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Please Join us July 9-13, 2008 for the 2008 Monroe County Fair.
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Thousands of patrons enjoyed the Monroe County Fair's new layout. Be sure to come out and see what's new in 2008!
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Home Arts & 4H Team Up on Quilting Workshop
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The Monroe County Fair Home Arts Committee and Cornell Co-Operative Extension 4H will be presenting a
Quilting Workshop
on May 24, 2008 at 1pm.
The title of the workshop is
"Let's Quilt- Anyone Can Do It".
The workshop is for youth and adults.
The workshop will be held at
Cornell Co-Operative Extension
249 Highland Ave, Rochester, 14620
Walk-ins are welcome, but you are encouraged to preregister by calling the Fair Office at 585-334-4000.
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Monroe County Fair Wins Agricultural Award
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The Monroe County Fair was awarded an Agricultural Awareness award from the New York State Association of Agricultural Fairs at the State Association’s annual convention held at the
Rochester
Riverside
Convention Center
. The award was presented on Sunday, January 20, 2008 during the awards banquet and was given to the fair for having an outstanding agricultural education exhibit at the 2007 fair. The award is given yearly to a
New York
State
county fair whose “Agriculture is Everywhere” exhibit is considered by the New York State Association’s Agricultural Awareness Committee to be above and beyond
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The exhibit included interactive activities for families that involved making canola oil, examining seeds under a microscope, designing packages for products and identifying “good” versus “bad” germs. However, according to Fran Tepper, Executive Director of the Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association, the activity that caught the attention of the Agricultural Awareness Committee was the lady bug exhibit that demonstrated integrated pest management. Each child was given a lady bug to take home.
The “Agriculture is Everywhere” exhibit will be a part of future Monroe County Fairs with new activities added each year. The 2008
Monroe
County
fair is slated for July 9-13.
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