2018 fair-print

2018 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July 29 - August 5, 2018 Page 67 We called Gayla to check on Dean, and to ask her to relay to him that there would be a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Main Gate on Tuesday morning, just as there has been for the last umpteen years. In talking to her, we mentioned the rumor that Dean is slowing down this year. She too seemed to be puzzled by the comment. If there is any slowing down involved, Gayla said that this year she thinks she will be the one driving the golf cart, but “dad will be right there,” and the two of them will continue to meet and greet visitors, and give rides to whomever needs a lift. She laughed and said, “He would be there right now, if I was there to drive him!” She reported that Dean has moved into town from the country. He did so earlier this year, and took an apartment at Castle Manor in Lincoln. She said it was a change for him and that it had taken some getting used to, but he did like it there. She mentioned that he was among people that he enjoyed, and like him there were those with fond memories of the fair, and they enjoyed sharing. She added that the fair was ever on his mind this time of year, and every time she talked with him it was the same, “We’ve got to get out there and check on things.” She said that she was driving him out to the fairgrounds every chance she had, and that the weekend before the fair she would be moving her RV to the campground to stay the week. That brought about the conversation about the ‘daughter of the fair.’ She said that growing up and throughout her adulthood, coming to the Logan County Fair was a must. She put it beautifully when she said, “being at the fair just makes your heart complete.” For her and her dad, that is truly how they feel. At the fair they are in the thick of things. They spend time with friends, they visit the shows, they visit the vendors, they go out and talk with people, something Dean’s is very good at, and we suspect Gayla is too. She shared her brief story of the fair saying that at 60 years of age, she has been coming to the Logan County Fair MORE than 60 years, because her mom, while pregnant with Gayla never missed a day. However, Gayla did miss a day, one day, and it was a devastating blow. She noted that it must have been terrible because in all her years, the memory has stayed with here. Gayla was a young girl, but old enough that her parents allowed her a little time out and about at the fair on her own with friends. There were rules though, including the time she was expected to be back at the car and ready to go home. On one particular night, she missed the deadline, only by a few minutes, but none-the-less, she missed the deadline. When she got to the car, her parents grounded her, and her punishment was that on the next day, she would not be permitted to attend the fair. Gayla said she had no recall of what she did that day, or where she stayed, perhaps CONTINUE 00