THE HARDIN COUNTY FAIR! - Kenton Times
THE HARDIN COUNTY FAIR! - Kenton Times
THE HARDIN COUNTY FAIR! - Kenton Times
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Marvin was born in Hardin County and has<br />
lived here all of his life.He has been a big supporter<br />
of the fair. He grew up as a young child<br />
looking forward to coming to the fair every year<br />
with his family, his Grandma & his uncle who<br />
loved to watch the horse races. They would<br />
pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the day at the<br />
fair.<br />
Marvin served one term as a director for<br />
Roundhead Township on the Hardin County fairboard<br />
in 1988. He was a member of the Roundhead<br />
Clever Clippers 4-H Club for 8 years and<br />
showed Red Poll cattle every year in the fifties.<br />
His last year he showed 17 head of Red Poll cattle<br />
and won showmanship. He helped start the<br />
Scioto Valley 4-H club and he and his wife of 51<br />
years, Marilyn, were 4-H advisors for several years.<br />
He served on the 4-H Council for one term. He<br />
started a machinery consignment Auction at the<br />
fairgrounds and the next year it became the fairboards<br />
machinery consignment sale, which is still<br />
held annually and is a major fund raiser for the<br />
fairboard. Marvin also started the first fitting and<br />
grooming class in the beef department. He also<br />
started the tradition and donated for several<br />
years the champion and reserve champion stall<br />
signs for steers,hogs & lambs which grew every<br />
2013 <strong>HARDIN</strong> <strong>FAIR</strong> PREMIUM BOOK – Page 3<br />
2013 Hardin County Fair Honoree<br />
Marvin Ford<br />
year with other animals included. He helped establish<br />
the first draft horse show at the fair and<br />
exhibited 4 head of Percheron horses the first<br />
year (1985). He has donated<br />
his time along with all<br />
the other Auctioneers for<br />
the Junior Fair Livestock<br />
Auction at the fair every<br />
year. Marvin introduced<br />
the idea of numbering the<br />
rows of the East parking lot<br />
at the fairgrounds.<br />
Marvin put up the first<br />
911 sign and installed the<br />
majority of them in Hardin<br />
County. He retired from the<br />
Hardin County Engineers<br />
Highway Department. He was also inducted into<br />
the Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2011.<br />
Marvin and Marilyn also have three girls Lori,<br />
Lisa & Julie who were all in 4-H showing cattle<br />
and hogs at the Hardin County fair for several<br />
years and four grandsons, Jacob, Justin, Tyler &<br />
Austin who also showed cattle through 4-H and<br />
FFA. Grandchildren Linley and Gabe also loved<br />
to visit the fair. The Hardin County fair has been<br />
a big influence in the life of Marvin and his family.<br />
He is proud that he has been able to support<br />
the fair over the years. Marvin is deeply honored<br />
that he has been named this year s fair honoree.<br />
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