N.Y.S. Assoc. Ag Fairs Page 1NYSAAFN e w s l e t t e rN e w Yo r k S t a t e A s s o c i a t i o n o f A g r i c u l t u r a l F a i r s , I n c .September 2016

From The PresidentWow! I just don’t know where summer went. Another fair

season is in the books. I hope it was a good one for all of you.I traveled the state as much as possible this summer visiting

as many of youFr fairs as I could. Ultimately, I didn’t make it to as many as I would have liked but will keep visiting in the years to come.

Those fairs that I did get to visit left an impression… the amount of time, effort and pride that goes into your fairs is obvious, you all do a wonderful job!

I would like to congratulate our scholarship winners and the committee for all of their hard work selecting this year’s recipients.

I know you are all eager to hear more about the funding that was awarded in this year’s state budget. I hope that you have all taken the first step and registered your fair in the states “Grants Portal” so that you are eligible to receive funding when it is ready to be released.

When we met with the deputies at Ag and Markets this spring they told us it would be fall before the next phase of the program would begin. I am hopeful that by the time you read this newsletter your district director will have more information to share with you regarding how the next steps in the process are going to work. Please reach out to them or any of us with questions. We will do our best to try and get the answers.

The Executive committee will be meeting in Rochester shortly to start preparations for the upcoming convention. I spoke with First Vice President Gary Newkirk recently and he told me that the program is coming together nicely.

Andy Imperati, President

NICA Selects New Executive Director

After an extensive search by the NICA Board of Directors Search Committee, Pau-lette Keene, President, is proud to announce the hire of Michelle Card as the new NICA Executive Director. Keene stated, “Card is weIl educated and experienced in the op-erations of nonprofit organizations.” Michelle Card earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Lynn University, attended University of Miami with a concentration in Communications, and is completing the Master of Nonprofit Management degree offered by Florida Atlantic University, a pro-gram that immersed her in public policy and organizational development, priorities central to NICA’s continued progress.

Rey O’Day, who led NICA as the Interim Executive Manager will continue to support NICA by staying on as Executive Manager of NICA West.

Dominic Palmieri, Chair of the Search Committee, commented, “ I am ver y pleased with the process and the final deci-sion of the entire Board of Directors. Michelle’s experience and past success will benefit all our members.” Card says of her new position, “NICA has and will continue to playa unique and vital role in the promotion of positive growth and practices in the Concessionaire Industry. I am honored to have the opportu-nity to lead NICA in engaging our member-ship and critical partners to fully realize our shared vision for an emerging and prosper-ing trade.” Keene added, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we welcome Michelle and her enthusiasm to NICA.”

Michelle Card

Perfect weather for the Fair in Rhinebeck

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Ag Awareness helps to “Feed New York!”

New signs direct people to the Livestock area

The Life of the Honey Bee

The County Fairs have a tremendous influ-ence on how we “Feed New York”! The Fair’s throughout New York provide strong support for our mission of showcasing agriculture. Projects this year provided a base for edu-cation, new construction projects, greater awareness of what we have to offer and great family entertainment.

grounds directing them the livestock area. A vast array of knowledge was shared with the guest as they worked their way around the grounds following the signs. At the Hemlock Fair their new exhibit about ‘just where does our food come from’ was a tremendous suc-cess. Kids picked apples, dug for potatoes, planted seeds and guessed the vegetable inside the ‘peek’ box. Everyone young and old had a chance to test their knowledge and skills. The Essex County Fair provided fairgoers with a “Glimpse into the Secret Life of the Honeybee!” as well as a “Bunny Bonanza.” Here kids got to test their rabbit skills on the agility course. Honey Bee Haven was home to the county’s largest pollinator. These tiny vital creatures are very helpful to “Feed New York!”

This final group of Fairs has been a great addition to our “Feed New York!” campaign. You are all to be commented for the efforts put forth to make our series successful.

Coming soon! A new group of projects that is sure to spark the creative mind of great people in our industry. Start thinking now, how each Fair can best utilize Ag Awareness.

