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Another year... another fair
By George Starks
GREENVILLE-With the final puff of smoke belching from a car, the annual
demolition brought down the curtain on the 163rd Darke County Fair.
The vendors are gone and the food is no longer there. Only the
squirrels will benefit from the food on the grounds for the winter.
It's always a little bit sad when the fair ends because fall and winter
is on the horizon. I hate winter. I hate the cold. But as they say, all
good things must come to an end and for me that is the warmer months.
Now, back to the fair and my future there.
Now that the website is more about empowering kids and not so much on
the sports aspect of the fair, next year I will find myself more in the
barns doing 4-H stories.
Granted, I will have features from the pulls and the Gene Riegle
Memorial but I won't be in front of the grandstands everyday. I will
still be there to help Bob Robinson with the cheer competition but then
again, that is about our youth.
The greatest county fair in America, Darke County will hold many memories and this year is no exception.
As many of you may have noted, there was a new kid on the block
covering 4-H events this year. I gave a lot of attention to her,
helping her in every aspect that I possibly could.
So if you are a reader of this website and you noticed a new name then
you know who I'm referring to. She has done a fantastic job for her
first go around and has already expressed a interest in continuing to
write.
I hope she follows through. CNO could only be so lucky to have her talents.
So next year, if you see me in one of the barns, say hi. I always like
talking to people. You never know. You might be the subject of one of
my columns.
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