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Show Walunas resigns as County Fair Chairman "After five years of serving ser-ving as chairman of the fair board. I find it necessary to resign due to business and personal reasons which no longer permit me to devote the necessary time to do the kind of job necessary for the fair." said Art Walunas. chairman of the Iron County Fair Hoard at the coin mission meeting last Wed. "I would like to offer my congratulations, assistance and advice to the new chairman, Mr. Scott Haycock, and have agreed to be his assistant for the IDT!) fair. 1 w ould like to thank the commission for having the confidence to appoint me and it has been a privilege and an honor to have served the community. I would also like to thank the memlvers of the Iron County Fair Hoard, the numerous lair workers and committee workers, the residents of the local communities, the city councils. Chamber of Commerces, and .laycees, and everyone who has helped (o make the fair a success." continued Art Walunas. During his five years of service the fair has increased in-creased its revenues, enlarged its audience, added professional rodeo events w ith chariot races ami the pons express, added the golf ami tennis tournaments, and this f.ir will hopefully in elude an evening Western Music Concert "He's done a fine job and has tried to improve the fair each ear The commission regretted accept ins', his resignation because he did an exceptional job." said Iron County Commission chairman virant Seaman "Art has added some new dimensions to the fair ex pandmg most of the programs for local citiens He has upgraded the rodeo events and horse races and added many new events He has helped to insure that the fair has grown bigger and more successful each year." said Carth .lones, executive secretary of the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce. Walunas suggested several t'ames for bis sue cessor and the commission voted to appoint Scott Haycock, a native of I'aowan and engineer at the yalley View Medical Center Haycock has worked on various fair committees for the past two years and lias shown continued interest in the rodeo and race events |