Houston County Fair School Age Arts Program

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Houston County Fair
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
June 2013
End Date
July 2013
Counties Affected
Houston
Houston
Project Overview

To provide heritage music and arts programming for school age children at the fair. The Houston County Fair enhanced their sound system and introduced a Polka band. The objective of this project is to enhance the arts with the involvement of the youth and preserve the history of the fair.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10
Appropriation Language

These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783
Recipient Board Members
Elden Pohlman, Jeromy Johnson, Deb Houdek, Emily Johnson, Craig Welsch, bill Tewes, Brian Dunbar, Chad Heuser, Dan Alstad, David Fitzpatrick, David Renslo, Duane Beckman, Gerald Dierson, Jenny Mullholland, Kendra Van Gundy, Kenny Mullholland, Kyle Solberg, Linda Beranek, Matt Tewes, Mike Meyer, Pat Molling, Sara Klankowski, Shane Buros, Tony Varney, Tonya Tewes
Project Manager
First Name
Emily
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Houston County Fair
Phone
(507)725-3397
Email
houstoncountyfair@rocketmail.com
Administered By
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Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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