Russell L. Marquart, CFEAg Awareness Project Coordinator

Strong support from the community help construct the a new Agriculture Education Building

Horse Shoe and Farrier Demonstrations

“Where Does Our Food Really Come From!” Left to Right: Tim Moore, Mark Shero, Pete Lead

IAFE Zone One The 2016 zone one spring meeting was

held May 5-7 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord New Hampshire. The Zone meeting brings together Fairs from all over the Northeast and this year was no exception. The meeting kicked off Thursday night with a welcome reception which gave those in attendance the opportunity to re-acquaint with old friends and to meet new ones, followed by some lively conversations in the hospitality suite. Friday was filled with workshops, round table discussions and keynote speaker Matt Booth speaking on “What’s the Value of your Attitude. Friday afternoon we loaded buses and were trans-ported to the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds for a cookout and ice cream social, we were also treated to a horse drawn wagon tour of the fairgrounds.

Saturday brought about more educa-tional workshops and keynote speaker Elisa Hays “Pants Half Empty, Glass Half Full-The Heart of Leadership. During Saturdays busi-ness meeting we were treated to a fantastic skit outlining some of the plans for the 2017 Zone meeting to be held March 30-April 1 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Saturday wrapped up with the IAFE Institute of Fair Management Class “Business Planning”

New York Fair MaNgers MeetiNg

PresideNt Lisa JoNes, otsego CouNtY Fair aNNouNCes that the MeetiNg wiLL be heLd oN oCtober 14 & 15 at the hoLidaY iNN oNeoNta, NY. rooM rate is $99.00 Per Night. sPeakers aNd PrograM iNForMatioN wiLL be ForthCoMiNg. PLease JoiN her iN oNeoNta to share ideas aNd iNForMatioN!

New York delegation to the Zone 1 Meeting

Nick Pelham & Ed Bonicave, Steuben County Fair

Our Ag Awareness program has again proven to be a popular ‘voice’ for New York agriculture. Here is a synopsis of the project that Ag Awareness contributed to. At the Wyoming County Fair, a variety of ‘make and take’ project included, “Ag” Grab Bags included, a pencil, string cheese, honey stick and more. Potato Stamps were created for the kids to make greeting cards and paper. Corn Exploration, Flower Pens, Pinwheels for learning about wind energy was very popular. At the Grahamsville Fair, Ag aware-ness helped kick start a community project to construct a new agricultural education building. The community joined forces on the fairground to construction this new exhibit space. Otsego County Fair faced some hard times with flooding but the new signs in the livestock area and the broom making ex-hibit proved very informative in their attempt to showcase agriculture and it’s by products. The Seneca County Fair highlighted the horse shoe and featured a farrier demonstration. Here the farrier molded and created these items for everyone to see just how difficult this job can be. While helping to “Feed New York” at the Broome County Fair, patrons enjoy the whimsical signs throughout the

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IAFE Zone 1 ......................... from Page 2I would like to thank everyone involved in

planning, organizing and running a wonder-ful Zone meeting. I would also like to thank everyone from the NYSAAF that made the trip to attend the meeting and look forward to seeing everyone next year in Pennsylvania.

The next stop for the IAFE is the Annual Convention and Trade Show to be held No-vember 27-30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Submitted by,Nick Pelham3rd VP NYSAAF

Amber Pufpaff, Kirby Dygert, Mark St. Jacques, Jessica Underberg, Laura Kwilos

Tammy Peters, Gerry Elthorp, Delores & Roger Dibble, Kathy Ostrander, Pauline Bunce and Bonnie Cool

New York Fair Mangers Meeting

President Lisa Jones, Otsego Coun-ty Fair announces that the meeting will be held on October 14 & 15 at the Holiday Inn Oneonta, NY. Room rate is $99.00 per night. Speak-ers and program information will be forthcoming. Please join her in Oneonta to share ideas and infor-mation!

