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The 76th Annual 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair... 

Featuring the 

Hot AirBalloon Festival 

Presented by JCP&L • Powered by AmeriGas 

Sat. July 27 – Sat. August 3 

Warren County Fairgrounds 

3 miles north of Phillipsburg on 

County Route 519 

Down to Earth... Uplifting 

www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org • www.balloonfestnj.com

Historic Belvidere – Discover the Secret 

Belvidere 

Victorian Days 

September 7 & 8, 2013 

An Opulent Festival of Times Past 

With over 200 historical sites, spend the day realizing the ambiance 

of yesteryear. Whether enjoying tea on the verandah or touring one 

of the historical private residents, 

Belvidere, New Jersey is a secret 

waiting to be discovered. 

Live Music 

Period Costumes 

The 26th Annual Victorian 

Days celebration will be held 

on Saturday and Sunday, 

September 7th and 8th. 

Come join the festivities 

which include house tours, 

porch or garden teas, live 

entertainment, crafters, 

antique vendors, food, antique 

car shows, vintage fashion shows, 

Victorian era demonstrations, a 

gentlemen’s basket auction and much 

more. You will delight in strolling through a quaint town that 

evokes memories of a bygone era. 

Victorian Days House Tour Tickets on Sale Now! 

Advance Sale must be placed before August 30th. 

$12.00 Each – Saturday or Sunday 

$15.00 Each After August 30th 

(908) 475-4124 • PO Box 134, Historic Belvidere, New Jersey 

Visit us on the web at www.victorianbelvidere.com 

Email us at: daysvictorian@aol.com 

Look for us on Facebook 

Cemetery Tours 

Victorian Belvidere / The Victorian Days Committee is A Non-Profit Organization 

Dedicated to The Beautification of The Town of Belvidere. All monies from our 

Gentleman’s Basket Auction go to Scholarships!

Celebrating 76 Years of Affordable Family Fun 

July 27 – August 3, 2013 

Down To Earth... Uplifting 

This year marks the 76th anniversary for the Warren County Farmers’ 

Fair and will again run for eight action packed, fun-filled days starting 

on Saturday, July 27 and ending on Saturday, August 3, 2013. 

The Fair’s main hours of operation will be from 12 noon to 10 

pm on opening Saturday through Friday, with gates opening at 11 

am and vendor booths, food concessions and exhibit buildings 

opening at 12 noon. (On select days some of our local clubs have 

shows that begin prior to our official opening times.) On closing 

day Saturday, August 3, we will open at 8am with our long time 

sponsor of 27 years, the Warren Hills Wrestling Club, on the dance 

floor. On the other end of the fairgrounds we welcome our new 

Open Horse Show participants, Top Notch Equestrian Centre, as 

they put on their first show for the Fair. 

The Fair kicks off with youth and adults competing in the 

Garden Tractor Pull. For little ones we have the Big Wheel Race 

on the dance floor along with a Chicken BBQ fundraiser. We’d like 

to welcome back contestants for the 2nd annual Country Idol contest, 

performers from Wild West City, Mr. Warren County contestants 

and this year, the first Ms. Warren County contest. Switching 

from man to machine, we also have a Truck Show, with classes for 

your Ford, GM, Dodge, Import, SUV, or Big Rig! 

Sunday is Veterans’ Day and the Fair would like to show their 

appreciation to all Veterans by offering free admission with appropriate 

ID. On Sunday the Open Pleasure Horse Show starts at 8am 

in the horse ring. In the main arena there will be an Ox Pull demo, 

free of charge to fairgoers. Speaking of free, on Sunday you can see 

the building of the largest ice cream sundae by Fair directors along 

with our Fair ‘royalty’ the Fair Queen and Princess. They will all 

be dishing out free sundaes, while supplies last. The backyard BBQ 

Ribs Cook Off returns with everyone ‘smokin’ their competitors to 

have their ribs be the blue ribbon winner, but more important braggin’ 

rights for the best ribs in Warren County. 

For 76 years the Fair has delivered affordable family fun while 

keeping agriculture in the forefront. You will find Holsteins, Angus, 

Hereford, Alpacas, goats, sheep and small animals on display in the 

barns. There are numerous horse shows all week long. Whether 4- 

H/FFA or open, our goal is to provide you with a variety of things to 

see and do at the Fair. For the seasoned 4-H and FFA youth member 

or first timers showcasing projects and competing in shows, we want 

you to have a memorable experience. The Home and Garden building 

showcases the ‘fruits’ of your labor from the garden with vegetables, 

herbs, fruits, sunflowers on display. From the home – handwork, fine 

arts, crafts, photography, scrap booking, canning, scarecrows, and 

eggs from your back yard farm can all be found on display. Also on display 

are the Queen and Princess candidates portraits and Shade Tree 

Commission booth. New this year in the Home and Garden building – 

Fair hats, t-shirts and totes, 4-H clothing and toys will be on sale. 

Local county non-profit organizations run most of the food 

stands and try to keep their prices reasonable while still offering 

‘Jersey Fresh’ quality. Two of these organizations, known as 

granges, helped create the Association of the Warren County 

Farmers’ Fair and aided with the construction of many of the buildings 

you see today. It was in the early 1900’s when the first 

“Farmers Picnic” was organized. Over the years the event was held 

at various locations throughout the county and eventually moved 

to the present day location on County Route 519 in Harmony 

Township and became known as the Warren County Farmers’ Fair. 

The Fair continues to add to the family fun and today the entire 

south end of the fairgrounds is dedicated to toddlers through teens. 

Last year the Kids’ Corral was supersized and a series of teen contests 

were added. This year there will be several new shows and 

contests at the Kids’ Corral and we look forward to teens coming 

out and joining as an “independent or crew of two”. Other competitions 

for youth include the Agricultural Olympics, Kiddie Pedal 

Pull, Youth Tractor Obstacle Course and the Big Wheel Races. 

There is no lack of motorized vehicles at the Fair. Antique tractors 

are on display all week and participate in a tractor pull on 

Thursday. Other tractor pulls for the week include garden, hot stock 

and stock tractors. On Sunday you will find cars of all makes and models 

at the FFA Alumni Car Show. Or take a stroll down memory lane 

with the Dirt Track Heroes and the Harmony Speedway Historical 

Society. On Monday we invite you to come to the Antique Car show 

sponsored by the American Legion Post 528 of White Township. 

This year marks the 13th anniversary of the Hot Air Balloon 

Festival – presented by JCP&L and powered by AmeriGas. Each 

evening at 6:30pm come out and see our mass hot air balloon 

launches from the balloon port, as always; weather permitting. 

If this is not enough variety for you, how about a Traditional 

Arts Expo – returning for their 16th year! Discover these lost arts 

as members of the guilds display and create exquisite examples of 

quilting, needle arts, lacing, weaving and more. Explore the riches 

of our American heritage through the live demonstrations and displays, 

helping to keep our traditional arts alive. 

During the week top by the Fair office on the fairgrounds to 

purchase your show tickets and check out all the new colors & 

styles of t-shirts, hats and totes – including tie dyes and camo. 

No event that we know of is as diverse, offering something for 

every age and for every like. Where else can you watch a hay bale 

rolling contest, mud bogs, lace making and a mass hot air balloon 

launch The best way to describe the Fair is “down to earth” and “uplifting”! 

So come on down and help us celebrate our 76th anniversary. 

For contest rules and regs or more information visit the Fair 

website at www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org, call the office at 

908-859-6563 or email us at info@warrencountyfarmersfair.org. 

For Balloon Festival information or to book a hot air balloon ride, 

visit www.balloonfestnj.com or call 908-283-0721. 

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Open Truck Show On 

Opening Day Saturday 

Saturday, July 27 • 2-6pm in the pit area 

Open Horse Costume Class at Fair 

Thursday, August 1 at 7pm in horse ring 

Chairperson Jim Bischoff and his committee invite you to join us 

for this event at the Farmers’ Fair on Saturday, July 27. On opening 

day the Fair will again sponsor an Open Truck Show from 2- 

6pm in the pit area off of Strykers Road. 

Registration for the show is between 2-3pm with voting for 

your favorite truck from 3-5pm and winners announced at 5:30pm. 

No pre-registration or fees are required for this event. If you have 

any questions you may call the chairman, Jim at 908-319-2384. 

There are six truck divisions – Ford, GM, Dodge, Import, SUV 

and Big Rig with the following sponsors: 

• Ford – Smith Motor 

Company, RT 31 in 

Washington 

• GM – Rossi Chevrolet, 

Buick & GMC, Inc., 

RT 31, Washington 

• Dodge – Warren 

County Farmers’ Fair 

• SUV/Import – OK 

Auto and 4-Wheel 

drive, RT 57 in 

Stewartsville 

• Big Rig – F&M 

Transportation, RT 46 

in Delaware 

Each driver must be 

18 years of age or older 

with a valid drivers license. 

The contest will be participant 

judged. Each driver 

will vote for his favorite 

truck in each of the other five divisions. Votes will be tallied up and 

winners announced between 5-6pm with trophies awarded for 1st 

through 3rd place for each division. 

To download the registration form go to the Fair website at 

www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org or call 908-859-6563 and one 

will be mailed and/or faxed to you. You can also pick one up in person 

from the Fair Business Office at 165 Co. RT 519 So., Belvidere 

NJ 07823, located in the Wayne Dumont Jr. Administration 

Building in the RCE office, lower parking lot. 

Anyone with a horse, pony or mini horse is invited to participate 

in this fun and creative event, whether you are an adult or 

a youth. The show is open to anyone – not just members of 

4-H or FFA and it’s free to enter! So come out and join in the 

fun with your horse or just come and watch what costumes 

they create with their imagination. 

Past costumes included snow white and the seven dwarfs, 

girl on horse taking a bath, horses and riders dressed as characters 

from Mario brothers game, girl dressed as bird woman, 

mini horse dressed in a tux with top hat and rider as a bride, 

Arabian night’s princess, convicts in striped pj’s, firemen, chefs 

holding a meatball and horse dressed as spaghetti covered in 

tomato sauce and girls dressed as from Iceland with horse as a 

snow covered mountain. 

We are looking for you to use your imagination to dress 

your horse and yourself in a costume with a theme in the 

below listed classes. 

Division A: Junior – open to anyone through grade 8 

Classes: Funny, Most Beautiful, Original and Authentic to 

Breed. 

Division B: Senior – open to youth and adults grades 9 and 

over 

Classes: Funny, Most Beautiful, Original and Authentic to 

Breed. 

Trophies awarded to first thru fourth place in each 

class and ribbons. To enter or if you have any questions contact 

Ann Thomas at 201-874-2390. 

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FAIR MAIN HOURS 

Saturday, July 27 – Friday, August 2 12 noon – 10pm 

Saturday, August 3 8am – 10pm 

Commercial & Government Exhibit Buildings 

12 noon – 10 pm 

Traditional Arts & Home & Garden Buildings 

12 noon – 9 pm 

ADMISSION 

Adults $6.00; Children 5–12 $4.00; 4 and Under FREE 

FREE PARKING EVERYDAY 

WEEKDAY SPECIAL: 

Monday–Friday 11am – 4pm Adults – $6; Youth 12 & under FREE 

(after 4pm reverts back to regular prices) 

SEASON PASS: $30.00 adults, $15.00 children 

Fair Business Office: 

165 County Rte 519 S. Belvidere NJ, 07823 

Fairgrounds: 3 Miles North of Phillipsburg, NJ County Rte. 519 

www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org 

www.balloonfestnj.com 

Registration & Drop Off 

Call for Registration Info for Canning – 908-475-6504 

Monday, July 22 Home & Garden Building 

5 - 7 pm Fine Arts & Crafts, Photography and Handwork 

6 - 7:30 pm Scrapbook 

Friday, July 26 Home & Garden Building unless otherwise noted 

9 am -12 noon Hay Show – Beef Barn 

12 noon - 6 pm Antique Tractors – Antique Tractor Barn 

5 - 6 pm Youth & Adult Baking Contest, Judging follows 

6 - 9 pm 4-H / FFA Horticulture items brought to 4-H 

Building. 4-H Horticulture 

Judging – Saturday, July 27 at 1:30 pm 

Saturday, July 27 Home & Garden Building unless otherwise noted 

9 - 11 am Flower Show, FFA Building 

9 - 11 am Herb Show 

9:30 - 10 am Scarecrow/Sunflower 

10 - 11 am Fruit Show 

10 - 11:30 am Open Vegetable & Hoser's Heaviest Vegetable 

10:30 - 11 am Backyard Farmer Egg Show 

12 - 1 pm 4-H / FFA fresh cut flowers and herbs – 4-H Bldg. 

Home & Garden Building will open later on Saturday – following judging 

& setup. 

Pick Ups 

Saturday August 3, 2013 

6 pm All 4-H animals may leave fairgrounds, may pick 

up entries and premiums in 4H building 

7 - 8 pm Pick Up Flowers, FFA Building 

Sunday August 4, 2013, from 1-1:30 pm, only in the Home & 

Garden Building for exhibitors to pick up fruit, vegetables, herbs, 

handwork, crafts, fine art, canning, photos, scrapbook pages, decorated 

egg, scarecrow. sunflower and/or baking awards. Queen 

Candidates & Princess pick up portrait. 

Winners for all shows in the Home & Garden building will receive 

awards/premiums when they pick up exhibits/entries on August 4. 

Equestrian Events 

Schedule 

All shows are held in the Horse Ring 

Sunday, July 28 8:00 AM 

Open Pleasure Horse Show 

Co-Chairpersons: 

Head Secretary: 

Secretary: 

Announcer: 

Awards Presenter: 

Coggins Checker: 

Trailor Parking: 

Ring Steward: 

Gate: 

Monday, July 29 12:00 NOON 

4-H/FFA Games on Horseback 

Wednesday, July 31 

4-H/FFA Trail Class 1:00 PM 

Jousting Demonstration 6 PM 

Ann Thomas & Kyle Semanchik 

Stacy Thomas 

Karen Mulholland 

Lauren McEllen 

Susan Lackey 

Lee Ross 

Anna Matthews, 2012 Fair Queen 

and Sadie Donnelly, 2012 Fair 

Princess 

Tammi Philhower 

Dave Palentchar 

Christine Salter 

Sarah Strauss 

Thursday, August 1 

4-H/FFA Horse Show 8:00 AM 

Open Horse Costume Class Show 7:00 PM 

Saturday, August 3 8:00 AM 

Top Notch Equestrian Centre Open Pleasure Horse 

Show 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair Open Pleasure 

Horse Show Sponsors & Supporters 

Quanta Power, ProFence LLC 

Horse Duds & Suds Equine Laundry Facility – 

Patrick McClune, owner 

Tractor Supply, Washington and Blairstown 

Village Saddlery & Harness • August R. Binder, Auctioneer 

Pokey • Outlaw Outfitters • Tickners Farm & Pet Supply 

Sam Klimas • Horsemans Outlet • Dover Saddlery 

Kathy’s Show Equipment • Weatherbeeta 

Mrs. Pastures Cookies • Pro Bios/Mare Magic 

Schneiders Saddlery • Shapley’s • Hobby Horse Clothing Co. 

Southern States Feeds • Mayatex Blankets 

Montana Silversmiths • Hawthorne Products 

Cowboy Magic • Harris Silversmith & Leather 

Phyranha • Lubrisyn • New Image Products • Hoof Wraps, Inc. 

Wahl Clippers • Kathy Williams Tail Extension 

Kensington Products • Back on Tract • Horse Lovers 

Select Product • Healthy Coat Products 

North Warren Farm & Home 

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So God Made 

a Farmer 

by Frank Santini 

During the fourth quarter of this year’s Super Bowl, Dodge Ram 

aired a commercial featuring photographs of American farmers set 

to a narration of the powerful speech, “So God Made a Farmer.” 

This speech is a riveting, sincere ode to the grit of the American 

Farmer. Listening to it for the first time, I struggled to hold back 

tears because, for me, the speech so effectively conveyed imagery 

of the sacrifices and perseverance of my own family of farmers, 

particularly my uncle, Pete Santini. 

Each summer, Warren County honors its farmers with the Warren 

County Farmers’ Fair. The tradition of the Farmers’ Fair is now 

entrenched into our local culture. Like many other children, I took the 

annual Fair for granted, not comprehending the significance of our 

local farmers, and how the Fair took a moment to reflect on their 

accomplishments and their enduring value to our way of life. Looking 

back at it now, I keep sacred this 

annual custom as an unbroken connection 

to the memories of my youth, 

and as a symbol of Pete Santini, who 

was indeed a farmers’ farmer. 

In order for traditions to live on 

beyond the generation that created 

them, the principles and values must 

be carried on by individuals who personify 

the original intent of the 

founders. When Pete Santini III was 

born in 1961, the Farmers’ Fair was 

already a local institution. Growing 

up amongst a family of farmers in 

Harmony Township and attending the Fair as a child, it was 

inevitable that Pete would become an active supporter of the Fair 

and an enthusiastic participant in many of its competitions. 

This year when we walk the Fair and enjoy the livestock, 

antique automobiles, and events like the Tractor/Truck Pull and 

Demolition Derby, we can give some credit to Pete for the energy 

he devoted to these facets of the Fair to keep them fun and interesting 

over the last 30 years or so. 

As a young man, like many other children of local farmers, 

Pete was anxious to get involved with the competitions at the 

Farmers’ Fair. Pete stormed out of the gates with a resounding victory 

in the Tractor Pull in his first effort. Unfortunately, Pete’s elation 

was quickly deflated as he 

was disqualified because the 

front weights were one inch too 

far from the Tractor. Undeterred, 

Pete participated in the Truck 

and Tractor Pulls for many years 

thereafter, always brainstorming 

creative ways (within the rules of 

course) to get a leg up on his 

competition. 

During his younger years, 

Pete also bashed many an opponent’s 

car into submission as a 

relentless competitor in the 

Demolition Derby. Pete’s nephew 

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Bryan Santini has continued his uncle’s tenacious demolition derby 

tradition winning the compact heat derby in 2010, and the full size 

heat in 2012. 

Visitors to the fair have the opportunity to view a vast array of 

antique automobiles. Pete, an avid restorer of antique vehicles, 

particularly enjoyed this aspect of the fair. Many Fair regulars are 

familiar with Pete’s prized 1967 Ford Mustang. 

Decades ago Pete’s father, Frank L. Santini, Sr., a long time 

and legendary Harmony farmer in his own right, purchased a 1941 

Chevrolet pickup truck for $100 because it had a welder in the bed 

and a 460 Lincoln engine. As the decades 

passed, the classic truck fell out of use on the 

Santini Farm. Seeing the value in this classic, 

Pete restored the truck in 2000 and entered it 

in the antique automobile competition at the 

Fair, winning five years in a row. 

It’s a tall order to summarize in 850 words 

a great man’s impact on his community. I can 

tell you that he was kind; that he was familyoriented; 

that he was a hard worker driven to 

“do right” as he would often say to others who 

tried to cut corners. I can endeavor to articulate 

how he was loved and respected so much 

so that his passing has engendered a resounding 

demonstration of generosity and support from our fellow farmers, 

neighbors, and friends for which our family is forever grateful. 

But, these eulogistic declarations are empty without the memories 

and personal experiences to give them context. Therefore, I ask 

that, if you didn’t know Pete, to take a moment now as you read this 

to remember someone in your life that has since left us who made 

an indelible impression on 

those lives he or she touched. 

