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