The annual joint meeting of the Pickaway Farm Bureau and Pickaway Soil & Water Conservation District will be held September 2nd at the Pickaway County Agricultural & Event Center.
Attendees will have an opportunity to preview Ag Day field trip activities at the fairgrounds, starting at 5:30pm. The meeting program features awards, recognition of partners, and Ohio Soybean Council benefits for local farmers. Members will also vote on proposed 2021 policies and delegates. The meal will be served at 6:30pm.
Pickaway Heritage Hall
To RSVP for the free event, call (740) 474-6284 or email pickaway@ofbf.org
(Watch our interview *above* with Pickaway Fair Board President Von Cremeans)
The Pickaway County Fair is ready for its June 19-26 run at the Pickaway Agriculture and Event Center in Circleville.
Activities take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 19th-20th, but the official first day for the fair is Monday, June 21st when opening ceremonies will take place. Amusement rides will be running by Monday evening. Harness racing will be at noon June 19th and 20th.
Admission will be charged starting Monday morning, which is also the same day as the animal shows begin.
Von Cremeans, President of Pickaway County Senior Fair Board says the livestock exhibits should be more numerous this year. He said that includes steers, which have not seen an increase for years, according to Cremeans.
Rabbits are typically the largest livestock exhibits at Pickaway County Fair, numbering about 400.
Cremeans says the livestock auction on June 26th will be based on packer bid price, plus the premium bid on the sales.
Pickaway Heritage Hall
One of the other improvements this year is the parking lot, which Cremeans says has been graveled. That means no more wet grass or mud to walk through after rains- when heading into the main entrance.
While the COVID-19 pandemic is slowing down, hand sanitizers on the grounds will be a permanent fixture, as Cremeans says there is always a need to limit the spread of other types of disease between the various animal breeds. Masks will be optional for spectators and participants.
The Pickaway Agriculture and Event Center has drawn many other events to their grounds, including a standard bred horse show that sold $7 million in horses in one day. Another big event that has taken place there was the rally for President Donald Trump.
Here is a link that has the daily schedule for the 2021 Pickaway County Fair.
Two events are slated between May 1st-3rd that will benefit those raising championship livestock and those who want to know about composting. Both are being held at the Pickaway County Fairgrounds Agriculture & Event Center in Circleville.
Two Champions Choice Camps will be conducted May 1st and 2nd where Tracy Dendinger, a licensed agricultural educator, will show campers what they need to know about all aspects of your sheep, goat and pig projects. This includes showing, growing, managing, fitting and marketing.
Register online now as there are limited spots available. For more information, call (740) 505-6505 or email championschoicecamps@gmail.com. There website is also www.championschoice.com
Another event planned for May 3rd is a Beginners Workshop for Backyard Composting. It will be held that date between 6pm-8pm.
This workshop will be for all ages and experience levels, however, the focus will be for the beginner level. There will be a special activity and lessons for children under age 12- during the adult session.
Registration is required by April 29th. Registration fees are $5 per adult and children 12 and under get in free. There will be no refunds.
Contact Arista Hartzler at (740) 420-5451 or email ahartzler@pickawaycountyohio.gov
The Pickaway County Fair Board unanimously passed a motion to carry through with a plan for a full fair June 20th – 27th with some modifications.
In a meeting broadcast live by The Scioto Post on Facebook Saturday, Fair Board President Von Cremeans presented “Plan A, Modified” to the board at the Pickaway Agriculture and Event Center Saturday.
“Plan A, Modified” is a full fair” said Cremeans “with all the social distancing requirements, all the Governor’s guidelines… We’ve worked hard with the Health Department, we’ve had our ups and our downs, but we’ve come together.”
Thursday, Governor Mike DeWine announced amusement parks and water parks will be permitted to open for the season June 19th as long as they practice the guidelines presented by the State. The Pickaway County Fair opens June 20th.
“It’s time to m one on” said Cremeans. “But we are going to have a full fair.”
The plan includes nightly grandstand entertainment which appears to be coming together. “We might be able to do half of it – we might be able to use it all – we don’t know yet” added Cremeans.
Each week, the Governor’s reopening of Ohio broadens, which has had summer event planners such as county fairs scrambling.
The Pickaway County Fair is working on an agreement with a new company for amusement rides. According to Cremeans, the previous provider opted out of doing the fair this year.
“The whole thing is gonna look different” said Cremeans as he reminded those at Saturday’s meeting. “We’re gonna need cooperation from everybody in this grandstand, everybody on the fairgrounds, so we can get through it and have a great fair.”
The modifications for events, shows, livestock sales and more will be announced on the Pickaway County Fair’s Facebook Page, with the documents added to the fair website with each announcement.
The Fair Board will meet again at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday June 8th at 7pm.
