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The recently-concluded 2015 construction the new Casey’s began WEDNESDAY Jackson County Fair — the 90th soon after ward. such event in the county’s histo- Later in the year, the Holton school ry — marked the first time that all district acquired the Jackson County Jackson fair events were held at the North- Fair Building. The sale of both the is Electio east Kansas Heritage Complex, and plot where the new Ca sey’s is locat- County 4-H ay n many involved with the fair said the ed and the Fair Build ing guaranteed d D transition from the old fair grounds in that the 2015 fair would be held at MARCH MADNESS s a Fair parade e y Holton to the fair’s new home went the Heritage Complex. u ! smoother than expected. The only aspect of the fair that T “The fair was a huge success at the some expressed disappointment NCAA men’s set for 6! new location,” said Cara Robin son, about was the midway, provided Jackson County 4-H program man- again by Toby’s Amusements of tournament ager. “This was a transition year for Arma. However, Allen noted that the us, locating to a brand new facility, number of rides and games provided bracket on and I was really impressed with the by Toby’s, which some said was work that the Jackson County Fair fewer than in previous years, was page 10! Board and the volun teers that came “out of the fair board’s con trol.” out to help did, making the 2015 fair “To us, the fair’s really about 4-H one to re member.” and the 4-H kids, and that all went Jackson County Fair Board Presi- terrifically,” he said. “The midway dent Aaron Allen agreed. generates some income for us, but “I thought we had a great fair,” it’s a sideline.” Allen said. “We didn’t hear any neg- Robinson said this year’s fair saw ative comments on it, and I couldn’t a total of 2,043 4-H entries, which have been more pleased.” marked a slight decline from last For several years, starting in the year. The reason for the de cline, she late 1940s and early 1950s, when the said, was that 4-H mem bers were first buildings were erected at the in- more limited in the num ber of items Members of a work crew from Topeka Landscaping, working in conjunction with Brahma Excavating of Holton, worked on a brick tersection of U.S. Highway 75 and they could submit in the foods and retaining wall Thursday afternoon at the Holton Elementary School construction site. Construction superintendent David Lassiter Kansas Highway 16 in Holton, the photography catego ries, and poultry of Nabholz Construction said that in spite of spring rains “putting a dent in our schedule,” construction crews are doing their best Jackson County Fair was held at the exhibits were not allowed this year to get the new school building ready in time for its fall 2016 opening. Photo by Brian Sanders fair grounds located at that intersec- due to avian flu concerns. tion, with the ex cep tion of the fair’s “This was due to the limited space horse show, held at the Circleville in the small exhibit building, be- Saddle Club. In 2010, the horse cause we didn’t know what kind of show was moved to the Heritage entries we would get for the open Complex, becoming the first fair class department,” Robinson said. Christmas Bureau still looking for leader event to be held at that site. “We did not display the food sam- The fair board has been working to ples this year like in years past, and By Ali Holcomb that year, according to an article in selected for each family were put ceive nothing, the article said. sell the fairground land and property the 4-Hers could only display three Leadership is still being sought the Dec. 10, 1981, issue of The Hol- together and delivered to the appli- In its eighth year, 183 families to help fund construction of build- of their arts and crafts entries during for this year’s upcoming Jackson ton Recorder. cants’ homes. were “adopted” and more than 400 ings at the Heritage Com plex, and the fair. But they were able to have County Ministerial Alliance Christ- The Northeast Kansas Human Re- Many of the families were also additional families were served by in early 2014, it was announced that all six of their arts and crafts judged mas Bureau. sources Association was a non-profit “adopted” by area organizations, the bureau, according to a report in Ca sey’s General Store would build at the pre-fair judging.” The following is a brief history of group of social service agencies that churches and individuals that agreed The Recorder. a new store on part of the grounds. the Christmas Bureau and some of served those five counties. to take over the responsibility of fill- In 1990, 657 applications were ac- The livestock barns were demolished Continued to Page 12 the changes that have occurred over Although created by the human ing the families’ boxes with gifts and cepted that included 2,099 people. the years since its formation. resources association, the Christmas food. In the early 1990s, the Christmas Jackson County’s Christmas Bu- Bureau in Jackson County was orga- In 1981, donations sought includ- Bureau “store” was set up in an area reau has been serving needy families nized locally through the Northeast ed money, canned goods, blankets church each year to allow families Cowger’s support of each holiday season since 1981, it Kansas Community Action Program and new or used toys, as well as food to “shop” for Christmas gifts. The was reported. (NEK-CAP) from 1981 to 2009. for a Christmas dinner. store was previously set up as a two- The Northeast Kansas Human Re- During its first year of existence, One of the goals of the bureau was day event. St. Dominic’s Parish Hall sources Association initially imple- families that needed extra assistance to prevent the abuse that sometimes hosted the event in 1992, and Trinity 4-H programs noted mented Christmas Bureau events for during the holidays filled out an ap- occurs when a family goes from one Lutheran Church hosted it in 1999. families in Brown, Doniphan, Atchi- plication at NEK-CAP’s office and charitable group to another soliciting By Ali Holcomb each. All proceeds went directly son, Nemaha and Jackson counties boxes of donated items specifically gifts while other needy families re- Continued to Page 12 Among the government officials, to the construction of the new fair- businesses and 4-H families honored grounds. The quilt drawing plus the during the recent dedication of the meal from the “Wolf Hunt” dinner Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex, raised $20,000, it was reported. stood 99-year-old Irene Cowger. “I’ve quilted all my life,” Cowger Local parole absconder captured in Oklahoma Cowger has been a lifelong sup- said. “My mother sewed and taught porter of the Jackson County Fair me very early on.” A Jackson County resident who by Oklahoma authorities on local Morse said more Jackson County Morse said an Internet social media and continues to participate in the The eight-foot by eight-foot quilt had been at large after leading law charges there. officers arrived, along with officers comment led to Adams’ possible lo- open class competitions. This year donated by Cowger was constructed enforcement on an Aug. 1 manhunt Adams had been reported as a sus- from other counties, Kansas High- cation at a bar in Pryor, a commu- she won a purple ribbon for a large in a star pattern and was red and has been captured in northeastern picious person while in south eastern way Patrol, K-9 units and a heli- nity located about 45 miles north east quilt appliquéd by two or more peo- white. Oklahoma, according to Jackson Jackson County earlier this month, copter, to assist the deputy in find ing of Tulsa. Morse’s office then called ple and a blue ribbon for her angel “I decided I wanted to do some- County Sheriff Tim Morse. Morse said. A Jackson County depu- Adams, but he was not immediately Oklahoma law enforcement and food cake. thing to help out so I donated it,” she Danny Ross Adams, 25, of Deni- ty was attempting to identify Adams located due to the thick ter rain. Dep- requested Adams’ arrest, which oc- She was included in the dedication said. “Every dollar helps.” son, was picked up by law enforce- when it was re ported that Adams was uties responded to a vari ety of re- curred shortly afterward in Pryor.