Fair Board Elects Members

(MEMBERS OF THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY FAIR BOARD: FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT; DALE LAUE, REX HOMANN, EMILIE WALL, PHIL HARTKE, DANIELLE ALWARDT, ROXIE WENDLING, DEAN WETHERELL AND MICHELLE LOY; BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT; DENNIS FINFROCK, HOWARD WINTER, JON BECKER, DENNIS VAUGHN, DARRELL GRESSEL, WENDELL ALWARDT, FRED PERCIVAL, GEORGE SOLTWEDEL, DARREN FELDKAMP AND LARRY MAXWELL)

One new member joined the Effingham County Fair Board at the annual meeting earlier this month.

Michelle Loy was elected by the fair membership. Loy succeeds Wilbert Schaefer, who leaves the Board after 25 years' service. Those re-elected to the Board were Rex Homann, Phil Hartke, Darrell Gressel and George Soltwedel.

(FAIR BOARD PRESIDENT PHIL HARTKE PRESENTS A PLAQUE TO RETIRING FAIR BOARD MEMBER WILBERT SCHAEFER, WHO LEAVES THE BOARD AFTER 25 YEARS' SERVICE)

Other members of the Fair Board are Dale Laue, Emilie Wall, Danielle Alwardt, Roxie Wendling, Dean Wetherell, Dennis Finfrock, Howard Winter, Jon Becker, Dennis Vaughn, Wendell Alwardt, Fred Percival, Darren Feldkamp and Larry Maxwell.

The Fair Board heard information from Joedy Hightower of the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation about the Effingham County Fair Association Endowment Fund. Anyone can become a charter member with a gift of $100 or more. Gifts may be mailed to Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, PO Box 121, Effingham, IL 62401, payable to Effingham County Fair Association Endowment.