Inmates impress others with work ethic; New program gets rave reviews from city, Fair
By Thomas Marcetti; Daily News Staff Writer, April 17, 2008; http://www.hillsdale.net/stories/041708/news_20080417004.shtml

MAFE Winter 2008 Newsletter

Communications Awards Winners for 2007

County Fair Day at the 2008 Michigan State Fair  March 26, 2008

Horse Track for Romulus Approved; March 19, 2008

2008 Michigan Youth Livestock Scholarship Fund application

Wayne County Fair maanger's job posting (click to download PDF file))

County fair is in a rut; Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 2, 2008; http://www.mlive.com/news/citpat/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1194620707257200.xml&coll=3  
Lousy weather and falling attendance have left the Jackson County Fair in a financial rut.


Fair chief gets settled at Jackson County Fair; Posted by Kristin Longley | Jackson Citizen Patriot January 24, 2008; http://blog.mlive.com/citpat/2008/01/fair_chief_gets_settled.html

Life at fair was glitzy, nitty-gritty - Sally Griffis; Jackson Citizen Patriot, Sunday, December 16, 2007
By Kristin Longley; klongley@citpat.com -- 768-4917 ... http://www.mlive.com/news/citpat/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1197803147137380.xml&coll=3

POPCORN SACKS and WAGON TRACKS
Life is a carnival for the Schmidts, Standish's first family of summer amusements for 25 years
Saturday, August 25, 2007, By HELEN LOUNSBURY; http://www.mlive.com/news/bctimes/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1188036907109030.xml&coll=4 

 

Carnival life is tough, but has its rewards
Joe Skerbeck's family tree might as well be made of ticket stubs and cotton candy. Ever since his great-great-grandfather Frank traded a linen factory for a wandering circus in 1850s Bohemia, Skerbeck s family has been in the traveling entertainment ... Aug 24, 2006 ... http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles/2006/08/24/news/local_regional/news03.txt

Michigan fairs take biodiesel fuel for a spin
To view this article on the Lansing State Journal's Web site, go to:http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006606180453

   
Michigan Youth Livestock Scholarship Fund ... http://www.michigan.gov/mistatefair/0,1607,7-109-37067-11271--,00.html 
The Michigan State Fair Livestock Auction diverts some of its proceeds towards an organization known as MYLSF or Michigan Youth Livestock Scholarship Fund.

 
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Munger MI 48747-0127
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