Robert Louis Stevenson once 

said, “Every heart that has 

beat strongly and cheerfully 

has left a hopeful impulse 

behind it in the world, and 

bettered the tradition of 

mankind.” I can’t think of a 

better way to analogize Pete, 

his relationship with our community, 

and his impact on the 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair. 

Last August, Pete 

passed away doing what he 

loved doing, farming. The 

torch has been passed, too 

quickly perhaps, but passed nonetheless, and the rest of us, who 

love this community and what the Farmers’ Fair stands for, will 

have to carry on the tradition and strive to embrace the values of 

the American Farmer that Pete embodied so naturally.

Native Born to New Jersey, 

Dominic and Ceasar Return 

To Put On A Show 

Don’t miss the Ox Pull demonstration in the Main Arena on Sunday, 

July 28, from 3-5 pm. 

Ted Lewis, from North Stonington, Connecticut and Julie Giles 

from Lady Luck Farms in Limington, Maine will bring several pair 

of oxen, at different ages, to put on an Ox Pulling demonstration 

for fairgoers. Learn how these animals are paired up at a young a 

age and then trained as they grow to pull a stone weight in competition. 

The oxen begin their training anywhere from two months old 

and up. 

Both Julie and Ted compete all over the United States, sometimes 

competing against each other. Ted owns a 700-acre working farm – one of the biggest dairy farms in Connecticut and according 

to Julie is, “a heck of a teamster.” Ted is one of the top competors in New England and they usually enter one team for each class. 

Dominick and Caesar are the biggest team, together weighing 5,000 pounds. They were born in New Jersey, are 7 years old and 

still growing. They are the Chianina breed, an Italian breed and the largest breed known to man. 

Ted is a 3rd generation puller and Julie is a first generation puller – her dad pulled horses she adds. 

The Fair Directors welcome Ted and Julie to the Warren County Farmers’ Fair to show us a bit about ox pulls. 

Top of Page: Julie Giles with Dominic and Ceasar in a parade in 2012. Top left: Dominic 

and Ceasar at 2 months old. Bottom left: Dominic and Ceasar at 9 months old. Top right: 

Dominic and Ceaser in a recent competition. 

Our Cordial Thanks... 

is gratefully extended to our advertisers, fair supporters, 

event sponsors and Balloon Festival sponsors. You have all 

contributed to the success of the Warren County Farmers’ 

Fair this year. 

We sincerely ask our friends and visitors to show their appreciation 

to these supporters and exhibitors by favoring them with 

your business as often as you are able. 

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Schedule of Events 

Power Events – Main Arena 

Tickets on sale now through July 17 by Mail Order. Download the 

form from the website www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org. 

RS - Reserved Seating, OB - Open Bleachers 

Saturday, July 27 

12 noon - 6 pm Garden Tractor Pull – FREE 

Sunday, July 28 

3 - 5 pm Ox Pull Demo – FREE 

Tuesday, July 30 

8 pm Demolition Derby – $10 RS / $9 OB 

Wednesday, July 31 

10 am Farmers Tractor Pull – FREE 

6:30 pm Stock/Hot Stock Tractor Pull – $6 RS / $5 OB 

Thursday, August 1 

12 pm Antique Tractor Pull – FREE 

6 pm 4-Wheel Drive Truck Pull – $7 RS / $6 OB 

Friday, August 2 

8 pm Demolition Derby – $12 RS / $11 OB 

Saturday, August 3 

12 noon ATV Mud Bog – FREE 

5 pm Mud Bog, $8 RS / $7 OB 

[Children age 1 (one) and under can attend ticketed shows at no cost but 

THEY MUST sit on your lap] 

Saturday July 27, 2013 

12 noon - 6 pm Garden Tractor Pull, main arena 

12 noon - 4 pm Carnival Rides – $2 Per Ride Special 

12 noon - 5 pm Chicken BBQ Dinner – sponsored by the Belvidere 

Lions Club, dance floor 

12 noon - 8 pm Kids' Corral – childrens' activity area 

1 pm Storytime at Pokey's Place 

1 - 6 pm Teen Contests – next to Kids’ Corral 

1 - 6 pm Wild West City entertainment by Fair office 

1:30 pm Big Wheel Race, (registration at 1 pm), dance floor 

2 pm 4-H/FFA Small Animal Show, poultry building 

2 - 6 pm Truck Show, pit area (registration 2-3 pm) 

4 pm 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show, livestock building 

5:30 pm 4-H Roller Derby Skillathon, dance floor 

6 pm Mr. Warren County Contest #1 of 6, Corn Eating, 

Knowlton Lions Club food stand 

6:30 pm New in 2013 – Ms. Warren County Contest #1 of 6, 

same as Mr. WC above 

6 - 10 pm Carnival Rides – $2 Per Ride Special 

6:30 pm Mass Hot Air Balloon Inflation – Presented by JCP&L 

Up to 15 balloons launch from green pasture to blue 

sky. Tethered Rides TBA $10 pp, balloon port 

7:30 pm Country Idol Contest, dance floor. Check in at 6:30 pm 

Sunday July 28, 2013 

Veteran's Day – Free Admission for Veterans all day by showing your 

military/veteran’s ID card. 

8 am - 6 pm Open Pleasure Horse Show – Rain or Shine, horse ring 

10 am - 4 pm Car Show, balloon port, Sponsored by Warren Hills 

FFA Alumni Affiliate, dedicated to Pete Santini 

10 am - 6 pm BBQ Ribs Cookoff, pit area on Strykers Road, 

amateur and professional divisions 

11 am - 6 pm Harmony Speedway Historical Society presents Dirt 

Track Heroes – cars, drivers and memorabilia – inside 

and outside Livestock Show Building 

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12 noon - 4 pm Carnival Rides – wristband special $15 

12 noon - 6 pm Open Quoit Tournament – dance floor 

12 noon - 8 pm Kids’ Corral – childrens’ activity area 

1 pm Storytime at Pokey’s Place 

1 - 6 pm Teen Contests next to Kids’ Corral 

2 pm Baby Crawl Contest (registration 1:45), grassy area 

near Main Office 

3 - 5 pm Ox Pull demonstration, main arena 

5 pm Fair’s Largest Ice Cream Sundae, dance floor. Free 

sundaes for fairgoers while supplies last. 

6 pm Mr. Warren County Contest #2 of 6, Hay Bale Rolling, 

main arena 



7:15 pm Hay Bale Rolling Contest, (registration 7 pm) main 

arena Men and Women’s Divisions. 

6 - 10 pm Carnival Rides – wristband special $20 




8 pm Mr. Warren County Contest #3 of 6, Horseshoe 

Throwing, main arena 



Monday July 29, 2013 

Senior Citizen and Disability Awareness Day – Free Admission for 

Senior Citizens all day by showing your Medicare Card. 

10 am 4-H/FFA Sheep Show, livestock show building 

11 am 4-H/FFA Goat Show, livestock show building 

12 noon 4-H/FFA Swine Show, livestock show building 

12 noon 4-H/FFA Games on Horseback, horse ring 


12 noon - 5 pm Senior and Disability Expo, dance floor 



1 - 6 pm Teen Contests, next to Kids’ Corral 

3 - 6 pm Twin River Ramblers country music, dance floor 

4 - 7 pm Antique Car Show, grassy area by Fair office 

5 - 9 pm Fire Equipment & Apparatus Show – open to Warren 

and Sussex Counties. Registration/judging/ awards in 

pit area on Strykers Road. 





7 pm Fair Queen & Princess Competition on stage, main arena 

7 pm New in 2013 – Ms. Warren County Contest #4 of 6, 

Archery, 4-H range 

7 pm - 9 pm Open Seeing Eye Dog 4-H Show, dance floor 

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 

12 noon 4-H Public Presentations, 4-H exhibit building 





1:30 pm Baby Crawling Contest, on dance floor (registration 

1:15 pm) 

1:30 pm Youth Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course, (ages 4-8), 

main arena. (registration 1 pm)

Schedule of Events 

2 pm Cutest Baby Contest, on dance floor – no late entries 

accepted 

3:30 pm 4-H/FFA Beef Show, livestock show bldg. 

5 pm Beef & Steer Show, livestock show bldg. 

6 pm - 10 pm Carnival Rides – wristband special $20 




7 pm Talent Show, dance floor (pre-registration is required) 

7 pm Mr. Warren County Contest, #4 of 6, Archery, 4-H 

range. 

8 pm Demolition Derby, main arena – reserved seating $10, 

open bleachers $9 

Wednesday July 31, 2013 - Farmers’ Day 

10 am Farmers’ Stock Tractor Pull, main arena 

10 am 4-H/FFA Dairy Show, livestock show bldg. 



1 pm 4-H/FFA English & Western Horse Trail Class, horse 

ring 



2 pm 4-H Public Presentations, 4-H Exhibit Building 

5 - 8 pm The Inn Mates band, on stage 

6 pm Jousting Demonstration, horse ring 

6 pm 4-H/FFA Poultry and Game Bird Show, small animal 

building 

6 - 9 pm Motorcycle Show, dance floor – Viewer’s Choice & 

other awards 


6:30 pm Stock / Hot Stock Tractor Pull, main arena, reserved 

seating $6, open bleachers $5 




7 pm New in 2013 – Ms. Warren County Contest #5 of 6, 

woodcutting, balloon port 

7:30 pm Open Pet Show, livestock show building 

Thursday, August 1, 2013 

8 am 4H/FFA Horse Show, horse ring 

12 noon Antique Tractor Pull, main arena 



1 pm Alpaca Showmanship, livestock show building 



2:30 pm Pot Belly Pigs Show, by rabbit/poultry building 


6 pm 4-Wheel Drive Truck Pull, main arena, 

reserved seating $7, open bleachers $6 

6 - 9 pm Jumpstart Band, on stage by Fair office 

6 - 9 pm Asbury Dairy 4-H club 85th Anniversary Celebration, 

livestock show building 





7 pm Open Horse Costume Class, horse ring 

7 pm Blue Ribbon Cloggers, dance floor 

7 pm Mr. Warren County Contest, #5 of 6, woodcutting, 

balloon port 

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7 pm 4-H Public Presentations, 4-H exhibit building 

8 pm Pot Belly Pigs Show, by rabbit/poultry building 

Friday, August 2, 2013 

10:30 am Color Breed, livestock show building 





1:30 pm Youth Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course (ages 4–8), main 

arena (registration 1 pm) 



2 pm Holstein Show, livestock show building 





7 pm Mr. Warren County Contest Finals, obstacle course, 

main arena. 

7:30 pm New in 2013 Ms. Warren County Contest Finals, 

obstacle course, main arena. 


8 pm Demolition Derby, main arena – reserved seating $12, 

open bleachers $11 

Saturday, August 3, 2013 

8 am - 6 pm Invitational Wrestling Tournament, dance floor 

8 am Top Notch Equestrian Center, Horse Show, horse ring 

11 am - 7 pm Blood Mobile, main lot, please donate 

12 noon Kiddie Pedal Pull, livestock show building 

12 noon - 2 pm ATV Mud Bog, main arena, FREE 

12-6pm 

NJ Devil's street team, grassy area by radio tent 

with prize wheel 

12 noon - 8 pm Kids' Corral – childrens' activity area 

1-3 pm NJ 101.5 FM radio station, grassy area by Fair office 





3 pm Baby Crawling contest, grassy area by Fair office 

3 pm Agricultural Olympics, livestock show building 

3-5pm NJ Devil's mascot, on fairgrounds 

4 - 7 pm Karaoke with Dave Werkhiser, on stage 

5 pm Mud Bog Competition, main arena, reserved seating 

$8, open bleachers $7 






9 pm Home & Garden building closes 

NOTE: Rides Closed 4-6 pm daily. 

Balloon Activity Weather Permitting- 

General Fair Info: 908-859-6563 

Vendors: 908-459-4360 

Balloon Fest: 908-283-0721

2013 Fair Queen Competition Candidates 

Naomi Cronce is 17 years old with 

green eyes and red hair and resides 

in Harmony Township with her parents 

Ted and Monique. Naomi is 

home schooled and is presently a 

senior as well as taking classes at 

the WC Community College. 

Some of her hobbies include 

raising and showing chickens, 

rabbits, horses, cows, goats and 

sheep. She was last year’s WC 

4-H Equestrian of the Year. 

Naomi enjoys drama, singing, 

Naomi Cronce dancing, art and photography. She’s 

president of two 4-H clubs, her 

team placed sixth at the AQHA 

Congress in Ohio in 2012 and fifth in Kentucky for the Eastern 

National Round-up horse bowl. She was chosen to go to the Dairy conference 

to represent NJ in Wisconsin in 2013. Naomi has helped with 

clean community projects, care packages for soldiers, and coaching 

sports teams in Washington Township. She is involved with several 

agricultural activities such as dairy judging, bowl and jeopardy; horse 

judging and bowl, hippology, equine presentation competition and 

more. Naomi was first runner up last year for the Queen competition. 

Maren Michaela McEvoy is the 

daughter of Sue and Jerry McEvoy 

of White Township. She is seventeen 

years old with brown hair and 

green eyes. Maren enjoys working 

on the farm with her Pop, hanging 

out with her brothers and sisters, 

riding dirt bikes, and cruising 

around in her Silver Dodge Dakota. 

She’s the part time manager as well 

as a grill cook at Zeek’s Place in 

White Township. She currently 

attends Belvidere High School 

where she plays Varsity basketball 

Maren Michaela McEvoy 

and runs cross country. She is also 

Vice President of the Belvidere FFA 

Chapter, participates in Green Dot, Hope Club, S.A.D.D. and is a part 

of the National Honors Society. She plans on attending a four year college 

and majoring in Business and Finance after completing high 

school. She would be proud to represent the residents of Warren 

County as their 2013 Farmers’ Fair Queen. 

Marialiece Morris is seventeen 

years old with dark brown eyes and 

black hair and lives with her parents 

James and Darla and six siblings 

in Stewartsville. She and her 

brother were adopted from Haiti in 

2003. She is home schooled along 

with five of her siblings by her 

mom. Aliece enjoys studying 

Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, 

and History. Aliece would like to 

take courses at Warren County 

Community College for nursing 

Marialiece Morris next year. Helping others is something 

that she loves to do. She has 

been a volunteer at her church 

(River Of Life) for eight years helping bag food to give away to those 

in need. Aliece is also the vice president of the Wild & Wooly 4-H 

club which she has been in for five years. In the winter time she 

helps her mom out at the Villa Roller Rink for the home schooler’s 

in the afternoon. She likes to dance all styles of dancing, and took 

ballroom dancing lessons with her family and friends at the 

Belvidere Library in 2012. She also goes to Zumba classes with her 

mom and sisters. Aliece likes building coops with her dad for their 

Silkie chickens and she also enjoys playing basketball with her 

brothers a lot and would like to join a basketball team this fall. She 

likes being outdoors working, hiking, walking and playing sports. 

Morgan Ryan Schnorrbusch is 19 

years old with blue eyes and 

blonde hair and resides with her 

parents James and Bettina in 

Phillipsburg. She enjoys being an 

Equestrian and Zumba instructor. 

Since she started riding horses 

when she was six years old her 

passion has grown and over the 

years she has competed and 

trained a lot of horses and ponies. 

Her High School activities 

include being a member of the 

Morgan Ryan Schnorrbusch 

Philipsburg HS FFA chapter where 

for the first two years she was a 

very dedicated member advancing 

to the officer position of secretary and currently serving as vice 

president. Morgan was a former 4-H member, participated in FFA 

and is currently in the FFA alumni association. Later this year she 

will be receiving her American FFA degree. 

Sadie Donnelly, 2012 Fair Princess and Anna Matthews, 2012 Fair Queen 

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Thanks to the sponsors of the 

Fair Queen & Princess Competitions. 

Deroche Canvas, Belvidere 

Family Affairs Florist, Washington 

Fliegauf Jewelers, Washington 

Performance Tires, Stewartsville 

Sailers Florist, Easton PA 

RoSal Jewelers, Belvidere

Alyssa Marie Sebold is 17 years 

old with hazel green eyes and 

brown hair and is the daughter of 

Jill and Michael with him she 

resides and her three brothers in 

Belvidere. She enjoys sports and 

is active in gymnastics, soccer, 

softball, field hockey, cheerleading 

and participates in cross country 

as well as being able to play the 

piano and sing. She is currently a 

junior in High School and a class 

representative and serves on the 

Alyssa Marie Sebold Belvidere FFA Sentinel. Outside of 

school Alyssa works at Mackey’s 

Orchards and the Sullivan Trail 

Assisted Living Facility as well as volunteering to assist with 

teaching CCD at St. Rose of Lima Church in Oxford. It may appear 

that she has a full plate; however she only fills her life and makes 

time for the things that mean a lot to her and things she wants to 

be a part of. All of these activities have an important role in her life 

and make her who she is today. Being a part of the Warren County 

Farmers’ Fair is the next thing she would like to embrace. 

Jeanette Sarah Torretta is 17 

years old with brown eyes and red 

hair and resides with her parents 

Dan and Alayne and her brother in 

Lopatcong Township. She attends 

Phillipsburg High School and is on 

the dance team. She enjoys and 

has participated in dance, leadership 

camp, drama club and chorus. 

Jeanette’s hobbies include making 

bracelets, painting, and she has 

been an active 4-H member for 11 

years, joining the newest club in 

the county the Barnyard Bruisers 

Jeanette Sarah Torretta roller derby 4-H club. She is 

President of the 4-H Teen Council 

this year, which she has been a 

member of for four years. They run the milk booth at the fair and 

participate in 4-H Teen Russian/American International 

Leadership (TRAIL) program. This year they will travel to Karelia, 

Russia in June and several families in the area will be ‘host’ to 

Russian teens visiting our county in July. Jeanette has been a part 

of the 4-H North Jersey Teen Conference planning committee, conducting 

workshops for her peers for the past two years. Upon graduation 

Jeanette plans on attending Rutgers to major in Marine 

Biology with a minor in psychology and hopes to work in educating 

the public on conserving the earth’s natural resources. 

Fair’s Fabulous Ice Cream Sundae on 

Sunday – While Supplies Last! 

Don’t miss our Fair Queen & Princess, along with fair directors, 

scooping up the delicious ice cream sundae on Sunday July 28, 

at 5:00 pm on the dance floor. You can enjoy a free ice cream 

sundae with all the toppings. 

We ask that you be patient while you wait to be served and go 

through the line once so everyone has a chance to have a sundae. 

Our sponsors this year for the sundae are Schwan’s Ice 

Cream and Home Plate Dairy, Rt. 57 Stewartsville. Thanks for 

supporting the Farmers’ Fair! 

2013-14 Warren County Dairy 

Princess – Holly Whitmore 

Holly is 18 years old and the daughter 

of Eric and Lisa Whitmore of 

Washington, NJ. Holly has a true love 

and passion for the dairy cow and 

promotion of milk. She feels that it is 

very important to make people aware 

of where their milk comes from and 

the nutritional values it is to them for 

a healthy lifestyle. Holly is a member 

of the Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club and 

also the Warren Hills FFA Chapter. 

Although she does not raise her own 

dairy animals, she has leased from 

local farmers. The Dairy Industry is 

in her blood going back to her great 

grandparents and her grandfather. Her great uncle and his family 

have an active dairy farm today. 