Scholarships for First-Time Convention Attendees AvailableWe get it. Choosing to attend the Convention is a big decision. We want to make that

decision easier for you. Apply for a FREE attendee registration by Sept. 18. There are only two requirements: your fair must have fewer than 100,000 attendees per year and your fair must not have sent a representative to the IAFE Convention since 2005. If both of these apply to you, then fill out and return this application. We want to see you at the Convention!

Volunteer for a Flow Session The Flow Sessions are back by popular demand! These Ted Talk-style sessions – 10 minutes,

20 slides, 30 seconds per slide – are great ways to concentrate on a topic facing the fair industry. If you or someone you know (forward this e-mail to them) would like to participate in this fun and informative session, click here.

IAFE Contest Deadline: Oct. 3 Show off what your fair is doing by entering an IAFE Contest! Have a new agricultural

program you are proud of? Do you have a unique competitive exhibits display? Was your communications plan successful this year? Enter any or all of these contests! The deadline for nearly all contests is Oct. 3. (Website contest entries must be entered 30 days prior to the fair.) Good luck!

What Is Revolutionary About Your Fair?What is Revolutionary about your fair? What has changed since your fair ’s founding? What

do you do that no other fair does? Do you have a quick fact about your fair? Whatever you find unique, revolutionary, or evolutionary about your fair, we want to hear about it! Click here to let us know! If you have pictures, send them to IAFE Director of Meetings Kate Turner. Answers and pictures will be displayed during a general session at the Convention.

Check Out the Latest Kate’s Korner!Kate’s Korner is back! This time she’s joined by IAFE Director of Education and Member

Services Lori Hart! See what the two have to say about the new opportunities at this year’s Convention. Watch the IAFE Facebook page for a new episode tomorrow!

Dates to Remember2016October 26 ........IAFE CyberSeminar – Parliamentary Procedures – 2:00pm Central TimeNovember 9 ............ IAFE CyberSeminar – Public & Media Relations – Noon Central TimeNovember 27-30 ................................... 126th Annual IAFE Convention and Trade Show, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NVNovember 1 .......................................................... NYSAAF Hotel Reservations lines open, be sure to tell them you are with the NYSAAF Group Radisson Riverside Hotel – 585-546-6400 Hyatt Hotel – 585-546-1234November 1 .....................Deadline for NYSSAF Convention Newsletter article submissionDecember 15 ..................NYSAAF Convention Registration & Hotel Reservation Deadline

2017January 13-16 ........................................NYS Association of Agricultural Fairs Convention, Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NYFebruary 21-23 ........................................... IAFE Impact& Impressions Specialty Seminar, Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TXApril 25-28 ..................... IAFE Management Conference, Davenport Hotel, Spokane, WA

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CONGRATULATIONS Coleman Brothers100 YEARS in the Carnival business!!

Coleman Brothers Shows – Since 1916, by Carl Trainor

MIDDLETOWN CT. One day in the year 1915, a man entered the weaving and clothing store of Richard “Dick” and his brother, Tom Coleman, in Middletown Connecticut. The man who entered the store groused over the fact that he had purchased a broken down Merry-Go-Round ride and which he wanted to sell.

Jokingly Dick Coleman said he would like to purchase the merry-go-round. The next day the Coleman duo was surprised when the man again showed up at the clothing store with the old broken down merry-go-round. Dick and Tom Coleman purchased the merry-go-round for $250.00.

After fixing up the merry-go-round, the Coleman duo trucked the same to the Port-land CT. Fair. The Portland Fair officials were thrilled to boast a working merry-go-round and soon after other fairs in Connecticut were knocking on the Coleman’s door ask-ing for the merry-go-round to be moved to their fair.

The Coleman’s charged a nickel per per-son for a ride on the merry-go –round and at the conclusion of the Portland Ct. Fair; the Coleman Brothers had made a total return of their investment.

From that point the Coleman Carnival grew and featured a Ferris wheel, Whip Ride, games and side shows, in addition to the

merry-go-round. Early moves were made in “Gilly style,” a carnival term for moving carnival equipment in trucks, before loading the same into railroad baggage cars. Later the carnival moved on several hard rubber tire trucks.

Several notable New England showmen including Oscar C. Buck and “King” Reid Lefever apprenticed in the carnival business under Dick Coleman, before striking out on their own.

