Opportunity to go anywhere after a Covid-impacted 2020 year may certainly have aided this year’s attendance at the Putnam County Fair.  Having fairs such as this could mean improvements for fairs and the fairgrounds down the road.

Lee Fordice served as president of the fair board.

Fordice says that even in changing times the fair still holds importance.

The Indiana State Fair opened earlier this year.  Fordice says he doesn’t hink that had a big impact locally but they are cognizant of it.

Fordice says the Putnam County fair board has made strategic moves to improve financially.  That will always be a concern, however.

Fordice says his term as up as president as the president and vice-president can serve two one-year terms and then they need to sit out.  Each township has a representative and he intends to go ahead and run for that this upcoming election. 

The annual meeting will be held in September.