A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24, 2003 Virginia Fairs RICHMOND, Va. Here is a listing of fairs in Virginia. Albemarle County Fair, Aug. 26-31 Albemarle County Fair, Inc. Barbara Shifflett P.O. Box 121 North Garden, VA 22959 Phone: (434) 293-6396 E-mail: acfincorp@earthlink.net Website: http://avenue.org/fair Amelia County Fair, Sept. 20 - 23 Wayne Russell Box 451 Amelia, VA 23002 Phone: (804) 561-5486 Website: www.ameliava.com/fair/ fair.htm Arlington County Fair, Aug. 21-24 Tobin Smith 3308 S. Stafford St. Arlington, VA 22206 Ph0ne:(703)228-6412 E-mail: acfair@capacess.org Website: www.arlingtoncountyfair. com Augusta County Fair, Aug. 5-9 David Beyer P.O. Box 590 Verona, VA 24482-0590 Phone: (540)245-5627 E-mail: Acfair@intelos.net Website: www.augustacountyfair. com Bland County Fair, Sept. 10 -13 Kathy Hamer Box 191 Bland, VA 24315 Phone: (540) 688-4596 Caroline County Fair, Aug. 21 - 24 Charlie Bell Box 297 Ladysmith, VA 22501 Phone:(Bo4)44B-3111 Charles City County Fair, Sept. 8 - 10 Vernon Heath Box 55 Charles City, VA 24030 Phone: (804) 829-9241 Chesterfield County Fair. Aug. 22 - 31 Dorothy Smith 5910 Newby’s Rd. Bridge Rd. Chesterfield, VA 23832 Phone: (804) 276-9298 E-mail; smithhome@erols.com Website: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/ County Fair Chilhowie Community Apple Festi val, Sept. 26 - 28 Steve Eller Box 432 Chilhowie, VA 24319-0432 PLNA Receives Clarification On Loan Eligibility HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Pennsylvania Land scape and Nursery Association President Gregg Robertson and Director of Government Rela tions Michele Corbin Rudloff recently met with the Depart ment of Community and Eco nomic Development Deputy Secretary to seek clarification on loan eligibility for the Small Business First Loan Program (SBF) and the Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund (MELF). As previously reported, the SBF and MELF programs were recently opened to include pro duction agriculture operations. PLNA’s retail center and land Aqua-Therm Outside Wood Burning Furnace - Clean f - Easy - Safe - Efficient 1 Buy the top of the line! •Stainless Steel Fire Box *Ash Removal Auger *l5 Year Warranty ‘Thermostatically Controlled Heat your house, shop and/or hot water with one unit For more information, call 717-838-9270 or 1-888-382-8170 Email: mkpowell@paonline.com Ph0ne:(540)646-3232 Clarke County Fair, Aug. 10 -16 William Milleson 135 Longmarsh Rd. Berryville, VA 22611 Phone: (540)955-1947 E-mail: wfmill@shentel.net Website: www.ccfairva.com Danville-Pittsylvania County Fair, Sept. 13-21 Lori Burnett 2400 Cavalier Rd. Ringgold, VA 24586 Phone: (434) 822-6850 Dickenson County Fair, July 28 - Aug. 2 Mike Tate Box 1647 Clintwood, VA 24228 Fairfax County Fair, Aug. 2 - 3 Ann Marlow 12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22035-1 111 Phone: (703) 324-5369 E-mail: amarlow@vt.edu Website: www.celebratefairfax.com Fauquier County Fair, July 17 - 20 Sandy Dodson Box 122 Midland, VA 22728 Phone: (540) 439-2304 E-mail; japal@citizen.infi.net Website: www.fauquierfair.org Five County Fair, Sept. 9-13 Auburn Estes P.O. Box 877 Farmville, VA 23901 Phone: (434) 315-0109 E-mail: aestes@moonstar.com Website: http://fivecountyfair.org Franklin-Southhampton County Fair, Aug. 13 -16 Wes Alexander Box 640 Courtland, VA 23837 Phone: (757) 562-3765 Frederick County Fair, July 27 - Aug. 2 Sue Gray Box 40 Clear Brook, VA 22262 Phone: (540) 667-8739 E-mail; YOLO@SHENTEL.NET Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, July 25 - Aug. 2 Richard Limerick 2400 Airport Ave. Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Phone; (540) 373-1294 Website: www.fredfair.org Gloucester County Fair, Aug. 7-10 Rachel Burnette 5628 George Washington Memorial Hwy. Gloucester, VA 23061 Phone: (804)693-2729 Greater Shenandoah County Fair, scape contracting members are not eligible for the SBF or MELF programs, however, if they are located in distressed areas they would gualify for the Community and Economic Development Loan Fund (CED). SBF offers up to $200,000 for land, building, machinery, equipment, and working capi tal. If filed within 9 months of a natural disaster, such as the 2002 drought, the interest rate is 2 percent. MELF offers up to $500,000 for machinery and equipment. The interest rate varies from 3-5 percent. CED offers funding for retail and commercial operations in dis- AMISHTOWN GENERAL STORE, LLC Hardware *lOOlB • Martin Senour Paints PeWAIT TfuUCila OBOSTTTCHI Nuts & Bolts By The Pound Animal Health Supplies Air Compressors & Fittings, Plumbing Supplies, Lawn & Garden, Volleyball & Croquet Sets, Trikes, Scooters, Express Wagons 147-A Amishtown Rd. New Holland, PA 17557 Phone: 717*355*9400 Open M-F 6 A M - 6 PM,Thurs .nig June 24 - 28 Gary Gore 8340 Locke Lane Warrenton, VA 20186 Phone: (540) 942-1219 Greene County Fair, Aug. 5-9 Joyce Sims Box 153 Standardsville, VA 22973 Phone: (434) 985-8282 Halifax County Fair, Oct. 15-19 Jenny O. Wilkins 102 Merritt St. South Boston, VA 24592 Phone: (434) 572-3586 Harvest Fair At Hampton Roads, Oct. 19 - 22 Keith Hessey Camp Pendelton Box 9 Virginia Beaeh, VA 23458 Phone: (804) 569-3247 E-mail: khessy@AßEevents.com Highland County Fair, Aug. 27 - 30 E.T. Switzer Box 512 Monterey, VA 24465 Phone: (540)468-2405 Isle of Wight County Fair, Sept. 11 - 14 Alan Nogiec 13036 Nike Park Rd. Carrollton, VA 23314 Phone: (757) 357-2291 E-mail: anogiec@isleofwightus.net ■ Website: www.co.isle-of-wight. va.us/fair.html James City County Fair, Aug. 8-9 Toano, VA 23168 Lee County Fair, Aug. 27 - 30 Mark Smith Box 305 Pennington Gap, VA 24277 Ph0ne:(540)546-2394 Louisa County Agricultural Fair, Aug. 7-9 Tom Whitlock 316 Harris Creek Louisa, VA 23093 Ph0ne:(540)967-5926 E-mail: whitlock@flrstva.com Madison County Fair, July 15 -19 Earl Lamb Box 1071 Madison, VA 22727 Phone: (540) 948-3402 E-mail: apbrown4s@usa.net New Kent County Fair, Sept. 9 Ron Jordan Box 538 Quinton, VA 23141 Phone: (804) 932-3573 New River Valley Fair, July Aug. 2 Bud Walsh P.O. Box 595 New Bern, VA 24126 Ph0ne:(540)674-1548 Website: www.nrvfair.com tressed areas for up to $200,000 or 50 percent of the cost of the program. The interest rate for CED is 2 percent, For all of the programs, ap- plicants must