Amador County – Amador County was a gold medal winner in this year’s state fair exhibit competition, as announced last week by the judges at the annual competition. Besides being among the handful of counties to receive a gold ribbon, Amador County was also awarded the “Best Use of Special Effects Award” and the “Best Use of Animation Award.” Amador was one of 30 counties that constructed and entered exhibits over the last month. “The Counties Exhibit has been a longstanding fan favorite and continues to draw crowds of fairgoers every year who support their favorite county,” said fair officials in a statement announcing the award recipients. Supervisors Ted Novelli and John Plasse, along with Maureen Funk of the Amador Council of Tourism, were on hand to receive the award. Funk spread the good news in an announcement of her own last week where she thanked “all who have volunteered this year and our County Supervisors for their continued financial support.” Funk and her council were the lead agency in charge of the booth’s creation. She presented a drawing and 3-D exhibit of the booth in June before the Amador Supervisors in order to receive financial support from the county. After that, most of the booth’s construction was provided by a number of willing volunteers. The booth includes little animated figures standing in balconies and a number of pictures and displays touting what Amador County has to offer. The look of the booth harkens back the 1800’s. Other gold awards went to the Butte County, Calaveras County, Inyo County, Monterey County, Placer County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Sutter County and Tuolumne County. Placer County took the Best of Show award, but other counties followed very closely. El Dorado County was awarded Bronze. The Amador County Fair Exhibit will be on display at the California State Fair until August 1st at the Cal Expo California Building, located at 1600 Exposition Boulevard in Sacramento. According to its website, the Amador Council of Tourism “is the officially recognized destination marketing organization for the county of Amador.” It provides “information on all the great activities and events for travelers to Amador County.” In related news, on July 20 and 27, Californians who can provide proof they’re currently out of work by showing an unemployment check stub can get one free ticket into the Fair! Plus, every Tuesday is Kids Day: children 12 and under get in for free and all carnival rides are $1 each for the entire family. “Summer is usually a time for family vacations and spending quality time together,” said Norbert J. Bartosik, State Fair CEO & General Manager. “The California State Fair is doing its part to ensure that priceless memories are affordable.” Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.-
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Amador County – Amador County was a gold medal winner in this year’s state fair exhibit competition, as announced last week by the judges at the annual competition. Besides being among the handful of counties to receive a gold ribbon, Amador County was also awarded the “Best Use of Special Effects Award” and the “Best Use of Animation Award.” Amador was one of 30 counties that constructed and entered exhibits over the last month. “The Counties Exhibit has been a longstanding fan favorite and continues to draw crowds of fairgoers every year who support their favorite county,” said fair officials in a statement announcing the award recipients. Supervisors Ted Novelli and John Plasse, along with Maureen Funk of the Amador Council of Tourism, were on hand to receive the award. Funk spread the good news in an announcement of her own last week where she thanked “all who have volunteered this year and our County Supervisors for their continued financial support.” Funk and her council were the lead agency in charge of the booth’s creation. She presented a drawing and 3-D exhibit of the booth in June before the Amador Supervisors in order to receive financial support from the county. After that, most of the booth’s construction was provided by a number of willing volunteers. The booth includes little animated figures standing in balconies and a number of pictures and displays touting what Amador County has to offer. The look of the booth harkens back the 1800’s. Other gold awards went to the Butte County, Calaveras County, Inyo County, Monterey County, Placer County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Sutter County and Tuolumne County. Placer County took the Best of Show award, but other counties followed very closely. El Dorado County was awarded Bronze. The Amador County Fair Exhibit will be on display at the California State Fair until August 1st at the Cal Expo California Building, located at 1600 Exposition Boulevard in Sacramento. According to its website, the Amador Council of Tourism “is the officially recognized destination marketing organization for the county of Amador.” It provides “information on all the great activities and events for travelers to Amador County.” In related news, on July 20 and 27, Californians who can provide proof they’re currently out of work by showing an unemployment check stub can get one free ticket into the Fair! Plus, every Tuesday is Kids Day: children 12 and under get in for free and all carnival rides are $1 each for the entire family. “Summer is usually a time for family vacations and spending quality time together,” said Norbert J. Bartosik, State Fair CEO & General Manager. “The California State Fair is doing its part to ensure that priceless memories are affordable.” Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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