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Otis and Jessie Pearson shared how the fair has become a cherished part of their lives. “We have been coming to the fair eating hamburgers at the stand over there for the last 30 years. We have enjoyed coming and meeting people that we've known and people that we are we are meeting. It's just good to be out here and mingle with the people.

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Lima City Council President Jamie Dixon said it’s important to show students they are supported. “We want to make sure that we have a place that is able to teach the children the wisdom, the knowledge, the tools, the skills that they need to have, but ultimately knowing that the community is rallying behind them,” Dixon said. “Because every time that we make sure that community is around, that the kids have the support and the love they have, they'll be more than willing to excel.”