 As she sat there taking it all in, Lincoln Police Chief Ken
Greenslate stopped by and squatted down to visit with her for a
moment.Shortly after that Marcia Greenslate also stopped by,
giving the lady a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. "This is my
mama," Greenslate said. "And, she has been to every Logan County
Fair!"
Indeed Marian Haseley said she has not missed a single one of the
77 annual Logan County Fairs, though she did think about not coming
this year. "But, my daughter-in-law said, ‘You've been to all of
them so far, you can't stop now!' so today, she brought me to the
fair."
Haseley said she attended the first fair 77 years ago at the age
of 14 with her father and her two sisters. "I remember it because
I'd never seen anything like this before, and we all had a really
good time," she said.
After that she made a point of going every year. She said that
when she married and had children, the fair was still an important
part of their summer routine. "We had kids in 4-H. They showed
animals and garden products, so we still came to the fair. It was
always a busy time, but we enjoyed it, and I enjoyed being with the
people."
Haseley said it is just as enjoyable today as it was 77 years
ago. "I still get to see a lot of people. Sometimes it will be
someone I haven't seen in years, but I remember them, and they
remember me," she said.
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On Sunday afternoon, Logan County put to rest its 77th fair. For
the most part, like all its predecessors, it was a great event.
Making it a bit better than most years, though, was the cooler
weather. Temperatures were lower than normal, considerably more so
than last year's, which was good for people and animals alike. There
were some mild rainy spells, but no one really seemed to mind that
too much.
A couple of events had to be rerouted or rescheduled due to the
rain, such as the kiddie tractor pull that was moved inside to the
events building and the first day of harness racing that was
postponed from Tuesday to Thursday. The ankle-deep mud on scrambles
night just made it more interesting for everyone.
LDN had people out at the fair every day, and even before it
began. The time spent out there was the best kind of work, the kind
you don't consider work because you enjoy it so much.
It will take a couple more days to get all the recordings and
results in, and to put them into LDN. But, the 2013 Logan County
Fair is now history, and we'd like to say, "See you next year,
Marian, for number 78!"
[By NILA SMITH] |
