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FAIRSTEUBEN COUNTY

August 18-23, 2015

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“It’s good, quality family entertainment,” Pelham said.Fairgoers are well-familiar with Rosaire’s Royal Racing Pigs, who are

returning for their 24th season.Several times daily, the pigs “race”through a short course to delight ofthe crowds that flock to each performance.

“He sounds his horn and startstalking and everyone runs over,”Pelham said.

Also returning is the comedic ven-triloquist Sylvia Fletcher and her

Magic Trunk full of puppets.

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BY STELLA DUPREE • [email protected] • LEADER FILE PHOTOS

Singing vegetables, racing pigs and a magictrunk are some of the unique attractions atthis year’s Steuben County Fair.

The fair – which runs from Aug. 18-23 – boastssomething for everyone, according to ManagerNick Pelham.


S awyer Brown, a countryband from Florida that hasbeen touring and recording

for nearly 35 years, will headline theSteuben County Fair.

The band will perform at 7:30 p.m.on Saturday, Aug. 22 in the grand-stands at the Steuben CountyFairgrounds. Tickets are $20 generaladmission, $25 reserved or $30 onthe track in front of the stage.

Sawyer Brown, founded in 1981 inApopka, Fla., has 20 studio albumsand more than 50 singles that havemade the Billboard country charts,including three No. 1 hits: “Step thatStep,” “Some Girls Do” and “ThankGod for You.”

The band received a HorizonAward from the Country MusicAssociation in 1985, as well as aVocal Group of the Year from theAcademy of Country Music in 1997.

THE HEADLINERS: Sawyer Brown

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It’s been two years since our last Farm-City Day; an event highlighting the impor-tance of agriculture in Steuben County. We are pleased and excited to announce thatwe will be returning to Canisteo, to the Moss-VanWie Dairy Farm. Cliff & Deb Mosshosted the event just a few years ago in 2011. Look for many of your favorite dis-plays & vendors (maple, ice cream, dairy princess, milking a cow by hand) alongwith new attractions and exhibits!

Centrally located on State Route 36, Moss-VanWie Dairy is home to 120 cows and100 calves and heifers. They have over 300 acres of corn, 120 acres of soybeans and80 acres of hay.

Farm-City Day is an educational, fun filled day on the farm where the public canget a first-hand, behind the scenes look at how a modern dairy farm operates. Comeout and celebrate our local agriculture community at the annual Steuben CountyFarm-City Day Saturday, September 26. For information on attractions, events,sponsors, and detailed directions visit our website www.steubencountyfarmday.comor find us on Facebook.

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When Jo Ann Brundagewas teaching her son, John,about canning and preserv-ing, she couldn’t have knownhe would grow up to be amongher top competitive rivals atthe Steuben County Fair.

“It started last year,” JohnBrundage said. “(I said) ‘we’regoing to compete, and I’mgoing to kick your butt inspaghetti sauce.’”

It didn’t quite turn out thatway. John’s sauce finishedsecond or third behind JoAnn’s first-place entry.

It’s still a sore subject.

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A real competition

Jo Ann Brundage has been participating in the culinary competi-tions at the Steuben County Fair for more than 40 years. Her son,John, learned about canning and preserving from her, and is nowone of her competitors.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County iscontinuing its series of hands-on food preservationworkshops with two more workshops on boiling water

canning and pressure canning. Designed to teach people how toenjoy locally produced food year round, this local food preserva-tion series addresses topics like freezing, canning, preservingmeat, and how to cook, grow with, and preserve freshherbs. Workshops will be held at venues throughout the county,will run from July through November, and will be advertisedthrough Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County’swebsite, www.putknowledgetowork.org.

The boiling water canning method, used to can pickles, toma-toes, fruits, jams, jellies, and other preserves, will be taught byCCE Master Preserver, Jon Sterlace, on Friday, August 14, from5-8pm. Pressure canning, the only safe method for canning low-acid vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood, will be taught byCCE Master Preserver, Loree Symonds, on Friday, September11, from 5-8pm. Both canning workshops will be located at theSt. Thomas Episcopal Church at 122 Liberty Street inBath. The cost of each workshop, $15 per person, will includethe 3-hour long hands-on experience, a full packet of up-to-dateinformation, a jar of canned vegetables, and a chance to win adoor prize. Interested participants should register for theseworkshops by calling CCE at 607-664-2300, by visitinghttp://bit.ly/preserveyourfood.

