M-P Fair At Trunk or Treat

The Marshall-Putnam Fair participates at the annual Trunk or Treat at the First Christian Church in Henry. The weather was great and fun was had by all. Hope to see everyone next year,

Marshall-Putnam Fair at Henry Expo

Marshall-Putnam Fair at the Henry Expo, 10-10-10. Held at the M-P Fairgrounds

Harvest Time Havoc

2nd ANNUAL HARVEST TIME HAVOC AT THE MARSHALL-PUTNAM FAIR GROUNDS.

BAGS TOURNAMENT AND DEMOLITION DERBY SEPT. 11, 2010.

BAGS TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION AT 10:30 am. BEGINS AT 11:00 am.

DEMOLITION DERBY BEGINS AT 4:00 pm.

FOOD WILL BE SERVED ON THE FAIR GROUNDS.

BEER GARDEN AND DJ.

2010 M-P Fair T-Shirt

 

Be in style with the New 2010 Western-A-Fair T-Shirt. Sizes small, medium, large, xlarge, and 2x large. Red with black lettering. $10.oo each pick one up at the M-P Fair office.

M-P Fair Annual Spaghetti Dinner

Coming soon the 13th Annual M-P Fair Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser. April 12, 2010 held at the Club La-Con in Lacon, IL. The event is from 4:30 to 8:00 pm. Dine-In or Carry-Out for only $6.00 a ticket. Tickets can be bought at the door or by a fair person. Plenty of good food: spaghetti, salad. bread, homemade desserts, and coffee or tea. This event is always a crowd pleaser. Above are photos from the 2009 Spaghetti Dinner.

Winners

Winners of the drawing at the M-P Fair booth at the Lacon Expo 2010 were Catherine Bertrand
and Diane Wenninger. The drawing included a 2009 basket, theme T-shirt, and M-P Fair History Book. Thank you to everyone that attended and hope to see you at the M-P Fair July 7-11, 2009. Don't forget the 2010 theme is Western-A-Fair.

Lacon Expo

The Marshall-Putnam Fair participates at the 2nd annual Lacon Expo, on Feb. 21, 2010.
Visiting the booth was author Margo Danger.

M-P History Book

Marshall-Putnam Fair History Book the first 75 years. Come to Our Fair, by Helen Gould Raffensperger. Copies of the book are $15.00 and can be obtained at the M-P Fair office. The office will be staffed on Tue. and Thur. at the time being. Or call 309-364-2814. Learn the history of the M-P Fair.

IAAF Convention

Marshall-Putnam Fair attended the 100th Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs Convention Jan. 15 to 17, 2010. M-P Fair Fair 2009 Fair Queen Samantha Dunphy (first left) competed in the 51st Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant. Queen Samantha Competed against 66 other county fair queens from the state of Illinois.Queen Samantha sis a wonderful job of representing the M-P Fair with poise and grace.
Also representing the fair was Morgan Friedrich of Henry, in the Junior State Talent Contest with a flute solo.

Marshall-Putnam fairboard members and other M-P Fair volunteers attended the 100th IAAF Convention. Representatives attended keynote speakers talks on "Watching for the Ferris Wheel" and " The IAFE Steps up for You." Another feature attended was the Round Tables, a time to share ideas with fairs throughout Illinois. The IAAF Convention is a time to connect with fair friends, learn new ideas, and get re-energized for the next fair season.

M-P Fair Queen Tea

Marshall-Putnam County 2009 Fair Queen

Samantha Dunphy of Lacon prepares for competetion at the 100th Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs January 14-17 in Springfield, IL. Samantha will compete with 66 other young women representing County fairs through out Illinois. Samantha modeled outfits she will be wearing for the competetion. Suits for the interview, and stage, swimsuit, and evening gown. Samantha competes on stage Sat. at 1:00 p.m. Smantha's 1 minute talk which she will give on stage was about the windmills in Marshall county. Best of Luck in the competetion.