1. Red River Valley Fair update - Laserfiche WebLink

March 20, 2007 Mapleton Township Schollander, Arena, 3 Horse Barns, Stalls, Sheep Barn, Camping 4H Building Schollander Lobby Ag Building Lobby 2 days All Day 6:00 - 7:00 April 9, 2007 Mapleton Township 6:00 - 7:00 $3,925.00 $1,200.00 $400.00 $150.00 $200.00 $0.00 $200.00 $0.00 $13,975.00 $0.00 April 28 & 29,2007 April 29, 2007 High School Rodeo S & S Lamb & Pig Sale Total Youth non Cass Extension!4-H related $4,725.00 Cass Extension! 4-H related $9,250.00 The Cass County Extension staff also examined other facilities in the county that might be able to provide amenities similar to those available at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. Some of the locations we considered were: . Fargo Civic Center & Centennial Hall . FargoDome . North Dakota Horse Park (including Horse Barn/Arena) . Other public entities such as schools We also obtained facility rental information and rental information for some of the amenities needed like tables, chairs, equipment, janitorial services, etc. We did not calculate an expected rental charge because in most cases the alternative was not a viable one for the reasons we're presenting in this report. Our findings include: Some of these entities may partially fulfill our needs, but some of our needs can't be fulfilled through any of these entities. For example, the horse park could be available for 4-H horse project related activities; but, the indoor arena is not large enough to meet our current needs. The closest facility to meet those needs, other than the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, would be located at the North Dakota Winter Show building at Valley City or the Red Horse Ranch near Fergus Falls, Minnesota. In both cases, it would be an economic disadvantage for our participants and this community, to pursue these options. We could obtain rate structures for those two entities for comparison purposes but we know we would not use either entity for our purpose/program. Likewise, North Dakota State University has an indoor livestock arena but it does not provide the necessary equipment needed to conduct a multi-species 4-H livestock show, like the one held at the RRVF grounds in August of each year. Some of the equipment and resources available to us would be difficult, if not impossible, to find or have available for our use