I spent a good part of the past few days at the county fair. As one of the commissioners said, “there’s nothing more American than the American flag and a county fair.”  Though times are tough, this year’s fair had its largest ever livestock sale ($208,000) and junior dairy auction ($14,000.) People knew one another. Local businesses came out to support the junior farmers (the kids.) These were hard working people I recognized from school boards and village councils. And all across America there are people just like this and fairs just like this with tractor pulls, swine showmanship competitions, rides on the “Twister” and a junior farm board dance. Thank God.

Thank God that ten years ago we were able to come together—not just as a county, but as a country—to keep all of this heritage and tradition and what makes us America intact.

“There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.”         

                                                                                                                                                                Victor Hugo