For more information, please contact Kelley Elliott, CCE’sLocal Food Educator, at [email protected].

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O livia Chatain of Arkport has beennamed 2015-2016 Steuben CountyDairy Princess. Olivia is the 16-year old

daughter of Richard and Heather Decker ofArkport and Peter Chatain of Cedar Lane Farm inOldwick, NJ. Olivia is currently a Senior atArkport Central School. Paige Demun, the 2014-2015 Princess, crowned Olivia and will stay on thecourt this year as Alternate Princess. Other mem-bers of the court are: Makayla Haischer, BeaverDams; Megan Ross, Troupsburg; Natalie Capluzzi,Hornell; Emily McCaig, Jasper; and HannahStewart, Cohocton. The Steuben County DairyPrincess program is one of 35 county programs inthe New York State Dairy Princess and PromotionProgram. The purpose of the program is to promotethe dairy industry and increase milk and dairyproduct sales. It is funded by local dairy farmersthrough their checkoff investment in the AmericanDairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc.

Pictured above: The members of the court (fromleft): Makayla Haischer, Beaver Dams; MeganRoss, Troupsburg; Natalie Capluzzi, Hornell;Olivia Chatain, Arkport; Emily McCaig, Jasper;Paige Demun, Troupsburg; Hannah Stewart,Cohocton.

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New this year is the FarmFollies, an animated educa-tional display for kids thatpromotes good nutrition.

“There’s a signing corncob, fruits and vegetables,”Pelham said.

All of those shows areamong the fair’s free dailyattractions, which – ofcourse – include demon-strations, exhibits andjudging in more than 100classes. Entries were stillcoming in as the Aug. 7deadline approached, andmany categories alreadyhad several entries.

“Exhibits are going to be

up this year. The open classis doing very well,” Pelhamsaid.

Of course, no fair wouldbe complete without carni-val rides and games, con-certs, food-eating contests,tractor pulls, horse racingand a demolition derby. Allare on this year’s fairschedule.

For a complete list of

events and daily admissionspecials, see page 12.

Longtime fairgoerPelham, who says he “grewup on the fairgrounds”,already knows what hewants to see.

“The fried bread dough –I have one a night,” he said.“The animals, the antiquetractor displays, that typeof stuff.”

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Jo Ann has been competingat the fair each year for morethan 40 years.

She’s a member of the fair’sgoverning board – as is

John now.“It’s a family affair,”

she said.John’s involvement with

the fair started at a young age.

“When I was younger, I soldtickets and whatever I could

do,” he said.The mother-son rivalry is

helping to keep alive thecanned goods competition atthe fair, which Jo AnnBrundage said has sloweddown in recent years, largelybecause fewer people know

how to do it.Other categories have seen

the opposite trend.“The photography has real-

ly taken off,” she said, and“last year they had so many inthe baked goods (competition)they hardly had enough room

for them all.”For those who might be

interested in competing in thefuture, there’s a wealth of cat-egories to take part in, fromvarious canned, preserveditems to photography andother art to vegetables andhoney.

Jo Ann Brundage said thefair brings is “very well-quali-fied” judges, who do blindtests of the items – they can’ttell who entered what untilafter it’s scored.

That’s probably just aswell, as Jo Ann is well-knownby most at this point – thoughson John is on his way.

“His dill pickles, I have toadmit they’re pretty darngood,” Jo Ann said. She notedshe hasn’t entered any of herown this year.

“She can’t compete withme,” John quips.

John’s an accountant witha firm that handles FingerLakes vacation properties.

He seems to be doing wellfor himself – but he stillgrows and cans much of hisown food, an activity manynow associate with aDepression-era, “save every-thing” mentality.

“I’ve been gardening mywhole life,” John said. “It’s afun hobby.”

He doesn’t eat fresh toma-toes, but he cans his owntomato sauce.

“I don’t think I’ve hardlyever had a jar of Raguspaghetti sauce,” he said.

John grudgingly admits heisn’t quite ready to go head-to-head against his mom’sspaghetti sauce … yet.