contact their local economic development of- fice to begin the loan process. A list of these offices is available at www.plna.com under Gov- ernment Relations Compliance Center or by calling the PLNA office at (800) 898-3411 Page County Agri-Indus Fair, Aug. 17-24 Ralph Janes Box 685 Luray, VA 22835 Phone: (540)743-6818 E-mail: jpb@shentel.net Patrick County Agricultural Fair, Sept. 8 -13 Hemy Ayers Box 562 Stuart, VA 24171 Ph0ne:(540)694-3056 Powhatan County Fair, Sept. 3-7 James Jefferson Box 511 Powhatan, VA 23139 Phone:(Bo4)s9B-9808 E-mail: jefferson479@aol.com Prince William County Fair, Aug. 8 -16 P.O. Box 91 Manassas, VA 20108 Ph0ne:(703)368-0173 E-mail: info@pwcfair.com Website: www.pwcfair.com Richmond County Fair, Aug. 20 - 23 Kelly Liddington Box 152 Warsaw, VA 22572 Phone: (804)333-3420 Website: www.richmondcountyfair. com Rich Valiev Fair & Horse Show, Aug. 1-8 Jane Orr 4505 Valley Rd. Saitville, VA 24370 Ph0ne:(540)624-3263 Rockbridge Regional Fair, July 24 - 27 Susan Showalter Box 56 Lexington, VA 24450 Phone: (540)463-6263 Website: www.rockbridgefair.com Rockingham County Fair, Aug. 11 - 16 Rockingham County Fair Associa tion Dennis Culp 4808 South Valley Pike Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Phone: (540)434-0005 E-mail: rockfair@rica.net Website: www.svta.org/fair Rural Retreat-Wythe County Fair, Aug. 23 - 26 Charles Roberts Box 69 Rural Retreat, VA 24368 Ph0ne:(540)686-6443 Russell County Fair & Horse Show, Aug. 29 - Sept. 2 28 - Lancaster Poured | Walls • Agriculture . • Commercial •Residential l| Call for Prices On: • NRCS approved Manure Storage Pits • Concrete • Basements • Retaining Walls Pumping • Footers • Foundation Walls Customer Satisfaction Is Our Goal Lancaster Poured Walls, Inc. 2542 Horseshoe Rd.» Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 656-7370 « Fax (717) 656-7350 David Leonard Box 2105 Lebanon, VA 24266 Ph0ne:(276)889-4252 Salem Fair & Expo, July 3-13 Carey Harveycutter Box 886 Salem, VA 24153 Phone: (540) 375-4013 E-mail: charveycutter@ci.salem. va.us Website: www.salemfair.com Shenandoah County Fair, Aug. 22 - 30 W. William Ortts 300 Fairground Rd. Woodstock, VA 22664 Phone: (540)459-3867 E-mail: shenfair@shentel.net Website: www.shencofair.com South Central Fair, Sept. 16 - 20 Spencer Mull Box 5 Chase City, VA 23924 Phone: (434) 372-4545 State Fair of Virginia, Sept. 25 - Oct. 5 Glen Sink P.0.80x 26805 Richmond, VA 23261 Phone: (804) 569-3244 E-mail: gsink@AßEevents.com Website: www.statefair.com Tazewell County Fair, July 27 - Aug. Jack Harry 515 Fairgrounds Rd. Tazewell, VA 24651 Ph0ne:(276)979-1211 Website: www.netscope.net/ tazewell-co-fair Virginia-Kentucky District Fair, Aug. 4-9 Sheley Mullins Box 7 Norton, VA 24273 Ph0ne:(276)679-2046 E-mail: bcaruso@naxs.net Warren County Fair, Aug. 4-9 Joye Wood Box 1555 Front Royal, VA 22630 Ph0ne:(540)635-5827 E-mail: wcfair@shentel.net Website: www.warrencountyfair. com Washington County Fair, Sept. 8 - 13 Kenneth Reynolds Box 711 Abingdon, VA 24212 Ph0ne:(276)628-6222 E-mail: meaderealty@naxs.com Website: www.washcofair.com
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