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The 128th Itasca County Fair August 18-22, 2021 The Itasca County Fair Directors invite you to the Itasca County Fair . We hope that you visit the fair this year and bring your friends to what DIRECTORY promises to be another great fair . General Rules . 2. There are many reasons to have a fair, from the great foods to the Horses . 4. carnival rides and games, from the grandstand shows to the special Cattle . 7. entertainment . However, the directors still feel the biggest reason is the opportunity for you to exhibit in the over 2,000 classes listed in Sheep . 10. this book . You can be part of the expected $20,000 to be given away in Goats . 12. premium money along with the ribbons . Swine . 13. All Exhibitors must use on-line entry available by July 15th . Go to www .itascacountyfair .org; go to fair entry tab and then click on the Poultry/Eggs . 14. online registration link, be sure to “SUBMIT” entries from the viewing Poultry - screen . You may also download and preview the Premium Book Rules Large Fowl . 14. and Regulations on that web page . We require advance entry for all exhibits. Advance entry allows us to have the exhibit tags and forms Poultry - ready for you when you get to the fair . Please pay close attention to the Bantams . 17. entry times for each division. To enter in the 4-H department, you must Ducks/Geese/ contact the 4-H office . Turkeys . 19&20. The Itasca County Fair continues to be a gathering place for county Game Birds/ residents to visit and have fun . With your help and support we will Pigeons . 20. continue this fine tradition . Rabbits . 22. As always, we welcome your suggestions and concerns regarding your fairgrounds and your county fair . Stop by and visit with the directors Agriculture . 26. during the fair, call one of us, or drop us a note to 1336 NE 3rd Ave ., Home Activities . 32. Grand Rapids, MN 55744 . Fine Arts . 40. VISIT US ONLINE: WWW.ITASCACouNTYFAIR.ORG ITASCA COUNTY FAIR WISHES TO THANK THESE SPONSORS AND DONORS 4-H PDC | Burgraff’s Ace Hardware | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | Farm Bureau | Blandin Foundation Compeer Financial | Enbridge | Itasca County | Itasca Sunset Saddle Club, Inc . | Jimmy Johns Lake Country Power | MN Horse Council | MN Department of Agriculture (Legacy Grant) | Northern Star Coop North Country Vet Clinic | Paul Bunyan Communications | Timmer Implement | Tri-County Livestock TOWNSHIPS: Arbo, Balsam, Bearville, Blackberry, Carpenter, Deer River, Feeley, Goodland, Harris, Kinghurst, Lawrence, Lone Pine, Nashwauk, Sago, Splithand, Stokes, Wabana, Wawina 4-H Federation | Acheson Tire | Carquest | Cimarron Bee Farm | Evans Electric | Grand Rapids Fire Department Grand Rapids Police Department | Grand Rapids Police Reserves | Grand Rapids Speedway | Green Heron Bed & Breakfast Hawkinson Construction | Home Depot | Itasca County Historical Society | Itasca County Sheriff’s Department Local Boy | Meds 1 Ambulance | Optimist Club | R & R Rental | T & T Designs | UPS ITASCA COUNTY FAIR GENERAL RULES RULES OF ENTRY AND REGULATIONS 1 . The books of entry of the Annual Fair shall be in 1 . Posting signs, of any nature, is prohibited on the charge of the Secretary of the Association and shall Fairgrounds at all times . Passing out handbills or be open to the residents of the State of Minnesota . dodgers ONLY from space rented at the Annual Fair 2 . Premium Book and Entries are on-line . Follow on- will be permitted . line instructions . Visit www .itascacountyfair .org for 2 . Selling of chances, selling tickets, buttons, etc ., information under the Fair tab . ALL ENTRIES CLOSE for any event, or soliciting for any purpose on the August 1 AT 11:45pm fairgrounds must be approved in writing 60 days prior 3 . Entries shall be liable to special conditions imposed to the annual fair . All proceeds are to be returned by the Board of Directors, such as fees, prizes, time to the Itasca County Agricultural Association for the named to be on the grounds . Exhibitors violating betterment of the fairgrounds . such rules may be barred from receiving any 3 . No horse trailer or camper shall be parked anywhere benefits by an order from the board . on the Fairgrounds until arrangements have been 4 . For Sale signs on any livestock exhibit will not be made with the Caretaker and the parking fee is paid . allowed . 4 . To provide a well-balanced Midway during the Annual 5 . Entries for premiums in the individual lots of grain, Fair, the Fair Management will book a limited number field seeds, fruits and forage cannot appear as parts of rides, shows and concessions of various natures . of collections . Full information can be secured from the Secretary . 