Board sets agenda for July meeting

The Hardin County Ag Society set the next meeting for June 25, 2025 with the following agenda.

    1. Call to Order
    2. Guests (3–5-minute speaking time allotted) 
    3. Correspondence
    4. Minutes of last meeting 
    5. Financial Reports (6 month budget review) 
    6. Bills to Approve 
    7. Committee Reports: 
      • Jr Fair Board Report 
        • Next meeting – Sunday, July 27th 6-8pm in the Community Building. 
      • Executive Committee 
      • Strategic Planning 
      • Development Committee 
        • Next work session is scheduled for Wednesday, July 16th at 7pm in the Fair Office. 
      • Grounds Committee 
        • All 5 water bottle filling stations have been installed and plaques placed about the grant used to purchase them. 
        • Fire Retardant cabinet is here and is now full. 
        • Old gazebo has been torn down. 
        • Time to schedule having fire extinguishers and kitchen hoods checked. 
        • All air conditioning units are scheduled to be serviced. 
        • Work days needed? 
      • Camping Committee 
        • Waiting on new campers to pay. All camping spots have been claimed. 
        • Ohio Good Sam Camping Group will be camping at the fairgrounds July 5th – 13th. 
      • Entertainment Committee 
        • Diamond Rio with opener Confederate Railroad will be the 2025 Hardin County Fair Concert – Saturday, Sept. 6th at 7pm. Pricing is $25 for general admission and $35 for the party pit section. All tickets are to be purchased online. 
        • Working on contract with Art Me Party for the Children’s tent during the fair. 
        • Need contracts for the judges for Cheerleading Competition during the fair. 
      • Livestock Committees 
        • Still need Beef & Dairy Contracts for judges. All other contracts have been sent to judges with their schedules. 
        • Copies of individual sections of species from the fair book are available for pick up in the secretary office. Otherwise read your sections online. 
        • Poultry pullorum testing is scheduled for Saturday, July 19th – time? 
        • Livestock exhibition optional rule for rule 901-19-31, responsibilities of and assistance to junior fair exhibitors, rule 901-19-32, breed shows or classes, and 901-19-35, recognition of disciplinary actions – opting out of any of them? 
        • Are we testing additional animals at the fair? Beef feeders, dairy feeders, market meat goats or market dairy goats 
      • Rides, Concessions & Vendors 
        • Concession & Vendor Contracts are still available to be submitted online 
        • Total changeover from vendors being in the Youth Ag. Center to the Machinery building continues. 
      • Advertising/Sponsorship Committee 
        • Online Sponsorships continue. 
      • Tech. Committee
      • Other Committees 
        • The 2025 fair book is available on line and hard copies for Open Class are available in the Fair Secretary Office 

    Old Business

    • Generator in the Community Bldg. 
    • Digital sign 
    • JR Fair entries, including still projects and livestock need to be made by July 31st. 

    New Business

    • July and August Rentals 
    • Emergency Management Meeting for the fair – scheduled for Wednesday, August 13th. at 6pm in the Grange Rest. 
    • Prince & Princess Contest – register by July 16th at hardincountyfair.org/royalty 
    • Signage for Machinery building annex needs approved 
    • Letter from OFMA 
    • Open Class entries can start to be made August 1st and then until August 22nd. 

    Our August Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6th at 7pm in the Community Bldg