The Mississinawa Valley FFA chapter held their 43rd annual Fall Fair on October 4th, 2012. There was a great interest in the chicken and ham dinners this year as the chapter sold over 2000 dinners! Each meal consisted of a chicken half or 2 slices of ham, applesauce, green beans, a roll, a drink and pie. The meal is prepared entirely by the student members of the chapter along with some help from the Mississinawa Valley Cafeteria Staff. Every year, the MV FFA works hard to make the Fall Fair a success, and with the help of the members this year’s event was record setting.Like in years past, each FFA member brought in a minimum of 3 exhibits that were judged and displayed in the Ag shop for the community to come see. The different categories of items included: hay, grain, flowers, eggs, fruits, vegetables, baked goods, and shop items. The most points earned in each category were awarded as follows: Shop: Sydney Drew, Flowers: Kasey Hummel, Cake/Pie: Kasey Hummel, Vegetables: Kasey Hummel, Grain: Kara Jessup, Hay: Chelsea Skidmore, Fruit: Kasey Hummel, Eggs: Brad Slyder, Canned Goods: Jessica Rieman, and the overall winners were 1st place Kasey Hummel, 2nd place Chelsea Skidmore, and 3rd place Sara Timmerman.
Many of our dedicated community members come out each year during the day and help judge our Fall Fair items. The judges included: Mary Boettger, Megan Wagner, Greg Beherns, Bill Stocksdale, Velma Breymier, and Paul Armstrong. The MV FFA would like to thank all of the judges for spending their time helping us out and making our Fall Fair possible every year!
Also, a special thank you to all of the members, whom without all of your hard work and dedication, Fall Fair would not have been a success! Another big thank you goes out to our local Main Street Market for donating bags and Cal Maine for donating boxes. The Mississinawa Valley FFA is very proud of the successful event we had this year and is looking forward to the many other events we have planned.