Kittson County Fair Agricultural Small Grains, Historical logging, and Historical Farm Safety Programming

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

To offer history programming at the Kittson County Fair. A local retired doctor will perform a narration on the different machines used to plant and harvest crops, in addition to the stages of farming during pioneer days. The fair will also host a lumberjack presentation and a historical farm safety exhibit.

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
Mike Wollin, Jeremy Folland, Todd Christianson, Barb Peterson, Vernon Bahr, Scott Billings, Judy Blomquist, Brent Donaldson, Ed Lehrke, Carey Mortenson, Joel Muir, Terry Osowski, Jenny Schmiedeberg, Dennis Sobolik, Lowell Younggren, Dan Vagle
Project Manager
First Name
Jeremy
Last Name
Folland
Organization Name
Kittson County Fair
Phone
(218)843-3411
Email
chair@kittsoncountyfair.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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