CHILDREN'S FAIR

September 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th will be big days in Howard and the surrounding counties. That’s right, it’s Fair time again. Hopefully you enjoyed our September Fair last year. We anticipate cooler weather and our teachers will have a little more preparation time. We are looking forward to seeing each of you at the annual Howard County Fair.

The theme for our Children’s Fair this year is, “It’s a Jungle Out There.” Suggestions for entries are decorated rain sticks, drums, jungle animals, masks, jungle scenes, safari hats and any other original ideas. Construction materials may be as simple as paper plates or as elaborate as paper mache’. Classroom or individual projects are great. A big thanks to teachers and principals alike because without your participation, the children’s fair would be a thing of the past. Ribbons are awarded to each entry in this division. All entries will be on display throughout the four days of the Fair, and will be viewed during the school tours. Please make every effort to pick up your entries Saturday, Sept. 29th. 10:00-11:00 pm or Sunday, Sept. 30th. 1:00-3:00 pm. All entries not picked up will be held at Posey Cotton Office until Friday, Oct.12 after which they will be discarded.

Once again this year, Tom Koger will be heading up the Children’s School Tours Thursday, September 27th and Friday, September 28th between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. We hope you will be able to plan a trip to the Fair for your pre-k through 4th grades. If it is convenient, a call notifying us of your date and time of arrival is very helpful in our scheduling. Remember, whether or not you call please make plans to join us at the Fair

Let’s not forget the art and photography projects for elementary, junior high and high school. Watercolor, oils, pastels and other mediums are accepted in the art department. In order to keep up with the public, the fair has added a new division, scrap booking. We hope to have a large number of entries in this division. Your entries need to be 6 x 6, 8 x 11 1/2, or 12 x 12.

Also, for the second year is a poetry division. We have categories for elementary, junior high and high school. Write your poems on an eight by ten piece of paper. Poems will be stapled, so if you would like you may enter a copy of your original. Please put your name and school on the back of your poem.

For information concerning art, scrap booking or poetry, please contact Geraldine Posey at 263-1267 or 267-4232. For information concerning the children’s fair contact Nancy Howard at 353-4448. For information concerning the school tours contact Tom Koger at 267-7809. Entries will be taken in these divisions Tuesday, September 25, 2007 from 8:00a.m until 6:00 p.m. Thanks again for your participation.


Sincerely,

Howard County Fair Board of Directors