Amador County – Amador County Fair board members, staff and guests enjoyed multiple awards for its 2010 fair, during the annual conference of the Western Fair Association.

Karen Spencer said in a news release Monday that the 2010 Amador County Fair was recognized in eight categories in the annual Western Fair Association Achievement Awards competition. Three first and three third place wins were chalked up by the Fair’s marketing and communication pieces for the 2010 “It’s A Jungle Out There” themed Fair.

WFA is composed of member fairs and large special events in the western United States, plus major shows in Canada. The Amador County Fair competed against other fairs of similar size.

Top honors went to the Amador County Fair for poster art by Rand Huggett and its KSEG radio commercial. Other awards were for newspaper ads, display advertising, and direct mail, plus the Fair’s RV Policies Handbook and the Junior Livestock Auction Policy Handbook.

CEO Troy Bowers and Fair Board Members Robert Manassero, Frank Halverson, Ciro Thoma, Marilyn Hoopes, Chuck Simmons, Jeannie Deaver, Mike Boitano and Jan Howard attended the annual Achievement Awards Dinner in Nevada. To receive the award, they all dressed in purple hats and purple boas, the favorite color of former CEO Susan Clark, who was inducted into the WFA Hall of Fame during the conference.

Spencer said the board is “looking forward to another award-winning Fair,” and “the 2011 event is sure to catch the eye of the judges in the next competition. “Dancing with the Steers” the new theme, which is sure to inspire some crazy competition.

The Amador County Fair will be held July 28-31 in Plymouth. For more information visit AmadorCountyFair.com and follow them on Facebook.

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