Bullet dodged: Fair On: Entertainment as always!

Friends and patrons welcome to the 148^th Annual Platte County Fair!

 In the last 147 years, we’ve never missed a Fair, delayed it a couple of times, but NEVER missed one...and, IF we would have missed one, ALL of us would have missed it.

 A few weeks before this year’s Fair, the Corps of Engineers told us the Fair Grounds would be underwater in July; it appears they were wrong, and a stronger force said THERE WILL BE A PLATTE COUNTY FAIR. 

 Know that you have a Board of Directors, 100 Stockholders, and countless volunteers who are committed to keeping the tradition of the Platte County Fair, not only “running”, but ALIVE!

 As you enjoy this year’s Fair (as I know you will), look around at what’s happened on these grounds in the last 20 years: Additional parking areas on the North side of the grounds; The Platte Purchase; Renovation and upgrades of The Dirty Shame; Enhancement and Protection of Floral Hall; Expansion of the Platte Pavilion; Upgrades to seating at the Grandstand; Complete restoration of the Wooden Grandstand (and special thanks are well deserved to Mr. Foster, and his team, for their work these last 5 years to preserve and upgrade this historic structure); Improved sound system for the Grandstand Events; Vastly improved and more efficient lighting throughout the grounds (kudos to Mr. Cox and his team for design and implementation); AND countless other improvements to the grounds that most of us never appreciate, but they happen each and every year. 

 Know that your board is working every year to make this not only the longest, continuous running fair west of the Mississippi , but THE BEST Fair: East, West, North or South of the Mississippi …and ALWAYS with volunteer labor and NO government funding.

 I hope you enjoy your time at the Fair this year, and if you have any constructive suggestions of how we can be better, please, stop by the Pavilion and tell me personally.

 Thank you for your patronage…and…ENJOY OUR FAIR!

 Howard A. Prost