The Press-Dispatch
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B-4 Local Wednesday, August 2, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Monday Tuesday Wednesday ursday Friday 1 2 Dr. Finch Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring Dr. Reid 3 Dr. Beck Dr. Gilson Dr. McCord 4 Dr. Neahring Dr. Umali 7 Dr. Jairath Dr. Umali 8 9 Dr. Chacko Dr. Emerson Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring 10 Dr. Jani Lindsay Lang, FNP Dr. McCord 11 Dr. Umali Audibel Hearing Center 14 Dr. Jairath Dr. Umali 15 16 Dr. Finch Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring 17 Dr. Beck Dr. Gilson Dr. McCord 18 Dr. Neahring Dr. Umali 21 Dr. Jairath Dr. Umali 22 23 Dr. Emerson Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring 24 Dr. McCord 25 Dr. Neahring Dr. Umali Audibel Hearing Center 28 Dr. Jairath Dr. Umali 29 30 Dr. Finch Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring Dr. Reid 31 Dr. Beck Dr. McCord Mason Young to compete at State Fair Mason Young, of Oakland City, won Grand Champion Barrow, Grand Champion Gilt, Reserve Grand Champion Gilt during the Pike County 4-H Fair. Young will be competing with his Grand Champion Barrow August 4-6 and with his Grand Cham- pion gilt and Reserve Grand Champion Gilt August 11-13 at the Indiana State Fair 4-H Junior Swine show in Indianapolis. Mason is the son of Phil and Kim Young, of Oakland City, and grandson of Den- zial and Connie Sturgeon, of Petersburg, and the late George Larry Davis, Charles and Carolyn Young. Indiana Farm Bureau teaches fairgoers about food, fuel and fiber at the Indiana State Fair Indiana Farm Bureau looks to edu- cate thousands of fairgoers about In- diana agriculture in the Indiana Farm Bureau Building at the Indiana State Fair this year. Free events, activities and displays, giveaways and farmer testimonials are aimed at educating Hoosiers about their food, fuel and fib- er and the farmers who grow, raise and process these commodities. INFB will reach fairgoers through a collection of games and exhibits in- side the Farm Bureau Building on the north end of the fairgrounds. The con- tent covers many areas of agriculture including farm technology, household byproducts, food production and la- beling, sustainability and economics. "It is so crucial for those of us in- volved in agriculture to share our sto- ry, since the average person today is at least three generations removed from the farm," said Randy Kron, IN- FB president. "The Indiana State Fair is a great way for us to advocate for ag- riculture to a large audience year af- ter year." • Ag Fact Adventure and The Won- der Trail: The Ag Fact Adventure scav- enger hunt walks guests through the Farm Bureau Building, encouraging them to learn something new about agriculture in their quest for a prize. INFB also sponsors The Wonder Trail, which leads participants around the entire fairgrounds for a lesson in modern farming. • Barn Theater: New this year in the Farm Bureau Building is a 'Barn Theater' wall showing videos of farm- ers across Indiana. The videos will showcase farmers of lumber, cattle, turkeys, flowers, goat cheese, apples, mint, wind, hogs and grain. • Free popcorn: INFB will serve free popcorn every day from noon to 5 p.m. and will host a popcorn sweep- stakes in the Farm Bureau Building each day. Guests can enter a drawing to win free popcorn for a year (400 bags of microwaveable popcorn). Pop- corn is courtesy of Preferred Popcorn in Palmyra, Indiana. • Peterson Farm Bros: The Peter- son Farm Bros will perform in the Farm Bureau Building on August 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. Peterson Farm Bros are three brothers from a farm family in central Kansas who have become a YouTube sensation and use social me- dia to promote agriculture. Socializ- ing, a photo opportunity and auto- graphs to follow. • Old-Fashioned Pancake Break- fast: INFB will hold the annual Old-Fashioned Pancake Breakfast on Farmers Day, August 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Main Street. Pancakes, sausage and drinks are available for a $ 3 suggested donation to support the Indiana FFA Foundation. • Taste from Indiana Farms: The INFB Women's Leadership Com- mittee will host "Taste from Indiana Farms" in the Farm Bureau Build- ing auditorium, August 15, 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fairgoers have the opportunity to sample free, local- ly-grown foods, served by Indiana farm families, and take home a col- lection of recipes from the event. This year's featured foods are beef meat- balls, cinnamon apple juice, cucum- bers and pickles, pretzel snacks, ham slices, semi-sweet chocolate chips, pulled duck, vegetable juice, cheese cubes and lamb burgoo. "We always look forward to op- portunities to teach Hoosiers a lit- tle bit more about how their food is produced," said Isabella Chism, IN- FB's second vice president and Wom- en's Leadership Committee chair. "At 'Taste' visitors can sample the food we grow and interact with the farm- ers who grow it. It's a great opportu- nity to get answers directly from the source and enjoy quality, homegrown foods." The Indiana State Fair takes place August 4 through 20 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Events Center in Indianapolis. Daily gate and build- ing hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Farm Bureau Building is located on the north side of the fairgrounds just inside gate 12 and is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.