With final numbers in from the South Dakota State Fair for a few weeks now, the Huron City Commission received their semi-annual update on the event from Fair Manager Jerome Hertel Monday night….
Hertel says camping was up seven percent…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/10/sfudate2.mp3|titles=sfudate2]80-thousand carnival tickets were sold which is a 12-percent increase over last year. 16,830 grandstand tickets were sold for the Fair. 405 vendors attended the State Fair in 2011 which beat a 10 year high set last year at 398. Hertel says vendors has a good year in sales..
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/10/sfudate3.mp3|titles=sfudate3]The largest loss in revenue for the Fair this year is also one of the Fair’s largest issues…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/10/sfudate4.mp3|titles=sfudate4]Capital improvements to facilities on the Fairgrounds continues to be at the top of the State Fair’s to-do list, with repairs being needed on many roof tops on the grounds.