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2008 Miss Illinois County Fair
“2008 Friend of Illinois County Fair”
2008 Talent Winners
Kenneth Tyrrell Honored with Heritage Award
2008 Miss Illinois County Fair
Miss Georgetown Fair, Molly Reeves, will reign over
the 2008 Illinois State Fair as the Miss Illinois
County Fair Queen.
“2008 Friend of Illinois County Fair”
Left to right
Director of Agriculture Charles “Chuck”
Hartke; Jeff Blomsness of North
American Midway (award sponsor); Randy
Tuftie from Tri County Fair-Mendota;
James Donaldson from Macoupin County
Fair; Roger Grundstrom, Mercer County
Fair; Dale Fischer from Tri-County
Fair-Mendota; Bill Jennings, President
of IAAF. Tuftie, Donaldson, Grundstrom
and Fischer were the 2008 recipients of
the “Friend of Illinois County Fair
Award”.
Tyrrell wins Heritage Award
“A fair can be a
journey into the past, but I see a visit to
a fair as a trip to the future.” This
vision helped Ken Tyrrell, Serena, be
honored at the recent IAFE Convention in Las
Vegas as one of only five Heritage Award
winners in all of North America. This award
is presented annually to individuals who
excel in volunteerism at the highest
possible level with their fairs, their
community and the fair industry. This is Ken
Tyrrell’s standard as he serves on the
Sandwich Fair’s board of directors and as
the LaSalle County Junior Fair President.
Ken is always willing to do any job at both
fairs. He was recently elected as the IAAF
Northern Zone President and has been very
active with legislative matters facing the
Illinois fair industry.
Tyrrell joins other
Illinois recipients of the Heritage award
including: Marvin Perzee of Iroquois County
Fair, Bill Fugate of the Fairbury Fair, Ron
Engstrom of the Rock Island Fair, and Tom
Schahrer of the Livingston County 4-H Fair.
Junior Talent Show
Winners
Senior Talent Show
Winners
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