August 10Th Through 19Th Club Size
1979 August 10th through 19th President Tom Blemler Fair Chair(s) Finance Club Size: 326 Governor James R. Thompson Director of Ag John Block Fair Manager Nick Alexander Daily Est. Fair Date Act Total Attendance Thursday $ 1,835 Friday 08/10/79 Bill Cosby & Mary MacGregor $ 5,869 Saturday 08/11/79 Willie Nelson $ 20,801 Sunday 08/12/79 Drum and Bugle Corp $ 8,892 Monday 08/13/79 Chicago $ 10,982 Tuesday 08/14/79 Helen Reddy (2 shows) $ 4,300 Wednesday 08/15/79 Chic (2 shows) $ 5,010 Thursday 08/16/79 Tony Orlando & Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders $ 5,102 Friday 08/17/79 Statler Brothers & Barabra Mandrell $ 11,610 Saturday 08/18/79 Racing and Dr. Hook $ 16,680 Sunday 08/19/79 Racing / Chubby Checker & Brenda Lee $ 16,634 Jerry Lee Lewis - cancelled Totals $ 107,715 627,825 Notable *Hare Kishner's arrested in Grandstand 1980 August 7th through 17th President Ted Buecker Fair Chair(s) Finance Club Size: 314 Governor James R. Thompson Director of Ag John Block Fair Manager Sid Hutchcraft Daily Est. Fair Act Total Attendance Thursday 08/07/80 Quarter Horse Finals $ 1,959 28,936 Friday 08/08/80 Charlie Daniels Band $ 22,525 62,484 Saturday 08/09/80 Tractor Pulls / John Conlee $ 21,353 80,130 Sunday 08/10/80 Drum and Bugle Corp $ 7,571 79,926 Monday 08/11/80 Atlantic Rhythem Section & The Dirt Band $ 10,463 47,351 Tuesday 08/12/80 Willie Nelson and Family $ 24,000 65,030 Wednesday 08/13/80 Crystal Gayle & Ray Price $ 9,422 53,273 Thursday 08/14/80 Harness Racing / Oak Ridge Boys & Margo Sweet $ 7,295 46,152 Friday 08/15/80 Pure Prairie League & Head East $ 11,163 52,063 Saturday 08/16/80 ARCA Racing / Johnny Paycheck & Dave Kershaw $ 11,473 44,434 Sunday 08/17/80 USAC Racing / Demo Derby $ 10,574 45,000 Totals $ 137,798 604,779 Notable *Record heat wave & drought *Iranian hostage crisis 1981 August 6th through 16th President Judge Richard Cadagin Fair Chair(s) Finance Club Size: 327 Governor James R.
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