{"id":144269,"date":"2021-07-28T23:39:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T04:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=144269"},"modified":"2021-07-28T23:40:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T04:40:01","slug":"fair-board-announces-upcoming-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/07\/28\/fair-board-announces-upcoming-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Board announces upcoming events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Independent staff and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make plans to join the Van Wert County Agricultural Society (Fair Board) as it brings a little bit of the Grand Ole Opry to the Dairy Barn stage on Friday, August 6, starting at 7 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Miller was launched to global audiences during Season 19 of \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d This 17-year-old Kentucky-born farmer and proud FFA member is still coming to terms with the changes the \u201cIdol\u201d experience brought to his life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alex-Miller-headshot-7-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alex-Miller-headshot-7-2021.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alex-Miller-headshot-7-2021-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Alex Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a complete 360-degree turnaround,\u201d Alex said. \u201cCrazy, but good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex loves classic country but is also working on writing new songs for his upcoming album release.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for this concert are $10 and can be purchased in the Fair Board office or beginning an hour before the concert.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be a concession stand for snacks, but coolers are permitted. The money raised will go to help provide free entertainment during the fair. There will also be a chance to win two tickets to the&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Bar Rodeo on Sunday, September 5, during the Fair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To top off the weekend, the Agricultural Society will also be hosting a chicken dinner Saturday, August 7, from 4:30-6 p.m. The chicken is being prepared by Van Wert County veterans and will be served with baked beans, chips, a cookie, and bottled water.&nbsp;&nbsp;There will be drive-thru and dine-in options available at the Dairy Barn. All tickets are $10 and are presale only. Tickets need to be purchased by Wednesday, August 4, from the Fair Board office or any Fair Board member.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the chicken dinner, the Fair Board will be hosting its annual free entertainment auction. Check out the Fair Board\u2019s Facebook page to see the various auction items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be an expanded list of free entertainment at the 2021 Van Wert County Fair, with more than $60,000 invested in some great shows. So, although it is free to the fairgoer, it comes at a cost to the Van Wert County Agricultural Society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent staff and submitted information Make plans to join the Van Wert County Agricultural Society (Fair Board) as it brings a little bit of the Grand Ole Opry to the Dairy Barn stage on Friday, August 6, starting at 7 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alex Miller was launched to global audiences during Season 19 of \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 01:32:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}