After WWII the carnival continued to grow. Dick’s brother Tom, retired from the carnival business and Dick’s two sons, Francis “Tody” Coleman and Robert E. Coleman joined in the operation of the carnival. At this time the carnival began to venture into New York State playing still dates and fairs over a wide section of New York.

Dick Coleman will always be remembered as a show owner who never held a contract with any fair or still date. His moto was always: “Our Handshake is our Bond,” and “Come Hell or High Water we will be there.”

Since that era, the Coleman Carnival has continued to expand and has always kept up with the modern trends in the carnival busi-ness. Francis (Tody) Coleman passed away in 1975; Richard J. Coleman passed away in 1978. For many years Robert E. Coleman, who has now retired to Florida, owned the carnival. Bob’s son Timothy and daughter Mary Ellen Oakes and their families currently operate the carnival today.

Bits and PiecesNewsletter

The NYSAAF Newsletter is published 3 times a year in April, September and Decem-ber. Our Convention Newsletter deadline is November 1st. Send information for the newsletter to Russell Marquart at rlmarquart@aol.com. Thank you to all who contributed to this newsletter. Visit us on our website at: www.nyfairs.org.

From the Treasurer: Melissa Beardslee2017 NYSAAF Fair dues notices will be arriving in the Fair Offices in mid-October. Fairs

are asked to send their dues checks by December 5, 2016

ReminderJust a reminder that our Association Mailing Address has changed, please direct

all mail to:NYSAAF Russell L. Marquart, CFE, PO Box G, Elma, NY 14059

2016 Newsletter Fair ReportsGoshen Historic TrackDates: July 4, 2016Attendance: 1225Gate Admission: Adult $5.00, Senior $5.00 Parking: n/aWeather: Sunny 83Carnival: n/aEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: n/a2017 Fair Dates: n/aReported by: Linda Myers, Secretary

Cortland County Jr. FairDates: July 5-9, 2016Attendance: 12,000Gate Admission: n/aParking: n/aWeather: Hot 85Carnival: Ontario Amusements, Down 5%Entertainment/Fee/Attendance:

Birthing Center/ Tribal Revival; Johnny & Lonnie; Lawn Mower Races/ Crossroads the Clown; Twin Magicians

2017 Fair Dates: July 4-8, 2017Reported by: Richard Bush, Fair Manager

The Afton FairDates: July 6-9, 2016Attendance: 4,000 Gate Admission: Adult-$5.00, Child $5.00,

Wednesday Carload$5.00, under 5 FreeParking: n/aWeather: Sunny with few showersCarnival: Gillette ShowsEntertainment/Fee/Attendance:

Parade & Fireworks/Free/1,000; Black Cat Hell Drivers 200; Demo Derby 1222; Truck & Tractor 1056

2017 Fair Dates: TBDReported by: Barb Niles, Director

Genesee County FairDates: July 12-16, 2016Attendance: 22,000 Up 7.5%Gate Admission: n/aParking: $5.00 per CarloadWeather: Hot & DryCarnival: Midway of Utica, Up 10%Entertainment/Fee/Attendance: ESP

Tractor Pull 1,250; Demo Derby 2,500/ Genesee Speedway Auto Racing 1,000

2017 Fair Dates: July 11-15, 2017Reported by: Norm Pimm, Treasurer

Saratoga County FairDates: July 19-24, 2016Attendance: 100,244Gate Admission: Adult $12.00, Seniors

$5.00, Children Free, Up 5%Parking: n/aWeather: Hot, 1 day of RainCarnival: Amusements of America, Down

4%Entertainment/Fee/Attendance: 2017 Fair Dates: July 18-23, 2017

NYSAAF Scholarship WinnersThe scholarship committee is proud to announce that the following have been awarded

scholarships for 2016.Rebekah Allen ................................................................................Genesee County FairEmily Ooms ...................................................................................Columbia County FairAshley Gifford ..............................................................................................Altamont FairMikayla Mitchell ........................................................................... Cortland County Jr FairRobin Smithling .................................................................................. Ontario County FairAndrew Bontrager ...........................................................................Wyoming County FairBrianna Getty .............................................................................. Washington County Fair

