Fair board discusses 2021 fair events, welcomes new board members
Josh Heitzenroder elected chair
Last updated 4/21/2021 at 11am
In addition to welcoming four new board members, the Great Northern Fair Board at its monthly meeting Tuesday discussed proceeding with plans for the 2021 Great Northern Fair. New members are Bob Kaul, Bob Sivertsen, Lex Kellen, and Daryl Wright, who replace the four members who recently resigned, three of whom resigned at the board’s meeting last month. Fairgrounds Manager Frank English said the carnival the Great Northern Fair usually employs, Dreamland Carnival, will not be coming to Havre this year, but he’s been in contact with someone from Midway Amusements who said they would b.
Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board
The Havre Daily News did not receive this until after printing deadline for Friday’s edition. The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. The meeting agenda is:
Agneda - Hill County Commission weekly calendar
Monday 1:30 p.m. Building manager meeting in the commissioner’s office 5 p.m. HRDC Executive Committee Meeting at HRDC 5:30 p.m. Hill County Park Board meeting in Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center.
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Plans for 2021 Great Northern Fair moving forward amid uncertainty
Last updated 1/20/2021 at 11:28am
Great Northern Fair Board Chair Bobbie Dolphay said plans for the 2021 Great Northern Fair are moving forward under the assumption that the fair will happen, but COVID-19 remains a wild card. Dolphay said the decision about whether or not to hold the fair will depend on a number of factors including the state of COVID-19, and likely won’t ultimately be made until May or June. Members of the board said they were contacting rodeo and carnival organizers to see where things stood, but the future of both is still uncertain.