But how many people havethe courage to even try tocompete against their ownmother’s spaghetti sauce?


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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH

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4-H And Open Class Poultry Show / Poultry Barn9:00am

4-H Dairy Goat Show (Fitting And Showmanship

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Beef Show – Fitting & Showmanship;

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Talent Contest / Grandstand12:00pm

Cloverbud Dairy Showmanship

1:00pm4-H-FFA Dairy Judging Contest

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Youth Activities (Youth Building)

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Turkey Calling Contest* / Conservation Federation Building*For Youths Up To Age 185:00pm

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4-H & Open Dairy Cow Conformation Classes

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YOUTH DAY WRIST BANDS ON SALE, 12PM

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9:00amGladiolus Show / Horticulture Building

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4-H Rabbit Showmanship And

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Carnival Opens Midway

2:00pm4-H Anim

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2:00–4:00pmYouth Activities

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4-H Horse Show – Fit. & Show, Trail, DressageAnd Gam

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Horseshoe Pitching Tournament (Singles) /

Judging Pavilion10:00am

Livestock Skillathon (Livestock Show Ring)12:00pm

- 4:00pm Gas Engine & Antique Farm

Equip-ment Show & Dem

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Carnival Opens Midway

1:00pm4-H Creative Place Setting Contest

(Youth Building)2:00pm

4-H Cloverbud Giant Cookie Decorating Contest(Youth Building)2:30pm

4-H Cake Decorating Contest Junior Members

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4-H Cake Decoration Contest Senior Members

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Cake Auction4:30pm

4-H Flower Arranging Contest (Youth Building)5:00pm

4-H Barnyard Olympics At Livestock Show Ring

6:00pm4-H Awards Given Out At Livestock Show Ring

6:30pmPizza Party At Livestock Show Ring

7:30pmSawyer Brown / Grandstand

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WRIST BANDS ON SALE 12PM

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9:00amOpen Rabbit Show (Arba Sanctioned Show) /

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10:00amHorseshoe Pitching Tournam

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Our Steuben County Farm Product Guide is compiledby staff at CCE-Steuben, and distributed free-of-chargeto the community to help you locate foods grown or pro-duced in our county.

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their produce.Buying local food fos-

ters community growthFamily farms are part of

the American tradition of self-

sufficiency and serve as thebasis of local communities.

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Locally-grown foods can behigh in nutrients, often reach-ing you within 24 hours ofharvest, whereas produceshipped from out of state maybe up to a week old and hasoften suffered from severenutrient loss.

When you buy locally, youcan ask whether the farmersuse safe farming practices,what they spray on theircrops, and what they feed totheir animals.

Buying local preservesthe natural environment

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Protection of local farm-land means protection of openspaces, natural ecosystems,and biodiversity.

Buying local food helps toreduce dependence on foreignoil needed to ship food thou-sands of miles, thus cuttingback on greenhouse gasemissions.


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York. Farmers’ Markets provide opportunities formany of these farmers to sell their products directly toconsumers. Purchasing food that has been grown andharvested locally has several benefits, in addition toproviding consumers high quality, fresh food – itstrengthens the regional economy, preserves the natu-ral environment, fosters community growth, and letsconsumers connect directly with local producers.

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The Exhibitor and Serviceentrance is located by taking aleft at 3rd light on Liberty St.Then right on Chestnut St.From Penn Yan take Rte. 54Sto Geneva St. then left onChestnut St.

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FAIRHISTORY A look back...

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE STEUBEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Above | Steuben County Fair,1908.

Right | A Fair ticket from the1800s.

Bottom right | Fairgrounds in1908.

Bottom left | Racing at the fair-grounds.

Left | The Steuben County Fair inthe late 1930s.


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August 18-23

Since 1916

let’s playAT THE STEUBEN COUNTY

FAIR• Entertainment• Games & more • Food• Over 20 rides & attractions

Including Twin Flip & Surf’s Up!

COLEMAN BROTHERS SHOWS


Documents

FAIRSTEUBEN COUNTY - GateHouse Mediacdn.gatehousemedia.com/.../STEUBENCOURIERFAIR2015.pdf · “It’s good, quality family ... Workshops will be held at venues throughout the county,