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Many exciting things are going on at the Goshen County Fair:

 TUESDAY, July 27th * 4-H BUILDING & AG HALL CLOSED *

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Goshen Cattlewomen are pleased to announce that “Goshen County Legacy of Brands, Volume II,” has been published. Published by Nebraska Printworks, Ogallala, Nebraska, the book completes the history of brands on the wall of the Brand Room in the Rendezvous Center at the Goshen County Fairgrounds. The project, began in 1992 when the Cattlewomen approached the Goshen County Fair Board and Goshen County Commissioners to ask that a room in the new building being planned for the fairgrounds be utilized to display historical brands. 

Both entities approved the project, and Darlene Splittgerber, who conceived the idea and was Brand Room committee chair, began collecting branding irons from county ranchers and families of brand owners who wished to participate in the project.  She took the branding irons to John Rose in Lingle, Wyoming, who applied the brands to 12”x12” leather squares.  These squares were placed in wooden frames across the south wall of the new Brand Room.  Wheatland artist Gertrud Goetz carved a territorial map and a display of historical brands which were also placed in the room.  The project was then continued on to the north wall of the Brand Room. The north wall brands were hand-tooled by Dave and Ronda Pollat.   Histories of 151 of the brands were collected and compiled in to a book published in 1998.  The most recent book contains histories of 39 of the brands on the north wall. 

Histories were submitted or approved by brand owners who wished to participate. It should be noted that histories were not submitted for all of the brands on the wall, but most are included.  Those who have histories in the books are entitled to both books, and can obtain their copy of the volumes they do not already have from Angie Babcock during the Goshen County Fair either Wednesday, July 28 – 1 -3 p.m. in the Frontier Shelter, or Thursday, 1-2 p.m. in the lobby of the Rendezvous Center. 

If you are unable to obtain your copy during these times, please contact Babcock at 532-4834.  The books will be available to the public in locations to be announced after the initial distribution to those whose brands are in the books.

Thursday  is the Free Community Ag Appreciation Breakfast,

The Goshen County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors invites the public to a free breakfast at the Goshen County Fairgrounds Rendezvous Center Thursday, from 7-9 a.m.

Held on Goshen County Fair Day, this free pancake, eggs and sausage breakfast is held each year to thank farmers and ranchers for their dedication to agriculture as a way of lifestyle and livelihood.

Wednesday July 28 – thru July 31^st is the Crabtree Carnival, Goshen County Fair Grounds, 5 p.m. nightly

 July 29              Goshen County Fair Day Parade, Main Street Torrington from 19th Avenue to 30th Avenue, 10 a.m. Theme “In God We Trust.” Contact Goshen County Chamber of Commerce for parade entry forms (307) 532-3879.

July 29              Goshen County Fair Day, Chamber Ambassadors Money Grab at fairgrounds from 1-3 p.m.