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As I returned to northern Indiana on a dark, rainy drive home from El Paso, Texas, this week, I was reminded of an evening some 25 years ago where reflective

LaGrange adults invited to enter open class fair exhibits

LAGRANGE — LaGrange County Extension Homemakers members are encouraging adult residents to enter open class exhibits for the LaGrange County 4-H Fair, July 8-15. Exhibit categories include collectibles, crafts, fine

Fair closes on a high note with auction

LAGRANGE — The 2021 LaGrange County 4-H Fair wrapped up its week-long run Saturday on a high note. The fair closed with its annual auction, but this year, like last year, that auction was a celebration of the fair and the kids who make up the local 4-H clubs, not the traditional auction of project animals that use to wrap up fairs of the past. The coronavirus pandemic changed all that. “COVID, the pandemic, created a lot of opportunity for change,” said Steve Engleking, the LaGrange County Purdue University Extension Service director. “It created an opportunity for people to try new things.”

LaGrange County 4-H fair back on track

LAGRANGE — Visitors can expect to see a couple of new changes this year when they visit the 68th annual 2021 LaGrange County 4-H Fair. Fair organizers are putting the finishing touches on this year’s fair. After being limited last year due to public health concerns amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the fair is back to normal. “We’re going to have the fair everyone wanted last year,” said Steve Engleking, the LaGrange County Extension Office director. This year, the fair opens on Saturday, July 10, and runs through Saturday, July 17. The biggest change visitors will see is they’ll now be asked to pay a $3 per person admission fee to enter the fairgrounds rather than a flat fee to park.

Week in Review, April 11-17, 2021