Holly is also very involved with sports and loves to play 

Lacrosse. She enjoys being involved with 4-H and showing Dairy, 

Beef, Rabbits and Goats. Holly plans to attend college and would 

love to pursue a career in Agriculture Education or Dairy Science. 

What better way 

to celebrate the 

end of the harvest 

season and the 

beginning of 

football season 

than with some 

slinging... 

OCTOBER 

19 & 20 

At Millbrook Farm 

Millbrook & Montana Roads, Harmony Township 

Pumpkin Slinging by Catapult & Trebuchet 

Football Slinging by Other Contraptions 

Kids Corner Activity Area • Vendors • Food 

Hot Air Balloons including “Airhead Invader” 

Bands • October Vistas & History Bus Tours 

Sand Sculpture celebrating New Jersey 

(sand donated by Tom Bartha Excavating) 

Admission: 

Adults $6 • Children 5-12 $4 • 4 & Under Free • Parking $2 

Mark Your Calendar for October 5 – 

ALL NEW at Millbrook Farm – 

The Big Chili Cooking & Beer Brewing Competition 

More Details coming soon at: 

www.pumpkinsling.com 

Supported in part by a grant from New 

Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel 

and Tourism. visitnj.org 

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2013 Fair Princess Competition Candidates 

Gracie Marie Bucher is six years old 

with blue eyes and strawberry blonde 

hair and resides in Broadway with her 

parents James and Genevieve. She 

attends Franklin Township Elementary 

school participating in Art club and 

enjoys going to family craft nights with 

her parents. 

Outside of school Gracie attends the 

Irish Stars Parker School of dance 

located in Hellertown, PA. She has been 

doing Irish Step dance for two years and thoroughly enjoys it 

and has performed shows for local Nursing Home residents. 

Gracie enjoys roller skating, reading, gardening, helping 

others and spending time with her friends and pets. She also 

looks forward to the Fair season when she can help her Nema, 

who is a member of the Sussex County Poultry Fanciers club. 

Gracie likes to collect eggs and help with the chickens. 

Maya Marino Cappello is nine years old 

with brown eyes and black hair and lives 

with her parents Sam and Sandy and two 

brothers Kirby and Percy, and her two sisters 

Helena and Violet in Phillipsburg. 

Maya also helps take care of the family’s 

two dogs and five cats. She attends Green 

St. School in Phillipsburg and has performed 

in several plays, such as the 

Sound of Music, Once upon a Mattress, 

Little Mermaid and Once on this Island. She 

loves to sing and is a member of the children’s choir at her church. 

Some of Maya’s other interests include six years of dance-ballet, 

tap, jazz, Broadway and modern. She also has had two years of 

piano and one of trumpet lessons. 

Maya also likes to go to Merrill Creek and see the deer. She 

has also attended the Warren County Farmer's Fair every year 

and enjoys the rides. 

She won first place this year in the WC Shade Tree Arbor 

Day Contest at her school and her essay and picture will be displayed 

at the fair in the Home and Garden Building. She is really 

excited about that! She is also excited about competing in the 

Princess Contest at the Fair. Even if she doesn’t win, she is still 

proud of herself for trying. 

Mikayla Alyce Caruso is nine years 

old with brown hair and eyes and lives 

with her parents Michael and Jessica 

and her sister Gianna in Frelinghuysen 

Township. She attends the 

Frelinghuysen Elementary School and 

her favorite subject is Art. Mikayla is 

an avid reader with a special interest 

in learning about all types of sharks. 

She enjoys playing soccer, basketball 

and softball through their recreational 

programs. Mikayla is passionate 

about singing and is a member of the Christ Church Jr. choir 

and children’s chorus of Sussex County as well as a member 

of Brownie Troop #4214 where she is learning to become a 

confident and community oriented young woman. 

Isabella Rose Cetani is nine years old 

with brown eyes and light brown hair 

and lives with her parents Dominick 

and Lori and her brother Anthony in 

Hackettstown. She likes to be called 

Bella and has been dancing since she 

was 1 1/2 years old and has taken lessons 

for ballet, musical theatre, hip 

hop, and contemporary. She dances at 

North Jersey School of Dance Arts and 

is a member of the New Jersey Civic 

Youth Ballet. Bella has participated in 

the Nutcracker since she was five years old and has been playing 

the violin since three. 

Each summer, she attends Suzuki violin camp for a week with 

her mom and the best thing is that they get to spend the week 

together in a dorm at a college! She enjoys singing and sings at 

church each month at mass. Bella is a member of a local Girl Scout 

troop. This is her first year to be involved in Battle of the Books and 

her team has read 10 books and will compete against other schools 

in Warren County through questions about the books. As part of the 

Gifted and Talented program, Bella has helped to create a book 

which was sent to Scholastic in hopes of being published! 

This summer will be a very busy time for her as she will be 

attending dance camp, has signed up for Harry Potter camp and 

will have Vaganova Summer Dance Intensive for three whole 

weeks where she will get to see her dance friends. My favorite 

holidays are Christmas and also my birthday! I am looking forward 

to the Princess Contest. 

Sarah Bonnie Duchaney is nine years 

old with brown hair and eyes and she 

lives with her parents Terry and Billy in 

Hackettstown. She attends Hatchery Hill 

School and this year she placed second 

in her class in the WC Shade Tree Arbor 

Day contest. Her essay and picture will 

be on display in the Home and Garden 

Building during the week of the Fair. 

Sarah enjoys gymnastics, karate, cheerleading, 

playing softball and dancing-tap 

and ballet style. She has won two trophies in cheerleading, two 

medals in karate and one in gymnastics. Sarah was also a model 

in an American Girl doll fashion show in Hampton last year. 

Emma Leah Hickey is nine years old 

with blue eyes and blonde hair and lives 

with her parents Michelle and Robert in 

Harmony Township. She is a student at 

Harmony Township School and a member 

of the Gifted and Talented program. 

She likes school and it shows in her 

schoolwork and on her report card. She 

is an A+ student. In her spare time she 

is a member of her school's drama club 

as well as a member of her district's 

Brownie Troop. Emma enjoys playing basketball, softball and 

field hockey. She takes dance, piano and voice lessons. When 

she is not participating in a group activity, she enjoys reading, 

writing and playing with her sisters and brother. 

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Emma Susanne Kelley, is 10 years old 

with blue eyes and blonde hair and lives 

with her parents Diana and Victor in 

White Township. Growing up in White 

Township, Emma enjoys roaming the 

family farm, as she benefits from the 

love, wisdom, and close relationship 

with her Grandparents. As the youngest 

of four children, with two brothers who 

are officers in the United States Coast 

Guard and one older sister, Emma 

gleans much knowledge and insight as part of her education at 

home and frequent travels abroad. While visiting her brothers 

this past year, Emma experienced snorkeling, sea life adventures 

and multi-cultural cuisines in Hawaii; along with discovering the 

flora, fauna, and wildlife during many hikes in Kodiak, Alaska. 

Many extracurricular activities fill Emma’s life including five 

years of membership in the Wild & Woolly 4H club, Belvidere 

Barracuda Swim Team, Lifted-Up Ski Club, and Equestrian activities. 

In addition, she enjoys church activities, playing piano, riding 

and caring for her pony, flying with her Grandpa and brother, 

archery, crafts including weekly crocheting with Grandma, art, 

family game night, ballroom dancing, musical theatre and just 

working in the hay and playing on the farm. She also assists in 

caring for the family’s elderly dog, four chinchillas, two rabbits, 

two cats, and a tank full of fish. 

As an honest, sweet, gracious, friendly, spiritual, and affectionate 

individual, Emma sets and completes her educational tasks 

and home obligations alongside taking the extra time needed to be 

a loving and honoring daughter, grand-daughter and sister. 

Haley Marie King is 8 years old with 

blue eyes and blonde hair and lives with 

her mom Adele in Hackettstown. She is 

currently in third grade and attends the 

Willow Grove Elementary School. This 

year she won third place in her class in 

the WC Shade Tree Arbor Day contest, 

her picture and essay will be on display 

in the Home and Garden Building the 

week of the fair. 

Haley is Vice President of her school 

and involved in many clubs, such as student 

council, gardening club, juggling, chorus as well as sports 

and fitness just to name a few. She has been cheering since she 

was five years old for her school team the Hackettstown Tigers. 

Haley has also been competitively racing go carts since she was 

five years old and has had many first place wins. In her spare 

time she likes writing, gardening, fishing, swimming, dancing 

and spending time with her family and friends. 

Emma Grace Kucharski is 7 years old 

with blue eyes and blonde hair. She lives 

with her parents Tanya and Michael and 

her older sister and younger brother in 

Washington. Emma is a first grader at the 

Franklin Township Elementary School. 

Even though she has curly hair, she 

prefers it when her mom blows her hair 

straight. 

Emma enjoys many different activities 

such as dance class, which she 

takes twice a week (jazz and tap) and gymnastics once a week. 

She is also involved in Girl Scouts (2nd year Daisy) and in the 

fall she cheers for the Washington Redskins. Emma also enjoys 

heading out to the racetrack to drive a quarter midget racecar. 

Dorothy Suzanna LaParch known as 

Dolly to family and friends is nine 

years old with brown eyes and blonde 

hair and lives with her parents, Ken 

and Jennifer and three sisters, Liz, 

Teresa and KC in Harmony Township. 

Her favorite subject is art and she was 

named student of the week last year. 

Dolly enjoys playing basketball, clogging; 

dancing hip hop and jazz. She is 

also teaching herself gymnastics. Dolly 

loves acting and has participated in 

both the fall and spring school drama club plays. Other interests 

include cooking and baking with her mom. She thinks it is 

really cool to pick fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden 

and prepare them for her family to eat. During the summer she 

enjoys participating in the WC Library’s summer reading program 

and activities. Dolly has learned to knit at the library and 

looks forward to new projects this year. She has entered her art 

work and baking at the Farmers’ Fair in past years and placed 

first, second or third with her entries. She also competed in the 

princess contest last year and placed in the top five. 

Gabrielle Martinez is nine years old 

with brown eyes and brown hair and 

lives with her parents Maria and Sal in 

Washington. Gabrielle will be entering 

fourth grade this fall at the Memorial 

School in Washington. Her team won 

second place in debate and she won 

first place in speech and drama and 

first place in forensics which is the 

championship for speech and drama. In 

school she also competed in the Battle 

of the Books, Garden Club and 

Broadway the musical in May. Some of her hobbies include riding 

horses and in March she competed in her first horse show 

and won first place. Gabrielle also enjoys painting, singing, 

reading, gymnastics, and taking ballet, tap and jazz dance lessons. 

When she grows up she wants to be a singer. 

Kathryn Swistak is 9 years old with 

blue eyes and red hair and lives with 

her parents Michael and Lori and her 

brother and sister in Frelinghuysen 

Township. To say she enjoys sports is 

an understatement- she loves sports 

such as football where she was the 

first girl to play full pads-tackle for 

North Warren midget football league 

last year. She also enjoys softball, soccer, 

cheerleading, roller skating, 

dance and participating in gymnastics. 

Kathryn loves her pets. She has also been in scouting for three 

years and is presently a Brownie. 

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Warren Hills FFA Alumni 

8th Annual Car Show 

in memory of Pete Santini 

On opening day Saturday, July 27, WWC Rangers, 

the Medicine Man, Can Can Dancers and Elmer 

From the East will be walking around the fairgrounds 

and mingling with guests. Catch one of 

their performances on July 27 from 12-6pm in the 

grassy area by Fair office and on stage. 

Sunday, July 28, 2013 

10am to 4pm ~ Rain or Shine 

Pre-registration is $15.00, by July 13 or $20.00 at the 

gate. (Includes admittance into the fair) 

People’s Choice Awards 

Check out the cars, trucks and motorcycles. 

Vote for your favorite one in each class. 

Proceeds benefit Warren Hills FFA Alumni Affiliate. 

Get your picture taken at the Rodeo Roper! 

Please contact Joni @ 908-213-0568 for more information. 

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Big Picture Quilt Project 

Each year children visiting the Kids’ Corral may create a 

quilt square as part of the Big Picture Quilt Project. The 

squares are assembled into quilts that are raffled off the 

next year. The Big Picture Quilt Project quilts from 2012 

will be on display at the Kids’ Corral. To win one just drop 

your name in a jar for a drawing at the end of the week. 

This year we produced 5 quilts from squares that children 

created. Thanks to Rosa Iannitelli of Belvidere for assembling 

the quilts again this year. 

2013 Fire Apparatus & 

Equipment Show 

July 29 5-9 pm • Pit area on Strykers Road 

The Directors for the Warren County Farmers' Fair are adding a 

little friendly, community competition to the Fair with a display 

of fire equipment and apparatus again this year. We have invited 

companies from Sussex and Warren County to participate. 

There are four divisions: Tankers, pumpers, rescue trucks 

and ladder trucks with a trophy and $100 awarded for first 

place in each division. 

As you pull into the pit area you will see signage as to 

where to park for your division. If you wish to compete for trophies 

and prize money please let chairman know when parking 

your vehicle so judging sheets can be filled out for your fire 

company’s equipment. 

All equipment will be judged using national parade judging 

association guidelines and judges outside of Warren 

County. No one will be allowed in or on the equipment while 

your vehicle is being judged. Judging and registration will be 

from 5pm to 7:30pm with sheets being tallied up and awards 

presented between 8-8:30pm. 

No pre registration or fees are required, just bring your fire 

apparatus to the Fair on July 29th. 

As in the past, you are encouraged to set up a table to 

recruit new members. If you have any questions call the fair 

office at 908-859-6563, otherwise we’ll see you at the Fair. 

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Wrestling Tournament 

Saturday, August 3 

2013 Warren County Farmers’ Fair is the Home of the 27th 

annual “Warren Hills Wrestling Club Tournament” to be held on 

August 3rd on the dance pavilion. There is a $500 scholarship 

awarded to the “Most Outstanding Senior Wrestler”. 

The Club concession stand will be open during the regular 

Fairground hours and will have breakfast available the morning 

of the tournament. 

This is the largest and oldest open-air tournament in the 

region. The Warren Hills Wrestling Club is an independent club 

made up of volunteers that promote the sport of wrestling. The 

club helps support wrestlers from kindergarten through college 

freshman. Sportsmanship and team unity among the Warren 

Hills Wrestling family is a virtue we are proud still prevails today. 

After 27 years of this Club’s existence our values on sportsmanship 

and building character in these young men are still strong. 

Mission Statement of the 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair 

Association, Inc. 

The Board of Directors shall be comprised of twelve (12) members, 

six (6) to be selected by the two organizations: Warren 

County Board of Agriculture and the Warren County Pomona 

Grange. 

That the purpose for which it is formed is to establish and 

conduct and carry on from year to year an educational fair for the 

purpose of promoting interest in all phases of Warren County’s 

agriculture and to promote the interest of agriculture generally 

throughout Warren County. 

To promote and hold an annual agricultural fair in the County 

of Warren, State of New Jersey, to comprise exhibits, contests 

and such other activities as the directors may elect to advance 

the interests of agriculture in the county. 

To encourage and solicit participation by farmers, 4-H members, 

FFA members, Granges and other organizations allied 

with agriculture as the fundamental basis of the operation of 

such a fair. As well as residents in the community in the areas 

of Traditional Arts and Cultural and Heritage related projects, 

the environment and all other related fields of interest. 

To use such income as accrues to the Association from 

rentals and any other sources to carry out any of the aforementioned 

purposes of the Association. 

Piazza Farms and 

Greenhouses 

Specialists in Geraniums, 

Bedding & Vegetable Plants, 

Sweet Corn, Tomatoes & Quality Produce. 

OPEN DAILY 

9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

71 Route 57 

Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 

908-859-3228 

Visit our website at www.piazzafarms.com 

Find us on Facebook (search for piazza-farms) 

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FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THE LAST FLING PUMPKIN SLING 

Mark Your Calendar for October 5, 2013 at 

Millbrook Farm, Harmony Township. 

Chefs and beer brewers are invited to compete for 

prize money. This event is for anyone who likes to 

cook chili, talk about their chili or sample chili, brew 

their own beer, talk with others about beer brewing, 

learn about beer brewing or sample craft beers. 

Email info@highlandstourism.org to be notified of 

updates on rules, rates and opportunities. 

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The Kids’ Corral… Chock Full of Fun for Your Little Ones 

Open from 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm 

The Kids’ Corral offers a great deal of hands-on fun, entertainment 

and education. We suspect that the parents have just as 

much fun there as the children do. The fact that it’s easy on the 

wallet (everything is FREE of charge for fairgoers) is an added 

bonus at a time when it counts the most! 

Each year organizers put together a schedule of events that 

is sure to please, adding new activities and shows each year. Last 

year the puppet theatre and milking cow were great additions. 

This year kids can work in the gravel pit and play mini golf. 

Crafts include creating your own door hangers and name 

plates, clay pots, sand art drawings, mosaics, airplanes, wind sox 

and always available are coloring sheets and beading. This year we 

are featuring re-purposed crafts such as snakes made from paper 

towel roles, penguins made from plastic water bottles and catch all 

plastic boxes made from milk containers. 

Don't forget to visit the Kids’ Corral Kitchen where kids will 

be able to decorate cupcakes and hot air balloon shaped cookies, 

and make homemade butter and ice cream. 

If you would like to create lasting memories design your own 

quilt square this year and next year you can enter a drawing to win 

the quilt with your square sewn in it. 

Kids will be able to make tie-dyed t-shirts, supported by the 

Harmony Lions Club. The club is comprised primarily of Harmony 

residents and is over 60 members strong. The Lions Club organization 

focuses on helping the hearing and visually impaired. The 

local club also helps those struggling financially at Thanksgiving 

and Christmas. All the money raised at their food booth is disbursed 

by the membership to those deemed most deserving, so be 

sure to stop by for a bite to eat and to thank them. 

4-H members will also be visiting the tent each day with 

their farm animal pets to share their experiences with visitors. 

NORWESCAP Child and Family Resource Services will be in 

the Kids’ Corral on July 30 and August 1. They will have water 

play for all ages and information on childcare including applications 

for childcare subsidy and choosing childcare. They will also 

have information on becoming a registered childcare provider. 

Special Craft Workshops 

Craft Fun With Stacy 

Come join the fun with Stacy as she will be making: 

• Garden Fairies of beads, pipe cleaners & silk flower pieces. 

• Bead & Button Bracelets using new and old buttons. 

• Stained Glass painted recycled jars. 

• A favorite folk art craft – tin punch art. 

• Yarn butterflies 

JDM Creations 

Join Darla in making re-purposed crafts such as creating your 

own felt animal magnets, bookmarks and duct tape beading. 

PotteryZone 

Come and have fun in the Kids Corral with Pottery Zone’s Ms. 

Cindy. She will help your child make a mini clay tile – press it in 

a form and decorate it for hanging to admire all year long. 

Saturday and Sunday July 27 and 28, 12-4 pm 

Saturday August 3, 12-4 pm 

Clean Community Supported 

Workshops 

Sponsored by Lopatcong, Harmony, & Warren County 

Clean Communities Organizations 

Winakung at Waterloo 

Andrea Proctor returns with “Lenape Litter Lessons” where 

the lesson compares the Lenape American Indians and their 

indigenous sustainable lifestyle to today’s disposable dependent 

culture. The Lenape and their ancestors inhabited New 

Jersey and the surrounding regions for over 10,000 years. 

