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Show Sevier County Fair Offshoot Of Early Relegious Festival tually Originally fairs were held in conjunction with religious festivals. Because of the trouble of travel during toe Middle Ages, it was impossible for would-b-e buyers to acquire desired merchandise and for merchants to secure buyers for their wares. Fairs, therefore, and logically so, began serving the public in their immediate areas where potential purchasers were available and goods could be made directly for that event. It soon became the custom not only in Europe but toe Middle East to hold fairs for the benefit of consumers, purchasers of large stocks for stores and for the mer- of the fair, own ones exhibiting product, achievement in toe arts, or any of the departments adds to the stature of toe individaul for its accomplishment. Families generally help me another. Father teaches son, mother lends assistance in the to the daughters family, teaching by experience. The children learn total responsiblity. All of which is part of living, accepting life and adding to knowledge which is the foundation of life itself. When you come to the fair, now that it is the work of countless numbers of hours, of children learning through objectives for he and his business. 3 SAUNA AUCTION 529-393- 2 Sales Begin 12 Noon. CATTLE HOGS - FRIDAYS - TUESDAYS WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS and car insurance, we get to know our policyholders and their needs. The agricultural were the most famous during this period. Later toe fair at Geneva emerged as toe main drawing card for all of Europe. Fairs began to spring up in Germany, in Italy, France and England and gradually spread across the continent. ' Some fairs directed their entire focus on animals horses, various types of animals. Some others were to devoted strictly amusement. The one main fair, the Dornybrook Fair in Ireland is remembered since it was held in 1204, which even 4 or 896-504- 1 896-642- 4 Max Albrecht West Main Salina, Utah 290 529-734- 5 Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. STATE FARM I 529-743- 528-723- 0 R. L. Nebeker 89 South Main Richfield, Utah Getting to know a family makes it easier for us to give practical advice on the right kind of coverage and coverage amount. We can do the same for you. Call one of us today. I I SEWER ROCK SCEPTIC TANKS I CEMENT ASPHALT I We Now Carry Industrial Parts: Bearings, Industrial Chains, Pulties, Bushings, Sprockets I I Parts Available in Redmond I at Salt Lake City Prices! at Center Gunnison, Utah J) HALES SAND & GRAVEL Save Your Time by Getting Them Alan Olsen 85 E. fair, which is part and parcel of Sevier County Fair is the most common type held during toe 19th century. United The States government in 1819 allowed $10,000 a year for six years to promote the growth of agricultural products and for products made in toe home, especially such items as preserves. Today, Sevier County Fair is no different than others held across toe nation where rural living is a requisite. Today, agridtural products, livestock, produce, all types of vegetables anbd fruits are "3 1981 pleasant place to be. To those unseen part of the Sevier County Fair and to those volunteers who make it all possible, a thank you from the public who enjoyed their visit in 1981. life, health, home highly prominent during the Middle Ages, especially during toe 13th and 14th centuries. The fairs of Champagne Thursday, July 30, buildings to make it a Because we offer Fairs were necessary in religious life, especially around Mecca where it became commercial to that and secural religious authorities granted merchants the special privilege, such as a court of their own to settle disputes which arose while fairs were jn progress. European fairs were Redmond . . . This fair certainly shows many hands in action, seen and unseen, those who work in front of toe exhibits and all of the efforts of the cleanup crews, toe painters, department heads that have swept and polished the fair ? chant himself to make dollars While learning is one of toe became known for displayed. The sole purpose brawling and was eventually to encourage growing of suppressed in 1855, during ones own vegetables and toe reign of Queen Victoria fruits while at toe identical of Great Britain. time, giving others a chance to learn how to cultivate and When communciatons and grow their own produce and transprtation increased to learn how to grow and during toe 18to century, the produce their own foods at a fair broadened their sphere. real savings. Some fairs became inThe fair, especially here in ternational in flavor while Sevier County is geared to commuothers remained the Working family. nity-oriented and in- together, learning how to volved only the city dwellers devleop ones skills in either or rural families. animal The trade fairs of the 20th gardening, livestock, husbandry, Century, particularly in the horses, wheat, oats, barley, U.S. involved many in- etc. is something that can be dustries and were larger in achieved by toe individual scope than those in Europe with toe rewards adding to for they brought into season ones ability to achieve and the automotive races, educate themselves in farm balloon contests,' airplane life. rides, and then widened to include state, county and city fairs which brings us to the Sevier County Fairs.- The fair in Richfield is an outgrowth of fairs that took dace centuries ago. From Europe, to Russia, England, France, Belgium, - Switzerland and Finland with their dances intermingled with the selling of wares to our own display of rural products, homemade jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and any number of entries, all made at home for use at hotne. Cost id purchasing these items have long since taken over toe Mormon way of saving, recipes handed down from mother to the through daughter generations. When the Sevier County Fair opens to toe public on Aug. 3, it will be one of a series of such events that are held not only in our nation, but throughout the world. example and teaching and doing things on their own. It is the work of countless numbers of people who work in the background to make the fair a reality, year after year. It is the Sevier County Commissioners who gudie those in charge and make plans and put those plans into action for the benefit of toe entire community. If people help people, then the work of the commissioners is a job well done. 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