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Commissioners promote Weber County Fair and community events ahead of weekend
Summary
Commissioners used opening remarks to promote the Weber County Fair and recent local events, highlighting nightly attractions (rodeo, monster-truck show, bull fights, demolition derby) and encouraging youth participation in 4-H and junior livestock programs.
Commissioners used opening remarks to encourage attendance at the Weber County Fair and to note recent local events that drew community interest. Commissioner Jim Harvey promoted the fair as the county's celebration and called it "the largest county fair in the state of Utah," outlining nightly attractions including a rodeo, monster-truck events, bull fights and a demolition derby (the derby was described as sold out).
Harvey also highlighted youth programs such as 4-H and the junior livestock auction, saying volunteers and local businesses helped funnel "more than a million dollars" into county youth programs last year. Commissioner Gage Fuer and others referenced the recent Korn Ferry PGA event in Ogden and a local musical-theater run through Aug. 14 as examples of the county's event calendar.
Commissioners noted that tourism tax, not property tax, subsidizes major county events when shortfalls occur. The promotional remarks were part of the meeting's commissioner comments and took place at the start of the Aug. 4 session.