They collected food from the forest in baskets and bowls, they 

constructed their homes and canoes from woodland materials. 

Animals hunted were used for food, clothing, and tools. 

Throughout this interactive program experience Winakung 

explores the lessons we can learn from studying the Lenape, 

New Jersey’s original people and their resourceful lifestyle. 

Monday, July 29, 2:30 & 4:30 pm 

Wednesday, July 31, 1 & 3:30 pm 

Thursday, August 1, 2 & 4:30 pm 

Environmental Jeopardy 

Enjoy “Willy the Worm Farmer” on Tuesday and Thursday at the 

Kids’ Corral. Come meet “Willy” and his LIVE worm friends and 

learn about composting, recycling and anti-littering. This handson 

interactive program, presented by Becky Clanton & Dinah 

Rush from Environmental Jeopardy, features “Willy”, a 4 foot red 

worm. Children will have the opportunity to become “Worm 

Farmers”, as they create their own worm compost project. 

Tuesday, July 30, 3 pm 

Thursday, August 1, 1 pm 

Wildly Fun Critter Crafts with Diana Dove 

Sunday, July 28, 2:30-4:30 pm, FISH "STICK PUPPETS" 

Protecting our rivers & sea. 

Monday, July 29, 1-3 pm, PAPER FLYING CRITTERS 

Protecting birds, bats, & flying squirrels 

Tuesday, July 30, 2-4 pm, CREATE-A-CLAY CRITTER 

Decorate your clay creation with shells, feathers, sticks, or 

acorn caps. 

Wednesday, July 31, 2-4 pm, CLAY ANIMAL TRACKS 

Protecting woodland habitat 

Thursday, August 1, 1:30-3:30 pm, PINE CONE CRITTERS 

Trees with cones & their habitat 

Friday, August 2, 1:30-3:30 pm, CORN HUSK CRITTERS 

Protect our open space and wildlife 

Saturday, August 3, 4-6 pm, CREATE A TURTLE 

Turtles of the Land, sea, and fresh water 

Craft themes include NJ plants and wildlife. Craft activities carry 

the message, “Kids can make a difference… by not littering.” 

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Some Entertainment at the Kids’ Corral 

Rizzo’s Reptiles 

Lizards, frogs, turtles, gecos 

and insects... learn about the 

wonder and joy that nature has 

to offer. 

Tuesday, July 30, 4:30 pm 

Thursday, August 1, 3:00 pm 

Saturday, August 3, 4:00 pm 

Blue Ribbon Cloggers 

The Blue Ribbon Cloggers are a non-competition dance group from 

Belvidere, New Jersey. Clogging is a style of dance that is similar 

to tap and Canadian step dancing. The group currently consists of 

13 dancers. Members include kids as well as adults. In fact the 

group encourages parents to join along with their children. 

Monday, July 29, 5:30-6:00 pm 

Wednesday, July 31, 5:00-5:30 pm 

During these performances they will also be teaching square 

dancing songs to any interested audience members. The final 

performance at the Fair will be on Thursday, August 1st from 

7:00-8:00 on the dance floor. 

Clowning Around There will be lots of fun when Merriloons 

entertain with dancing and games, along with performing her 

many exciting magic tricks! This year we have a return appearance 

of Balloons the Clown. The staff also welcomes Sprinkles 

for the first time. As you can see, there will be lots of clowning 

around. 

Merriloons: 

Saturday, July 27, 

Monday, July 29, 2:00 & 4:30, 

Tuesday, July 30, 2:00 

Sprinkles the Clown: 

Friday, August 2, 2:00 and 4:30 pm 

Balloons the Clown: 

Saturday, August 3, 12:30 & 3:00 pm 

“Abracadabra Magic Show” 

Be captivated by the magic by Tom Yurasits. With lots of 

audience participation, all ages are sure to have fun. And 

would you believe.... he will make a live rabbit magically 

appear during the show. 

Wednesday, July 31, 2:30 & 4:30 pm 

Saturday, August 3, 5:30 pm 

Kids' Corral Contest Days and Times 

Registration at the Kids' Corral 12 noon – 2:00 pm 

Daily at the Kids' Corral 

1:30 pm – Pie Eating Contest Daily 

4 pm – Veggie Fear Factor Daily 

6 pm – Saltine Eating Contest Daily 

Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday & 

closing day Saturday 

12:30 pm – Watermelon Eating Contest 

2 pm – Egg Relay 

Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & 

closing day Saturday 

6:30 pm – Soaker Relay 

Fear Factor Veggie Style – 

Do you have difficulty getting your kids to eat vegetables 

Maybe they will be up for the challenge of Fear Factor 

Veggie Style at the Kids’ Corral. We don’t like to say we 

“make” your children eat vegetables. Rather, we describe it 

as “introducing” them to a multitude of flavors such as 

spinach, lima beans and raw zucchini. 

Participants are limited to 10 per session. There will 

be prizes awarded for top winners and runners up and 

something for all participants. Special thanks to 

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that we use to purchase items like canned beets, pickled 

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Veterans Still Serving Their Community 

Legionnaires from The American Legion, Carl D. Archer Post 

528 of White Twsp. are adding another night of volunteering 

this year at the Warren County Farmers’ Fair to their repertoire. 

A great ‘squad or company’ of veterans volunteer proudly 

each year to help with the following events at the Farmers’ Fair. 

Their week starts on Saturday, July 27 at 12:30pm on the dance 

floor with set up and registration for the Big Wheel race at 1pm, 

which we started in 1989. We average 40-50 children, ages one 

thru eight years old. Many come back year after year racing 

toward the checkered flag hoping to have the shortest time 

which would ensure them the gold medal and blue ribbon. We 

give out awards ranging from 1st thru 5th place with flags for 

everyone and other goodies gathered from Fair vendors. For the 

past three years we have added tickets from the Land of Make 

Believe (special thanks to Chris Maier) as well as candy from 

Mars Chocolate USA to the winner’s goody bag. 

Monday night they’re back to run the Antique Car Show, 

which last year was the largest ever. We have the following 

categories: 1935-45; 1946-60; 1961-80 and an audience 

favorite. So if you are interested in bringing your car to the 

Fair on July 29 from 4-7pm we would be happy to enter you 

into the show. The driver and one passenger are allowed free 

admission to the fair that night. Check us out on the fair website 

at www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org for a complete listing 

of the rules. We’d like to dedicate this year’s show in memory 

of Pete Santini who passed away last year in a farming 

accident. 

Tuesday afternoon at 1pm they return to run the youth pedal 

tractor obstacle course in the main arena for children ages four 

thru eight. Last year they had 27 participants in the event and 

they were given flags, tickets from the Land of Make Believe (special 

thanks to Chris Maier) as well as candy from Mars Chocolate 

USA to the winner’s goody bag from first thru fifth place with the 

first place winner getting a trophy and the blue ribbon. 

Wednesday they are doing a motorcycle show from 6-9pm on 

the dance floor this year with a minimal registration fee and trophies 

(1st & 2nd place) in the following classes: Antique, Custom, 

Trikes and Stock and one trophy each in a Kid’s and People’s 

Choice class. The rider and one passenger will be allowed free 

admission that night on their bike. Check out the complete set of 

rules and regulations on the fair website, listed above. 

Friday they are pulling double duty with the youth pedal 

tractor obstacle course in the Main Arena at 1pm. Last year they 

had 25 participants in the event giving out prizes as listed above. 

At 7:45pm members return as the color guard to present the 

colors in the main arena prior to the demolition derby at 8pm. 

A special ‘atta boy’ to all of our Veterans volunteering 

throughout the week: Leo Becker, Dennis Smith, Terry Lee, Al 

Martin, Ernie Maso, Tom Rooney, Charlie Avery, Charlie 

Rothenbeck, Bob Brown, George Allen and Joe Chiusano. 

For God and Country, 

Milly Rice, Adjutant 

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Harmony Speedway Historical Society & Dirt Track Heroes 

Harmony Speedway was a dirt 

5/8-mile racetrack and a 1/8- 

mile drag strip. The track 

opened on June 7, 1963 with 

Sam Beavers winning the first 

race. It closed in 1973 with Jay 

Beers winning the final race. 

Carl Van Horn and Dick Crouse 

built the racetrack. Van Horn 

was one of the greatest racecar 

drivers and a legend in racing. 

Well known as the Belvidere 

Bandit in his 71e, he built most 

of his own cars and motors. He set fast time at Langhorn with a 

car that he and Chet Crane built – a 37 Chevy with a 421 Pontiac 

motor. This car is owned by Ray Boissonneu of NH who also owns 

Indy and sprint car's, with this being his only dirt car. 

It was great racing Harmony Speedway, a circle track that 

paid great purses, and at the 1/8th mile Drag Strip. The drag strip 

also had many good races with Drivers such as: Mel Carty, Walt 

Garrett, Bobby Allen, Ralph Ott, Archie Myers and Joe “Peppy” 

Fernandez. It ran 2 nights – Wednesday and Saturday. The oval 

and drag strip had a lot of great drivers with 3 nights of racing 

with over a 100 cars each night. 

Over the years the Harmony track hosted many race's including 

URC in 1963, 1964, and 1965, Sports Car SCODA, American 

Motorcycle Association. Women’s Powder Puff race winners included 

Carol Bickel, Marilyn Sargent, Anna Mae Pauch, Winnie Stecker, 

Mary McGuire, Doris Babington, and Gloria Beech. Frank Schneider 

is the all time winner with 26 races. Other wins include Will Cagel 

22, Al Tasnady 14, Toby Tobias 10 and Bob Pickell with 8 win's. 

Jimmy Wismer, Russ Stecker, Peppy Fernandez, Stan Poloski Jr., 

Barry Dolan, Jay Beers, Larry Honey, Tom Hager are some of the top 

Sportsman drivers. Leading late model drivers are Loren Holland 

Sr., Clarence Hill, and Fats Cummins just to name a few. 

For the first time at the Fair last year we had inductees into our 

Hall of Fame. This year the induction will be on Sunday, July 28, 

2013 at 1:00 pm. The show will be starting at 12 noon and run to 

6pm, with all different types of cars from different tracks. Come out 

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Don’t Miss The Animal Barn 

Located next to the 4-H Exhibit Building 

If you are attending the Fair with your children the Animal 

Exhibit Barn is a must-see! The barn is located next to the 4-H 

barn. There you will find common farm animals—pigs, a horse, 

a pony, a water buffalo, goats, cows and calf, chickens, turkeys, 

bunnies and ducks. 

Your child will be able to see these animals up close, as 

well as learn about each animal. Coloring books will be available 

for your children to take home. 

Special thanks to the Smith and Sodtalbers family for all 

their help in getting the Animal Exhibit Barn set up for the 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair. 

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16th Annual Traditional Arts Expo Showcasing 

Don’t miss the opportunity to see fascinating trades and skills 

of years gone by. Participating groups will have exhibits and 

demonstrations week long in the Arts Expo Building at the Fair, 

located on the southend of the fairgrounds. Here is a sampling 

of some of the arts you will see. 

The Lost Art Lacers 

The Lost Art Lacers collectively have many years of experience in 

making, studying, collecting, and teaching the intricacies of handmade 

laces. The group may often be seen at places such as 

Millbrook Village, the Warren County Farmers’ Fair, the NJ State 

Fair, the DAR's Christmas in July, Grey Towers in Milford, PA, 

Cooper Mill in Chester, NJ, and the Armstrong House in Montague, 

as well as numerous others throughout the year where interested 

spectators turn out to marvel over the painstakingly slow process 

of weaving different types of laces by hand. Members of the LAL 

specialize in diverse laces – bobbin laces, tatting, crochet, knitted 

lace, needle lace, and hairpin lace. Access the website 

www.lostartlacers.org for contact information and dates and 

places of events. (Please note the Lost Art Lacers will soon have 

a new website, as our internet provider is changing.) 

Warren County Needle Arts Guild 

The Warren County Needlearts Guild was founded in 1979 for 

those interested in traditional (and sometimes not-so-traditional) 

needle arts, and is dedicated to the growth of these skills 

and the learning of new techniques. Hand arts the group focuses 

on include sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, 

and other forms of creative expression in handwork. The Guild 

offers monthly programs or projects guided by members’ interests, 

generally led by talented guild members, with an occasional 

guest speaker. Each meeting features a “show and tell” of 

completed or in-progress work, providing inspiration and support 

for members, offering one-on-one help with problems. 

The Needlearts Guild is a small, friendly, creative group 

that is supportive of others who love needlework. Recent programs 

have included ruched fabric flowers, an appliqued tablerunner, 

wool penny-rug techniques, chicken-scratch embroidery, 

and knitting, among others. 

Beyond their own interests, the Needlearts Guild members 

strive to use their skills in making a difference in the community 

through an annual service project. This year they made quilted 

fleece blankets for “Derek’s Hugs”, in support of children in 

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Angel 34 Foundation, and Children's 

Hospital of Philadelphia. Past projects have benefited pediatric 

cancer units in Lehigh Valley Hospital via “Con-Kerr Cancer” 

and the Million Pillowcase Challenge, as well as a program to 

make totebags and backpacks for school children in Haiti, in 

conjunction with United Methodist Women. 

Meetings are held from September through June on the 

third Tuesday at 6:30 PM, at the McCrea Port Murray United 

Methodist Church, 276 Main Street in Port Murray, NJ. Please 

stop by their table in the Expo building to see examples of their 

work and talk with members. All items for sale are made by our 

talented Guild members. 

The Evening Star Quilters Guild 

The Evening Star Quilter’s Guild was founded 26 years ago in 

September of 1987. The original group of 12 quilters from 

Warren County who quilted in their homes has grown to a 

vibrant guild averaging 103 members. 

If you have a love for quilting you are welcome to join the 

group, where you'll learn and share the art and skills of quilting. 

A main focus of the Evening Star Quilter’s Guild is to provide continuing 

education and support to all members from beginners to 

experts. The Guild meets at 7:00 pm at the Belvidere High School 

on the second Tuesday of each month from September to June 

every year. Dues amount is $20.00 per year. 

Creativity is inspired through the many optional programs, 

some of which include: show and tell, challenges, block of the 

month, row quilts and mystery quilts. Workshops on specific 

designs or techniques are offered throughout the year where 

one can learn “hands-on” and possibly go home with a finished 

quilt. A new member liaison assures no one will ever feel 

uncomfortable attending their first meeting. 

Throughout the 24 years the Evening Star Quilter’s Guild has 

been together, the members have reached out to the community by 

donating hundreds of quilts in support of local charities and organizations. 

Each year the Charity Quilt Committee identifies a charity 

or organization to receive the quilts made by the members. In 

the past quilts have been provided to “Wrap a Smile”, an organization 

which helps children with cleft lip or palate repair. Quilts 

have also been given to the many brave wounded soldiers in hospitals 

here and abroad though Quilts of Valor. For the past several 

years, the Evening Star Quilters have created and donated holiday 

place mats to Meals-on-Wheels for distribution to local shutins 

in hopes of making their holidays brighter. And there are other 

organizations to which the group has donated many quilts. 

To learn more about the Evening Star Quilter’s Guild, 

please visit our website at www.esqg.com 

Hunterdon County Quilting Guild 

The Hunterdon County Quilting Guild celebrated its 35th anniversary 

of its founding in 2013. The Hunterdon County Quilting Guild 

has participated in the Warren County Farmers’ Fair since the 

beginning of the Traditional Arts Expo. The group is comprised of 

over 50 members who come from a broad geographic area. Their 

quilting skills and interests range from almost-beginners to more 

than 40 years of quilting experience; from traditionalists to 21st 

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The Arts of Year’s Past 

century design ideas. This diversity in membership enhances the 

shared experience of belonging to an organization devoted to their 

one common, passionate interest! Women and men with an interest 

in the preservation and promotion of the Quilting Arts and the 

involvement of community service through the creation of quilts 

are always welcome to join. Having an opportunity to spend time 

with others having kindred interests while learning new techniques, 

sharpening skills, and experiencing “Wow, I can do that!” 

moments, makes Guild participation highly worthwhile. The 

atmosphere is friendly and non-competitive, and you cannot avoid 

having a stimulating time at our meetings! 

In addition to lectures and workshops presented by expert speakers, 

the yearly schedule of activities features a member-led “round 

robin”, a community service workshop day, and a quilters’ retreat 

weekend. The Biennial Quilt Show at the Lebanon Township 

Museum at New Hampton is held during the month of October, in 

odd-numbered years. While not the main reason for the Guild’s 

existence, its Community Service initiative is of great importance. 

This ongoing program allows the Guild to offer comfort to those in 

need in the form of a soft, warm quilt. This year's efforts provided 

lap robe-sized quilts to many clients of Home Instead as well as 

more than 40 quilts donated to the Children’s Home Society of New 

Jersey and 17 quilts sent to military personnel through the Quilts 

of Valor Foundation. Other groups served by Guild include Habitat 

for Humanity, FISH, the Shannon Daley Foundation, St. Peter’s 

and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Centers’ neonatal units. 

You are invited to learn more about the Guild at its annual Open 

House meeting in October. Be sure to stop by the Hunterdon 

County Quilting Guild area in the Expo building where they will 

have a schedule of meetings for the upcoming year, will be demonstrating 

quilting techniques and presenting the “Quilters’ 

Boutique” of handmade items. For more information about the 

Hunterdon County Quilting Guild, please call 908-752-7447, or go 

to hcqgnews.tripod.com. 

About Fiber Artist Lois Macknik 

Lois Macknik is a fiber artist who has been a handweaver for over 

30 years. She uses traditional patterns and frequently demonstrates 

at historic sites. Besides weaving, she teaches children's 

basket classes and needlefelts 3-dimensional animals. At the Fair 

she will be demonstrating weaving and talking about her natural 

dyeing. She will have a loom for visitors to weave on. Visit 

www.loismacknik.com 

The Traditional Arts Expo is brought to you in part by the generosity 

of the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. 

The Commission was created by the Board of Chosen Freeholders 

of the County of Warren in October 1972. It’s mission is to develop 

county programs in order to promote public interest in local 

and county history, the arts, cultural values, goals, and traditions 

of the community as well as the State and Nation. The 

Commission is located in Shippen Manor Museum in Oxford, New 

Jersey. The Museum and it programs are sponsored by the Warren 

County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Warren County Cultural 

& Heritage Commission and the New Jersey Historic Trust. For 

more information on their summer concert series, guided tours, 

field trips for school classes and special group tours visit the website 

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Fred Grotenhuis Bob Mueller Tom Baldwin Jim Duncan Kim Gott Frank Catchings 

The organizers of the 13th year of the Hot Air 

Balloon Festival, presented by JCP&L, are 

proud to be a part of the Fair as it celebrates 

76 years. We would like to thank AmeriGas 

who keeps our balloons afloat by supplying us 

propane for the week. 

As organizers, it has been great to see the 

Fair continue to grow these past 13 years 

while still retaining its agricultural roots. The 

fact that the event is affordable for the community 

makes it more special. Thanks to the directors 

who volunteer many hours throughout the 

year and are committed to providing the best in 

family entertainment. Enjoy! 

FIND US ON 

To Book A Full Length Balloon Ride 

at the Fair Call 908-454-3431 or 

email fly@njballoonrides.com 

Meet the pilots... 

1 Pilot and balloon festival coordinator 

Fred Grotenhuis has over 46 years of flying 

experience. His first experience with piloting 

was in the military flying helicopters. 

