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2016 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 29 - August 6, 2016
The Opperman family
The Dave and Stephanie Opperman family are a
long-time fair family. Their children Jenna, Kathryn,
Megan, and Sam Opperman, all participated in 4-H
when they were younger.
Megan and Sam Opperman are still working with the
fair by helping with various events.
Sam and Megan (left) during the 2015 poultry show.
Twenty-year-old Megan Opperman often participated
in the home and family show with baking, arts, and
crops. She used to do tractor pulls and show rabbits
when she was younger
Megan assists with the dairy and culinary shows.
She is now co-superintendent for the Cake Classic.
She said, “I do background work for it like finding
judges and making sure it runs smoothly.” She is
also assisting with the pie contest this year.
Serving on the Jr. Livestock Committee, she is busy
throughout fair week. She passes out the ribbons,
keeps track of the scores and what judges say, makes
sure records are correct, and helps with questions.
Comfortable anywhere from kitchens to barns, she
was on the scene Tuesday helping dad who was
superintendent of the Goat Competition.
About showing livestock, she said that you have to
train the livestock to walk correctly because they are
judged on how they walk and carry themselves, and
those trained the most tend to cooperate better and be
handled better.
Megan said it takes a lot of communication to keep
everything running smoothly, and takes leadership
and hard work.
Megan said the fair gives her a good sense of
community and she enjoys working with all the areas
she is involved with.
Megan is also involved with her dad David
Opperman in the Poultry. He is there when poultry
is being judged and he is a superintendent for Junior
Livestock.
David has been working with the livestock shows
for over 20 years. His father was a superintendent of
Junior Livestock for many years, so the fair has long
been a family affair.
It’s a multi-generational afFair
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or many Logan County farm families, participating in
the fair is a family tradition, often multi-generational.
Those who show spend months, in some cases all-year,
preparing and the preparation pays off with award
winning projects. Past participants often shift their
experience into serving as superintendants and assistants.
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