[August 05, 2021]
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While many consider
the first day of the Logan County Fair to occur on a Sunday when the
Downstate Classic Harness Races start, the official first-day
ribbon-cutting ceremony has always been held on Tuesday.
Tuesday is the day when Tinsley Amusements begins offering carnival
rides and games. Food vendors are set up on the mid-way, displays
are set up in the multiple exhibit barns, and the Logan County Fair
Queen, Junior Miss, and Little Miss crowned in the previous year
place crowns on a new royal court at the end of the evening. |
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This week marks the
85th anniversary of the Logan County Fair. There was a large turnout
for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the west gate of the fairgrounds.
Several board members accompanied Logan County Fair Association
President Kevin Kurtz, members of Logan County and city of Lincoln
governments behind the ribbon.
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Kurtz addressed the
group, as did Logan County native Senator Sally Turner and Lincoln
Mayor Tracy Welch.
On hand were some of the 2021 queen
candidates. Turner recalled that it was possibly in 1978 that she
was a contestant and won Miss Congeniality.
Also in attendance were the Logan County Tourism Bureau Executive
Director Alice Roate and Administrative Assistant Cindy Smith, and
Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District members. Roate, new to her
position, assisted Lincoln Daily News' Karen Hargis in holding the
ribbon for the cut. |
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When speakers were finished, it was
time to cut the ribbon on the 2021 Logan County Fair. With much
excitement, 2020 Miss Logan County Fair Queen Faith Doerr did the
honors. |
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Pictures by Lisa Ramlow |
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