County Fair makes positive impact on the community


Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:52 PM MDT


Francisco Barrios
Douglas Dispatch


The 2011 Cochise County Fair provided the fun that every kid is looking for. with rides like the Sooper Jet, kids Rudy (left) and Marisol Rivera enjoyed this past weekend at the 87th Annual Cochise County Fair.

Although specific numbers were not available at press time, positive feedback from people who attended to the Annual Cochise County Fair left General Manager Karen Strongin and Board of Directors of the Cochise County Fair Association with a good sense the fair was a success.

Dennis McAvoy, Board member of over 20 years said that thanks to the hard work of all the staff, board members and the outstanding leadership from Strongin, this year’s fair was much better than the expected.

“This is a great organization and we are trying to make improvements every year.” McAvoy said.

He explained that one of the highlights of the fair was the Arizona Centennial Celebration kickoff that took place on Thursday, Sept. 22 with the presentation of History on the Move exhibit. The exhibit included several icons of the County’s history during the first 100 years of Arizona and was on display for the four days of the fair.

“I think it was one of the good additions we have not had before,” said McAvoy. “You know this area is about agriculture, mining, ranches, and we needed to highlight some of that to show some appreciation.”

According to McAvoy new vendors that came this year made a good impression as well. “That’s always a positive thing,” he said. “We had some old vendors retired this year, but we still have a pretty good group and Karen (Strongin) is doing a great job toward this.”

To conclude this year’s fair process, the Board of Directors and Manager Strongin will have a meeting to analyze the good and bad aspects of this year’s fair in order to present a better event next year.

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Comments

    Lupita wrote on Sep 29, 2011 7:28 PM:

    " I really don't think moving the fair somewhere else is the problem. The fair has always been there. I now live in NH and fairs are a Big thing. Just like Douglas when I was growing up. Some of this fairs are in the middle of nowhere and people from allover Not just NH attend. Advertisement is key.
    Keep the fair where it is. "

    MATT wrote on Sep 28, 2011 11:39 PM:

    " " They should really consider moving the fairgrounds to the center of the county, this might convince people from other portions of the county to attend. The way it is situated now, the location, is to far from anywhere in the county except the Douglas area... Sierra Vista has Funfest the same weekend as the fair every year, and more people attend that than those who trek to the fair. There were more entries for the $3-4 prizes than there were attendees. The fair has become a political convention more than anything else... " "

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