Be aware of added parking fees
Fair visitors who have purchased wristbands for entry for the six-day event should be aware they only cover parking on the fairgrounds.
Other parking lots adjacent to the fairgrounds have separate fees ranging from $3 to $5 for fairgoers.
Gresham food booth continuing breakfast
The Fan, a food booth run by Gresham Community School volunteers, is continuing its tradition of serving breakfast at the fair.
Specials include a hungry man’s breakfast with scrambled eggs, sausage links, hash browns, biscuits with butter and beverage; and a French toast platter containing two pieces with syrup, scrambled eggs, three sausage links and beverage. Both deals are $5.
The Fan also has biscuits and gravy, with beverage, for $4.
Family display grabs attention
While 4-H and FFA organizations, along with some families, decorate displays in animal areas, there is one in the small animal barn that looks like it took some extra effort and planning.
The sign for Posbrig’s Ponderosa, of Green Valley, had a white fence with faux flowers set up in front of it. The fence had family fair ribbons from previous years, with blue ribbons decorating the left side and other ribbons covering the right. There was also a brown wicker bench set up for weary travelers.
A green plaque included a Paul Harvey quote: “And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker,’ so God made a farmer.”
Learning where eggs come from
An informative display at the small animal barn is giving visitors an idea of where their eggs come from, as well as how vital national egg production is to feeding the world.
Laying birds produce 250 to 300 eggs per year, generally requiring 24 to 26 hours to produce one egg. Most eggs are laid from 7-11 a.m.
The United States produces 75 billion eggs annually, making up about 10 percent of the world supply.
As for eggs that produce young, the incubation period varies from bird to bird. Pigeons have the shortest incubation period, 17 to 19 days, while geese need 22 to 30 days to produce babies. Duck egg incubation lasts 28 days, and chickens require 21 or 22 days.
At mid-point, cream puff sales way up
With three of six days of the Shawano County Fair finished, Wolf River Harmony is reporting that it has sold at least 1,268 cream puffs so far. Friday’s count was estimated at 668.
At this time last year, the barbershop singers had sold 953 of the tasty treats. The total count for the entire 2012 fair was 3,199.
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