6 . Grain, vegetables, fruit, dairy products and 5 . Sale of obscene literature, pictures or articles is strictly domestic manufacturers must have been raised forbidden . or made by the exhibitors thereof during the past 6 . Each owner is personally responsible for proper year . maintenance and operation of each concession and 7 . The selling or giving of milk from dairy cattle or for business like removal from Fairgrounds after close goats is strictly prohibited . of the Fair . All mechanical rides must be covered with liability insurance and evidence of such coverage EXHIBITS shown to Fair Management when so requested . All electrical ground cable is to be buried at least three 1 . Every article or animal must correspond in number inches . Any show operating an after show or annex and description with the premium list, and be in shall pay percentage, on admission thereto same as its proper lot classification to quality for premiums . at main entrance . Any show offering articles for sale Advanced registration required no later than shall confine its selling activities within its tents or August 1 at 11:45 p .m . other enclosure . 2 . No article or animal will be assigned a place on the 7 . All concession stands are to be kept clean and neat at grounds until entry has been made . all times . 3 . No collections shall be allowed space which is not 8 . All refreshment and eat stands must comply with all neatly arranged and fully labeled . A duplication of state regulations relative to serving food and drink . varieties in any collection shall debar the collection from prize money . 9 . Refuse from each stand must be placed in container . 4 . All articles and animals entered are to remain on 10 . Persons working at concession stands are to be neat, exhibit until 5:00pm on the last day of the fair . clean and courteous at all times . 5 . The Itasca County Fair Board reserves the right at 11 . No person shall have in his possession or bring into any time to refuse entries or prohibit the exhibition the Itasca County Fairgrounds any intoxicating liquor . or animals or articles entered . 12 . No person shall consume or have possession of any NOTE - The Itasca County Agricultural Association alcoholic beverage except at the properly licensed will take every precaution in its power for the stand authorized by the Itasca County Fair Board . reservation of articles and stock on exhibition, but cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that may occur in the delivery, exhibition, or removal thereof . 2 VENDOR EXHIBITS ITASCA CouNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION Inside Vendor spaces are 10x10 @$200 .00; outside spaces are 15x15@$195 .00 . Vendors must provide own shelter, $15 .00 for Melissa Johnson..................President electricity . $100 .00 deposit required and returned on Sunday Marge Kelley .................Vice President 4:00pm if vendor exhibit is intact or deposit is forfeited . Exhibits Shelly Greniger...................Treasurer must be ready to open by 12 noon Wednesday until 9:00pm, Thursday through Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm; Sunday 11:00am to Lilah Crowe...............Recording Secretary 4:00pm Commercial exhibitors are required to retain their exhibit Brian Carlson ...................... Director until 4:00pm the closing day of fair . Each vendor must be pre- Gerald Eichorn .................... Director approved . Vendor contact info: Gerald Eichorn 218-259-2395 (text only) or Marlene Eichorn 218-360-0304; jmeichorn4756@icloud .com . Doug Hendrickson ................ Director Tammi Anderson .................. Director AWARDS 1 . The superintendent of the division or some other person SUPERINTENDENTS appointed shall assist as clerk and shall keep a record of the Horses . Melissa. Johnson awards made . This record when completed shall be signed by Cattle . Doug Hendrickson the clerk and returned to the secretary . Sheep, Goats . .Doug Hendrickson 2 . The awards on entries shall be designated by ribbons or cards, as follows: First premium, blue; second, red; third, white; Poultry . .Libbe Johnson sweepstakes, purple . Rabbits . Jody. Windt 3 . All awards shall be made by comparison of the individual Agriculture . Grand Rapids FFA merits of the entries . Home Activities . Marge Kelley 4 . Any interferences by exhibitors to influence or dictate Fine Arts . Tammi. Anderson decisions of the judges will be sufficient cause for excluding his or her entry from competition, and should be reported to the 4-H Activities . I t a s c a C o u n t y secretary through the superintendent of the division . Extension Office 5 . An exhibitor may protest to the superintendent of the division Children’s Barnyard . Crystal. McKinney at the time of the award, who may then require the judges to 4-H Club give reasons for such placing . Commercial Exhibits . Gerald. & Marlene 6 . No superintendent shall award any discretionary premiums . Eichorn Whenever articles of superior merit are exhibited for which no Grounds . .Gary Greniger, Jr . premiums have been offered, the superintendent may enter the same as “commended” in the book of awards so that the ITASCA CouNTY BOARD OF secretary may report the same to the board for future action . CommISSIONERS 7 . Premiums will not be awarded on articles or animals of inferior Davin Tinquist .