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Reported by: Jeff Townsend, General Manager

Boonville Oneida County FairDates: July 26-31, 2016Attendance: 47,171, Up 1.7%Gate Admission: Adult $5.00, Senior $3.00,

12 & under FreeParking: FreeWeather: SunshineCarnival: Coleman Bros. Shows, SameEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Demo

Derby (2 Shows) 2828/ Rodney Atkins 1275, NYSTPA 1292/ Truck Pull 666, Shoot Out Production 1044

2017 Fair Dates: July 25-30, 2017Reported by: Ashley Fox, Secretary

Chautauqua County Fair Dates: July 25-31, 2016Attendance: 50,000Gate Admission: Adult $12.00, Children

$12.00, Seniors $6.00, UP 10%Parking: $5.00Weather: Hot Sunny, Carnival: Bates Bros. Amusements, Down

10%Entertainment/Fee/Attendance:

Demo Derby, 5,000 each day /Aerial Arts of Rochester, 1,000/ Empire State Tractor Pull/ After Shock Monster Truck Race, 4,000

2017 Fair Dates: July 24-30, 2017Reported by: Deb Kuzma, Office Manager

Seneca County FairDates: July 20 – 23, 2016Attendance: 10,500Gate Admission: Parking: $2.00Weather: Hot& DryCarnival: Fair: Playland AmusementsEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: J&J

Classic, 100/ Donna + the Country Mys-tics, 200/Demolitions Derby, 1200,1800, Ed The Wizard, 300

2017 Fair: July 19-22, 2017Reported by: Ellen TenEyck, President

Broome County FairDates: July 26-31, 2016Attendance: 24,757, 25% downGate Admission: Adult $6.00, Children

$3.00, Seniors $6.00Parking: n/aWeather: Sunny, Rain last 2 daysCarnival: Gillette Shows, Down18%Entertainment/Fee/Attendance: Demoli-

tion Derby, 5842/ Out of Field Tractor Pull, 4140/ Broken B. Rodeo, 4408/ SS & Modi-fied Tractor Pull, 3370

2017 Fair Dates: July 25–30, 2017Reported by: Rita Smith, Treasurer

Orleans County 4-H FairDates: July 25-30, 2016Attendance: 26,320 estimateGate Admission: $5.00 per carload

Parking: n/aWeather: Sunny, Rain on MondayCarnival: Main Event AmusementsEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Chairsaw

Chix/ Lee & Judy Germain/Pirates of the Columbian Carribean

2017 Fair Dates: July 24-29, 2017Reported by: Robert Batt, 4-H Educator

Chenango County Fair Dates: August 9-14, 2016Attendance: 29,500Gate Admission: Adult $5.00, Child $3.00,

5 & under FreeParking: n/cWeather: Hot humid-6 days, Heavy rain-3

daysCarnival: Coleman Brothers Entertainment/Fee/Attendance: Alyssa

Traham/FREE/1000; Two X Two Zoo/FREE/5000; Horses, Horses, Horses/FREE/5000; NYDPA/2500; Demo Der-by/3700

2017 Fair Dates: August 8-13, 2017Reported by: Mary Weidman, President

Hemlock FairDates: July 19-23, 2016Attendance: 37,693Gate Admission: Adult $14.00; Child $12.00Parking: FREEWeather: Hot, humid, sunnyCarnival: Gillette MidwaysEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Demo

Derby/5137; Monster Trucks/7405; Tractor & Semi Pull/6345; Demo Derby/11,404

2017 Fair Dates: July 18-22,2017Reported by: Sheila FitzSimmons, Vice

President

Cattaraugus County FairDates: August 1-7, 2016Attendance: 70,000Gate Admission: Adult $10.00; Children

$10.00; Senior$10.00Parking: FREEWeather: Warm, sunnyCarnival: Bates BrothersEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Demo

