Kenton County Fair Board 

Board of Directors:

Cap Kiser - Member, Director, President

Kevin McCarty - Member, Director, Vice-President

Kara Adkins-Gurley - Member, Director, Secretary

Robert G. Maddox - Honorary Member, Director, Treasurer

Larry Mains - Member, Director

Kevin Stamper - Member, Director

Rita Funke - Member, Director

Nancy Kloentrup - Honorary Member, Director

Brandon Williams - Member, Director

 

 

Kenton County Cooperative Extension Agents:

Dan Allen - Agriculture/Natural Resources

Mary Averbeck - 4H Youth Development

Joan Bowling - Family & Consumer Science

Linda O. Brown-Price - Family & Consumer Science

Michele Stanton - Horticulture

Denise Donahue - 4H Youth Development

Diane Kelley - 4H Youth Development/Livestock

Kathy Roesel-Byrnes - Family & Consumer Science

 

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Honorary Members:

Bill Eddins

Wally Gentry

David Jackson

Allen Jones

Genita Kiser

Milton Mains

Larry Maxey

Scott Parker

Tina Snelling

Bud Wills

 

Deceased Honorary Members:

Stanley E. Bird

Harold Bray

Renate Burden-Jones

Charlie Casey

Georgie Casey

Cecil Cummins

William E. Durr

Gilmore Eckerle

David Kannady

Roy Klein

Stella Klein

Dexter LaFollette

Ruth Marcum

Orville Menefee

Matilda Richardson

Warren VanHorn

Julia Wicklund

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Members:

Colleen Adkins

Patty Bray

Patsy Carter

Trevia Cooke

Art Darnell

Dean Dressman

Janet Frohlich

Bill Funke

Doug Garner

David Grizzell

Jimmy Grizzell

Spencer Grizzell

Brian Gurley

Jeff Harper

Michelle Huelsman

Stephen Jones

Brandy Kiser

Genita Kiser

Todd Kloentrup

Justin LaFollette

Sarah LaFollette

Cathy Mains

Chris Mann

Laine Marshall

Bill McCardle

Rhonda McCardle

Shelley McCarty

Mike McDonald

Brandy Mueller

Willy Mueller

Amy Nienaber

Mike Penick

Terry Penick

Courtney Roark

Mary Ann Roark

Joe Schmiade

Gary Spegal

Lloyd Spegal

Aaron Teegarden

Karly Thompson

Mallory Trentcamp

Mitchell Trentcamp

Kim Waymeyer

Brandon Williams

Kelli Williams

Ed Zimmer

Jeri Zimmer

Associate Members:

Danny Shaw

Mollie Shaw

HONORARY MEMBER MEMORIAL ATTRACTION

The Kenton County Fair Board has completed Phase I of creating a memorial attraction on the Fair Grounds as a tribute to living and deceased honorary members.  A perpetual memorial attraction in the form of a eye-catching monument, recognizing honorary members and celebrating their accomplishments, has been erected near Champion Point.  The  dedication ceremony was Monday July 16, 2012 and was well attended.  Phase II has begun in the form of a flag pole donated by Bluegrass Electric and installed by Fair Board members.

 

The Kenton County Fair Honorary Members Memorial Committee acknowledges and thanks the following donors who contributed to the purchase of the monument:

          Kenton County Fair Board

          Raymond and Eula LaFollette Family

          John Reeves and Rhonda LaFollette Reeves

          Robert G. Maddox

          Independence Cemetery

          Justin and Aaron LaFollette

          Spegal Farm

          David Jackson

          Frank Jackson

          Todd & Nancy Kloentrup     

          Milton and Cathy Kunkel-Mains

          Faye and Janet Bray

          Dixie Dressman

The Kenton County Fair Honorary Members Memorial Committee acknowledges and thanks the following Phase II donors:

          William E. Durr Family

          Amy Maxey

          Lori Maxey Collins

          Warren Richardson

          Annette Eckerle Bishop

          Jackie Gentry

          Bluegrass Electric

          The Charles and Georgia Casey Family

 

Proposed additions for Phases II and III may include landscaping, lighting, and benches. Donations in support of this project are needed and welcomed by the Kenton County Fair Board.  Monetary donations may be made payable to the Kenton County Fair Association and sent to P. O. Box 101, Independence, KY 41051.  Contact President Cap Kiser at 859-393-2478 for further information.