Senior Leadership Day and Upgrade of Horticulture Building
To recognize outstanding senior citizens in Sibley County. Attendees can listen to a polka band and watch the awards ceremony. Funds will also be used to upgrade stage lighting and install a sound system to enhance the programming.
Additionally, funds will enhance the fine arts exhibits in the Horticulture Building. Upgraded lighting and new display cases will improve the visibility of photography, quilt and needlework entries.
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;
Track the number of fine arts entries.Track the number of visitors to the fine arts building.Track audience numbers for the Senior Leadership Recognition Day.
Unexpected level of interest from the community. The fine arts area was filled to capacity and the quilt entries doubled. A record number of visitors viewed the fine arts exhibits, and the project's results exceeded the fair's expectations.150 seniors and families attended the Senior Leadership Recognition Day program, the best turnout in recent history.
Sibley County Agricultural Association
James Flannery
Greg Wickenhauser
Barb Bening
Bruce Froelich
James Mueller
Ken Rand
Jeff Schuetz
Matt Otto
Mike Scharping
Matt Schjarpe
Dennis Van Moolehem
Dave Battcher
Scott Bergs
Joy Cohrs
Lester Draeger
Dan Eibs
Keith Herd
Bob Nielsen
Deb Perschau
Daryl Peterson
Wayne Schneider
Marvin Schuft
Deric Sievert
Richard (Bear) Trocke
Terry Tuchtenhagen