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PAGE 12 - MADISON MESSENGER - <strong>March</strong> 21, <strong>2021</strong><br />

National Agriculture Week<br />

www.madisonmessengernews.com<br />

FAIR<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

schedule after a year hiatus. The week<br />

will kick off with the rodeo on the first Saturday.<br />

The dirt drag races, always a “crowd<br />

favorite,” Monnin said, are set for Sunday.<br />

Motocross will take place on Thursday,<br />

truck pulls on Friday, and the demolition<br />

derby on the second Saturday. The fair<br />

board is looking into securing entertainment<br />

for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday<br />

nights, as well.<br />

Camping will be permitted with the<br />

same safety regulations the state issued<br />

last May, and more concessionaires are expected.<br />

New health order regarding fairs<br />

The Ohio Department of Health has issued<br />

a state order outlining new rules for<br />

COVID-19 safety at fairs and animal exhibitions.<br />

Highlights are as follows:<br />

• Everyone on the fairgrounds must<br />

wear a mask except when actively eating or<br />

drinking.<br />

• Six-foot social distancing must be<br />

maintained when possible, including when<br />

anyone is standing in line. Where possible,<br />

six-foot distancing should be marked with<br />

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CELEBRATES<br />

AGRICULTURE!<br />

<strong>March</strong> 14 th marks National Ag Day. A time when<br />

producers, agricultural associations, corporations, agencies,<br />

and countless others across America gather to recognize<br />

and celebrate the abundance provided by Agriculture.<br />

signage, tape or other means.<br />

• Organizers are to discourage large<br />

gatherings of people on the midway, in<br />

buildings or on other parts of the grounds.<br />

Where possible, organizers should arrange<br />

for one-way traffic.<br />

• The maximum number of spectators<br />

permitted at an outdoor grandstand event<br />

must be 30 percent of the grandstand’s capacity.<br />

The maximum number of spectators<br />

at an indoor event must be 25 percent of the<br />

building’s capacity.<br />

• Buildings accessible to the public must<br />

be open as much as possible to allow good<br />

ventilation.<br />

• Sanitation stations must be provided<br />

throughout the grounds, especially near<br />

food concessions and in barns.<br />

• During exhibitions, competitions and<br />

auctions, family members will have priority<br />

seating in the viewing area. Each family<br />

should group together in the viewing area,<br />

with six feet between families.<br />

• In areas designated for food and drink<br />

consumption, tables must be six feet apart<br />

and seat no more than 10 people.<br />

• The fair board must designate an onsite<br />

compliance officer for all hours of operation<br />

to ensure compliance with the state<br />

health order. This person will serve as the<br />

contact for the local health department and<br />

law enforcement agencies.<br />

The order states that if the pandemic situation<br />

continues to improve, more restrictions<br />

will be lifted. If it deteriorates,<br />

additional, targeted restrictions will be<br />

made.<br />

Excelling at meats evaluation<br />

<strong>Madison</strong>-Plains FFA member Molly Barber<br />

placed seventh individually in the<br />

state for Meats Evaluation and Technology<br />

and helped her team earn a secondplace<br />

banner.<br />

<strong>Madison</strong>-Plains FFA member Mackenzie<br />

Dixon placed second individually in the<br />

state for Meats Evaluation and Technology<br />

and helped her team earn a secondplace<br />

banner.<br />

Come see our lending team<br />

for your borrowing needs.<br />

Left to right:<br />

Cassie Williams, Steve Adams,<br />

Ashley Stokes<br />

Merchants National Bank supports Agriculture, not only<br />

on Ag Day, but as we have done for the past 140 years and<br />

will continue to do in the future! We admire and have a<br />

sincere appreciation for our agricultural community!<br />

We thank you,<br />

Merchants National Bank<br />

279 Lafayette St., London, OH 43140<br />

740-852-4900

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