Lt. Randy Dodds of the Logan County Sheriff's Office reads a certificate thanking Steve Watkins of Sidney for providing information that led to the arrest of three fairground vandals.

Lastly, this year's fair won't have a Calf and Pig Scramble due to a lack of interest, one member said.

A workday was set for June 28 beginning at 7:30 a.m.

The board also approved the treasurer's report, which showed that at the end of last month the Logan County Agricultural Society had $585.13 in its savings account and $320.76 in its checking account.

Several board members made out-of-pocket donations for the purchase of one or more benches in memorial honor of former board member Carroll Wallace.

Wallace passed away last spring. He had been on the Fair Board for more than 30 years.

Woods says he has been sorely missed.

Watch comments from Woods.

In other business, Lt. Randy Dodds of the Logan County Sheriff's Office read a certificate that will be presented to Sidney resident Steve Watkins.

Watkins called the Sheriff's Office April 5^th when he saw suspicious activity at the fairgrounds. The call led to the arrest of three minors on vandalism charges involving $4,000 worth of damage to the fairgrounds.

Finally, the board's discussion heated up when media coverage of last month's meeting was brought up.

At that meeting, the board voted unanimously not to remove Bloomfield Township Representative Jeff Overs from the board.

Overs' family was banned from participating in the Ohio State Fair for one year because a lamb shown by the family tested positive for Lasix, a banned drug.

Some board members said they received flak from the community because it appeared they had OK'd Overs' actions.

However, Board President Keith Watson said an investigation by the Ohio Department of Agriculture didn't find the Overs family guilty and was inconclusive at best.

The investigation said the lamb did test positive for Lasix, but it could not be determined who administered the drug.

Some board members said the reason they voted to retain Overs was that they didn't think the results of the investigation were clear enough to warrant removal from the board.

Another member said she thought the Overs family had been penalized enough by the state.

Watson said the minimum sentence, according to state regulation, is a three-year ban from participation in the state fair. Again, the Overs family was only banned for one year.

Watson added that all the board can control is what goes on during its meetings, and that "it's done and over with."

The Fair Board has one more meeting before gates open for this year's fair. That meeting is scheduled for July 2 at 7:30 p.m.

There will be a meet and greet for Jr. Fair participants beginning at 7 p.m.