00:00:10>> THE OHIO STATE FARE HIS THE
BEST STATE FAIR IN THE NATION,
00:00:14AND THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT.
00:00:17SEVERAL PEOPLE WORK BEHIND THE
SCENES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING
00:00:20CLICKS, AND IT IS MY HONOR TO
INTRODUCE THE COMMISSIONERS THAT
00:00:25WORK HERE WRONG TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY.
00:00:27I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE
COMMISSIONERS TO JOIN US ON
00:00:32STAGE.
THE PUBLIC DIRECTIONS --
00:00:36RELATIONS DIRECTOR, TAMMY
BROWN, DAVID COREY, THE
00:00:40DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DAVID
00:00:45DANIELS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES DAVID HALL,
00:00:49SENATOR HEIGHT, JENNIFER LYNCH,
DAVID MADISON, VICE-CHAIR TOM
00:00:55PRICE, SECRETARY JOHN JR.,
GENERAL MANAGER OF VIRGIL
00:01:02STRICKLER, BOB WHITE, STEVE
REINHARDT, AND JAMES, THE
00:01:09DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES, WHO COULD NOT
00:01:12BE HERE WITH US TODAY.
PHASE AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S HAVE
00:01:16A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE
COMMISSIONERS -- LADIES AND
00:01:19GENTLEMEN, LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR THE COMMISSIONERS
00:01:23THAT WORKS SO HARD FOR US.
[APPLAUSE]
00:01:25>> IS ALSO MY PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THE 2012 OHIO STATE
00:01:32FAIR QUEEN, MADISON WEBBER.
[APPLAUSE]
00:01:36NOW I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME A
MAN THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW
00:01:42OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WORKING
WITH HIM A LITTLE MORE EVERY
00:01:46YEAR, SOMEONE THAT HAS A PASSION
LIKE NONE OTHER, AND HOPEFULLY
00:01:52ONE DAY I COULD HAVE A PASSION
BUT HE HAS FOR THE STATE FAIR,
00:01:57GENERAL MANAGER VIRGIL STRICKLER
AND.
00:01:58-- STICKLER.
>> THANK YOU.
00:02:06THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS
YOUNG MAN AND JUST WHAT WE HAVE
00:02:11HERE WITH YOUTH PROGRAMS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE WHOLE
00:02:16BOARD A HAND IF YOU WOULD, AND
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
00:02:20WORK.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE
00:02:24TO THE 2012 OHIO STATE FAIR.
I AM SO HONORED TO BE THE
00:02:29GENERAL MANAGER OF THIS GREAT
FARE.
00:02:33IT IS THE GREATEST STATE FAIR IN
OUR NATION AND I AM VERY PROUD
00:02:36OF THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
00:02:39MY STAFF.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WITH THE
00:02:43EVENT, -- WITH THE WEATHER, IT
PUTS US BEHIND THE EIGHTBALL
00:02:48SOMETIMES, BUT MY GREAT STAFF
COMES THROUGH EVERY TIME.
00:02:52EVERYTHING HERE AT OUR GREAT
STATE FAIR IS FANTASTIC.
00:02:59WE HAVE GREAT FOODS, RIDES,
VISITS, FLOWERS, LANDSCAPING,
00:03:05ENTERTAINMENT.
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
00:03:08WE ARE A GREAT VALUE FOR ALL
FAMILIES.
00:03:11OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE THE BEST
IN THE NATION.
00:03:15WE HAVE TWO GREAT EXAMPLES.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB THIS
00:03:20MORNING, AND THAT IS OUR ALL
OHIO BANNED IN THE USE CHOIR.
00:03:25[APPLAUSE]
-- BAND AND YOUTH CHOIR.
00:03:37WE REACH OUT ACROSS THE STATE TO
BRING THEM HERE.
00:03:40I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE DIRECTOR OF THE BAND.
00:03:44I WOULD LIKE TO THINK DIRECTOR
CHARLES SCHNEIDER AND THEIR
00:03:51STAFFS.
THANK YOU.
00:03:52OUR PROGRAMS REACH OUT ALL OVER
OUR GREAT STATE.
00:03:58WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST YOUTH
PARTICIPATION EXHIBITS IN OUR
00:04:04LIVESTOCK AREAS AND HORSE SHOWS
AREAS.
