2005 Year in Review

W.C. Fair Offices Open For Entries andTicket Sales

Whiteside County Fair Secretary, Mary Beth Dombroski, has announced that fair offices will be open for business beginning Monday Aug. 8th, for the entire week preceding the fair, which kicks off Aug. 16th.

The offices of the secretary and treasurer—both located in the building near the grandstand at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds, in Morrison—will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the secretary’s office only on Saturday Aug. 13th in preparation for the 135th annual fair. The office will also be open on Monday, Aug. 15th before the fair starts on Tuesday, Aug. 16th through Saturday, Aug. 20th.

The secretary’s office will be accepting hand-delivered entries, as well as processing those received by mail.

There are no entry fees for exhibits in the Departments of Agriculture, Floriculture, Horticulture, Textiles, Culinary and Hobbies; however, exhibitors must purchase a $12.00 season membership ticket. That ticket allows the exhibitor to enter items in any of the departments listed above, as well as giving him or her admission to the fairgrounds throughout the fair’s five-day run.

Livestock exhibitors are required to pay exhibit fees and should consult this year’s fair book or website for details.

All exhibitors are urged to refer to the fair book for details on the requirements to enter the various competitions, which this year offers over $115,000 in premiums, purses and prizes, she said. The books are available the week before the fair at the office, as well as at banks throughout Whiteside County.

You can also download the premium book information from our website at Whiteside County Fair in the premium section.

Entries must be in writing, with the applicable fees submitted by the appropriate deadlines as listed in the fair book.

The treasurer’s office will accommodate those wishing to buy season membership tickets—which allow the ticket-holder unlimited admission to the fair. An adult season membership ticket costs $12 each, while a child’s weekly pass is $3. Tickets for both children and adults also may be purchased at the gate during the fair.

Single adult daily admission for the fair is $5 for those 12 years and older and $1 for children ages 6 through 11. Children 5 and under are free.

Those wishing to reserve grandstand seating for Tuesday and Saturday nights’ demolition derbies may do so during the week prior to the fair at the treasurer’s office.

The reserved seating, at $3 per person, is sold on a first-come, first-served basis, while the limited number of seats is available. It is not allowed to save seats by the use of blankets, etc. for all other seating. The fair staff will remove any items used for saving seats.

The fair officially starts at 8:00 a.m. August 16th with the horse show and draft horse competition as the first judging competition.

All the information you need to get ready for the Fair is at your fingertips on our website at Whiteside County Fair. Written inquires can be directed to the Whiteside County Fair, P.O. Box 88, Morrison, IL 61270.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
July 28, 2005