Mason at Fishing Michigan, one of our bloggers at BlogsMonroe, went fishing for interesting things at the Monroe County Fair. Check out Absolute Taxidermy and Something for the pups.
– Paula Wethington
Fishing Michigan is fishing for interesting things at the fair
August 1st, 2008Watch for storms tonight if you are going to the fair
August 1st, 2008Monroe County, Mich., has a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. today Friday Aug. 1. There is the potential for winds up to 60 mph and hail up to one inch in diameter.
National Weather Service – Detroit.
– Paula Wethington
Fair attendance ahead of last year
August 1st, 2008Attendance at the 61st fair is almost 100,000 visitors, which is more than 8,000 people ahead of last year’s pace. The five-day total through Thursday was 99,477. That eclipses last year’s five-day total of 91,412 and is way ahead of 2006, when 74,749 came through on the first five days.
The fair has escaped any rain so far this week, but that string could come to an end today with forecasters predicting a 50 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. It’s been hot at the fair — readings reached 90 Thursday for the second day in a row — but it’s rain that can ruin attendance. The monster truck show tonight and the annual 4-H large animal auction are expected to draw thousands to the fair, rain or shine.
– Dean Cousino
Friday’s fair ride promotion
August 1st, 2008Unlimited ride passes will be available at The Monroe County Fair today. The passes cost $20 each. The midway opens at noon.
A tip: pay attention to the crowds when you get at the fair and do some math. Friday and Saturday crowds are typically very busy. How many rides do you think you’ll get with that wristband when you also plan to eat, visit with friends and perhaps see a show?
Maybe you’re better off getting a strip of 22 tickets for $25, and sharing that cost and those tickets with someone? Each ticket costs $1.25 a la carte and the rides cost two to five tickets each.
– Paula Wethington
Now about the cost of those fair rides
August 1st, 2008I’ve been posting the “deals of the day” fair specials in this blog.
The question I’m sure many of you parents have is “what do the fair rides cost without the specials?”
I didn’t get that information until yesterday, when I was on the fairgrounds.
Yes, you can buy tickets a la carte. The cost is $1.25 per ticket. The rides each take two to five tickets.
Another deal that might work well for a family is a sheet of 22 tickets for $25.
So for example: my husband and I have been hosting one of the Hofu, Japan, sister city students this past week. We took her to the fair Thursday night. Our goal for the night was to eat some fair food and check out the sights. The only ride our student was interested in was the scary fun house, and well, I wanted to go on it too.
We looked at the sign on the ride that said the admission was three tickets. We went to the booth, bought six tickets for $7.50, and went on our ride.
– Paula Wethington
Friday’s appearances at Evening News booth
August 1st, 2008Here’s who is scheduled to be at The Monroe Evening News fair booth today:
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Dan Shaw from new media and newsroom; Trent Langton from systems; Kevin Gossett from pressroom.
- 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Sarah Coates from advertising; Patty O’Brien from accounting; Amanda Langford from the social desk.
- 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Janet Latondress from accounting; Vicki Price from advertising; Shirley Hyden from human resources.
– Paula Wethington
Luna Pier Cook blogging on elephant ears
August 1st, 2008Luna Pier Cook from BlogsMonroe has a post about elephant ears at the Monroe County Fair.
(Update: he’s got some photos about his elephant ears challenge!)
– Paula Wethington
Letters to the editor about the fair
August 1st, 2008There are two letters to the editor about the Monroe County Fair in Thursday’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News.
- Keith J. Cronenwett, vice president of the Monroe County Fair Association, wrote about the free things one can do or see at the fair once they get into the fairgrounds.
- Bill Brittain of Monroe wrote about how pleased he was with the New Odyssey band’s musical talents, and thanked the fair board for booking the band.
– Paula Wethington
4-H showmanship winners compete
August 1st, 2008Karen Wells of Monroe and Eileen Stefansky of Dundee won the large and small animal showmanship sweepstakes Thursday night at the fair.
Karen was the grand champion showman of lambs and had to defeat five other top showmen from the animal barns. Eileen was the poultry champion and competed against other top showmen in the small animal barn. Both won big trophies for their accomplishments.
Read more about the sweepstakes in Friday’s Evening News…
– Dean Cousino
A blogging good time
July 31st, 2008Some of the BlogsMonroe bloggers had meet-and-greets Thursday night at The Monroe Evening News booth at The Monroe County Fair. Who can you pick out from the crowd?
If past experience is any indication, you can expect stories and photos on these bloggers’ blogs and other BlogsMonroe blogs during the next couple of days … (we weren’t able to get everyone in one picture because people were in and out).
– Paula Wethington
