Show arena hosts Morrow County Fair Parade

By Eve­lyn Long –

Although the weather had some­what restricted them, the four Mor­row County High School bands each gave impres­sive per­for­mances dur­ing the annual pro­gram gen­er­ally called “Parade Day” at the Mor­row County Fair.

For the sec­ond con­sec­u­tive year the events nor­mally held in front of the grand­stand were forced inside the Show Arena due to heavy rains the night before the event.

Bill and Max­ine Her­sh­ner lis­ten as he is intro­duced as Mor­row County Senior Cit­i­zen of the Year dur­ing the Parade pro­gram in the show arena.

The crowd was enthu­si­as­tic about all of the pro­gram which began with the four bands massed to play The National Anthem directed by the four band directors.

Emcee of the pro­gram was Russ Mayer, senior fair board direc­tor and chair­man of the Parade Day events. Also help­ing was board direc­tor Kathy Eichorn.

Fol­low­ing indi­vid­ual per­for­mances by each of the bands, the direc­tor was given a $50 check from the Mor­row County Repub­li­cans. These band per­for­mances were made on this day in mem­ory of the late Jeri Waite, a Chester­ville res­i­dent who had served as trea­surer of the Mor­row County Repub­li­cans for many years. He was also a cen­tral com­mit­tee­man from Franklin Township.

Glade Bachelder, cen­ter, named Grand Mar­shal of the Mor­row County Fair — is shown with son Tim, daugh­ter Dian­dra Moore and her son Andrew and and fair board mem­ber Russ Meyer.

Pre­sent­ing the check to Tom DiN­u­oscio, direc­tor of the Cardington-Lincoln High School band was Dan Osborne, chair­man of the Mor­row County Republicans.

Accept­ing the check from Bill Short was Eileen Ruff­ing, direc­tor of the High­land High School Band. Tom Harden gave the check to Randy Mann, direc­tor of the Mount Gilead High School Band and Car­olyn Beal pre­sented the check to Chris Kaschube, direc­tor of the North­mor High School band.

Sam and Deb­bie Miller lis­ten as Sam is named Grand Mar­shal by fair board mem­bers Kathy Eichorn and Russ Meyer.

Mayer intro­duced the Grand Mar­shals for this year parade. Glade Bachelder, a 27 year direc­tor of the Mor­row County Fair Board, was rec­og­nized for his ded­i­ca­tion to the board and to the fair. Appear­ing with him were his son, Tim; and his daugh­ter Dian­dra Moore and grand­sons Alec and Andrew. The other grand mar­shal, Sam Miller, a 15 year direc­tor on the board, retired last year after serv­ing those years with the rab­bit depart­ment. He was accom­pa­nied by his wife, Deb­bie. Both men thanked the board for the recognition.

Mayer intro­duced the 2012 Mor­row County Senior Cit­i­zen of the Year, Bill Her­sh­ner, who was accom­pa­nied by his wife, Maxine.

Also intro­duced were the 2012 Mor­row County Junior Fair King, Kyle Hack and queen, Amanda Bush and the court, Valerie Tolle, McKen­zie Smith, Jor­dan Blan­ton, Rea­gan Neviska and Jason Zeigler.

The Senior Eques­trian King, Clay­ton Fisher; Senior Eques­trian queen, Katie Ritz; Junior Eques­trian King, Hunter Creech and Junior Eques­trian queen, Alexis Hin­kle were intro­duced by Meyer.

Oth­ers intro­duced were: Mor­gan Beck, junior goat ambas­sador; Kyn­dall Williams, senior goat ambas­sador; Pork Indus­try Princesses, Kaylee Barker and Sami Ben­nett; Adam Gam­ble, Junior rab­bit ambas­sador; Cas­sady Neviska, junior poul­try ambas­sador; Rea­gan Neviska, senior poul­try ambas­sador and Kelsey Reeder, Mor­row County Beef Princess.

Senior Dairy Princess, Chelsea Trainer and Grace Walker, junior Dairy Princess were intro­duced as were Shan­non Gal­lagher, David Mor­ris and Mariam Mor­ris, Bee Keeper Royalty.

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