From there he went on to get his fixed wing 

license and then his license for hot air balloons 

in 1980. Fred has flown helicopters, 

fixed wing, powered parachutes, hot air balloons 

and paragliders. He has also graduated 

from flying Air Hog 2 channel to Blade 

6 channel RC helicopters. 

Fred recently joined the Aero Club of 

America, which flies a gas balloon that uses 

hydrogen as the lifting agent. 

When Fred is not flying the balloon in 

Harmony he can be seen paragliding off the 

scenic mountains of Costa Rica. Fred runs a 

bed and breakfast in Costa Rica in the winter, 

where he is known as Grampa Ninja. 

Fred’s insistence on keeping safety first 

and also keeping the festival fun for the 

pilots make it one of the favorite festivals 

for the pilots. 

2 Bob Mueller is coming to the Warren 

County Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon 

Festival as the pilot of the RE/MAX balloon. 

Bob has been flying balloons since 1983. 

Before he matched up with Re/Max, Bob had 

done some flying for Pepsi and a road trip with 

Claritin Hot Air Balloon Programs. He 

counts himself lucky to have used the sport to 

feed his passions for travel, sightseeing and 

meeting people. In addition to flying in many 

of the states in the United States, Bob has 

also flown in six different countries. Bob’s current 

favorite place to fly is Letchworth Park in 

upper NY, (over the largest of the 27 water 

falls there). In addition to flying the Re/Max 

Hot Air Balloon, Bob loves doing school programs 

for K-5 and administering the local 

clubs Balloon Competition. 

Bob recommends getting involved with 

ballooning on many levels, flying, crewing 

and building. The local club in the area 

GEBA Great Eastern Balloon Assoc., is an 

excellent source of information. You can 

Google them under GEBA balloons. 

3 Tom Baldwin writes: When Rodger Kell, a 

college friend, said he was taking hot air balloon 

flying lessons I thought he was wacked 

out. This was in the early 70's and I already 

had my single engine airplane rating. I started 

helping (crewing) and went on to get my balloon 

rating. I was fortunate to fly for Malcom 

Forbes, Bennihana and others gaining experience. 

In 1987, I purchased a balloon and I currently 

fly The Unity Bank Balloon for Unity 

Bank Corp., Clinton, NJ. 

4 Jim Duncan has been involved in ballooning 

since 1978, and received his commercial hot 

air balloon license in 1984. For many years, 

he owned and operated a passenger service, 

“Cloud 9 Balloon Flights,” and focused on his 

passion for competition throughout the United 

States. He won the Great Eastern Balloon 

Assoc. Championship eight times and also 

won several local “Hare and Hound” events. 

Jim likes to spend time working with Bert 

Padelt at Best Aviation Services, building 

balloons for personal use and building gas 

balloons for use in setting records. He has 

had the opportunity to travel to Japan where 

he enjoyed flying with the “Fly One Team” 

based in Saga. 

Since he retired from General Motors, 

Jim now spends summers in New Jersey flying 

“Air Head Invader” for Fred and Giulia 

and spends his winters in Venice, Florida 

cruising the Intracoastal Waterway in his 

boat, “Dunk-In.” 

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5. Kim Gott writes: We are glad to participate 

again this year in the Warren County Balloon 

Festival. This festival continues to be a great 

place to fly from with all of our ballooning 

friends. Most of us share the experience with 

our family members. Either husbands and 

wives, our children or just our best friends. It’s 

amazing to see the changes through the years. 

I started with my kids being four and six years 

old. Now Tucker, the youngest is graduating 

from high school. He continues to fly fixed 

wing as he goes off to college. Lindy is living 

her dream as she is now a jockey and a college 

student. We thank our great crew of Sandy, 

Jeff, Debbie and Bruce. 

6. Frank Catchings and his wife Andrea 

own Aero Caliente Balloon Adventures and 

have been in operation since 1998. Their 

balloon is an Aerostar RX-8 with a volume 

of 90,000 cubic feet, which can carry the 

pilot and up to three passengers. 

Frank has been flying fixed wing aircraft 

since 1978, and hot air balloons since 1997. 

Outside of aviation, Frank is a retired 

construction manager and Andrea is a 

Registered Nurse at Hunterdon Medical 

Center. 

Based in Flemington, NJ, their beautiful 

neon yellow, green and black balloon can be 

seen drifting over scenic Hunterdon County 

most weekends and is available for flightseeing 

excursions for any occasion. 

7. A native of New Jersey and resident of 

Hunterdon County for the last 25 years, 

James Buzby will be flying his Buzz Off balloon. 

Shortly after moving to Union 

Township from Somerville, Jim and his family 

started chasing balloons casually in the 

evenings as so many people in this area 

often do. Jim began chasing for his friend, 

Rich Wiedenhaefer, pilot of the Strawberry 

Balloon. Rich agreed to give Jim some lessons 

and the love of ballooning began. 

Fourteen years and two balloons later, Jim 

and his first-rate crew can be seen on beautiful 

evening and early morning flights in 

our area. “We love coming to the Warren 

County Farmers Fair every year. The people 

are great and the relaxed flying atmosphere 

is very enjoyable.” Jim recently retired and 

now has more time to devote to his favorite 

hobbies of skiing and ballooning.

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Jim Buzby Vince Galet Joyce Lang Keith Erwin Tim S. and Tom M. Joe Doerer 

8. Vince Galet writes. I am a 10th generation 

balloonist, I was conceived in a balloon, born 

in a balloon, and I learned to fly a balloon 

before I learned to walk or talk. I have been flying 

for 50 years, everyone in my family is a 

pilot. My house is a balloon hangar and I only 

use propane for energy. 

Ok, just kidding - here is the real one: 

The Sky Riders Balloon Team flies a 90,000 

cuft HEAD balloon. The team was founded by 

Vince Galet – our commercial pilot – in 2005. 

It includes several dedicated crew members, a 

pilot in training, and a number of fans. We do 

this because we love it. To us, every balloon 

flight is kind of magical and we are very passionate 

about flying. In low season we fly 

together just for the fun of it. It would be a 

shame not to fly on a good day! We also fly passengers 

from spring to fall to share the awesome 

feeling and create unforgettable moments: 

we are proud to be a 2012 Viva America pick as 

outstanding attraction. Our goal is to have a 

great time and be safe - and we do just that. 

You can usually spot us in beautiful 

Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), and occasionally 

at balloon festivals in the North East. 

Gentle breezes and soft landings to all! 

9. Joyce Lang is returning to the 2013 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair, along with her 

daughter, Kali, who is a student pilot. Joyce 

has been flying balloons for 28 years and Kali 

took her first balloon ride at age six. Having 

attended balloon events in 9 states, Canada, 

France and in the Alps in Austria, the Warren 

County Farmers’ Fair is one of their favorites. 

They really appreciate the generous hospitality 

of landowners in Warren County and 

respect the importance of farms and the dedication 

of those who work them. Joyce and 

Kali live in Bethlehem, PA where Joyce works 

in the Early Childhood Education Department 

at Northampton Community College. 

10. Keith Erwin is a local Commercial Pilot 

who flies for several local balloon companies 

in Warren & Hunterdon County. To date he 

has logged over 1,000 hours of commercial 

flights and loving every flight like its his first. 

You can see Keith in the skies all year round. 

The Warren County Fair is one of Keith’s 

favorite place to fly out of. Life is good. 

11. Tim Schonman and Tom Martin – 

Comments from Chase Crew: My name is 

Jeannie and I have been chasing balloons for 

Tim and Tom for my whole life. It started 

when I was still in a car seat, now I drive the 

chase vehicle. Together with my Mother, 

Armine, and Brother, Bill, we have worn out 

three Suburbans chasing balloons. We have 

chased my father and Tom all over Hunterdon, 

Warren, and Bucks Counties since 1995. We 

have been flying at Warren County Farmers’ 

Fair since the beginning and we love coming 

here, it’s a great time seeing all of our friends 

and competing in all of the contests even 

though Fred always beats us. My father’s 

favorite contest is the bike race, because we 

love strategizing and planning how we are 

going to beat Fred. We would like to thank 

Giulia for all of her hard work, but mostly for 

always inviting us back. 

Comment by Fred: No comment 

Comment by Giulia: Because you always 

write the best bios. 

12. Joe Doerer and his wife Janet took their 

first balloon ride in August of 1984 at a festival 

in Bloomsbury, NJ. The following year they 

both began a training program to become 

pilots while crewing for other balloonists. 

After three lessons Janet decided that flying 

as a passenger and celebrating after the flight 

was a lot more fun than learning about FAA 

regulations and how to track weather. They 

purchased their Dream Chaser balloon in 

1985 and Joe continued on to receive his private 

pilot license. Joe’s brother Jim joined the 

Dream Chaser team early on as their crew 

chief and has progressed over the years to a 

Balloon Federation of America Level Four 

Master Crew Chief. Joe earned his commercial 

pilot license in 1989, allowing him to fly paying 

passengers and train future pilots. He has 

been an active member of the Great Eastern 

Balloon Association (www.gebaballoon.org) 

since the mid 1980’s and is a past President of 

the association. 

The Dream Chaser crew flies mostly in the 

NJ, PA, and NY area. They also have flown at 

the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 

in 1991 and the Festival De Montgolfieres in 

Saint Jean Sur Richelieu, Quebec since 1993. 

Our goal in ballooning is to enjoy safe, fun 

flights while carrying on the tradition of friendship 

and freedom that have long been the sym- 

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bols of ballooning. We look forward each year 

to participating in the bicycle/balloon race at 

the Warren County Farmer’s Fair for the challenge 

it offers and for the opportunity to assist 

a local charity. In 2011 the Dream Chaser team 

shared first place honors in the bicycle/balloon 

race with the fastest returning bicycle to have 

made it to Pennsylvania and back. 

13. Scott Saxton has been around hot air balloons 

since the age of two. Once old enough, 

he began crewing, and then eventually started 

pilot training in 1994. Scott received his 

Private FAA License in 1998, and then his 

Commercial FAA License in 2001. He and his 

brother Tony founded Endless Mountains Hot 

Air Balloons, Inc in March of 2003. In 2005, 

the company expanded to fly passengers in 

both Northeastern and Southeastern PA. 

Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons, Inc is 

also the proud new owners of Pea-Nut the 

Flying Elephant special shape balloon. Scott 

has crewed for and flown balloons throughout 

the United States, including flying the Corn 

Palace Balloon Club special shapes and the 

Liberty Bell Special shape. 

14. Bart Geentiens started in aviation in 1977 

flying sail-planes. He has been flying fixed 

wing aircraft since 1993, from single engine to 

twin engine aircraft. Bart started flying hot air 

balloons in 1997, obtaining a Private Pilot 

License in 2003 and a Commercial License in 

2004. To date he has accumulated over 350 

hours in his Ballooning career. His wife, Toni, 

and he attend several balloon festivals 

throughout the year. 

15. Mark and Sandi Avery of Frelinghuysen 

got started in ballooning in the early 1980's 

when Sandi was asked to write a computer 

program to help organize one of the first NJ 

balloon festivals. After quickly becoming 

hooked on ballooning they soon found themselves 

crewing for some local balloonists and 

chasing them around NJ for several years 

before raising a family. They bought their 

own balloon in 2010 with the help of friend 

Rich Wiedenhaefer, pilot of the Strawberry 

balloon, who also trained Mark to fly. Sandi 

is the crew chief and together with their sons 

and friends as crew they enjoy flying their 

balloon around the scenic areas of Warren 

and Hunterdon counties. They have appreci-

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ated the welcoming environment of the local 

ballooning community and have especially 

enjoyed the fun and friendly atmosphere 

found at the WCFF Festival. Mark has been 

flying as a NY-based commercial airline pilot 

for the past 20+ years. 

16. Ken Kreiger will be joining us again in 

2013. Ken attended the festival for the first 

time in 2010, not knowing what to expect. 

He thoroughly enjoyed Warren County hospitality 

so much that he has decided he will 

become a permanent fixture. 

17. Jeff Buchman is from Allentown PA. Jeff 

started ballooning in 2003 and has flown in 

New York, Georgia, Utah, Pennsylvania and 

New Jersey. Jeff flies commercially in his 

balloon or the local REMAX balloon. If it 

flies, he has flown it. He started flying 

before his parents would let him drive a car. 

When not instructing and flying in small aircraft, 

gliders or balloons he is a Captain and 

Check Airman on Boeing 767 and 757’s, 

training or giving check rides for a major 

international airline. He also instructs and 

is a check airman for the USAF AUX in gliders 

and powered aircraft. Many of his students 

have gone on to the Air Force, Navy 

and Coast Guard Academies. Jeff volunteers 

as a speaker and safety educator for the 

FAA sharing his 40+ years of professional 

experience. Jeff and his crew will make sure 

your balloon flight is safe and enjoyable! 

18. Mark Fritze writes about his balloon, 

Adorned with 13 stars, representing the 13 

original colonies, over each print of the preamble 

to the United States Constitution, this 

patriotic balloon, “Freedom Flyer,” was completed 

in 2010. I had it commissioned to 

remind “WE” the people, the importance of this 

document. Through the inspirational writings 

from our spiritually guided forefathers, for the 

first time in history, a society set out to break 

away from a ruler and govern themselves; no 

monarchy or dictator, but a government of, by, 

and for the people. This is an incredibly 

unique, successful, and vulnerable concept. It 

must be defended and followed in order to keep 

America strong and free. 

19. Tim Strand lives in Holland Township NJ. 

He started out in aviation as an FAA-licensed 

aircraft mechanic, and then moved to the 

cockpit as an airplane pilot in 1979. After a 

friend took him for a hot air balloon ride in 

1989, he has been hooked on piloting balloons 

ever since (about 1900 hours worth!). 

He flies the colorful “Sunrise” balloon. 

Over the years since that first ride, Tim 

has flown as a corporate balloon pilot in full 

and part time positions for Wathne Clothiers, 

Paine Webber, Seagram’s, and United Van 

Lines. Tim has his own Technical Writing 

and Training firm and works with various 

firms supporting the Dept. of Homeland 

Security airport security initiative. 

Tim and his wife Clare (also a licensed 

pilot) travel to several balloon events a year, 

including the Quechee Balloon Festival in 

Quechee, VT, the NJ Festival of Ballooning, 

the Warren County (NJ) Farmers’ Fair 

Balloon Rally, the Adirondack Balloon 

Festival in the Lake George region of upstate 

NY, and the big one, the Albuquerque 

International Balloon Fiesta in NM. 

20. Tracy Leaver enjoys sharing her love of 

ballooning. Each unique flight offers once in 

a lifetime, special memories for her passengers. 

In her everyday world, Tracy is the 

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Executive Director of Woodlands Wildlife 

Refuge, Inc. in Hunterdon County and in her 

spare time she escapes and flies the Jurassic 

Journey balloon, sharing adventures with 

her Chase Crew including her husband Jeff 

and friends Susan, Karen and Fernando, 

Mike and Debbie. “My crew is the best! They 

make every flight extra special and so much 

fun! If you haven’t flown make it happen! 

21. Randy Lee has been involved with ballooning 

15 years with over ten years and 500 hours 

as a pilot. He fell in love with the sport after 

taking his first balloon ride. As pilot, Randy is 

only part of the team. He and Jean, his wife 

and number one Support Person (in more ways 

than one), operate Carolina High Hot Air 

Balloon Company, LLC in Four Oaks, NC. In 

addition to flying near their home, they enjoy 

traveling with their balloon throughout the 

eastern United States and Canada. They both 

enjoy life and sharing their sport with new and 

old friends they meet along the way. Laughter 

is not uncommon around Randy and Jean. 

22. Bill Whidden writes: I have been flying 

Balloons for over 30 years. My balloon is 

named "Great Balls Of Fire II”. Why I am a 

Jerry Lee Lewis fan, I like the song and guess 

what – you have a great big ball of fire over 

your head when flying in a Hot Air Balloonbut 

relax – all Hot Air balloons function in the 

same way! I have been a pilot for 30 years with 

over 3000 hours in hot air balloons, dirigibles 

and gas balloons. I have flown in almost all of 

the contiguous 48 states, as well as Austria, 

Ireland, England, Portugal, France, Belgium, 

Germany, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand – and 

rated to fly both Gas and Hot Air. 

Since I took my first flight in the early eighties, 

I have been fascinated with Balloon flight.

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It is truly the oldest and most unique way of 

experiencing mans freedom from the boundaries 

of earth. I still enjoy the thrill and exhilaration 

my first time passengers experience 

when they marvel at sights and sounds of ballooning- 

and to fly here in the beautiful farm 

lands of New Jersey and Pennsylvania is paralleled 

by very few other places that I have 

flown. It is always a pleasure to be in the area 

and fly passengers for their first time or 2nd, 

3rd or 4th flight. 

23. Rich (RJ) Letrent, originally from 

Western Pennsylvania, currently hails from 

Hamilton, New Jersey. He holds a commercial 

LTA certificate and flies regularly in the 

Garden State. Logbook entries also include 

a number of festivals across the northeastern 

USA and even a flight in the Slovak 

Republic. “I got hooked on ballooning back 

in 2005 when my neighbor, Jeff Lovelace, 

talked me into coming out to crew. I had no 

idea what to expect, but it turned into an 

addiction. Along the way, I’ve encountered 

some of the most wonderful people you will 

ever meet and flown many a balloon.” 

The HI Balloon has an interesting story. It 

began life as the Yashica Camera Balloon. 

When the corporate contract expired, the 

previous owner removed all of the letters 

except for the “HI”. That bit of whimsy 

proved to be very popular. Eventually, the 

aging envelope was retired and a new one 

commissioned. “HI” was included in the new 

design and continues to generate smiles. 

RJ and Jeff bought the HI Balloon from 

Don Henk in the fall of 2007 and are thrilled 

to, once again, bring HI back to Warren 

County. “There is no question that this is 

our favorite event. Fred and Giulia put on a 

great show. We have flown many places, but 

nothing compares to the unique mix of the 

fair and magnificent scenery. The real 

attraction is the people though. The hospitality 

and camaraderie is unequalled anywhere. 

We have a heck of a commute, but it 

is worth the drive every time!” 

RJ serves on the Board of Directors for the 

Great Eastern Balloon Association (GEBA). 

He is also a member of the Balloon 

Federation of America (BFA) and the Aircraft 

Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). 

When he is not ballooning, RJ heads up the 

electronic prepress department at a commercial 

printer in Trenton, New Jersey. 

24. Rick Bryant and his crew- wife, CJ and 

crew chief, Jimmy have been flying their balloon, 

“Out of the Blue” for the past 8 years. 

Rick has flown Navy jets and commercial 

airliners, but his favorite flying is the hot air 

balloon. When asked why, he says " no air 

traffic control telling you what to do!" Rick 

has flown in balloon events in several states 

in the USA and International events in 

England and Switzerland. He prefers the 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair and Balloon 

festival right here in his own backyard. "You 

can't beat the camaraderie among the pilots 

and crews, and the scenery is beautiful", he 

says. Throw in the interesting competitions 

and you have a first rate balloon festival. 

