Amador County Fair Hooks "Deadliest Catch" Captain and Crew Members

Don't miss the special guest appearance of popular Crab Wizard Relief Captain Monty Colburn and crew members Lynn Guitard and Lenny Lekanoff when they tell tales of the sea, answer your questions and sign autographs. Thursday, July 28, Bennie Brown Arena following Mutton Bustin'.

For advance sale deals on tickets fo to Amador County Fair

AMADOR FAIR AID ROCKS THE FOOTHILLS JULY 2

The people will have their say July 2 as 14 music acts compete in the Amador County Fair Foundation's "Amador Fair Aid." Sponsored by KVGC AM 1340, the Ledger Dispatch and TSPN Following the Trucks, Tractors and Trikes Parade in lovely downtown Plymouth at 11 am, this people's choice competition will decide which of 14 Smokin Hot Local music acts will be named Amador's favorite band. Be part of the fun, help support the Amador County Fair. Come on out and enjoy the competing bands include Forever Goldrush, In Deep, FreeZeout, , Crystal Image, Race to the Bottom, Unkl Bean and Hot Rod Red, Full Funky Gorilla, The Slade Rivers Band featuring Tex Pickens, Enve, Greenroom, 1Avenue Saints, Off the Record, Garage Jazz Architects, and Meghan O'Keefe. Popular vote of the audience will determine the winner. Attendees 13 and older will receive a ballot asking the voter to rank the bands by first, second and third choice. Ballots will be turned in at the end of the evening and the winners will be announced. The grand prize winner will return to play a set at the Amador County Fair on July 31. In addition to the music, Fair Aid will have FREE carnival rides for the kids, a giant water slide, food and drink booths, and other family-friendly activities. Guests can bring their own picnic baskets, please, no outside alcohol. The event will be held at the Amador County Fairgrounds this Saturday July 2nd from noon until sundown. Admission is $15 for attendees 13 and older, who will receive ballots asking them to rank the bands by first, second and third choice. Children 12 and under get in free, although they will not be given ballots. You can listen live on Amador Counties Favorite KVGC AM 1340 Hometown Radio. Amador Fair Aid is a fundraiser for the Amador County Fair, which takes place July 28 thru 31. The Amador County Fair began in 1938. In the past some funding has always come from State funds generated by horse-racing while the majority of funds are generated by our own activities and donations of property, cash and talent. With the horse-racing funds depleted, the State is now threatening to cut all support for county fairs. California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 95 (AB95) March 24, completely eliminating funding for the California fair network. Without additional sources of revenue, more than 30 fairs, including Amador's, are threatened with closure. Fairs generate revenue and AB95 will reduce that income to the State's General Fund by impacting jobs, income taxes and sales taxes generated by the fair network. Amador's Fair brings in more than $3.5 million in spending activity for the region, $29,000 in business-tax revenue, and $110,000 for local non-profit groups, as well as provides jobs for local residents. For more information, visit www.amadorcountyfair.com or via Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Amador-County-Fair/63162664677

Mormon Helping Hands Make A Difference

Thanks to the many Mormon Helping Hands who helped the Amador County Fair this past April 30, 2011.

Sunny skies and many happy hands make a large job seem small.
Crews painted the grandstand seats in the Benny Brown, installed baby changing stations in the midway restroom, repaired walkways, landscaping and so much more.

As the network of California Fairs struggle to adjust to deep funding cuts from the State of California these kinds of efforts are even more important.

Thanks again!

4-H, FFA and Grange Quality Assurance Program in Plymouth April 3 and May 14

2011 Amador County Fair Quality Assurance

Two Programs for all 4-H, FFA and Grange Livestock Exhibitors

Sunday, April 3 at 5pm Pokerville Hall

Saturday, May 14 at 1pm Pokerville Hall

If you will have an animal* at the Amador County Fair this year it is highly recommended that you plan on attending one of these trainings.

This program also qualifies you to exhibit at the California Exhibition and State Fair.

These trainings are free to the members, leaders & parents.

They will go over management techniques, safety issues and sportsmanship conduct.

*Rabbit, Cavy, Poultry, Swine, Sheep, Goat, Horse, Beef,

Amador County Fair recognized with top industry honors for 'It's a Jungle Out There'

The 2010 Amador County Fair has been recognized in eight categories in the annual Western Fair Association Achievement Awards competition.

As reported in the Ledger Dispatch the Amador County Fair chalked up three first- and a third- place winners the fair's marketing and communication pieces for the Amador County Fair's 2010 "It's A Jungle Out There" theme. WFA is composed of member fairs and large special events in the western United States, plus major shows in Canada. The Amador County Fair competed against other fairs of similar size.

Top honors went to poster art by Rand Huggett, and the KSEG radio commercial. Other awards were for newspaper ads, display advertising and direct mail, plus the fair's recreational vehicles policies handbook and the Junior Livestock Auction Policy Handbook.

CEO Troy Bowers and board members Robert Manassero, Frank Halvorson, Ciro Toma, Marilyn Hoopes, Chuck Simmons, Jeannie Deaver, Mike Boitano and Jan Howard were on hand at the annual achievement awards dinner to receive the awards, all decked out with purple hats and boas, the favorite color of former CEO Susan Clark, who was inducted into the WFA Hall of Fame.

Looking forward to another award-winning fair, the 2011 event will aim to catch the eye of the judges in the next competition. "Dancing with the Steers" is the new theme.

The Amador County Fair will be held July 28 through 31. For more information, visit www.AmadorCountyFair.com, and follow them on Facebook.