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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Carroll County Fair is cancelled! Committee formed to determine format for jr. sales
By KIMBERLY LEWIS FPS Editor The COVID-19 pandemic claimed another victim last week. The Carroll County Agricultural Society cancelled the 2020 Carroll County Fair. It was not an easy decision for the board who spent an hour-and-a-half during a special meeting Tuesday night, June 2, debating whether to hold the event. In the end, it came down to public health, animal safety, liability and cost. Carroll County Health Commissioner Wendy Gotschall told the board the health department would work with it and go through the state’s requirements to ensure the fair was compliant. “If you follow these guidelines, you can have some form of the fair,” Gotschall said. When asked if she believed the state mandates would change after July 1, she said she believed they would follow the same basic principles to try to keep people as safe as possible. She pointed out the state is watching
the numbers, especially since more places are opening up, the Memorial Day holiday and the protests have brought people together who are not practicing social distancing. Gotschall admitted (Aultman) hospital is seeing an increase in its numbers. “We will have to see two weeks out from the event and see how the community responds to it,” she said. “It just comes down to common sense. Stay back from people. Keep your distance and sanitize your hands.” “How do you keep kids practicing social distancing and understanding the importance of that?” she asked. No one had an answer. To hold the fair, the board members would have to decide whether to use the existing restrooms, bring in portable restrooms or a combination. Members would also have to designate a flow to the animal barns with a specific entrance and exit with hand sanitizers at each entrance. Additional sanitizers would have to be placed throughout the fairgrounds. People would have to maintain their distance at any grandstand events. The ride company would have to sanitize the rides after each rider. Food stands would have to have more distance be-
tween them. Without being able to offer rides and grandstand shows, the board considered holding just the junior fair. The estimated cost to hold only the junior fair was $40,000. This would be without any gate entrance fees to offset the cost. One member had spoken to a Harrison County board member where the county is only holding the junior fair. She noted the event will be held within 72 hours with no exhibitors in the barns, no kids in the barns, two shows a day and the animal sales. Member Ray Rummel noted Carroll County has more than 400 animals registered to be shown at the junior fair. This includes steers, goats, lambs, chickens, ducks and turkeys. Members discussed at length about how to continue to support those children who have continued to work with their animals in preparation for the fair and the animal sales. The board also wants to support those youth who have still projects as well. Ultimately, the board decided to
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Photo courtesy of Caran Brown
Members of the Carroll County Antique Collector’s Club created a mini-parade of antique tractors and classic cars for residents of Carroll County nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The photo above is from their mini-parade at Countryside Manor May 25.
Club brings nursing home residents joy with mini parades of tractors, cars Members of the Carroll County Antique Collector’s Club assembled a small group of antique tractors and class cars to create a series of mini-parades for residents in Carroll County nursing homes and assisted living facilities. “Local events and live entertainment for many of the residents in these facilities have been very limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” explained CCACC Trustee Orlo Brown. “We felt that these mini-parades are a way we can bring some smiles to some folks while still maintaining the necessary social distancing.” Residents lined up and waved as the members drove past on their tractors or in their cars. The members created their first mini-parade on Monday, May 25, as they drove through the parking lots of Carroll Golden Age Retreat, Countryside Manor and Belle’s House. There was even an old fire truck much to the delight of the residents. On Sunday, May 31, residents
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VFW, Legion to hold flag retirement ceremony June 14 The Fighting McCooks Veterans of Foreign War Post 3301 and the American Legion Post 428 will hold a flag disposal on Sunday, June 14, at 6 p.m. at the VFW Post, 2291 Chase Road SE, Carrollton. All are welcome to attend. Boy and Girl Scouts are invited to attend. At the beginning of the American Revolution, the colonists fought under their own regimental flags. In June 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army , a
unified military and led to the creation of the first “American” flag. On June 17, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution stating “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white” and “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” Wisconsin teacher Bernard Cigrand, originated the idea for an annual flag day, to be celebrated across the country every June 14, in 1885.
COVID-19 by the Numbers
Photo courtesy of Caran Brown
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FPS File Photo / Kimberly Lewis
Area residents packed the midway following the 2019 Carroll County Fair’s Monster Truck Show. With the grandstand filled, many residents stood near the gates to watch the show. There will be no grandstand events or rides this year.
Members of the Carroll County Antique Collector’s Club line up in the parking lot of the Arbors of Minerva for a mini-parade of antique tractors and classic cars on May 31.
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These statistics are as of presstime Tuesday, June 9. Ohio - 36,355 confirmed cases; 39,162 total; 6,620 hospitalized (1,708 ICU admissions); and 2,421 deaths. Median age is 49. Carroll County - 36 total cases; 30 confirmed cases in Augusta (2), Brown (3), Center (7), East (2), Harrison (5), Loudon (2), Monroe (1), Perry (4) and Rose (4) townships; 6 probable cases (2 in Center and 1 each in Brown, East, Loudon and Rose townships); 7 hospitalized; and 3 deaths. Recovered: 27. Of those cases, there were 5 that are 80 or older (1 hospitalized, 2 deaths); 4 that are 70-79; 6 that are 60-69 (4 hospitalized, 1 death); 7 that are 50-59; 6 that are 40-49; 3 that are 30-39 (1 hospital-
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ized); 2 that is 20-29 and 3 that is 0-19 (1 hospitalized). Seventeen are females and 19 are males. Columbiana County - 901 confirmed cases; 135 hospitalized; and 55 deaths. Jefferson County - 69 confirmed cases; 17 hospitalized; and 2 deaths. Harrison County - 10 confirmed cases; 2 hospitalized; and 0 deaths. Stark County - 827 confirmed cases; 170 hospitalized; and 103 deaths. Tuscarawas County - 382 confirmed cases; 51 hospitalized; and 6 deaths. It is now being recommended for residents to wear masks when they are out in the public or in stores. For more information about COVID-19, please see coronavirus.ohio. gov or carroll-lhd.org.
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