2011 Columbia County Fair in the news from Chatham, NY

2012-01-10
Ag Society re-elects officers, pays tribute to Marilyn Barry
CHATHAM -- The Columbia County Agricultural Society re-elected its President, Treasurer, and Secretary during its annual meeting January 9, but the hearts of the members in attendance were focused on the officer who wasn't there -- Vice President Marilyn Barry, who passed away Christmas night.
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2011-08-23
Beatles tribute band returns to Columbia County Fair stage
CHATHAM -- Following rave reviews from a large crowd at last year's Columbia County Fair, the band Rolling Stone magazine called "the best Beatles tribute on Earth" is returning this year.
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2011-08-23
40 units set to march in Firefighters Parade
CHATHAM -- The preliminary lineup has been announced for the Columbia County Fair's 61st annual Firefighters Parade on Saturday, September 3, saluting the dedicated volunteers who protect our homes and businesses from fire seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
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2011-08-18
The County Fair -- a Year in the Making
CHATHAM -- The electric bill for 6 days is $10,000.00. Seventy-five engraved trophies are awarded. The trash fills a new dumpster every day. And Pepsi distributes 520 cases of water to food vendors. That's just the beginning of what goes into the Columbia County Fair.
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2011-08-17
Columbia County Schoolgirl Queen to be Crowned Sept. 2 at the Fair
CHATHAM, NY -- Representatives of Columbia County's six public high schools will compete for the title of 2011 Schoolgirl Queen on Friday, September 2, in one of the Columbia County Fair's most popular and enduring traditions.
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2011-08-14
Fair Cooking Contest Heats Up
CHATHAM -- With the Columbia County Fair just around the corner, area cooks should start opening their recipe card files, pulling out their cookbooks, and searching the Internet for “Best of” dishes. The 5th Annual Morton A. Ginsberg Memorial Cooking Contest is about to begin.
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2011-08-10
‘Be a Kid Again’ at Columbia County Fair
CHATHAM NY - The curtain rises Wednesday, August 31, on the 171st Columbia County Fair, offering kids a fun-packed end to summer and grown-ups the chance to “Be a Kid Again.”
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2011-07-08
"Columbia County's Got Talent" Returns to Fair Aug. 31-Sept.
CHATHAM, NY -- How do you get to the Talent Showcase stage at the New York State Fair in Syracuse? Practice, practice, practice -and enter the "Columbia County's Got Talent" contest at the 2011 Columbia County Fair.
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2011-05-17
"Celebrate America Weekend" to Revive Chatham-Area Outdoor Concert Tradition
CHATHAM, NY -- The Columbia County Agricultural Society and the Columbia Festival Orchestra are reviving a local Independence Day weekend tradition by presenting an outdoor concert of American music.
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