TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS:

There are many livestock shows

daily, and today features Horse
Show Barrel and Pole Races in the
JD Equipment Taft Coliseum and
Jr. Holstein Dairy Cattle Show at
Cooper Arena at 9 am. There will be
a Sheep Shearing Contest at 10 am
in Brown Arena, plus multiple swine
shows in the ONeill Swine Building
including Open Berkshire and Open
Chester White Swine, Open Spotted
White and Open Poland China
Swine and more, including judging
clinics and contests.
LIVESTOCK
Year after year, Michael Rose
continues to delight audiences
everywhere, and he will be
performing at the Fair at noon and
2 pm on the T-Mobile operated by
Wireless Vision Gazebo Stage.
Michaels live show draws from his
musical infuences, including Elvis
Presley, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones
and a few others. He has always set
the standard for live performances
and appears as a one man show
with the best music tracks available
or with a full 7-10 piece band.
MICHAEL ROSE
The Slinging Aces Cornhole
Tournament is new to the Ohio State
Fair this year! The tournament will
consist of a doubles tournament and
will be played double-elimination
style. The tournament is open to all
players and will take place today
at the Buckeye Sports Center.
Registration and warm-up is from 4
pm to 5 pm and the tournament will
offcially start at 5:30 pm. Players
must pay $15 each to participate.
The winning team will receive a 70
percent cash payout!
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
ELIZABETH LUANE CAMPBELL, LOBBY
ASSISTANT

NICKNAME: Luane
FAVORITE FAIR FOOD: Funnel cake, is there anything
else?
FAVORITE / FIRST FAIR MEMORY: Seeing the AOSFB
when our high school band marched at the Fair. I
played fute and piccolo in the AOSFB in 78.
IF YOU WERE A STROLLING ENTERTAINER, WHAT WOULD
YOUR ACT BE: A drum circle facilitator
IF YOU WERE IN A BAND, WHAT WOULD YOUR BAND NAME
BE: BluLu
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU RIDDEN THE GIANT SLIDE: Too
long ago to remember. I think I should go down this
year!
ONE THING MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I used
to be painfully shy!
DID YOU KNOW... ?
Ohio is the No. 1 producer of Swiss cheese
in the nation and the second-largest egg
producing state in the nation.
More than half of Ohios land area, nearly
14 million acres, is used for agricultural
purposes.
Can you fnd all 12
words below?
BUTTERS
CORNDOGS
FAIR
FOOD
FRIES
GIANTSLIDE
HORSE
KIDDIELAND
OHIO
PIZZA
SKYGLIDER
SUMMER
(614) 644-FAIR The Fair Daily
Schmidts of German
Village celebrates their 100th
year as an Ohio State Fair
vendor this summer. Famous
for Bahama Mamas and
cream puffs, Schmidts is the
oldest continuous restaurant
participating at the Fair. Over the
past 100 years, Schmidts has
sold more than 860,000 cream
puffs, 1,050,000 sausages,
200,000 frankfurters and
260,000 pounds of sauerkraut.
George Schmidt, the head of
fve generations of Schmidts,
was also inducted posthumously
into the Ohio State Fair Hall of
Fame yesterday for his lifelong
dedication to the Fair. Beginning
in 1932 until his passing in April
2013, Schmidt was involved with
the family business. A supporter
of the Fairs youth programs,
he purchased many swine,
horticulture and agriculture
grand prizes. Schmidt was also
known for his love of the All-Ohio
State Fair Band, which circled
around the Schmidt stand and
played Happy Birthday for
him every year from age 10 to
91. The band continues this
tradition by playing a birthday
tribute to Georges son, John
Schmidt, and will perform their
annual serenade on July 30 at
10:30 am at the Kidddieland
Schmidts location.
SCHMIDTS CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
FRIDAY, July 25, 2014
SPECIAL DAY:
Meijer Day
High 81 | Low 63
Todays Weather
FIRST LADYS DAY AT THE FAIR
Ohio First Lady Karen W.
Kasich will be visiting the Fair
today! The day will spotlight
events focused on the First
Ladys commitment to health
and wellness.
At the Natural Resources
Park from 11 am to noon, the
First Lady will hold a feld day
type program that will allow
youth ages 18 and younger to
participate in various physical
and nature education activities.
The Million Hearts Campaign
will also be in Central Park from
10 am to 2 pm for First Ladys
Day. Fairgoers can check their
blood pressure, BMI and stress
levels at the Million Hearts
Campaign tents at this event.
Join Mrs. Kasich and the Million
Hearts Campaign to learn what
you can do to improve your
numbers after the Fair and help
prevent one million heart attacks
and strokes by 2016.
Starting at 1 pm, Mrs. Kasich
will join chefs in the Taste of
Ohio Caf presented by Ohio
Magazine for a healthy cooking
demonsration. They will be
making ratatouille and chicken.
The First Lady will also
visit and tour the Youth Arts
Exhibition in the afternoon,
selecting a work of art to be
displayed in the Governors
Residence.
As the longest continuous vendor at the Ohio State Fair, Schmidts of
German Village is celebrating their 100th anniversary at the Fair!
Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich prepares a healthy meal at the cooking
demonstration during the 2013 Ohio State Fair with Michael Jones,
Executive Director at Local Matters, along with Chef Laura Robertson Boyd
(also from Local Matters) in the Taste of Ohio Caf.
Photo by: Ohio State Fair
TONIGHTS CONCERT: LADY ANTEBELLUM WITH JOE NICHOLS
Photo provided by Schmidts of German Village
Country music trio Lady Antebellum is composed of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and
Dave Haywood. The group brought home the CMA award for New Artist of the Year
in 2008. Since 2009, Lady Antebellum has won seven Grammy Awards out of 11
nominations, including the Song of the Year award in 2011 for their hit Need You Now.
They will perform at 7 pm in the WCOL Celeste Center with special guest Joe Nichols,
who has seven albums under his belt and has had great success with his latest album,
Crickets. Tickets are still available for $45.