25. Richard Scott Kelley writes: Experiences 

with Lighter-than-Air – The Warren County 

Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival is 

a special event for us. The Festival provides a 

lot to have us here with food, passengers, sponsors 

and fun. We look forward to this event 

every year. Thanks to a hard working crew: 

Stephanie (my wife), June, Natalie, Alan, 

Carol, Michael and Sally, Ron and Elaine and 

Ford (who does it all including being the photographer!) 

we have enjoyed great flights 

including the Bicycle Race. We have great countryside 

to fly over and wonderful landowners 

who welcome us to land on their properties. We 

also have time to enjoy the rest of the Farmers’ 

Fair. Thanks for having us! 

26. JR Maehr is the owner and operator of 

JD Adventures, from Piscataway NJ. His 

first ride was in Sonoma County California - 

wine country – in 1992. Joined a chase 

crew and eventually the crew chief for the 

Coors Balloon Team. Became a private pilot 

in 1997 and commercial pilot in 2003. In his 

fourth year at the fair flying the Balloon, 

Kaleidoscope. JR currently is a pilot for two 

local ride companies, with engagement 

flights a specialty. 

27. Sally Mazzocchi has been involved in 

ballooning since she was 10 years old. To 

her, ballooning is a family activity. Her dad 

Nick is also a pilot and her mom Sherrie is 

part of the crew along with many extended 

family members, affectionately known as 

The Flying Mazzocchis. Sally has flown in 

events throughout the US and also in 

Canada and China, but most often can be 

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found flying in the skies above Hunterdon 

County, NJ. Her favorite part of ballooning is 

meeting new people and traveling to new 

places. Sally is a proud member of the Great 

Eastern Balloon Association and currently 

serves as President. 

28. Rich Wiedenhaefer has been hot air 

ballooning in the local area for 16 years. 

Originally from Pattenburg, N.J., Rich now 

resides with his wife Cat in Williams 

Township, PA. They have two balloons, the 

always popular “Giant Strawberry” and the 

smaller “Bullseye.” Their ace chase crew is 

Billy and Cynthia Salis of Clinton NJ. When 

not flying the balloon Rick is a Check 

Captain with United Airlines out of Newark 

NJ or hacking at the golf balls in Hellertown 

PA at Silver Creek Golf Course. Their all 

time favorite Warren County Fair story is 

landing the giant strawberry north of the 

Fair on Rt. 519 where two six year old 

twins were having a Strawberry Shortcake 

birthday party – what a coincidence. 

29. Rodger Kell has been ballooning for over 

40 years and operates a commercial ride 

business in Harmony Township with his wife, 

Sue. He has flown all over the United States, 

in France with the late Malcolm Forbes and 

in Africa with friends. The adventures and 

friends made, old and new, have made ballooning 

an integral part of his life. He is looking 

forward to the fair which is one of his 

favorite venues. 

30. Tony DiCocco wrote: In the ensuing 30 

years – wow, I must be old! – I have flown 

countless flights; trained several other pilots; 

met my wife who was a student pilot in 1989 

when we met, and developed deep friendships 

with other pilots and crew. And although a lot 

of my flying is commercial passenger flights I 

most enjoy the ‘just for kicks’ flights on those 

beautiful days that you just can’t not fly. 

31. Neal Blackwell started his ballooning 

career 30 years ago by simply going for a balloon 

ride with former coworker, Dave Spais. 

Dave, at that time, was working for a company 

named Sky Works which flew from Hopewell 

Twp., NJ. Dave had his private license and 

needed people to fly with him to log time for 

his commercial license. After some major convincing, 

Dave talked Neal’s brother, another

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into the city of Trenton and landed in the middle 

of a soccer game. The kids had as much 

fun as they did. From then, Dave talked Neal 

into crewing – at least that is what they called 

it. Neal called it working for no pay. After 

crewing for a few years Neal then earned his 

private pilot license in 1981 and his commercial 

rating a short time thereafter. 

Since then he has flown countless 

flights; trained several other pilots; met his 

wife who was a student pilot in 1989, and 

developed deep friendships with other 

pilots and crew. His current student is a 17 

year old boy who has been chasing, flying 

and crewing with them since he was 6 

years old. His 14 year old sister will probably 

be his next student. 

Neal and his wife, in addition to participating 

in several regional balloon events in 

New Jersey, Maryland and Canada, have 

also had the wonderful adventure of flying 

over the Alps in Switzerland and Austria a 

couple of years ago. The opportunities of 

ballooning are just as endless as the sky! 

32 Kenny Shumate is from Orlando, 

Florida where he has lived for over 49 

years. He recently retired after 30 years 

from Walt Disney World as a Firefighter. 

Kenny used to hunt on the property that 

Disney now owns and helped with the 

excavation of the Walt Disney Resort 

before going to work as a firefighter there. 

Kenny has been flying hot air balloons 

for over 29 years and has logged over 

2,000 hours in the air. He is a certified 

Flight Instructor and has trained over 56 

new pilots. He has flown balloons of all 

sizes and shapes from the 2X Cloud 

Hopper models to the large 210,000 cubic 

foot 10 passenger balloons and special 

shapes such as The Brazilian Clown 

Balloon. Kenny puts his emphasis on providing 

a safe, fun and exciting adventure 

that you will remember for years to come. 

Kenny has flown all over the United State, 

Canada, and New Zealand. His favorites are 

Freedom Weekend Aloft in Anderson, South 

Carolina, several festivals in Canada and 

now the Warren County Farmers’ Fair. He 

has sent his balloons as far away as Japan 

for the world Championships in Saga, Japan. 

He has met so many people from many different 

walks of life, enjoys life to the maximum 

and appreciates the gift of flight. 

33. Jennifer Goldbloom writes, I fell in love 

with ballooning during my first flight in 

Gallup, New Mexico in 1982. I earned my 

commercial LTA rating in 1992 and have 

been involved in many aspects of the sport 

over the years. Ballooning has given me the 

opportunity to travel and fly in many states in 

the U.S., as well as Canada and France. 

Floating above the earth, seeing new places 

and making new friends through ballooning’s 

chance encounters makes me think to myself, 

“What a Wonderful Whirled!” 

34 Owner of “Best” Aviation Services in 

Bally Pennsylvania, Bert Padelt and his 

wife Joanie run a full time repair station for 

both hot air and gas balloons. He is a builder 

of both hot air and gas balloons, and his balloons 

hold FAI world class records in AX 

(hot air), AA (gas), and AM (Rozier) categories. 

His thousand meter gas balloon 

design has flown further then any other balloon 

in the Gordon Bennett. Involved in ballooning 

since 1972, he was the Systems 

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Director for Steve Fossett’s round the world 

balloon attempts, including his successful 

flight in the Summer of 2002. In 2007, Bert 

built the smallest manned gas balloon to 

ever cross the Atlantic Ocean when David 

Hempelman Adams flew his 37,000 cubic 

foot balloon from St. Johns Newfoundland to 

Nolay France, and in so doing breaking 5 FAI 

world class distance and duration records. 

In 2011 Bert was awarded the Montoglifer 

Diploma for contribution to the sport of gas 

ballooning. This international award is the 

highest recognition in ballooning; is was 

voted on by over 16 countries. Bert is also 

the Vice Chairman of the Gas division of The 

Balloon Federation of America. 

35. Jon Radowski has been involved in 

ballooning essentially his entire life. His 

interest took off at the age of two when his 

family attended the Bloomsbury Balloon 

Festival. Jon knew from a very early age he 

would become a balloon pilot, and made all 

the necessary preparations in his life to 

help allow his plans to unfold. He first flew 

in a balloon at the age of 12, began flight 

instruction at 14, designed and built his 

first hot air balloon at 17 while a junior in 

high school, earned his private pilots 

license later that year, and gained his commercial 

pilots license at 19 to begin ballooning 

as a career. 

From 2003 onwards, Jon served as the 

chief pilot of the Space Shuttle Patriot balloon, 

still the tallest special shape hot air balloon 

currently flying in the world. Towering 

an impressive 190 feet from nose to ground, 

with a wingspan of 115 feet, Patriot is 40% 

larger than the actual NASA Orbiter. Patriot 

appeared with Jon at the helm at the Warren 

County Farmers Fair in 2003.

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Jon currently flies year-round, offering passenger balloon flights 

in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Mexico and Arizona. He continues 

to design and build custom hot air balloons, special shapes and 

is involved in the design and construction of hot air airships. Jon is 

certified to fly hot air balloons, hot air airships, gliders, and is currently 

undergoing flight training towards his airplane rating. Jon 

has flown balloons and airships in eighteen different US states as 

well as Canada, Mexico and Europe. A few of his most memorable 

flights include a flight across Lake George, NY; a full moon midnight 

flight in Phoenix, AZ; flying near the Swiss Alps; flying a balloon 

inside another balloon; and a spectacular flight to 18,000 feet, 

above the Grand Canyon! 

36. Dave Berka writes, I’ve been a commercial hot air balloon pilot 

since 1979. I flown in the Swiss Alps and Germany’s Bavarian Alps. 

One of my most unique flights was flying over Niagara Falls. I have 

trained 21 pilots including my son Joel. I attend many festivals in the 

United States as well as Canada, and very much enjoy the Warren 

County hot air balloon festival. The event organizers, and the people of 

Warren County make this such a great event to attend. Looking forward 

to this year’s festival. 

37. Christine in her early years before becoming a balloonist, was 

in 4-H, placed high in FFA State and National Competitions, and 

was a NJ FFA State Officer. She also developed an extensive equestrian 

background which includes carriage driving, side saddle, and 

was on tour as a rider with the Royal Lipizzan Stallions. Christine 

first attended WCFF in 2003 as crew for the Space Shuttle special 

shape balloon and has enjoyed coming back ever since. Last year, 

the day after earning her private pilot rating, she was on the WCFF 

balloon field and flying in competition with very experienced pilots. 

Christine has flown in the NJ Festival of Ballooning, solo among 

600 balloons from around the world in Albuquerque, and in Thailand. 

Recently and within the span of two weeks, Christine piloted for the 

US Flag, the Lighthouse, and Patriot Space Shuttle balloons. 

38. Mary Beth and Dick Young have been involved in ballooning 

since 1977. They started with the fun of learning to crew with many 

different types of balloons and pilots, and then became balloon owners 

of “Going My Way” in 1993. Both are FAA-Certified Commercial 

Hot Air Balloon Pilots. They truly love sharing the magical moments 

of ballooning with others. 

Highlights of Dick’s ballooning include: a 2003 Long Jump from 

NJ to PA of about 100 miles which won him 1st place in the BFA 

National Competition, and another Long Jump during the same 

year from NJ to CT that earned him 3rd place nationally. In 2008, 

Dick also placed 3rd nationally in a BFA Long Jump, with a 147- 

mile Flight from NY to MA. 

Mary Beth has flown over 400 joy-filled hours (most of them!). 

A most memorable flight was the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, flying 

right over the city, seeing the jets coming and going from BWI. 

Other memorable places Mary Beth and Dick have flown include 

Quechee, VT, Monument Valley, AZ, Williamsport, PA, over Lake 

George, NY and the Adirondacks. 

39. Keith Sproul and his wife have been involved with ballooning since 

1998. He has been crew chief on the Energizer Bunny for several years. 

He has made five balloons, including three special shape Tetrahedron 

balloons. He has recently started making a couple more special shape 

balloons. He also owns three other special shape balloons including an 

80 foot tall Birthday Cake, a rabbit and a pink pig balloon. He likes to 

fly in canyons, gaps, gorges, and other places, where you end up looking 

up at the ground. Keith and his wife attend many balloon festivals 

through out the year. He also likes flying in the winter when it is cold 

and snow is on the ground. In addition to flying the large special shape 

balloons, he enjoys flying small one-man chariot type balloons. 

7th Annual Bicycle Balloon Race 

One of the favorite events of the balloon festival is the 

bicycle balloon race. The race will be held on Wednesday, 

July 31, 2013 with a raindate of Thursday August 1. This 

year marks the 7th Bicycle Balloon Race. 

Last year the Bicycle Balloon Race raised $2,900 for 

the ADM Foundation. This year the charity will be Adopt A 

Soldier Platoon. (www.adoptasoldierplatoon.org) 

Pilots graciously donate a balloon ride to the biker 

who pays a registration fee – of which 100% goes to the 

charity. The biker rides 

in the balloon while 

their bike gets 

strapped to the outside 

of the basket. 

Typically the pilot 

is required to fly past a 

boundary line designated 

on a map. Once past 

the boundary line they 

may land and drop 

their biker off. The 

biker races back to the 

Fairgrounds. Each 

biker must have a GPS 

that tracks their route. 

Fair Welcomes NJ 

Devils Street Team 

and Team Mascot 

Stop by and visit with the N.J. Devils Street Team at the Fair on 

Saturday, August 3, from 12-6pm. Fans and Fair attendees will 

have the chance to interact at their promotional table by spinning 

the prize wheel. You could go home with some cool Devils promotional 

items including: t-shirts, hats, water bottles, team posters, 

team luggage tags and N.J. Devil silicone bracelets. 

In addition to winning some great N.J. Devils prizes you may 

enter to win 4 tickets for "Sesame Street Live." 

Get your picture taken with the N.J. Devil, the team mascot, 

from 3-5pm. Ask questions about the upcoming season. 

Congratulations on 76 Years 

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4-H Youth Development Program 

The New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program is the youth 

development component of Rutgers Cooperative Extension at 

Rutgers University. 4-H offers informal educational programs 

to youth in grades K-13 (one year out of high school). The NJ 

4-H program uses a learn-by-doing approach to enable youth to 

develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to 

become competent, caring, and contributing citizens of the 

world. This mission is accomplished by using the knowledge 

and resources of the land-grant university system, along with 

the involvement of caring adults. 

This year, we've added some exciting opportunities for you 

and your family while visiting the fair. Stop by the 4-H building 

on the Fairgrounds to box with robots, or try your hand at 

archery on the back range, or launching beanbags in a shooting 

gallery. You may run into some of our newest 4-Hers on skates 

with our Jr. Roller Derby club for youth in 4th – 13th grade. 

Of course we offer traditional 4-H clubs as well. Stop by 

the show barn to catch a 4-H/FFA animal show. Every year we 

offer a variety of shows for youth to show off the animals they 

have been raising. For more information about getting involved 

in Warren 4-H, visit the website at www.warren4-h.org. 

While you are on the grounds, don't forget the ice cream at 

the 4-H Teen Council's Milk Booth, located by the Show Barn. 

There is something for everyone in 4-H. 4-H is available to 

all youth at limited or no cost. This is due to 

the funding partnership between federal, 

state and local governments which make possible 

the Cooperative Extension System of 

which the 4-H Program is a part. Grants and 

private donor support generated nationally 

and locally also help to fund program efforts. 

5th Annual 

4-H Renaissance Faire – 

September 7 & 8, 2013 

WIDE VARIETY 

OF 

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Lakeland Plaza, White Township, N.J. 

Corner of Routes 519 & 46 

Join revelers, knights, nobles, greyhounds, 

and more at the annual Renaissance Faire at 

the Fairgrounds. Proceeds go to support the 

Warren County 4-H Teen Council. 

warren4-hrenfaire.org 

Open 7 Days – 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

(908) 475-8787 

Fax: (908) 475-1050 

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Fair Tee Shirts, Hats, Totes and New This Year, Toys 

Fair Merchandise As Listed Below Will Be On Sale 

This Year In The Home & Garden Building As Well 

As In The Fair Office On The Fairgrounds. 

4-H clothing and toys will be on sale this year in the Home & 

Garden and in the 4-H Exhibit Buildings during the week of Fair. 

All merchandise can be purchased prior to the Fair in the RCE 

office in the Wayne Dumont Admin. Building at 165 Co. RT 519 

So., Belvidere 07823. 

Tee Shirts – $15.00 

This year’s inventory will include neon tie dye, pin wheel tie dye 

in blue, orange and Kelly green with white; multi color swirl tie 

dye in red/white/blue and camo shirts in pink/white and green 

woodland design. So stop by at any of the above mentioned locations 

and purchase your merchandise. 

Hats: Adams Cool-Crown, Low Profile Washed Pigment Dyed 

Style – $12.00 

Colors include: Espresso, nautical red, navy, forest, hot pink and 

tangerine. The hot colors of summer are here, so get yours now 

before they disappear. 

Tote Bags – $15.00 

Will be on sale also, 100% cotton canvas in navy blue with a zippered 

top. (22x15 with 5” gusseted bottom) 

ATTENTION 

HOMEOWNERS! 

Why Buy It By The Bag, 

When You Can Buy It In Bulk! 

ROUTE 519 

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 

908.475-4690 

Fax 908.475.5760 

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Specializes In: 

• Driveway Stone 

• Concrete Sand 

• Landscape Stone 

(Various Colors) 

• Crushed & Washed Gravel 

(All Sizes) 

• Select Fill for Septics 

• Hand Split Building Stone 

Large & Small 

Delivery Trucks 

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Top Notch Equestrian Centre, Ltd. 

Open Horse Show 

Saturday, August 3, 2013 – 8:00 am 

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The open horse show on closing day Saturday this year is being 

run by Top Notch Equestrian Centre, Ltd. located in Stewartsville 

New Jersey at the Belclare training facility on South Main Street. 

Top Notch specializes in Hunters, Equitation, Jumpers and 

Dressage. Owned by Kelly Poff and Marykay Schultz, the facility 

has been in business for 15 years. 

Top Notch's training program begins with Kelly Poff, head 

trainer. Kelly brings an impressive amount of talent, education and 

experience to her methods actively engaged in teaching people and 

training horses for more than 25 years. As a certified riding 

instructor, her students receive the best training possible. 

Top Notch caters to beginners, children and adults alike, as 

well as advanced riders. Some of them compete at the local level, 

while others compete at rated shows. Currently Top Notch has several 

riders actively pursuing a place at the National finals to be 

held in Saugerties, NY in September of this year. 

Top Notch's program begins with instilling the fundamentals 

and progresses students into areas of their choosing; from dressage, 

to hunters, equitation and jumpers. Dressage requires no 

jumping , while the remaining disciplines all require jumping the 

horse over fences and through courses of increasing height and difficulty. 

Most parents love dressage, while most of the children just 

want to jump. Regardless of discipline, Top Notch is relentless in 

the pursuit of safe riding practices. The approach is slow and 

steady with the emphasis on well developed skills prior to advancing 

students. Parents and students alike, understand that their 

safety is our foremost concern so the basics are really drilled. 

Top Notch is also currently home to Rebedon Farm, where the 

nationally recognized breeding Welsh Stallion, Brookside Pink 

Magnum stands. As a Breyer Portrait Horse, Magnum will be 

appearing at the Breyer Festival in August of this year, to be held 

in Kentucky. 

Top Notch Equestrian facility boasts two indoor arenas providing 

for year round, all weather riding; two outdoor rings, one with 

lighting to allow for evening riding or lessons; an expansive hunt 

course and a 5/8ths mile track with a well maintained riding surface. 

One of the premier riding establishments in Warren County, 

Top Notch offers the best in riding instruction and boarding. 

Show information: www.topnotchequestriancentre.com; 

www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org; or call Top Notch Equestrian 

Cente at 908-213-1300. The horse show will begin at 8:00 am.

Ways To Win a Free Balloon Ride! 

1. Come to the Balloon Ride Tent during the Fair and fill 

out a survey. We want to know how you heard about the 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival. 

The ride is good 2 passengers at the 2014 Fair. 

