Thursday, August 20, 2009
Rooster Report 2009 - Issue 2
CHECK OUT OUR BRAND NEW WEBSITE!
If you haven’t visited www.CanfieldFair.com recently, you’re in for surprise. Our website has been given a completely new look and is filled with information you’ll want to know, including daily schedules, Fair facts and history, books and registration materials for exhibitors, and a list of blue-ribbon winners in a variety of categories.
WE WANT YOUR “FAIR STORIES”
Share your experiences at the Canfield Fair and what it has meant to you — anything from long-ago memories from your childhood to touching or amusing incidents from more recent times. Share “family stories” from the Fair, too, that have been passed down through the years. (Our favorite so far is the one about “Gram’s” wig flying off on the Himalaya ride!) Email them to us at canfieldfair@yahoo.com — then look for them on our website.
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS, TOO!
What says “Canfield Fair” better than photos of people enjoying themselves — whether it’s young people laughing on a ride or older folks sitting quietly on a bench and talking. Those kinds of photos, and everything in between, are what we’re looking for. You’re encouraged to Email photos of Fairs past (you can even scan them if they’re pre-digital ones!) to us at canfieldfair@yahoo.com. They just may show up on our website and on the Fair’s Flickr page. You can also share your Fair videos with us. Call (330) 782-8061 and ask for Mike McKay.
FOLLOW THE FAIR ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
You can keep up with the latest news and activities by becoming a Fan or Friend of the Fair on Facebook. Updates will be provided on a daily basis. For even more instantaneous updates, catch the Fair buzz on our Twitter page.
VINDY EDITOR TODD FRANKO IS CELEBRITY JUDGE
Judging for the Canfield Fair’s many competitions — everything from animals and artwork to preserves and even rooster crowing — normally takes place behind the scenes. But the public will have a rare opportunity to witness the process from start to finish at the “One-Day Special Event” culinary competition. Vindicator editor Todd Franko will serve as a celebrity judge as the experts determine the blue-ribbon winners for a spinach dish. Catch the action Friday, September 9 at the Fruit, Hay and Grain Building (#26).
THE FAIR BY THE NUMBERS
As the largest county fair in the state of Ohio, the Canfield Fair racks up some pretty impressive statistics. We’ll be sharing more with you in future E-newsletters and on our website as the Fair draws closer to opening day, but here’s a start: the Fair comprises 178 acres of midways and 175 acres of parking. There are 371 concessions this year. And consider a Fair favorite, the lemon shake-up. Last year, over 1,100 cases of lemons were used. That’s 154,000 lemons, and since each shake-up uses half a lemon, over 308,000 were sold at the 2008 fair!
WHO’S BEEN COMING TO THE FAIR THE LONGEST?
If you think it’s you or someone from your family, we want to hear about it. We’re looking for the person who can positively identify the earliest year in which he or she attended the Fair. We’d also love to find the person who’s been coming for the most consecutive years without ever missing a Canfield Fair. Send your nominations to canfieldfair@yahoo.com, and we’ll look into it.
If you haven’t visited www.CanfieldFair.com recently, you’re in for surprise. Our website has been given a completely new look and is filled with information you’ll want to know, including daily schedules, Fair facts and history, books and registration materials for exhibitors, and a list of blue-ribbon winners in a variety of categories.
WE WANT YOUR “FAIR STORIES”
Share your experiences at the Canfield Fair and what it has meant to you — anything from long-ago memories from your childhood to touching or amusing incidents from more recent times. Share “family stories” from the Fair, too, that have been passed down through the years. (Our favorite so far is the one about “Gram’s” wig flying off on the Himalaya ride!) Email them to us at canfieldfair@yahoo.com — then look for them on our website.
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS, TOO!
What says “Canfield Fair” better than photos of people enjoying themselves — whether it’s young people laughing on a ride or older folks sitting quietly on a bench and talking. Those kinds of photos, and everything in between, are what we’re looking for. You’re encouraged to Email photos of Fairs past (you can even scan them if they’re pre-digital ones!) to us at canfieldfair@yahoo.com. They just may show up on our website and on the Fair’s Flickr page. You can also share your Fair videos with us. Call (330) 782-8061 and ask for Mike McKay.
FOLLOW THE FAIR ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
You can keep up with the latest news and activities by becoming a Fan or Friend of the Fair on Facebook. Updates will be provided on a daily basis. For even more instantaneous updates, catch the Fair buzz on our Twitter page.
VINDY EDITOR TODD FRANKO IS CELEBRITY JUDGE
Judging for the Canfield Fair’s many competitions — everything from animals and artwork to preserves and even rooster crowing — normally takes place behind the scenes. But the public will have a rare opportunity to witness the process from start to finish at the “One-Day Special Event” culinary competition. Vindicator editor Todd Franko will serve as a celebrity judge as the experts determine the blue-ribbon winners for a spinach dish. Catch the action Friday, September 9 at the Fruit, Hay and Grain Building (#26).
THE FAIR BY THE NUMBERS
As the largest county fair in the state of Ohio, the Canfield Fair racks up some pretty impressive statistics. We’ll be sharing more with you in future E-newsletters and on our website as the Fair draws closer to opening day, but here’s a start: the Fair comprises 178 acres of midways and 175 acres of parking. There are 371 concessions this year. And consider a Fair favorite, the lemon shake-up. Last year, over 1,100 cases of lemons were used. That’s 154,000 lemons, and since each shake-up uses half a lemon, over 308,000 were sold at the 2008 fair!
WHO’S BEEN COMING TO THE FAIR THE LONGEST?
If you think it’s you or someone from your family, we want to hear about it. We’re looking for the person who can positively identify the earliest year in which he or she attended the Fair. We’d also love to find the person who’s been coming for the most consecutive years without ever missing a Canfield Fair. Send your nominations to canfieldfair@yahoo.com, and we’ll look into it.
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