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Stanislaus
County Fair to offer behind the scenes school tours!
Turlock—Kindergarten
through sixth grade teachers and students are invited
to take part in school tours at the Stanislaus County
Fair and get a behind the scenes look at fair fun.
 The
tours, now in their 15th year, were created
to be both exciting and educational and afford
students a guided trip around the fair absolutely free
of charge. “Students begin to understand the
importance of agriculture and the role it plays in
their daily life and teachers get the huge benefit of
resources and contacts to use in developing
curriculum,” said Stacy Crow, school tour
coordinator.
Tours
are sponsored by Stanislaus County Farm Bureau and
feature many stops around the fairgrounds.
The first stop is to take a gander at the schools
involvement dairy goat projects, which are created by
local area teachers and students. This contest is open
until July 23 at 7 p.m. and allows teachers and
students to showcase their creativity by constructing
a dairy goat to be judged on workmanship, appearance
and originality.
There
are still create-a-dairy goat kits available, but they
must be claimed by July 1 at 5 p.m. in order to
participate. Interested
teachers, grades kindergarten through sixth grade, may
sign-up by calling the fairgrounds at 668-1333.
The next
featured point of interest on the fair tour is a
presentation from the Turlock Irrigation District on
the importance of water safety in the summer months.
At the next tour stop the dairy industry presents the
importance of the dairy industry to people’s
everyday life.
Tourists
will also visit the 4-H Farmyard Experience. The area
features a petting zoo and activities to help students
understand various aspects of agriculture. This stop
of the tour will be coordinated by 4-H students and is
also open during fair hours.
The tours run on Monday, Aug. 2, Wednesday,
Aug. 4, Thursday, Aug. 5 and Friday August 6. The
first tour begins at 8:30 a.m. with tours departing
every 30 minutes thereafter, concluding at 12 p.m.
daily. Each tour lasts approximately 2 hours.
Tours are
booked on a first-come, first-served basis and should
be booked early by phoning Stacy Crow at
668-1333 ext.330.
For
children unable to participate in school tours,
Kids’ Night at the Fair is planned for Thursday,
Aug. 5, On Kids’ Night children 12 and under are
admitted free, compliments of California Dairies, Inc.
A special parade of mascots will take place at
6:30 p.m. on Kids’ Night.
The Stanislaus County Fair is now in its 93rd
year. The
2004 fair opens Friday, July 30 for a 10-day run.
The theme of this year’s fair is “Say
Cheese!”
Last year
more than 225,000 people enjoyed the fair. In 2002 and again in 2003, Modesto Bee readers voted
the Stanislaus County Fair their “Favorite
All-Around Event” in the Bee’s Reader’s
Choice Awards.
The mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to
provide a family and community oriented experience
promoting agriculture, education, entertainment and
technology. For
more information about the Stanislaus County Fair log
onto www.stancofair.com.
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