00:04:08WE HAVE ONE OF OUR LARGEST SHOWS
GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
00:04:12OF COURSE, WE COULD NOT DO THIS
WITHOUT THE GREAT CORPORATE
00:04:17SPONSORS THAT WE HAVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
00:04:21ALL OF THEM FOR COMING ON BOARD
AND HELPING US FINANCIALLY.
00:04:24I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU TO ALL
OF OUR PARTNERS.
00:04:28WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PARTNERS.
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.
00:04:33THANK YOU FOR ALL BUT THEY DO.
4H, THE OHIO FARM BUREAU AND
00:04:42OTHERS.
THERE ARE MANY MORE.
00:04:44THE COMMODITY GROUPS AND
AGRICULTURE -- I THINK THEM.
00:04:48I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE SURE
THAT I SAY THANK YOU TO AGENCY
00:04:54PARTNERS IN THE STATE.
I HAVE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP
00:04:57WITH ALL OF THEM AND I AM
THANKFUL, BUT I WANT TO SAY TO
00:05:03YOU LIKE TO RELEASE FOUR THE GO
OVER AND ABOVE, DIRECTOR
00:05:06CHARLES, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY WHO HAS BEEN HERE FOR US
00:05:12IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE AND HAVING
00:05:16A GREAT TIME.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
00:05:20THANK YOU TO COLONEL BOURNE AND
CAPTAIN CHARLES FOR THEIR GREAT
00:05:24SUPPORT FROM THE OHIO HIGHWAY
PATROL.
00:05:28I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
DIRECTOR DANIELS IN THE
00:05:32DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WE COULD NOT HAVE OUR LIVESTOCK
00:05:37SHOWS OR THE GREAT RIDES WITHOUT
HIS GREAT STAFF AND WHAT THEY DO
00:05:42FOR US.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
00:05:46JERRY RAY.
WE COULD NOT DO ALL OF THE
00:05:49IMPROVEMENTS WE DO WITHOUT HIS
GREAT SUPPORT AND HIS FIND
00:05:53STAFF.
ALSO, THE DIRECTOR FROM THE
00:05:56OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES.
00:05:59AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DIVING IN
THE ROUGH HERE, OUR PARKS, AND I
00:06:06AM SO PROUD OF WHAT HE AND HIS
GREAT STAFF HAVE DONE TO MAKE
00:06:10THIS A GREAT FEAR GROUND WITH A
NICE PARK.
00:06:12THANK YOU TO THEM.
-- FAIR GROUND WITH A NICE
00:06:16PARK.
THANK YOU TO THEM.
00:06:18GIVE THEM A HAND.
[APPLAUSE]
00:06:20ALSO, OUR FIRST LADY AND
WELCOME THEM TO THE FAIR.
00:06:28I AM PROUD THAT WE HAVE A FIRST
LADY DAY HERE AT THE FAIR, AND
00:06:36ALL THE THINGS THE FIRST LADY
DOES FOR US.
00:06:39I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU TO
MIGRATE STAFF FOR THE DEDICATION
00:06:44AND TEAMWORK -- THANK YOU TO MY
STAFF FOR THE DEDICATION AND
00:06:50TEAM WORK.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
00:06:51BEAUTIFUL WE HAVE EVER SEEN WHEN
IT COMES TO FLOWERS AND
00:06:54LANDSCAPING.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
00:06:57MY WIFE TO HIM FOR ALL OF HER
SUPPORT.
00:07:01SHE LOT -- KIM FOR ALL OF HER
SUPPORT.
00:07:08SHE LOVES THE FARE AS MUCH AS I
DO, AND THANK YOU TO MY FOUR
00:07:13DAUGHTERS FOR ALL OF THEIR
SUPPORT.
00:07:15THE NEXT PERSON I WANT TO THANK
IS GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH.
00:07:19HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR US.
HE COMES OUT HERE.
00:07:23HE IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO
HERE.
00:07:26I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
HIS SUPPORT.
00:07:30HE INSPIRED US.
AT THE TIME, THE DIRECTOR IN THE
00:07:35DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND I
WERE INSPIRED BY THE GOVERNOR TO
00:07:45USE WHAT HAS BECOME NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED, OUR EDUCATIONAL
00:07:53PROGRAM.
