West Side Super School

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 3, as the Washington State Fairs Association will be sponsoring its annual West Side Super School at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden, Washington. Registration will begin at 9:30 AM in Expo Building on the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds.

This event is a great opportunity for your fair’s superintendents, volunteers, board, and staff to gain additional training and to network with other fair’s representatives. The draft schedule is enclosed with this notice; we ask that you make copies to distribute to those you wish to invite to the Super School. We hope they will find sessions that will interest them.

Registration will be $12.50 per person, this includes your lunch. A Food Judges Training will be offered for a cost of $15.00 per participant.

Donations for the silent auction are requested. Please bring silent auction donations and your contributions with you to Super School, and check them at the Registration Desk.

Bring Cookies or donuts to share in the morning for registration and social time.

Directions to the Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center:

From I-5 South: Take I-5 North to exit 256A "Guide Meridian". From exit 256A turn right onto Guide Meridian (Highway 539). Go north approximately 10.2 miles. Turn right onto Front Street in Lynden. Go east approximately .5 mile. The Northwest Washington Fair is located on the south side of Front Street with parking surrounding.

From I-5 North: Take I-5 South to exit 270 "Birch Bay-Lynden Rd". From exit 270 turn left onto Birch Bay-Lynden Rd. and travel east approximately 8.2 miles. At the intersection of Birch Bay-Lynden Rd. and Guide Meridian, turn left onto Guide Meridian. Travel north approximately 0.2 mile, turn right onto Front Street and travel east .5 mile. The Northwest Washington Fair is located on the south side of Front Street with parking surrounding.

See you in Lynden . . . April 3

Washington State Fairs Association

West Side Super School

Northwest Washington Fair and Events Center
1775 Front Street, Lynden, WA 98264

DRAFT PROGRAM

Registration 9:30 a.m.

Light refreshments/share your best cookie recipe!

10 a.m. Welcome From WSFA

Introduction of WSFA Directors, Staff and Organizers of West Side Meeting

Introduction of Dept. Ag. Commissioners and staff

10:15 a.m. Opening Speaker Norm Landerman- Moore

10:30-11:20 a.m. Session 1

1.1: One Hundred and One Diseases to Host at your Fair/ Kent Hojem

1.2: Winning with New Exhibitors/Stephanie Hagarty & Kathleen Wright

Attract new exhibitors to your competitive programs and teach them how to win so you win too! Reach new markets with creative programs and make them simple and easy to participate in. When new exhibitors understand how to enter and win, they return to enter again

1.3: Award Winning Exhibits

11:30 a.m.-12:00 Tour-Take a look at the Northwest Washington Fair and Events Center

12:00-12:30 p.m. Lunch

Silent Auction

Announcements

12:40-1:30 p.m. Session 2

2.1: Emergency Preparedness

2.2: Creating an Award Winning Exhibit/Debbie VanderVeen

2.3: New Project Direction in 4-H/Michael Wallace

2.4: Fair Commissioners: Best Practices and changes to the program

1:40-2:30 p.m. Session 3

3.1: Going Green, The Changing Fair Environment/Mark Campbell

Fairs and special events in Washington are required to have a formal recycling program at their events. Hear about simple and effective ways to make your Fairgrounds a part of the green movement.

3.2: Educational Posters-How to highlight as a Fair Exhibit/Yvonne Knuth

3.3: New Project Direction in 4-H/Michael Wallace

3.4: On-line entries/Leslie Anderson

2:40 p.m. General Gathering

Announcements

Capnote Speaker

Do you have a family favorite cookie or perhaps even an award winning recipe you want to share? Bring your cookies and note cards of the recipe to share.

We will gladly take donations for our silent auction. Has your fair selected a theme for 2010? Have some fun and create a basket that represents your fair!