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Shaw Media Group 1981 Fair Guide--Page |j -- --_ • -- Fair facts Fair Continued from page 11 (feed and hatchery), helped start the fair. His exhibit of hatching chicks was a sure-fire attraction for years. Marlowe was president for three years, 1953 to 1956, followed by Lyle Paulsen for two years. Paulsen, who died a little more than a year ago, was a Woodstock farmer who worked diligently to assure success of the fair. In 1959 and 1960 Loren Massey became president, and under his leadership the fair continued to grow. Massey Hall, one of the main exhibition halls on the grounds, is named after Loren. Carl Bault, a Crystal Lake area farmer at the time, took over the presidency in 1961 and served for three years. While the Miss McHenry County Pageant was formed in 1949 and was a oak building next to Massey Hall, the first exhibit hall, and the old tiny headquarters building near the grandstand that today serves as press headquarters and information booth headquarters during the fair^ Permanent structures include two dairy buildings, two beef buildings, a hog building, a sheep building, poultry- rabbit building, Hansen Pavilion and Building C for home economics and arts and crafts exhibits. The fair has 40 acres, including a large parking area. Old timers will recognize many of these names -- members of that first fair board when the McHenry County Fair was revived in 1949: Einar Bakkom, Mark Hansen, W.H. "Pat" Williams, Paul Whalen, Clinton Martin, Claude Pagles, Robert Gardner, Henry Marlowe, Frank Niffenegger and Harold Leisch. highlight attraction each year, it was not until 1962, under Bault's en­ couragement, that the competition among beauties from around the county became as well organized and as much a pageant as it has become today. The fact that Gail Marquart of McHenry went on to place second in the Illinois Association of County Fairs contest provided considerable enthusiasm for a contribution of the pageantry in 1963 -- and since. Since 1964 Dorothy Kleckner has served as the pageant chairwoman, one reason it has maintained high stan­ dards for more than 15 years. Following Bault as president was Don Hansen, a Woodstock dairy farmer who was a dynamic force from 1964 until his death in late 1969. Chuck Weingart, vice president at the time of Hansen's death in a tragic highway accident, was elevated to the presidency in 1970, and he's held the leadership position since. From those first days in 1949, tents have been replaced by many per­ manent buildings. Exhibit halls have increased from one near the grand­ stand to four others -- and more indoor exhibit space is needed. Building D provides a quality exhibit hall, headquarters for the fair office and a central location for varied at- * tractions near Hansen Pavilion. The Pavilion, named after Don Hansen, was dedicated at the 1970 fair shortly after it was built as the central location for livestock judging. The horse barn on Illinois 47 at the west end of the track is one of the older structures on the fairgrounds. The track has been re-worked and re­ constructed and provides a good half- mile dirt oval for two days of harness pacing. Among original buildings are the old Pre-Season Savings! 20% Off WINTER OUTERWEAR INFANTS • TODDLERS BOYS AND GIRLS thru SIZE 14 Lay-Aways Welcome SMITH'S ChShopn * 105 Von Buren - On The Woodstock Square "2 Floors of Quality Merchandise" MON.-SAT. 9-5; FRIDAY 9-» EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE In the sale of rental housing. In Advertising the sale or rental of housing. In standing ready to enter broker-client relationships. In the providing of real estate brokerage services. WE*SUBSCRIBE to the policy that equal opportunity in the acquisition of housing can be best accomplished through leadership, example, education and the mutual cooperation of the real estate industry and the public. McHENRY COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS 666 Russel Ct., Suite 219 Woodstock . m R E A L T O R '