On Wednesday (Oct 5) the Darke County Fair Board held their monthly meeting.
Among other topics, the Fair Board talked about next year’s fair dates. The 2023 Darke County Fair will be from Friday, August 18 to Saturday, August 26.
An issue regarding a 4H Club, that was brought up in last month’s meeting was sent back to the Jr. Fair Board to make a decision before the Sr. Fair Board gets involved. Fair Board member Marla Werner suggested that people who have questions or concerns regarding this issue might want to attend the meeting of the Jr. Fair Board, which will be held on Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 at the Ohio State Extension Office.
The Board passed the following motions:
- the NTPA Regional Tractor Pull will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 (at the fair)
- 2023 Harness Horseman Fair Racing: the 2023 Speed Program will have the same schedule of days and times as the one in 2022, including the renewal of the annual contract for the partial memorial open stakes with the same amount of contribution ($20,000). In case of a Saturday/Sunday concert, the Saturday night race would start at an earlier time and be completed by 1:30PM and the Monday race (usually in the late morning) would move to Wednesday night (after the Veteran’s Program)
- the fair office will be closed on Friday, November 25 (day after Thanksgiving)
- the fair office will be closed the week between Christmas and New Years
Next regular meeting of the Fair Board will be on November 2, at 7:30PM in the fair office.