversary of American Graffiti.”
The
arts and crafts building will be filled with 50’s
nostalgia including pink and black fuzzy dice, rock
and roll guitars and other tributes to the bee-boppin’
decade.
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Hilmar’s
Beth Smith cooks up fun and helps local talent
shine as superintendent of the Save Mart Ag Hort/Home
Arts Building. Smith’s building is the site of many
tasty contests including the new All American Apple
Pie Contest and the mouth watering BBQ Ribs contest.
Smith’s
fair-preparation plate is already full. “I have
already contacted some companies for new recipe
pamphlets to have available for fairgoers,” said
Smith. She is also training future fair staff as
teenagers float in to help staff her office.
“I
love having the kids work for me,” said Smith.
Harold
Whaley, a Modesto resident, is cultivating good times
in his role as superintendent of the Westurf
Floriculture Building. As the superintendent, Whaley
does a lot more than supervise; he recently helped his
team plant 3,300 flowers plants to beautify the areas
in and around the Westurf Floriculture Building. The
newly planted blossoms include begonias, zinnias and
salvias in a variety of colors.
Whaley
shared that floriculture fans will have something new
to marvel at the 2003 Stanislaus County Fair.
He and his staff have just installed a
beautiful ornamental gazebo that will grace the garden
area. “We have a lot to do but we are working in the
mornings to beat the heat and things are progressing
quickly,” said Whaley.
In
addition to the Anglins, Anderson, Smith and Whaley,
the 2003 fair superintendents include: Michael Brommer
(rabbits), Anita Hill (4-H), Claudette Jiminez
(Turlock Journal Photography Building), Phyllis
Larrick (horses), Jeff Meyer (poultry) and
Daniel
Vannest (FFA ag mechanics).
“Our
fair’s superintendents know how to put the
‘super’ in superintendent,” said Tony Leo, chief
executive officer of the fair. “This impressive team
of superintendents works long before the gates open on
July 25 so that your family’s visit to the fair both
fun and memorable.”
The
Stanislaus County Fair is now in its 92nd year.
The 2003
fair opens Friday, July 25 for a 10-day run.
The theme of this year’s fair is “The Place
to be in 2003: Saluting the 30th
Anniversary of American Graffiti.”
Last
year, more than 226,000 family members enjoyed the
fair —the largest attendance in the past decade.
In the fall of 2002, Modesto
Bee readers voted the Stanislaus County Fair their
“Favorite All-Around Event” in the Bee’s
Readers’ Choice Awards!
The
mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a
family and community oriented experience promoting
agriculture, education, entertainment and technology.
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