Beacon Tabs 2019 Coshocton County Fair Program - Page 4

Royalty contest and opening ceremony moved to Friday night
Junior Fair Extravaganza to follow
By Josie Sellers
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COSHOCTON – The junior fair royalty con-
test and opening ceremony will be held
on a new date and time during this year’s
Coshocton County Fair.
The event was previously held on Sat-
urday morning of the fair at the Rotary
Pavilion, but this year it will be held at 5
p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, in Hunter Arena.
“We are trying to get more people from
our programs there,” said Ron Seitz, who
is part of the fair royalty committee. “I’ve
been coming to the fair since 1984 and
I’ve never been to an opening ceremony
because Saturday morning at the fair is a
busy time.”
This is Seitz’s sixth year on the fair-
board and he’s been a 4-H advisor for 27
years. His family also shows cattle and
Saturday morning is weigh-in for market
steer and feeder calf. The poultry show
and open horse show also are on Satur-
day morning.
“The only thing we have going on
Friday night is the truck and tractor pull
and that goes on all night long so we
should be able to have kids, their parents,
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The junior fair royalty contest and open-
ing ceremony will be held on a new date
and time during this year’s Coshocton
County Fair. The event was previously held on Saturday morning of the fair at
the Rotary Pavilion, but this year it will be
held at 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, in Hunter
Arena.
families and as many people as possible
at the opening ceremony,” Seitz said. “In
the past I’ve understood there has been a
very small crowd.” The move also eliminates any concerns
about the weather.
“If it rained you could only put so many
people under the roof of the Rotary Pavil-
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tion and we also have plenty of seating at
Hunter Arena. The kids up there vying for
king and queen deserve as much support
as other Saturday morning events.”
He added that the committee has heard
from royalty from 50 different counties
who plan to attend the Friday evening
event.
“My goal is to get as many people there
as possible and more than in the past,”
Seitz said. “I want to start the fair on a
high note.”
After the ceremonies, a junior fair ex-
travaganza will start at 7 p.m. in Hunter
Arena.
“The idea is to start the fair off with a
big bash, something to get the kids excit-
ed for the week,” Seitz said.
There will be a DJ, pizza, and the first
200 kids to attend will receive a shirt from
the Coshocton County Farm Bureau.
“We’ve told the 4-H kids to bring your
friends,” Seitz said. “We want people to
realize that 4-H is more than livestock.
We do other things. We’re hoping they
see 4-H is a lot of fun and they’ll get inter-
ested in becoming part of the program.”
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