2. Visit Facebook.com/JCPandL or stop by the JCP&L 

booth to enter for a chance to win a balloon ride during the 

2013 Fair. 

3. Visit the AmeriGas Booth to enter to win a balloon ride 

during the 2013 Fair. 

4. Stop by and visit sponsor Open MRI of Phillipsburg 

Open Air MRI of Allentown at their booth at the Fair. 

Learn about the benefits of Open MRI and fill out a chance 

to win a balloon ride during the 2013 Fair. 

5. Stop by the Snapple Beverage Booth at the Fair and fill 

out a chance to win a balloon ride during the 2013 Fair. 

6. Visit all three of the Warren County wineries on the 

Vintage North Jersey Wine Trails and be entered to win a balloon 

ride for 2 during the 2013 Fair. 

See ad on page 27 for details. 

SCAN FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 

The Warren County Library System 

The Warren County Library System’s bookmobile will be 

stationed in front of the Freeholders’ Exhibit Building 

Monday through Friday, and will be open for touring from 

1:00 to 8:00 p.m. daily. Take a few moments to walk 

through the air-conditioned mobile library to familiarize 

yourself with the books, programs and services offered by 

your local branch, and to talk to our staff and enter a raffle 

for one of our 4 prize baskets. 

You can find the following at your county library: 

MATERIALS: 

Books • Large-Type Books • Magazines • eBooks 

Newspapers • Audio Books • Local History Resources 

Genealogical Resources ·• Databases 

Entertainment DVDs • Blu-Rays • Instructional DVDs 

Music CDs & DVDs • Video Games 

SERVICES: 

Adult Reference • Bookmobile and Outreach Services 

Children’s and Adult Programs • Children’s Reference 

Internet Access • Wi-Fi • BookNews Newsletters 

Storytimes • Teen and Adult Book Clubs 

Storytime at Pokey’s Place 

Located next to the FFA building, on the way to the horse barn 

Storytime at Pokey’s Place will be everyday at 1 pm. 

Denise “Rodeo Barbie” Dabinett will be reading stories at Pokey’s 

Place and giving out autograph photos. Pokey’s saddle and scrapbook 

will be on display. Kids can stop by and meet one of Pokey’s pals. 

Denise will be dressed as Rodeo Barbie for the opening ceremonies 

and assisting at the Open Horse Show costume class and 

Lil Miss Rodeo Barbie, Tori Kramer will be singing the National 

Anthem in the horse ring on Thursday night at 7 pm. 

For more info visit: www.WeLovePokey.com 

Blood Drive Saturday August 3 

Stewartsville Grange #121 in conjunction with Miller- 

Keystone Blood Center will be sponsoring a Community 

Blood Drive at the Fair on Saturday, August 3, 2013. The 

bloodmobile will be parked by the main entrance of the Fair 

(on County Route 519) from 11 am to 7 pm. 

For those who are eligible and able to give blood at the 

fair, Stewartsville Grange will issue a voucher for $5 to be 

redeemed at their food stand. The bloodmobile will be 

equipped to handle appointments, plus walk-ins. This has 

become a very popular event at the Fair. This year's goal 

is 40 donors. 

For more info. or to make an appointment, contact 

Laura Rush at (908) 399-4570 or Cindy Bowman at 

(908) 619-8697. 

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Rules and Regs available online: 

warrencountyfarmersfair.org or 

at the Fair Business Office 

Agricultural Olympics 

Antique Car Show 

Antique Tractor Pull 

ATV Mud Bog 

BBQ Ribs Cookoff 

Baby Crawling Contest 

Backyard Farmer Egg Show 

Baking Contest, Youth & Adult 

Beef & Steer Show, Open 

Big Wheel Competition 

Building Watch Form – Home & Garden 

Canning Exhibit 

Color Breed Show, Open 

Country Idol Contest 

Cutest Baby Contest 

Decorated Egg Contest – Youth 

Demolition Derby 

Farmers Tractor Pull 

Fine Arts & Crafts Show 

Fire Apparatus/Equipment Show 

Flower Show Youth & Adult 

Fruit Show, Open 

Garden Tractor Pull, Adult 

Garden Tractor Pull, Junior 

Handwork Show 

Hay Bale Rolling Contest 

Hay and Silage Show 

Herb Show, Open 

Holstein Show 

Honey Show 

Horse Show, Pleasure, Open, Sunday 

Horse Show, Open, Saturday Aug. 3 

Hoser's Heaviest Vegetable Contest 

Kiddie Pedal Pull 

Kids’ Corral Contests 

NEW – Motorcycle Show 

Mr. Warren County Contest 

NEW – Ms. Warren County Contest 

Mud Bog Competition 

Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course, Youth 

Pet Show, Open 

Photography Show 

Scarecrow Contest 

Scrapbooking Show 

Stock & Hot Stock Tractor Pull 

Sunflower Contest 

Talent Show – must pre-register 

Teen Contests 

Truck Show 

Truck Pull 

Warren Hills FFA Alumni Car Show 

Warren Hills Wrestling Club Tournament 

Vegetable Show, Open 

Freeholders’ “Warren County and You” 

Exhibit Building 

Curious about how your County tax dollars are spent Then be sure to stop by the 

“Warren County and You” Freeholders’ Exhibit Building located behind the Main 

Arena bleachers. Stroll through at your leisure to learn more about the many ways in 

which Warren County Government serves its citizens. 

When you visit the “Warren County and You” building, cast a ballot for your 

favorite exhibit. In so doing, you will also be entered to win two FREE tickets to 

Saturday night’s Mud Bog. The exhibit garnering the most votes will win the “Best 

Display” trophy for 2013. You need not be present to win, but you do need to visit us 

and cast your vote before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. 

Inside the building you will find information on the County Budget; learn about 

the functions of the County Clerk and Surrogate; and see what vocational programs 

are offered at Warren County Technical School. 

We are pleased to announce that Warren Haven Nursing Home will be represented 

in the building this year. Come and find out about all the services this skilled nursing 

facility has to offer you or a loved one. 

Study a map of all the preserved open space and farmland courtesy of the 

Department of Land Preservation, and discover the beauty of The White Lake Natural 

Resource Area, and the history of the Morris Canal. 

Check out the status of various bridge and road improvement projects the County 

Engineer has underway and find out what’s happening with the Planning 

Department. Visit the Mosquito Commission booth to learn about prevention and let 

the kids enter a contest. 

Materials provided by the Department of Human Services explain the many programs 

available to Warren County citizens. The Family & Community Health 

Sciences division of Rutgers Cooperative Extension will offer tips on nutritional 

health and well-being. 

On the lawn in front of this exhibit building, check out the Warren County 

Library System’s Bookmobile, open for tours Mon-Fri. The bookmobile is air conditioned! 

Stop by the library’s tent to chat with staffers, enter to win prizes, and learn 

about the various programs and services offered by your local branch, including the 

new Library Headquarters building in White Township. 

Senior Citizens & Disability Awareness Day is Monday, July 29; admission at the 

gate is free upon showing your Medicare card. The annual mini Senior Expo that used 

to take place on the lawn in front of the “Warren County and You” building is now 

being held on the Dance Floor Pavilion. 

So… please be sure to include a stroll through the Freeholders Exhibit Building 

when you visit the Fair. Pick up an Official County Directory, grab some free souvenirs, 

and learn about Warren County government and services. We’ll see you there! 

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Bourbon Street Wine & Spirits is a proud sponsor of the 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair Hot Air Balloon Festival. 

WARREN COUNTY 

1217 Route 22 West, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 

Phone: 908-387-WINE (9463) 

514 Route 173, Stewartsville, NJ 08886 

Phone: 908-479-6010 

538 New Brunswick Ave., Pohatcong, NJ 08865 

Phone: 908-454-1111 

www.bourbonstreetwineandspirits.com 

HUNTERDON COUNTY 

425 Route 513, Califon, NJ 07830 

Phone: 908-832-6117 

1214 Route 22 East, Lebanon, NJ 08833 

Phone: 908-236-9463 

1802 Route 31 North, Clinton, NJ 08809 

Phone: 908-638-5000 

334 Route 31, Flemington, NJ 08822 

Phone: 908-237-9463 

BAKING CONTEST 

Youth & Adults 

Warren County residents only 

July 26, 5-6pm Home & Garden Bldg. 

New in 2013 – Open Division (Y&A) 

Blueberry coffee cake w/ crumb topping; 

Any kind/size/shape 

Adult Division categories 

3 layer German sweet chocolate cake 

with coconut/pecan icing; 8-9” size 

Plain cheesecake w/graham cracker 

crust with any fruit topping (brought in 

a cooler) 

Youth Division –12 and under 

Blueberry muffins – plain (6 for display) 

Youth Division – 13-17 years of age 

Peach crumb cake with plain crumb 

topping; Any size/shape 

Best of Show Winner 

Chosen from each division’s first place 

winner 

For complete rules/regs go to webpage 

www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org 

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Behind the Scenes at the WCFF 

You can now look forward to eight days of old tyme family fun, fabulous 

food, delicious desserts, exciting entertainment and agricultural 

exhibits from the home and garden at the Warren County 

Farmers’ Fair. The preparation, coordination and organization of 

this event is made possible through the fruition of 12 directors and 

3 secretaries. With everyone working to keep our ‘tractor on 

course’ with our wagon full of volunteers, who unselfishly share 

their special talents and commitment every year to make the Fair 

bigger and better. We want to thank all of them as well as the 

agents and secretaries in the RCE office who also work so diligently 

on the Fair throughout the year. A special thanks to those that 

coordinate other special projects like the Traditional Arts Building, 

the Kids’ Corral and the Hot Air Balloon Festival. 

John Slack has served on the Board since 1993 and is currently 

serving as our President. Frank graciously has handled over the 

keys of the tractor hopefully ‘steering’ John in the right direction 

and keeping it in ‘low gear’ while ‘pulling’ us forward for the next 

two years. John and his wife Mae can be found registering antique 

tractors for the show on Friday or helping to scoop up ice cream at 

the ice cream sundae. John will be spending more of his time in the 

office this year overseeing the operation of the Fair. When not at the 

Fair you can find John in the field with his son David, as they farm 

over 1,000 acres outside of Bloomsbury, NJ. John has served on the 

Environmental Commission for over 20 years, six years on the 

Pohatcong Town Council and three years on the Industrial 

Committee in Pohatcong Township. 

Carl Sigler is currently serving again as Vice President and has 

held other officer positions since joining the board in 1987. During 

the Fair you can find him scooping up ice cream. Some of his other 

appointments or elected positions in his community include being 

the former Mayor of Franklin Township, member on the Township 

School Board for 17 years, served on WC Community College 

Planning Board for three years, appointed to the FHA Board in 

2006 and is on the USDA Farm Service Agency Farm Committee. 

He has been in farming his whole life, started his own herd in 1960 

and farmed a total of 240 acres. Carl has been a director for over 30 

years on the Livestock Auction Board in Hackettstown. 

Michael Toretta has served on the Board of Directors since 1985 in 

various officer positions and currently is our Treasurer, a position 

he was appointed to in 1992. Mike is a dairy farmer with a herd of 

about 100 head and farms 150 acres in Franklin Township. Mike 

presently serves on the Franklin Township committee, WC Board of 

Agriculture and the Livestock Auction Board in Hackettstown. He 

works with the financial secretary throughout the year as well as 

Fair week and is in charge of hiring office help, parkers, gate and 

grandstand workers. 

Oscar Unangst has served on the Board since 1967 and has now 

earned the title of ‘senior director’ – having the most years on the 

board. He has served several terms as President and Vice 

President. During his tenure as a director he helped build most of 

the barns and structures on the fairgrounds. He has been a dairy 

farmer since 1944, starting out on his grandfather’s farm in 

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Stewartsville at the age of 17 with five cows and a team of mules. 

He bought his present farm in 1951 in White Township and has 

been farming with his loving wife, sons and daughter and now with 

his grandsons, Adam and Tyler Herb. Os and his family have exhibited 

Registered Holsteins at the Fair for over 50 years. He has 

served his community well over the years, whether on Township 

Committee for 24 years or as Mayor for eight terms, on the ASC 

Board and as a director of Farmers’ Mutual Fire Assurance 

Association for more than 20 years. Os served as the Treasurer for 

the WC Board of Agriculture from 1965 to 2012. 

Frank Van Horn is our immediate past President and was appointed 

to the Board of Directors in 1996 but his involvement with our 

Fair started years before his appointment to the board. He was and 

is our announcer for the Tractor Pulls and other motorized events 

where you can still find him ‘talkin’ up a storm’ in our main arena. 

He was a former director at the Sussex and West End Fairs and has 

been a member with the Farm Bureau and Board of Agriculture 

since 1996. Frank was a dairy farmer and an advocate for open 

space, farmland preservation and for the farmers in their plight 

against over development. Later he started F&M Transportation, 

originally picking up milk from local farmers. Currently he transports 

milk and water locally and to the tri-state area. On the local 

governmental level, he served as Mayor of Knowlton Township 

starting in 1995 and chose to step down in 2012, after serving his 

residents tirelessly and with great compassion. He would always 

lend a helping hand. He has been a Knowlton Lions Club member 

since 1996, District Chair for his local Boy Scout Troop and a life 

member for the Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue. Frank is now 

spending more time with his wife Mary and his grandchildren. 

Rich Castimore has served as President and vice president during 

his tenure on the board, which started in 1990. He was a local dairy 

farmer and member of the Moravian Grange for several years. Rich 

is in charge of the sanitation department during the week and 

supervises the Correctional Officers and workers in maintaining a 

clean and safe fairgrounds. He also assists his wife Mary Beth, our 

vendor secretary, in the setup, placement and numerous requests of 

the various vendors. Rich is always willing and able to lend a hand 

and his expertise with any task needed during the Fair. 

Ann Thomas has served on the board since 1997 and has held the 

positions of President and Vice President for several terms. She has 

been involved with the 4-H Horse Shows/programs since 1975 and 

has co-chaired the Open Horse Show since the early 1990’s; lending 

her expertise and guidance to the horse shows and activities during 

the Fair. She also serves on the Queen and Princess Committee. 

Ann has been a member of the Warren Grange since 1990, Pomona 

Grange since 1992, and has taken the State and National level 

degrees. She has been a director of the Ag Tourism Council of NJ 

since 2006. Ann has served various officer positions with the 

Agricultural Fair Association of NJ over the years where she created, 

coordinated and oversees the State Ambassador Contest; which 

she started in 2004. 

Sam Santini has served as Vice President and President on the 

Board since being appointed in 1997. Sam was a former dairy 

farmer and now grows several different field crops with corn being 

his major one, farming over 1,500 acres in Stewartsville and the 

surrounding townships. He has been the winner for the National 

Corn Growers Yield Contest numerous times, including 2010 contest 

thus affording him various awards at the convention held 

throughout the United States. As you can see he is ‘outstanding in 

his field’. Sam can be found in the main arena assisting with the 

Truck Pull and the Mud Bog. 

Ken Hoser was appointed to the board in 1999 and was a dairy 

farmer in Stewartsville, where he farmed for over 40 years; raising 

purebred Brown Swiss. He decided to sell his herds and start raising 

goats until this year when he decided it was time to kick back 

and enjoy life. Ken can now be found driving a ‘Deere’ helping other 

farmers make hay or cutting corn in the fall. At the Fair you can find 

Ken helping to scoop up a bowl of delicious ice cream at the fabulous 

ice cream sundae along with our own Fair royalty, our queen 

and princess, as well as other Fair directors. Carl and Ken oversee 

the duties of the chairman for the Animal Exhibit Barn making sure 

everything is hatching ‘egg’ actly in order and ‘moo’ ving smoothly 

along, with no ‘kidding’ around, and that’s no ‘bull’. 

Mitch Jones was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2008, having 

graduated from Penn State University in 1998. Being no 

stranger to the Fair he started helping when he was an FFA student 

in high school in the Home and Garden Building, handling registrations 

of various shows and continues volunteering each year, now 

with the assistance of his wife Lauren. He currently farms over 600 

acres in White, Franklin and Harmony Townships. You can find 

Mitch most days in the main arena as Chairman for the Farmers’, 

Stock/Hot Stock and Antique Tractor Pulls with his committee 

Wayne, Jim and Robert. Mitch also helps Jim Bischoff with the ATV 

Mud Bog competition. He also lends his expertise to maintaining 

the fairgrounds assisted by Jim Bischoff. He has been a member of 

the Warren Grange since 2003 and has served as Master since 

2008. Mitch has also been a member of the WC Board of Agriculture 

since 2002 and has served as president and vice president being 

elected to serve as Treasurer in 2013. 

James (Jim) Bischoff was appointed to the Board of Directors in 

2010. He is a graduate of Morris County Community College with a 

degree in landscape design and management. Jim has been helping 

at the Fair since he was in high school with FFA also in the Home 

and Garden Building with registration for horticultural crops since 

2000. His duties as a Fair director include chairing the ATV Mud 

Bog Competition and helping Mitch and Wayne with all of the tractor 

pulls. Jim is also in charge of getting local landscapers to set up 

displays at the Fair as well as maintaining the landscape design at 

the main entrance. Jim also chairs the Truck Show on Saturday 

which has him ‘truckin’ from one event to another. Helping Jim with 

all of the motorized events is his girlfriend Jen. 

Milly Rice has worked with the Fair since 1981 as part of her 

responsibilities with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office in 

Warren County, when she was hired to work in the Home 

Horticulture Department. Over the years she has gleaned information 

from attending classes in Rutgers in her area of emphasis and 

from first hand knowledge of working with the public. Milly has 

served as the WC Shade Tree Commission secretary since 1999. 

She also began the Arbor Day Contest in 2006. Second and third 

graders write stories and draw pictures. The project started with 75 

entries and spiked to 675 last year and 475 this year. 

Her obligations to the Fair are a year round responsibility. She 

handles all aspects of the Fair from preparing and organizing the 

schedule of events, booking entertainment, compiling rules and regulations 

for over 40 shows and contests. She also handles the 

administrative duties as a secretary, working with volunteers, contacting 

judges, chairman and committeepersons for over 40 shows, 

handling fair merchandise, ordering show rosettes and trophies; as 

well as ordering bathroom supplies – so as you can see she handles 

the paperwork from the beginning to the end. She oversees the set 

up, cleaning and tear down of the Home and Garden Building as 

well as scheduling the building watch during the Fair. 

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Jim Watters was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Farmers’ 

Fair in April of 2012. He is a fifth generation hay and grain farmer in 

Port Murray where he farms 700 acres with his father and brother. 

He is married and has 3 children. Jim is very active in his community 

and currently serves as a director of the Livestock Auction Market in 

Hackettstown. He also serves on the executive board for the Warren 

County Board of Agriculture, on the Mansfield Open Space 

Committee, Municipal and Charitable Conservancy Trust Committee 

and is a trustee of the Rockport Presbyterian Church in Port Murray. 

Jim will be in charge of the open cattle barn and checking health 

papers for all animals on the grounds this year. 

Mary Beth Castimore has held the position of Vendor Secretary 

since 1999. She handles all the duties associated with signing up 

vendors, handling all paperwork from contracts and insurance 

forms to ordering tents. Mary Beth works with over 150 vendors 

from food to businesses selling various products to local non profits 

to veteran related organizations. She has to make sure they are 

set up in their ‘spot’ for opening day. She is always prepared to 

answer any questions they may have before and during the Fair. 

