BROKEN BOW–The Custer County Ag Society met on Sunday, December 11 at 6 p.m. for its monthly meeting at the Custer County Fairgrounds. In addition to approving a motion made to move the County Fair 4-H Dog Show from Friday evening to the previous Saturday morning, several other items filled the agenda. (Click here to view the Dog Show story).
The board elected new officers to serve another term and include President Kent Nelson, Secretary Blair Hartman, Treasurer Ashley Garrelts, and Vice President Casey Cooksley.
Board member Steve Horn reported a new class to appear in the beef show: “fed and bred” steers.
Administrator Michelle Nelson said several breakaway and roping practices have been taking place at the fairgrounds. She will be the voting delegate at the fair managers conference January 20-22. The Winter Ball will take place on January 28 and she continues with the event preparations such as food, auctions, and live music by Borderline.
Nelson expressed concerns with people not paying to use the indoor arena and leaving lights on. The board discussed the possibility of getting a new security system but no decisions were made. A door will also be replaced at the shooting sports building.
The ADA grandstands project came with a high price tag of nearly half a million dollars during the October meeting. The board is looking into recommendations of how to break up the project into smaller pieces while still adhering to renovation codes. The board decided to table the project for the time being after discussing possibilities of getting local quotes, adding a portable ramp, and building a free-standing ADA restroom.
Dick Taylor appeared before the board to discuss updating the Grange Building by cleaning it out, insulating walls, and making it more usable for the Methodist Church groups to serve food at events.
An executive session lasted for about 20 minutes for the board to talk about fairgrounds employees and year-end reviews.
A work day is scheduled for January 7 to clean out Barn 1 (which lost its roof during a summer storm) and a planning meeting is scheduled for January 8 for the purpose of making the 1 and 5 year plans for the fairgrounds.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