IT IS MY TRUE HONOR TO INTRODUCE
00:07:56THE GOVERNOR OF OUR GREAT STATE,
JOHN KASICH.
00:07:58THANK YOU, GOVERNOR.
[APPLAUSE]
00:08:05>> WELL, MY DAUGHTER JUST SAID
ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK?
00:08:13I SAID YES, AND SHE SAID COULD
YOU KEEP IT SHORT.
00:08:18THEY WANT TO CUT THE RIBBON AND
GO TO THE FAIR.
00:08:20IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE.
I SAID TO THE FAMILY WE ARE
00:08:25GOING TO OPEN THE FARE FOR 11.5
MILLION PEOPLE, AND THAT IS
00:08:30PRETTY DARNED EXCITING AND A
GREAT HONOR.
00:08:32I WANT TO SIT THANK YOU TO ALL
THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE.
00:08:36VIRGIL STRICKLER IS THE MOST
NERVOUS PERSON I KNOW BECAUSE HE
00:08:41LIVES ON PINS AND NEEDLES ALL
YEAR LONG TO GET THE STATE FAIR
00:08:45TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND ONCE
IT ARRIVES HE IS EVEN MORE
00:08:48NERVOUS.
WE NEED TO SEND HIM ON A
00:08:51VACATION.
HE IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE
00:08:54STATE FAIR.
GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE,
00:08:56PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE]
00:08:57>> AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF HIS
STAFF, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO
00:09:04LIVE WITH HIM ALL YEAR LONG.
THEY DO THE JOB JUST AS WELL,
00:09:09ALONG WITH THE COMMISSIONERS
DOING WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO
00:09:13GUIDE THE STATE FAIR.
THIS IS THE GREAT -- THE
00:09:16GREATEST FEAR IN THE COUNTRY.
HOW ABOUT THE BAND AND CHOIR?
00:09:23[APPLAUSE]
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.
00:09:28BE VERY PROUD OF THEM.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
00:09:32COLONEL CHARLES AND COLONEL
BOURNE.
00:09:34WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
PEOPLE COME TO THIS FEAR THERE
00:09:39WILL BE THE THEY WILL BE SAFE
AND HAVE A GREAT TIME -- THIS
00:09:42STATE FAIR, THEY WILL BE SAFE
AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
00:09:49THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE DID
NOT FEEL SAFE.
00:09:53WE WILL MAKE SURE THE STATE FAIR
IS SAFE AND CLEAN.
00:09:58WE WANT FAMILIES TO COME AND
ENJOY THEMSELVES, AND FRANKLY
00:10:02THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
IT IS ABOUT AGRICULTURE AND OUR
00:10:07FARMERS, AND FOR THE CITY SIT
WITH -- STUDY -- CITY SLICKERS
00:10:14INCLUDING ME TO UNDERSTAND THE
BREAD DOES NOT SHOW ON THE
00:10:19SHELVES.
WE COULD COME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
00:10:22AGRICULTURE IS ALL ABOUT, AND IT
IS ALL ABOUT FAMILY FUN.
00:10:27WE TRIED TO GET BETTER WEATHER
THIS MORNING.
00:10:33I CALLED UP THE WEATHERMAN, AND
IT WORKED OUT JUST GREAT.
00:10:37WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, EMMA LET'S
GO CUT THE RIBBON AND OPEN THE
00:10:45STATE FAIR, AND THE CENTIGRADE,
SAVE OHIO -- FAIR, AND LET'S
00:10:54HAVE A GREAT, SAFE OHIO TIME.
[APPLAUSE]
00:11:00I HOPE YOU DID NOT FORGET THE
SCISSORS.
00:11:06EVERYTHING BUT THE SCISSORS.
THE STATE FAIR CANNOT OPEN.
00:11:11HE HAS THE SCISSORS.
BRAND NEW SCISSORS.
00:11:14COULD WE NOT JUST RECYCLE THEM
FOR NEXT YEAR?
00:11:19>>A MEN -- AMEN.
WE WILL HAVE TO DO THAT.
00:11:29HERE WE GO WITH THE COUNTDOWN.
5, FOUR, 3, TWO, 1 -- WELCOME.
00:11:39[APPLAUSE]
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