Franklin County Fair Board President Brian Osterman holds the Most Progressive Fair travelling trophy with board treasurer Patti Cross. (Photo submitted)
Gracie Johnson, right, Miss Franklin County Fair 2022 and first runner-up at Saturday's 2023 Miss Kentucky County Fair Pageant, with the newly crowned 2023 Miss Kentucky County Fair Haven Wolfe. (Photo submitted)
The Franklin County Fair and Horse Show is the Most Progressive Fair in the state, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
The department presented the award for 2022 to Fair Board President Brian Osterman on Saturday, at the 75th anniversary convention of the Kentucky Association of Fairs and Horse Shows in Louisville.
“This award reflects the hard work of Fair Board members and the support we have from our community partners,” Osterman said. “It takes a community to put on a fair, and we appreciate all our supporters, large and small.”
Franklin County Fair Board President Brian Osterman holds the Most Progressive Fair travelling trophy with board treasurer Patti Cross. (Photo submitted)
The Most Progressive Fair Awards are judged in four categories: livestock entries; horse-show entries; approved food, crop & youth entries; and money spent on entries not a part of the agricultural program. These four categories are compared by number and percentage increase or decrease from the previous year. There are other factors considered such as catalog ratings and promptness of reports. Also on the tabulation sheet is a line for attendance.
“This award wouldn’t have been possible without all the participants and attendees of our fair,” added Osterman.
This is the second time the Franklin County Fair has received this prestigious award. It was also the 2001 recipient.
The fair got a bonus Saturday night at the Miss Kentucky County Fair pageant. The reigning Miss Franklin County Fair 2022, Gracie Johnson, was judged the first runner-up. Johnson, 20, is from Windsor in Casey County. She is a junior at Eastern Kentucky University, studying occupational therapy, and is a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society.
Gracie Johnson, right, Miss Franklin County Fair 2022 and first runner-up at Saturday's 2023 Miss Kentucky County Fair Pageant, with the newly crowned 2023 Miss Kentucky County Fair Haven Wolfe. (Photo submitted)
The overall winner was her predecessor, Haven Wolfe of Butler, who represented the Harrison County Fair this year, but had represented Franklin County Fair a year ago.
Other Franklin County Fair Board members attending the convention were Anne Marie Franklin, Patti Cross, Stephanie Willhoite, Amy Keach and Steven Quarles.
The Franklin County Fair Board is busy working on plans for the 2023 Fair to be held at Lakeview Park July 18-22.
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