ELLSWORTH When asked, âWhat is unique about the Pierce County Fairgrounds?â people most often reply, âThe Round Barn.â
With the postponement of the 2020 fair, Pierce County will be celebrating two 100-year accomplishments as they relate to the 2021 fair: It will be 100 years plus 1 since the Round Barn was built on the fairgrounds, and 4-H started 100 years ago in Pierce County.
Pierce County will celebrate 101 years of Round Barn exhibits and activities with a window decorating contest. Pierce County Fair photo
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To help celebrate the 101 years of the Round Barn, former barn windows are being made available to purchase for a repurposing contest. Guidelines for the contest are:Â
The Prowers County Planning Commission set Wednesday, March 17
th for a public hearing for a special use permit requested by GP Aggregates, LLC and GP Irrigated Farms, LLC for the West Farm Gravel Pit. The hearing will begin at 8am and will be held at the Home Economics Building at the Prowers County Fairgrounds.
The businesses are asking for the permit to allow them to adjust the boundaries of their Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) Permit, with the addition of acreage for the pit’s future operation. The property is located in an A-1 Irrigated Agricultural and Floodplain Districts.
The following was posted to the Brown County Youth Fair Facebook page on Sunday at noon. Read carefully.
Due to inclement weather, the clothing turn in and appearance judging, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed. The Clothing Superintendent and committee has come up with the following changes to the way the contest will take place.
Garments will be checked in no later than 1 hour prior to the BCYF Fashion Show which is scheduled for 6:30 pm. This means all garments must be checked in with the appropriate superintendent for your division no later than 5:30 pm. At check in, you will be provided with your contestant number. These numbers must be pinned to the lower left of your garment between the hip and thigh so as to be visible by the judges when you are modeling.