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The permission/behavior forms are in the packets in the links above. Warren County 4-H and theWarren County Farmers’ Fair Directors reserve the right to revoke or deny a request to stay over night. First, select whether you are applying to be a hersdman, or for a tent/trailer application.Only parents can sign the tent/trailer application.
So the Anderson property across from the fairgrounds was purchased in 1992 for just that. A new access road to the fairgrounds was also created that year. The Warren County Fairgrounds celebrates over 170 years of agriculture and community. The first fair was hosted by the Warren County Agricultural Society in1850. Harness racing started approximately ten years later, drawing large crowds to see records broken on the regulation horse track.
Warren County Farmers’ Fair
Twenty years later only nine dairy animals were exhibited and no 4-H projects. The fair became a well organized dairy show in northwestern Pennsylvania. Competitive exhibits and commercial exhibitors increased in number. The first Agricultural Show in the county was a one day event in 1850 at Sugar Grove.
2022 Herdsman Application – Packet for youth to apply to be herdsmen for their club. Herdsmen stay over night at the fairgrounds but do not sleep in tents/trailers. By filling out the herdsman application you are agreeing to adhere to the WCFF policies and the guidelines for herdsmen. Youth who have responsibilities of caring for their animals after fair hours may stay overnightwith parental consent and supervision. If youth are found on the fairgrounds after hours without parental supervision, they will be escorted to security for parents to pick up.
Warren County Farmers Fair
Replacement of the Cornplanter Pavilion began in May, and was completed in time for the 2011 fair. The new building is a metal freespan building and was named the First Niagara Pavilion, thanks to a generous donation from First Niagara Bank. The building officially opened for the 2011 fair, but extras, such as dressing rooms and other frills were not be completed for this year’s fair. A temporary food booth, named the Cornplanter Café, was finished for the fair. All of this work was completed with the help of many, many volunteers.
This review is not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate and therefore should probably not be called a history. It is rather a collection of stories written during the years from 1967 to the present. Many of the happenings have already become somewhat clouded, but the actual growth of the fairgrounds is a story worth writing down.
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This is an ongoing project, but definitely a necessary one. Money was donated by her family to honor the adult and the youth who won the most ribbons in the still exhibit categories. In 1969 the first permanent restroom facilities were constructed. The horseshoe pits designed for big league competition were also built. All volunteer work was done by the horseshoe people on their facility.
2021 – The fair board decided to have a full fair in 2021. Work continued on the new campground area and was done in time for this year’s fair with 50 spaces for RV’s. More painting and updating occurred and roads were tarred and chipped.
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A new entry for carnival equipment was finished in the spring. Most lighting at the fair has been replaced with newer, more energy efficient lighting. Renovations of the food booth at the Cornplanter pavilion continued also with a new hood ventilation system installed and some remodeling done. In 2008, our food booths were upgraded and much work was done on ticket booths. For the first time, premium books were published by our local Warren Times Observer. That year a well was drilled and a pump house contracted.
The Warren County Fair bought more property behind the domestic/Grange/4-H buildings. Property is being cleared in the hopes of adding around 50 more campsites for campers that are 30 foot or longer for the 2020 fair. Riley Green, Home Free and a Tom Petty Tribute were the entertainers. Agri-Puppets and Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant were the ground acts.
Chelsey Toplovich was crowned Warren County Fair Queen, Anna Huffman was first runner-up and Hannah Nickerson was crowned Warren County Junior Miss. This is not a 4-H rule, but a policy of the Warren County Farmers’ Fair. Becoming the 3rd largest county fair in the state did not happen overnight.
The farm was Mrs. Gustafson’s childhood home, and it was purchased by the fair board in the early 1990’s. The bridge was named the Dave Harrington Memorial Bridge. Dave was president of the fair board for many years, and it had always been his dream to have a bridge built in that area.
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