Derby/2500; Drag Racing/2000; Figure 8/1000; Dustin Lynch con-cert/$38/$33/$30/2500; Monster Trucks/$6.00/2500

2017 Fair Dates: July 31-August 6, 2017Reported by: Nell Fellows, Secretary

Boonville Oneida County FairDates: July 26-31, 2016Attendance: 47,171Gate Admission: Adult $5.00; Senior $3.00;

12 & Under FreeParking: FREEWeather: Beautiful sunshine, rain on SundayCarnival: Coleman BrothersEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Demo

Derby (2 Shows)/$8/$10/2828; Rodney Atkins $35/$30/1275; NYSTPA $10/666; Truck Pull $8.00/666; Shoot Out Produc-

tions $10/10442017 Fair Dates: July 25-30, 2017Reported by: Ashley Fox, Secretary

Otsego County Fair Dates: August 2-7, 2016Attendance: 37,927Gate Admission: Adult $5.00, Children

$5.00 (10 & Over), Seniors $5.00Parking: $2.00Weather: Bad storm with flooding the night

before opening, the remainder of the week was amazing

Carnival: Gillette MidwaysEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Total

Destruction Demo/6010; Shoot Out Productions/5387; Bucky Covington Con-cert/650; Karaoke Contest/800

2017 Fair Dates: August 1-6, 2017Reported by: Lisa Jones, Manager

Jefferson County FairDates: July 12-17, 2016Attendance: 49,948Gate Admission: Adult $5.00/ Child FREE/

Senior FREEParking: $3.00Weather: Very Hot Carnival: Reithoffer ShowsEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Animal Al-

ley/FREE; Fire Macick/FREE2017 Fair Dates: July 11-16, 2017Reported by: Bob Simpson, President

Steuben County FairDates: August 16-21, 2016Attendance: 41,298Gate Admission: Adult $6.00/ Child 12 &

Under Free/Senior $3.00Parking: FreeWeather: Rain 3 day, nice 3 daysCarnival: Coleman Brothers Entertainment/Fee/Attendance:

Demo Derby/$8/$10/4221; Char-lie Daniels/$35/$30/$20/2277; Ro-deo $8/$10/940; Truck & Tractor Pull/$8/$10/1294

2017 Fair Dates: August 15-20, 2017Reported by: Nick Pelham, Secretary/Man-

ager

Tioga County FairDates: July 5-9, 2016Attendance: 7,000 estimatedGate Admission: Adult $5.00/ Child Free

under 5/ Seniors $5.00Parking: FREEWeather: GoodCarnival: Main Event AmusementsEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Demo

Derby (2 Shows)3550; Harness Racing; Lumber Jack Show; Black Cat Hell Driv-ers/730; Chee Chee the Clown; F & F Production Pig Races

2017 Fair Dates: August 6-13, 2017Reported by: Charley Truman

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Fair ScenesTrumansburg FairDates: August 23-28, 2016Attendance: 13,100Gate Admission: Adult $5.00/Child FREEParking: FREEWeather: Hot and SunnyCarnival: Coleman BrothersEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Demo

Derby/971; Horse Pull/350; Figure 8/1058; Monster Trucks/1899

2017 Fair Dates: August 22-27, 2017Reported by: Jerry Reynolds, President

Erie County FairDates: August 10-21, 2106Attendance: 986,542Gate Admission: Adult $10/ Child 12 &

Under Free/Senior $7.00Parking: $5.00Weather: Hot, humid, rainCarnival: James E. Strates ShowsEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Rock

Fest/1,500; Happy Together Tour/3,000; Shawn Mendes/5,900; Hunter Hayes/1,350; Lee Brice/2,300; Jeff Dun-ham/4,100; Ultimate Night of Destruc-tion/2,500; Tractor Pull/1,900; Tractor Pull/3,300; Demo Derbies 3,150; NYS Championship Demo Derby/2,000, Good Rocking Live/Free

