1. Red River Valley Fair update - Laserfiche WebLink

Horses - Arenas (Covers judges for 4-H both static exhibits and horse show, Covers judges and superintendents for FFA, static exhibits and school art , livestock and $8,654.00 Small animal shows. Does not include any other horse she Horse Clubs are given the building at no charge $3,900.00 instead of premium money Horse Clubs are given the stalls at no charge $2,175.00 instead of premium money $73,629.46 Judges & Superintendents Horses - Stalls 4-H, Extension work and fairs are inter-twined. There is much documentation to support how fairs, 4-H and Cooperative Extension Service work are inter-twined. Some of the public would say that there couldn't be a fair without 4-H and vice-versa. While the extension service may be able to create other venues for youth to showcase their work, some would say why would you want to do that? Volunteers from both of these organizations invest a great deal of personal time and money to organize, promote and run the events and activities that support the mission and purpose of both of these organizations. There is no doubt this is the case with the 4-H program and the Red River Valley Fair Association. All one has to do is compare the volunteer records of the extension and the fair association to substantiate that these volunteers worked to make both programs and organizations successful. Fairs and 4-H both have a rich heritage and tradition. Fairs provide a powerful motivation for youth and adults to participate and excel in their selected areas of interest. This is especially true for those participating in 4-H. 4-H is sometime analogous to fairs and vice-versa. Across the country, county fairs remain vibrant venues, changing to reflect their communities yet remaining a treasured annual tradition that attracts scores of new families, as well as faithful fair-goers. Fairs, and other events held on fair grounds property, contribute to local and statewide economies by both generating local dollars and by building social capital. A 2006 study conducted in Oregon found county fairs' expenditures and the expenditures that they attracted to the local economy leveraged the fairs' budgets by five times. In some counties, public funds leveraged economic activity at a rate greater than 1 to 10. Aside from the economic impacts, social capital that fairs foster is important. County fairs, and other events and activities that take place there, serve as important gathering places for local people across cultures, ages, professions and leisure activities. For Extension Service work, this social capital builds when local people gather to witness latest technological advances related to agriculture; see 4-H youth display competencies they've learned as they exhibit their livestock; youth engage in hands-on learning experiences, and when volunteers work side-by-side with young people and both gain good leadership and/or citizenship skills. Part of extension service's mission is to help contribute to economic prosperity of our citizens and the region. Fairs are an opportunity for North Dakota's most valuable resource - our PEOPLE - to be part of the unique 4-H learning experience.