2021 Logan County Fair

Saturday 4-H Shows modified to prevent illness

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[August 02, 2021]   Saturday marked the unofficial start to the Logan County Fair as youth from the various 4-H clubs participated in several opening competitions for this year.

While the fair was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, this year organizers had fortunately made plans with precautions. With the onset of rising Covid-19 numbers, this past week Illinois and other areas of the country have reverted to recommendations to wear a mask and social distance while indoors.

For everyone's protection exhibiting youth were divided into club groups and asked to arrive at a specific time for their judging. When finished, youth were encouraged not to wait around for the end of the shows. This kept the numbers inside the barn quite low throughout the day.

The day began at the exhibit barns on the Logan County Fairground with the Cat Show for Logan, Menard and Sangamon Counties.

The Home and Family exhibits were then judged in a variety of categories. Typically the Home and Family Show, as well as the Food and Nutrition Show are held weeks prior to the fair.

Judging for the Home and Family Show was in the categories of sewing, home interior and communication. Local residents Tonita Reifsteck, Sherry Fulton and Deanna Mott were the judges of the categories respectively.

At noon the Food and Nutrition Shows were held at the extension office. The judges for the day were Samantha Danosky and Michelle Dawson.

While the home and family exhibitors were lower on numbers and the gathering inside the barn was sparse and sporadic, the food and nutrition participants from each club were much larger in number.

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As the extension meeting room filled with exhibitors and family members representing only a few of the Logan County Clubs. The pre-decision to spread things out a bit was a good one.

Amanda Gray with the extension said that organizers had planned carefully so that they could control the number of people in one place at one time. The only hitch in the plan would be that of giving out special awards. Because kids were being encouraged not to stick around, the odds that at the end of the day the special award winners were on hand to receive those plaques was slim to none.
 


Gray said that after the shows were completely finished, state fair delegates and special award winners would be chosen and those 4-H members would be called back in to receive their awards.

The same method of show scheduling will continue with the general projects judging on Monday.

Gray said that because the livestock shows are more of a competition than a judging, the judging will not take place by club.

Those who attend the events on Monday should be prepared to don a face mask as it is going to be required by youth and more than likely spectators as well.


[Nila Smith]

 

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