Whether they are coming to the Fair to sell their wares, serve food 

or to pass out information about their products, services or company 

Mary Beth is there to assist them with all of their requirements. 

Together Rich and MaryBeth make a dedicated team at the Fair. 

Betty Turcic has been the Ground’s Rental Secretary since 2007 handling 

the rental contracts, scheduling bookings of the grounds and 

the paperwork associated with the storage of farm equipment. During 

the Fair you’ll find her setting up for the livestock and Holstein shows 

and on the Friday before the Fair opens, she’s busy with the registration 

and set up of the hay and silage shows. Prior to the Fair she’s 

busy sending out entry tags/registration forms to the past exhibitors 

for the animal and hay shows and preparing rules and regulations for 

these shows. Following the Fair she prepares the winners lists from 

her shows. In June of 2012 Betty accepted the additional duties of 

financial secretary. This year you will find her in the Fair office assisting 

the treasurer with the gate workers and grandstand ticket takers. 

Leah Laubach is responsible for one of the hottest spots on the 

fairgrounds – the Kids’ Corral. Leah handles many duties and continues 

to grow the childrens activity area (with the help of her husband 

Eric) by adding more interactive fun. Leah will be the first to 

tell you how much credit her staff deserves. She has worked closely 

with Giulia to bring their vision for an educational, fun and 

affordable attraction for fairgoers to fruition. 

Giulia Iannitelli is our advertising manager and co-coordinator of the 

Balloon Festival. This year she would like to forego her “5 minutes of 

fame” in the program book to thank her nephew Armando Taddei for all 

his help during the past 13 years. He is off to Oklahoma State University 

this year and if he is as dedicated to OSU as he has been to the Fair, he 

will end up on TV one day. (She hopes he doesn’t forget about her.) 

Fred Grotenhuis, the balloonmeister of the Balloon Festival at the 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair conceived the idea 13 years ago. The 

added attraction has helped the Fair to continue to grow. The pilots 

that attend have a great deal of respect for Fred. 

Tony Iannitelli has taken promotional photos for the Warren County 

Farmers’ Fair and Balloon Festival for the past few years. Many of 

the photos on the cover and throughout this book were taken by 

Tony. He also helps with the Mr. & Ms. Warren County contests. 

We want to thank everyone who volunteers at the Fair whether it is 

a donation of your time, expertise/talents and/or with a monetary 

donation; we wouldn’t be able to provide a successful agricultural 

based, family oriented Farmers’ Fair to the public without YOU. 

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BBQ Ribs Cookoff Contest 

Sunday, July 28 10am to 6pm 

Pit area off of Strykers Road 

Must pre register by July 12, 2013 

DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS 

is a proud sponsor of the 

2013 HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL 

at the Warren County Farmers Fair. 

DSM Nutritional Products 

206 Macks Island Drive| Belvidere, NJ 07823 | 908-475-7171 

Amateur and Professional Divisions 

The Fair would like to invite all back yard and professional 

BBQ’ers to sign up and come out for a day of camaraderie 

of comparing recipes and cookin’ techniques. Whether you 

cook slow and low with coals or a smoker, sign up now to 

compete. While you’re busy cooking your family can visit the 

Fair and when they’re done and ready to go home you’re putting 

the final touches on your ribs and getting ready to turn 

them in for judging. 

There is room for 20 total participants who will judged by 

two panels of judges, one for each division. 

Check out the rules and regulations on the website at 

www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org and download forms and 

mail in to the office at WCFF, 165 Co. RT 519 So. Belvidere NJ 

07823. For more details call the office at 908-859-6563. There 

is a registration fee for entering the contest and for that price 

you get a chance to win prizes and a free Fair tee shirt. The 

prizes include trophies, ribbons and money for first through 

third place – plus braggin’ rights for a whole year. 

Last year’s first place winner has been tweaking his recipe 

all year and is coming back to defend his title. So let’s give him 

some competition. The judges are looking forward to tasting 

your ribs and scoring them. 

Contestants from the first year of this finger lickin’ good contest. 

Open Daily Through Sept. 1 

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Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club Celebrates Its 85th Anniversary 

The Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club was started in June of 1928 with 10 

members from the Montana/Asbury area. Over the past 85 years 

this club has had approximately 400 members and has seen four 

generations of families come through its door and worked with 14 

County Agents and had 16 different volunteer leaders. 

Anna Sigler Sodtalbers currently an active leader of the club has 

carried this club for 49 of its 85 years; she was a club member for ten 

years prior to becoming a leader thus being involved with this club 

for a total of 59 years. Her husband Erich Sodtalbers Jr. has been a 

leader of the club for 47 years. The second generation has helped to 

keep the club thriving and growing with their daughter Tracy 

Sodtalbers Smith who has been an active leader for 24 years as well 

as her brothers Erich R., William and Michael. Another leader and 

family member in addition to the Sodtalbers family with the club is 

Shirley Sigler, who has been a leader for 42 years. 

Up until 1985 this club was strictly a dairy cattle club, but with 

declining dairy farms in the county and a growing interest of other 

large animals we diversified to include Sheep and Beef Projects. In 

1987 we expanded into the poultry industry, in 1998 we added swine, 

in 2000 goats and last year llamas and alpaca projects were added to 

our 4-H Club portfolios. The Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy club while the primary 

interest was on dairy animals, the raising and care of them, 

members wanted to increase their knowledge and interest about the 

dairy industry by preparing and participating in such state events as 

Dairy Quiz Bowl, Dairy Management, Dairy Judging, as well as that 

on other project animals. Through the diversity of the many projects 

in the club it has helped to open the eyes of the youth to what opportunities 

are out there for their future endeavors. 

The club has helped our members in careers such as veterinarians, 

lawyers, accountants, teachers, farmers, paramedics, correctional 

officers, secretaries, journalists, health department workers, truck 

drivers, welders, dairy cattle fitters, engineers, architects, construction 

workers, woodworking/cabinet makers, landscapers, business 

managers, security guards and politicians just to name a few. The 

Asbury Jr. 4-H Dairy Club has helped to build futures for the past eight 

decades and hopes to empower more youth for generations to come. 

If you are a current or past member of the Club please come and 

share in our 85th Anniversary Celebration at the Warren County 

Farmers’ Fair on Thursday August 1, 2013 in the red and white Show 

Building at 7:00pm. 

For more information or to donate towards the celebration 

please contact Tracy Smith at (908) 887-2630 or email – 

bdtsmith@gmail.com 

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28th Annual Kiddie Pedal Pull 

Committee: Nancy Bilyk, McCole’s and Godfrey’s 

The Pedal Pull will begin at 12 noon on Saturday, August 

3 in the Livestock Show Building. You must be signed up at 

least 1 hour before the event. Forms are available in the Fair 

office throughout the week, just ask for one at the ticket/information 

booth at the Fair office. 

Sponsors for the tee shirts that all participants receive are 

from the following individuals or businesses- Bilyk Farms in 

Belvidere, RJ Strunk, Wally and Nancy Godfrey, Wayne & Fran 

McCole, Riverside Designs, Jim Smith Farm, Treible Plumbing 

& Heating, Beaver Tree Service, Swim Family, Janet 

Rasely/Remax Supreme, Wyckoff’s Tree Farm, Empire Sod & 

Vegetable Farms, Slack Farms, Clucas Farms, Deere Meadow 

Farm, Glenn Matlock Lawn Care, Tom Bennett Farms, John 

Osmun Excavating, Willow Brook Farms, Ed’s Lawnmower 

Shop, A.C.E. Enterprises, Manieri Family, Leonard Financial 

Group, Mike Green-Helena Chemical, Hart’s Dairy Farm, The 

Shelton family and Seedway Seeds. 

If you have a son, daughter or grandchild two through 10 

years of age sign them up for this fun filled, action packed event. 

A sled is attached to the back of the tractor and weights 

are placed on it and each participant has to provide the ‘pedal 

power of the weighted sled a certain distance’. If they complete 

their pull, more weight is added until a winner is chosen 

by the most weight pulled the longest distance. Your ‘pit crew’ 

is your family. 

The Fair Association provides the tractor, ribbons, candy, 

and tickets for the Land of Make Believe for the winners with 

trophies sponsored by Bilyk Farms of Belvidere. 

2013 Motorcycle Show 

July 31 6-9pm on dance floor 

The veterans of Post 528 in White Twsp. are sponsoring 

the 2013 Motorcycle Show at the Fair. They want to 

invite anyone with a motorcycle to come out and compete 

for trophies for 1st and 2nd place in the following classes: 

Antique (1993 and older), Custom, Trikes and Stock 

and one trophy each in a Kid’s and People’s choice class. 

A minimal registration fee of $10/bike will be charged 

and held from 6 to 7pm. A panel of three judges (judging 

will be from 7-8pm) will score the bikes and awards presented 

at 8:30pm on the dance floor. There will be a bike 

parade around the main arena when the bikes arrive at 

5:45pm. Bikes should line up on Strykers Road outside 

of the center back gate, by the fire trucks. Riders will 

ride around once and proceed to the dance floor to park 

their bike in the designated class area, followed by registration 

for judging. 

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Winning Essay by 2012 Fair Queen & 2013 New Jersey 

Agricultural Fair Ambassador, Anna Mathews 

When people think of agriculture, 

they often think of it as a 

business or trade—corn and soybeans, 

cows and horses, or the 

latest model of tractor. It is physical, 

the proverbial “plant, animal 

or mineral,” and nothing 

more. But, when I think of agriculture 

I think of my friends in 4- 

H and FFA trotting around the 

fairground arena on their horses 

or exhibiting their calves in the 

livestock barn. I think of stacking 

hay bales in the heat of summer 

with my family or driving 

behind my neighbor’s tractor, 

going twenty miles an hour 

down our county road. No matter who you are, living in a place 

that is defined by agriculture will lend similar experiences. To me, 

these experiences are the face of agriculture. 

Growing up in Warren County on my family’s hay 

and livestock farm, I have been a part of this community 

for as long as I can remember. My family has 

been a member of the agricultural community in 

Warren County for over eighty years. When my greatgrandfather 

settled in White Township, New Jersey, 

he farmed everything from vegetables to dairy cows. 

Through four generations of farming, the love of agriculture 

is still deeply embedded in the heart and soul 

of my family. Since I was nine, I have been doing my 

part to continue this legacy by helping out on the 

farm every summer and by exhibiting my horses and 

rabbits at the county fair. I joined 4-H when I was 

seven and spent the last twelve years participating in 

events like Horse Bowl, Hippology and Horse 

Judging. I learned to swallow my fear of speaking 

through presentations at my county extension office, 

responsibility by caring for my animals during fair 

week, and the value of hard work by spending entire 

days stacking hay bales in a hot barn. 

All of this leads me to believe that there is more 

to agriculture than what is materially tangible. 

Agriculture is more than growing corn or feeding livestock; 

it’s a mindset, a lifestyle, an inexplicable part 

of what it means to be human. It is why my family and 

I are proud to call ourselves farmers. It is why people 

who have lived in suburbia all of their lives still refer, 

with pride, to themselves as citizens of “the Garden 

State.” Here in New Jersey we have many different 

kinds of people; suburbanites and log-cabin dwellers, 

equestrians and dairy farmers, republicans and 

democrats. And it is why, even though not all of us are 

“real-life” farmers, we come out every year to our 

county fairs to see the fruits of another year of hard 

work. We do this because we are agriculturalists at 

heart. We have all smelled the cow manure while driving 

with the windows down. We have woken up at five 

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o’clock in the morning to care for a sick animal, and we have 

picked sun-ripened raspberries off the bushes in our backyards. 

I go to college in New York City now, a place that no one 

would ever connect with agriculture, yet I see it everywhere I 

go: in the window boxes, in the greenhouse rooftops, and on the 

sidewalks where people grow squash in light pole gardens. 

Agriculture is everywhere, not just on the farm. It is the common 

thread that ties us into a community of people that stretches 

across property, county, state, and national lines. 

Agriculture is an absolutely certain and inescapable part of 

what it means to be human. It is food for the soul. 

Agriculture is many things, including corn and soybeans, 

but agriculture is also about people. It forms the foundation for 

the best kind of community, by teaching us to have strong character, 

good morals, and to value the ethic of hard work. It forms 

a bond between people of all ages, ethnicities, and lifestyles, 

and keeps that bond strong through drought and storm. 

Agriculture is what my New Jersey community is built on, and 

agriculture is what will keep it going strong. 

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2012 ‘Snap Your Favorite 

Picture’ Winners 

The Fair had 34 pictures from 13 entrants submitted in the 2012 ‘Snap your 

favorite picture’ with the theme of ‘Your favorite Fair memory.’ The following 

were chosen as winners and honorable mention by the judges. Thank you to 

everyone that submitted photos for the contest from the 2012 Fair. 

Leslie Eng of Scotch Plains NJ took 1st place with a photo of the Balloon 

Glow and honorable mention with a girl on horse, barrel racing. 

2013 “Snap Your Favorite 

Picture” Photo Contest 

Be sure to bring your camera to the 2013 

Fair. Snap photos of your favorite Fair 

memory. Enter up to 3 of your favorite photos 

in the “Fair 2013 Photo Contest” 

High resolution photos may be submitted 

via email: info@warrencountyfarmersfair.org 

Photos may be mailed to the Fair Business 

office: 165 County Rt. 519 S., Belvidere, NJ 

07823 

Photos must be received by August 31, 

2013 and will be judged this fall for publication 

in 2014 Program Book. 

Tammy Fazio took 2nd 

place with a photo of 

“Harley and Fianna the 

goat” top left, and honorable 

mention with “Jersey’s 

Best” top right. 

Lorene Lavora of Pt. 

Murray NJ took 3rd place 

with a photo of the 

“Canning award in the sun,” 

bottom left. 

In addition to the following 

winners, Gita Surti received 

honorable mention with 

“Boys milking the cow,” 

bottom right. 

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Nationally Recognized VIPER 

Program at WCCC 

In 2012, the newest and most innovative program at Warren 

County Community College, Veterans in Pursuit of Education 

Readiness (VIPER), allows active duty and retired U.S. military 

personnel living anywhere in the world an opportunity to have 

their formal military training evaluated for college credit. 

• The VIPER program is the first of its kind in the nation and 

is a partnership with Thomas Edison State College. 

• VIPER students can have up to 45 credits of military training 

transferred into one of our degree programs, which means that 

a VIPER student could potentially complete their Associate’s 

Degree at the College in one semester depending on their evaluated 

military transcript. 

• VIPER students can then use their Warren degree to begin 

their Bachelor’s degree work at Thomas Edison State College, 

knowing that all their college credits are fully transferable. 

• VIPER was featured in Inside Higher Education, Community 

College Times and as seen on Fox News Network. 

Thanks to Warren County Community College for sponsoring the 

Balloon Festival at 76th Warren County Farmers’ Fair and their 

continued support of the community! 

Congratulations on 

76 wonderful years 

of the annual 

Warren County Farmers’ Fair 

and 13 colorful years 

of the Balloon Festival! 

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Live Musical Entertainment at the Fair 

Country Idol 

Saturday, July 27 at 7:30pm on the dance floor 

Our second annual Country Idol contest will be on opening day 

Saturday. Be sure to check out these talented singers or if you like 

to belt out country tunes, enter the competition yourself! You must 

be 16 years of age or older and songs are limited to country, country 

cross over or gospel. Check out show rules on the website as 

deadline for entering is July 15. 

Twin Rivers Ramblers 

Monday, July 29, 3-6pm on the dance floor. 

Put on your cowboy hat and boots or your Blue Suede Shoes and 

mosey on down to hear your favorite songs played by the Twin 

Rivers Ramblers. If you love Elvis, Hank, Patsy, Cash, Paycheck, 

Brooks or the Cowboy Junkies, then you'll love the Ramblers! 

For Senior Citizens’ Day at the Farmers’ Fair, they will be featuring 

more traditional country songs made famous by many legendary 

performers. If you prefer the country songs from years gone 

by, then you won’t want to miss this spectacular show. 

Twin Rivers Ramblers will be featuring Allegheny Amy, the little 

lady with the big, big voice, on vocals, guitar and mandolin; Evil 

Twin Bart from the Paxinosa Ridge Badlands on guitar and vocals; 

Heckman Hill Harv on keyboards, guitar and vocals; Slim Porter, 

a/k/a Too Tall John a/k/a The Kid on bass; and Captain Mike, who 

lives in NJ but his heart is in Dixie, on drums and vocals. 

Talent Show 

Tuesday, July 30 at 7pm on the dance floor. 

Stop by and see our local youth and adults compete in four different 

age or group categories for the blue ribbon and grand prize winner 

trophy. You must be pre registered for this show as we do not 

allow walk ins. See website for entry form and rules as the deadline 

for entering is July 5th. 

The Inn-Mates band 

Wednesday, July 31 from 5-8pm on stage by office. 

A versatile high energy nine member band, featuring great singers 

like Louie D and Mariel, with a three piece horn section, playing 

classic rock, r&b, disco, pop, Motown and swing. This is their first 

year at the fair so stop by and find a seat on the bleachers to kick 

back and listen to their unique sounds of music. 

Jumpstart Band 

Thursday, August 1 from 6-9pm on stage by office 

Is composed of three members, Frank Benincasa on guitar and 

vocals, Lee Strumski on keyboards and vocals and Tom Barber on 

drums. They are the ultimate variety band playing your favorite 

rock, country and jazz. 

Blue Ribbon Cloggers 

Thursday, August 1, 7 pm on the dance floor. 

They are a precision dance team dancing primarily to country 

music. Clogging is a freestyle dance originating in the Blue Ridge 

Mountains characterized by double time stomping and tap steps 

resembling Irish step dancing with the upper body held straight 

and upright. 

Karaoke by Dave Werkhiser 

Saturday, August 3 from 4-7pm on stage 

Dave will be our last performer for the week of the fair as he sets 

up on the stage and prepares for YOU to perform and entertain the 

crowds before the NJ Devil mascot leaves the fair. So practice your 

favorite song and come join us for an afternoon of music and fun. 

New Jersey Christmas Tree Growers 

It looks a lot like Christmas at the New Jersey Christmas 

Tree Growers Association tent here at the 2013 Warren 

County Fair. The 'People's Choice Award' contest is on again. 

Each year NJCTGA members display many different 

species of Pine, Fir and Spruce, in colors ranging from deep 

green to blue, sheared loose to tight. Growers enter their trees 

to learn what consumers want and to win the coveted award. 

You don't have to be 18 to vote, either. Children's votes 

count and children like that. Warren County Christmas tree 

grower John Curtis reported, "the children seem to have the 

most fun examining the trees in our tent. Adults pick up the 

'2013 Choose and Harvest Christmas Tree Farm Guide' and 

ask lots of questions about cultivating trees, which I am 

happy to answer," he says. 

Follow the rich, fresh scent of the trees to the NJCTGA 

tent and be a part of the "People Choice Contest" and the 

future of Christmas tree production. 

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Knowlton Township Lions Club 

Pavilion on 

August 16-18, 2013 

$10.00 per day • Free Parking 

Three Fun Filled Days of Great Music, 

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By Knowlton Lions Club 

The newly renovated Knowlton Lions Club Hall 

(formerly the American Legion Hall) on Route 

94, Hainesburg, is now open available to rent for: 

WEDDINGS • PARTIES 

MEETINGS • OTHER EVENTS 

Food arrangements available. 

Call 908-798-7386 for availability and 

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