By Montana Mccullough
Student Reporter
The Woods County fair starts this week, but there be some problems in the fair’s future.
The county fair has been a free fair for the past few years. This year though, the fair has run into the problem of running out of funds. The funds for the fair go into paying for the premiums, awards and judges. The money in the past has also been used to pay for the entertainment that the fair has.
Brooke Meyer, Alva resident and fair board member, said, “everyone comes to the fair to enjoy the attractions. They like having rides and listening to the music.”
Members of the community go to the fair to see all of the different exhibits that are on display. They walk through the exhibits to see what other community members have created. People enjoy all the things the fair has to offer.
With the lack of funds, the committee has had to make decisions on how they will proceed with the entertainment so this year.
Kevin Pingelton, board member, said, “we didn’t have time to raise funds for the entertainment. We can try to figure out of to get some extra money for some of the entertainment, but we can’t get everything we want.”
They board was able to get the bouncy toys and the trackless train, but they were not able to get the band that they wanted.
“With better planning, we can possibly get everything we want next year,” Pingelton said.
The board went to the tourism committee to see if they could use some of the funds from them to pay for all of the attractions.
But the tourism committee didn’t believe that would be a good use of the funds.
The fair starts on Thursday and ends on Saturday.
The exhibition hall will be open to the public to walk around and see what the community members have to offer.