By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
The Crawford County Fair Board will have a little extra spending money for improvements around the fairgrounds with a second straight successful gun raffle.
Held on Feb. 6, the raffle had brought in $34,512. After subtracting expenses of $20,037.51, the raffle turned a $14,474.49 profit for improvements around the fairgrounds.
Preliminary discussions for improvements at the Fair Board meeting centered on improvements for the Youth Building and purchasing tables to replace broken ones.
During the meeting the Fair Board thanked all of those who attended the gun raffle for their support to the betterment of the fairgrounds.
The Fair Board approved setting the date for the 2017 gun raffle on Feb. 4, 2017.
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While improvements around the fairgrounds with the gun raffle money are being discussed, the Fair Board did approve some improvement projects from the Livestock Committee going forward Wednesday night. The board approved improvement requests for a manure pit for the cost of $750 and improvements to the hog barn for $3,000. The hog barn improvements will be focused mainly on the gates.
Improvements to the poultry barn, as well as the purchase of scales were tabled until further estimates can be gathered.
The Fair Board is looking into wood carving as entertainment for the 2016 Crawford County Fair. After Wambold’s Amazing Animals backed out due to injury, the board had agreed to book Extreme Illusions and Escapes. However during Wednesday night’s meeting it was announced that Extreme Illusions backed out of the contract due to accepting a booking that was closer to their base of operations.
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Another tractor pull may be coming to the 2016 Crawford County Fair as the board approved a garden tractor pull on Saturday morning under the condition that it is completed by noon.
The next fair board meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on March 30.