2017 Fair Dates: August 9-20, 2107Reported by: Jessica Underberg, CFE, As-

sistant Fair Manag

Clinton County FairDates: July 19-24, 2016Attendance: 28,000Gate Admission: Adult 48.00/ Child 12 &

under Free/ Senior ½ Day FridayParking: FreeWeather: WarmCarnival: Reithoffer ShowsEntertainment/Fee/Attendance: Guns N

Roses Tribute/ Richy Skaggs Concert/ Street Legal Truck Pull/Adirondack Truck Pull/ 2 Demo Derbies

2017 Fair Dates: July 18-23, 2017Reported by: Glenn Gillespie, Manager

Essex County FairDates: August 10-14, 2016Attendance: 6,674Gate Admission: Adult $12.00/ Children

$12.00/ Senior $12.00Parking: N/cWeather: Very hot, rain the last dayCarnival: S & S Amusements Entertainment/Fee/Attendance: Truck Pull,

1349/ Tractor Pull, 1083/Trailer Race, 1048/Figure 8, 716/ Demo 2478

2017 Fair Dates: UnknownReported by: Bridget Brown, Treasurer

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Allegany County Fair 4-H Youth Development

Allegany County Fair Manager, Karen Tripp

Steam Show at the Allegany County Fair

New signs adorn the Broome County Fair “It’s a great Fair Day” in Dunkirk

Education Tent, Chautauqua County Fair

Chautauqua County Fair Honorary Director Jared Wholley with Deb Kuzma, Office Manager

Associate Member B. Wilson Enterprises at the Chautauqua County Fair

Cortland County Jr. Fair

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New Birthing Center at the Cortland County Jr. Fair

Fair Scenes

President Andy Imperati, Dutchess County Fair

Dutchess County Fair award winning displays

Erie County Fair, Avenue of Flags

Associate member Kolassa Enterprises new venture

Associate member and Convention Sponsor, Tammy Peters, Barnyard Cackle Review

Ag Awareness projects at the Essex County Fair

Ag Awareness at Essex

Genesee County Fair’s future Agricultural Museum

Genesee County Fair board members. Left to Right, Russ Marquart, NYSAAF, Scott Adams, President; Norm Primm, Treasurer; Rose Topolski, Secretary; Nick O’Geen, 2nd Vice President; Al MacDuffie, Director & NYSAAF District 8 Director.

New horse barn at the Genesee County Fair

Gillette Amusement at the Hemlock Fair

Richard & Gerry Elthorp, Herkimer County Fair

Rick Reithoffer, Reithoffer Shows with Bob Simpson, President of the Jefferson County Fair

Tillie Williams, Pat Simpson & Carol Shepherd oversee exhibits at the Jefferson Co Fair

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NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL FAIRS, INC.Request for Showcase Consideration

Only booking agencies or individual acts who have been in good standing with NYSAAF for a minimum of two years will be considered for showcasing. Agency or act must have Association dues paid in full for year in which it showcases.

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AGENCY OR ACT NAME: _______________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________________________

CITY _______________________________________________ STATE ____________ ZIP ________________

CONTACT PERSON: ___________________________________________________________________________

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Email: _______________________________________________________________________________________

TYPE OF ACT: _______________________________________________________________________________

Return this form along with video or audio cassette or cd/dvd & promotional information including photo suitable for publication by OCTOBER 20 for consideration. Mail to:

NYSAAF – Russell Marquart, CFE • PO Box G • Elma, NY 14059 • rlmarquart@aol.com

Jefferson County Fair Staff, Beth Shelmidine, Mark Shelmidine, Wyatt, Merrianne Shelmidine

Fair Scenes

“Ask Me?” at Seneca County

Seneca County Fair Board members; Melody Collinsworth, Kendra Lotz, Ginny Lott, Randy Gardner, Ellen TenEyck, Joan Hendrix, Alicia Patsos, Shirley Lott

Washington County’s own Mark St. Jacques, Mary Ann Ferree, Bufffalo & Brandy with R. Harry Booth

Madison County 4-H is flourishing at the Fai

Jefferson Mayne, District 5 Director & Josh Walker, President of the Madison County Fair

Livestock Judging at the Washington County Fair

New Main Gate #1 at State Fair