Rice County Agricultural Society
Contact Information:
Rice County Fair • Attn: Jim Hermel • P.O. Box 393 Faribault, MN 55021
Office: (507) 332-2470 or Cell: (507) 210-8499
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President – DuWayne Hohrman
1st Vice President – Jim Purfeerst
2nd Vice President – Tim Hoover
Recording Secretary – Marcia Simon
Treasurer – Dennis Sammon
Executive Secretary/Fair Manager – Jim Hermel
BOARD MEMBERS
Kathy Cap – Paul Cross
PJ Duchene – John Dvorak
Jake Gillen – Tom Hallet
Dianne Hohrman – Dick Johnson
Joe Kaderlik -Cliff Kreft
Rustina Mechura -Troy Mechura
Ron Parker -Bridget Pieper
Charlene Wetzel -Wally Wetzel
BOARD LIAISONS
Commissioner – Jake Gillen
4-H – Mary Liebenstien, Adam Donkers, Pam Donkers
RICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jake Gillen – District I
Galen Malecha – District II
Milton Plaisance – District III
Steve Bauer – District IV
Jeff Docken – District V
SUPERINTENDENTS
Carnival & Grandstand – Jim Hermel
Free Entertainment – Jim Hermel
Amateur Talent – Kathy Cap, Bridget Pieper
Booths & Concessions – Jim Hermel
Queen’s Competition – Kathy Cap, Patty Radatz, Michelle Jazinski
Premium Book – Jim Hermel & Dianne Hohrman
Publicity – Jim Hermel
Senior Day – Mona Kaiser
Bluegrass Gospel Musical Festival – Howard Otis
Children’s Program Coordinator – Kathy Cap
Fair Veterinarian – Faribault Veterinary Clinic
Off Season Rental – Jim Hermel
Hospitality – Jake Gillen
Parking – Marcia Simon
Maintenance/Construction – Joe Kaderlik, Glen Kodak
Beer Garden – Rick & Bob Bauer, Paul Cross
Open Class Livestock
Beef – Jim Purfeerst, Tim Hoover, Leah Hanson
Dairy – Pam Franz
Goat – Glen Bauer
Horse – Mary Duchene
Sheep – Gene Sanford
Open Class General
Charlene Wetzel
Coordinator – Carmen Tripp
FFA
Tim Larson
Children’s Barn Yard
Dianne Hohrman
Livestock Committee
John Dvorak – DuWayne & Dianne Hohrman
Jim Purfeerst – Tim Hoover
Tim Larson – Gene Sanford
Pam Franz – Bridget Pieper
Public Notice To All Concerned
While the greatest care will be executed by the Management to protect patrons of the Rice County Fair, each individual will be held responsible for his/her actions, and the Management will not be accountable or responsible for any injury.
The Rice County Agricultural Society Management assumes no liability for loss or damage to any property of the concessionaire, exhibitors or patrons due to theft, fire, tornado, weather conditions or other causes.
The Directors of the Rice County Fair Board reserve the right to refuse any offensive or obscene exhibits which in the judgment of the Fair Board would be offensive to the general public.
No alcoholic beverages will be allowed on the grounds or in any building, except in the Beer Garden.
Any person or group that conducts a protest action must limit its activity to the location designated by the Fair Board. The designated location is the North West corner of the fairgrounds, by Hwy 3 and Fairgrounds Drive. The space is 50’ x 50’ on fairgrounds property. No entrance or exits can be obstructed or limited in any way.
