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Stanislaus
County Fair concludes successful 10-day run
Turlock—Fair
officials have a lot to smile about including sold-out
celebrity concerts, great weather and the making of
life-long fair time memories.
More
than 225,000* guests visited the Stanislaus County
Fair, which closed on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, after its
annual 10-day run.
“It’s
been a great fair,” said Tony Leo, chief executive
officer of the Stanislaus County Fair.
“From the beautiful weather, to the sold-out
Journey and Brad Paisley concerts, to the 30,000
individual exhibit entries, to the 1,100 pounds of
cheese samples served, there’s been success in every
venue of the 2004 Stanislaus County Fair.”
“Our
fair board measures our success based on input from
our guests. When our guests are happy we know we have
put on a successful fair—and our guests were
happy,” shared Leo.
The
fair was filled with highlights, including the
selection of the 2004 Stanislaus County Fair
Idol—Jessica Banana of Turlock.
Also during the fair Malcom Eddy, an 83-year
old Turlock resident, celebrated 25 years as a ticket
seller for the fair.
And, Gary Peters, age 29 of Ceres, proposed
marriage from the Food Maxx Arena track, just before
he competed in a motocross event.
A
bittersweet highlight of the 2004 fair was the sale of
the late Ryan Taylor’s hog. Taylor, an 18-year old
Modesto High School graduate and FFA member, was the
victim of a motorcycle accident on July 12, 2004.
Following Taylor’s death, his 9-year old brother
Brent committed to show the hog Taylor was raising for
the 2004 fair.
Based
on merit alone, the Stanislaus County Fair’s swine
judge selected Taylor’s hog the FFA Crossbreed
champion at the Aug. 2 competition.**
At
the Junior Livestock Auction, on Saturday August 7,
Taylor’s 219-pound champion hog sold for $20.18 a
pound. After
calculating “add-ons” (donations over the purchase
price), the award-winning hog sold for $9719.42.
The entire amount will be donated to Modesto
High School FFA and used for scholarships in
Taylor’s memory.
Plans
are already underway for the 2005 fair, which will
open on Friday, July 29 and will run through Sunday,
August 7, 2005. The
theme of the 2005 fair is “Tropical Nights and
Midway Lights”
The
mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a
family and community oriented experience promoting
agriculture, education, entertainment and technology.
*Actual
attendance, 255,462. Attendance results subject to final audit.
**Complete
results of exhibitor and livestock judging will be
available after auditing, on or after Tuesday, Aug.
17, 2004.
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