The year 2011 would be recognized as the “Year of the County Fair,” under a resolution approved by the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee April 15.
Sponsored by Rep. Al Juhnke (DFL-Willmar),
HR9 recognizes county fairs as among one of the “longest continuously running events of their kind.”
The resolution says Minnesota fairs are one of the “largest social gatherings, bringing people together in harmony and building family and social capacity.” It encourages every citizen to attend county fairs in 2011 in recognition of the value of the fairs. The first county fair was held in 1811.
The resolution now goes to the House floor. There is no Senate companion.
“Hopefully this will jumpstart a large discussion of getting people out to the county fairs,” Juhnke said.
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