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Blue Bag Media
Scavenger Hunt
teaches about fair
GREENVILLE – How many 4-H clubs are in Darke County? “47!” How many
Junior Fairboard buildings were used to house livestock this year? This
was the subject of discussion among 4-H members Kaytlin Burchett and
Mark Mayo, former 4-H member Brittany Martin and Junior Fair
Coordinator Beth Martin… the reason? The new Cow Barn has replaced the
beef and dairy barns lost in the fire last December. Plus they have a
tendency to forget the horse barns at the south part of the
fairgrounds… final count: 11.
Those are just a few of the questions participants had to answer in the
Junior Fair’s annual Scavenger Hunt. Another question had to do with
the number of hogs present this year in the Swine Barn. Answer? “Too
many!”
Grade A ribbons this year? 3,548. Total ribbons handed out? 9,067.
The 4-H club members choosing to take the challenge had to respond to
75 questions and activities, from getting signatures to providing the
names of various winners and dignitaries. A set of 21 questions
required participants to visit various places or do research to make
sure they knew how many “ponies could walk at one time at the pony
rides,” “booths were in the youth building,” “stoves were used in the
Bake-A-Rama” and more...
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