“Since I have stepped into my role as
president, I have had so much help from
the community,” Yargo said. “All of the past
presidents have been a wonderful group
to work with and our board is amazing.
Everyone here is a volunteer, but it takes a
lot of people to build what most people only
see for the six days we’re active. They don’t
see the months in preparation that it takes.”
The community support became even
more important in 2020, when Yargo was
forced to cancel the annual fair with the
COVID-19 pandemic taking over the country.
Yargo and the other members of the fair association
had to change up their plans on a
dime, giving birth to an online auction in an
effort to help local youth sell their animals.
“We had a few people step up and put
almost all of the online auction together virtually
overnight,” the fair association president
noted. “We didn’t have the $20,000
grand champion steer, but we had a really
good average. I was really pleased with our
turnout and with what we were able to put
together in such a short time.”
At the end of the day, everything Yargo
and the fair association does is for the betterment
of area youth.
“We just try to do everything we can
for the kids,” he said. “We want to not only
make it an enjoyable and successful year,
but also a good learning experience. That is
what we are all here for. “
“We just try to do everything
we can for the kids. We
want to not only make it an
enjoyable and successful
year, but also a good
learning experience. That is
what we are all here for. “
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