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July 22-28, 2012 Bedford, Pennsylvania |
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July 22-28, 2012 Bedford, Pennsylvania |
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The Bedford County Fairboard dedicates the "2012 Premium Tabloid" to Mabel Jordan and
Warden Hoover Mabel Jordan Mabel Jordan has been a very active fair supporter and volunteer for many years, first as the wife of Attorney John Jordan, board secretary until his death in 1998 and as a member of the Senior Needlecraft committee for more than twenty years. She gives her time during fair week supervising the Senior Exhibits as well as passing out premium checks on the Saturday closing the fair. When the Senior Exhibits were moved from the old building to the new commercial building, Mabel spearheaded with ideas and financing of the senior exhibits area. Ten or more years ago, the fair board decided to improve
the attractiveness of our front gate entrance to the fairground. Again,
Mabel spearheaded the plans and financing of the attractive stone
walls on each side of the entrance. The plan also included a large
lighted marquee sign, changing messages not only during fair week,
but also throughout the off-season. Mabel was one of very first contributors to the new 4-H Horse Barn project and has helped with several of the money raising projects. The fair board of directors thanks Mabel for her many years of dedication and service to the fair and fairground facilities. |
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Warden Hoover, Jr. 1926-2011 If ever there was a man that loved his family, people in general, and the Bedford County Fair, it was Warden Hoover. Known by all as Junior, he grew up with his family living in the old farm house just inside the main gate of the fairgrounds. As a young boy the grounds was indeed his playground, where he and his friends played ball, rode bikes, and in the winter rode sleds and ice skated on the racetrack. When he and his dear wife Betty were married, they first set up housekeeping in a small trailer on the grounds. Other than his time in the Navy, he never lived more than a half mile away from the fairgrounds. Junior always took a week of vacation from his regular job at Blackburn Russell to help at the fair. As a young man he helped his dad maintain the grounds, including erecting part of the old wooden grandstand by setting rafters for the roof. Over the years his duties were many and varied. They included chairing the horseshoe pitching contest, supervising the scenery setup and stage equipment for the large music shows, preparing the racetrack for both horse and car racing, and even assisted in setting off fireworks a few times. Junior loved the Fair tradition and was willing to help
in any number of ways to make the Fair a success. He was a major contributor
for last year's Fair History book with his pictures and knowledge. In
recent years Junior drove the tractor pulling the tram during fair week,
still volunteering at the age of 84 during his last fair. Anytime Junior
would tell you one of his countless numbers of stories about a past
Fair experience, the twinkle in his eye conveyed just how much he loved
The Bedford County Fair.
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