Good reasons for visiting 4-H Fair
What lures you to the Rock County 4-H Fair? Is it the mouth-watering delicacies, the thrill rides, the main-stage musical acts or the many talents and skills that local 4-H and FFA kids will have on display?
You may have noticed that advertisement announcing Gazette staffers who will meet and greet fairgoers at our tent just southeast of the Grandstand throughout next week. I’ll be there from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, so stop out and say hello. Afterward, I hope to join the crowd as the husband-and-wife duo Thompson Square put on their contemporary country music show with a little pop and rock mixed in.
This year, you might have one extra incentive for coming out to the fair: You can thank a farmer. We’ll explain in Sunday’s Gazette editorial.
Greg Peck can be reached at (608) 755-8278 or gpeck@gazettextra.com. Or follow him on Twitter or Facebook
Jul 23, 2012 at 8:10 a.m.
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1slippery1, I am nominating you for parent of the year....
Jul 22, 2012 at 8:52 p.m.
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I used to go when I was a kid. Are some of you offended by those carnies? Did they scare you? What do you think carnies are going to act like, English butlers? Carnies are carnies, always have been, get over yourselves.
Jul 22, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
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No reason to visit. The food isn't good for you. The carnies are rude and dishonest. The rides are unsafe and smelly from little kids puking in them. It costs too much. And country music totally sucks big time. I'd rather spend time at Rotary Gardens.
Jul 22, 2012 at 1:44 p.m.
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I wont be going because it is lame.
Jul 22, 2012 at 1:16 p.m.
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With this economy Rock County's 4H Fair is NOT on my list!
The grounds are Tiny TINY.
I think the cost is not equivalent to what you get!
I heard also, that some Grandstand Shows will cost and extra $20 to go see!
Jul 22, 2012 at 5:52 a.m.
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It's a food thing for our family..Gotta have those Baked potato's and funnel cakes....
Jul 22, 2012 at 12:10 a.m.
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Not a thing lures me to the fair. Kids decided to pass on 4-H this year and I must say, the house has been very peacefull this July. Not like past Julys, waiting till the last minute to work on those damn projects and running to the meetings at the worst times of the evening. I am going to enjoy this fair week just because I don't have to go and look at a bunch of crap or the kids projects.
Jul 21, 2012 at 4:46 p.m.
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"What lures you to the Rock County 4-H Fair?"
Carnies with missing teeth make crude, inappropriate comments to the fair goers walking down the midway.
Jul 21, 2012 at 6:34 a.m.
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At our age the fair just isn't what it used to be when we were young and sought out the thrill of the rides and games. Now with the kids all grown we tend to overlook the RCF and wait for the Walworth County Fair simply because of its size and the much larger display of the animals. It just seems that we get more for our admission money. Not saying anthing bad about the RCF but a person would think that the county would try to increase the size of the fair and attract more visitors and bring in more revenue for the county. Starting with a better location like they talked about some time back. It just seems that the RCF is a dying thing like so many other things in this city and county.
Jul 20, 2012 at 6:43 p.m.
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We won't be going, again, because of layoffs.
Jul 20, 2012 at 3:42 p.m.
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We will be there all day every day ! Lots of kiddos stuff being shown from poultry & rabbits to gardening, leadership,computers and vet science to name just a few...
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I want to wish ALL the 4-H & FFA members GOOD LUCK on all their projects. See you at judging :)
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