Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Fair preparations
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Members of the St. Henry Buckeye Lassies and Lads 4-H Club prepare their booth in the Junior Fair Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds on Monday. On the ladder taping up flashy trim is 13-year-old Chase Hemmelgarn; below him is Shannon Huelskamp, at right, and Annie Dirksen. The fairgrounds is a busy place this week with the fair slated to begin Friday and run through Aug. 20.

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