Another Allen County Fair has come and gone, and officials are more than happy about how this year turned out.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Another Allen County Fair has come and gone, and officials are more than happy about how this year turned out.
The livestock auction buyers showed up big this year too, with record-breaking bids on several animals.
Bigger and better seemed to be the trend. With the exception of concert night, every day of the fair saw an increase in attendance from last year. Temperatures stayed unseasonably low, and there was hardly any rain. The livestock auction buyers showed up big this year too, with record-breaking bids on several animals. To Allen County Fair officials, the best thing about this year's fair was the number of kids participating in 4-H.
"Across the board, in most of our departments that are Junior Fair-related on the property, numbers are up, and we're very pleased to see that because that's really what our mission is here at the fairgrounds. I just think it has a lot to do with kids wanting to be involved. We have a lot of great kids in our local Lima Allen County community, and also, really, the life skills that are learned within these organizations are something that you can't get from a textbook and you can't get in a school," said fair manager Troy Elwer.
As soon as the fair ends, it's time to prepare for the fairgrounds' second biggest event of the year, Max's Trader Days and Water Dog Races.
But staff and volunteers can't take a break just yet. As soon as the fair ends, it's time to prepare for the fairgrounds' second biggest event of the year, Max's Trader Days and Water Dog Races.
"There's just about anything for anyone out here. Max has like over 1000 vendors that cover our 135 acres of property. I believe I just talked to him a little bit ago, and he said they have a wait list for vendors. So, about anything that you could possibly need or want is probably somewhere here on the property during his event," Elwer continued.
Max's Trader Days opens to the public at 7 a.m. on Friday, August 30th, and will be open through Sunday.
