The Marion County Fair was an absolute blast! I was given the tour of the fairground by the Senior Fair Board President, Roger. I was very impressed with the animal barns and the cleanliness of them, even though it was almost the end of the fair week. I had the opportunity to witness the "barn olympics" in the show arena. 4-H'ers and advisors would spin around with their forehead on a bat multiple times and then dizzily try to race between a maze of hay bales! It was quite comical to watch and the crowd and participants seemed
to be having a great time! I loved walking around the fair and saying hello to everyone. The people of the Marion County Fair were some of the nicest and most-welcoming people I have ever met! My most memorable moment of the fair was when John, a member of the Senior Fair Board, told me that I was going to ride in the weight-changing sled for the Ohio State Tractor Pullers event. I hopped up in the sled and Kurt, the sled operator, told me to HOLD ON! Even though the trucks only got up to about 30mph, it sure seemed a lot faster! It was quite a bumpy ride the first time, but the second pull 
went much smoother. When the trucks get to the end (may I note that both of the times I rode the trucks made "full pulls"), it feels like you're hitting a brick wall when they stop! After the INCREDIBLE rides, I visited the Marion County Jr. Fair Queen, Maggie, in the show arena at the Showman of Show. Maggie was a bubbly girl who makes for a wonderful queen! Then I headed back to the truck pulls and got to take a ride with Roger in the tractor that smooths out the track after each pull. Thank you, especially to Marion County Senior Fair Board members, for an unforgettable fair visit! 
