9 day to go before Goat Fun Day!

Please be sure to get your registration in so we have an accurate count for lunch.

Thank you Neil & Lisa Mills for the microchip reader!

Hi all,

I just wanted to send some wonderful news and a very big THANK YOU to Galaxy Signs and Awards of Lowell, owned by the Neil and Lisa Mills for their generous donation of a new microchip reader for the goat program.

Since about 1998 we have had to borrow a reader from the Kent County Animal Shelter in Grand Rapids for our goat check in for fair. We were never able to keep the reader for more than a day or two and state regulations require a reader be present anytime goats with chips are present on the fairgrounds, so now we will be in complete compliance not only for fair but for any other goat event held at the fairgrounds such as the showmanship clinic.

The reader will be in the custody of the Goat Developmental Committee. The manufacturers of the reader, AVID Corporation gave us a very generous discount on the reader as well.

Thanks again to Galaxy Signs and Awards and the Mills family,
Maruszka Hufstader

Thank you for the donation!

A very big THANK YOU to Aaron and Tammy White for donating the Meijer
gift cards totalling 50.00 for the second and third place finishers
in the junior and senior quiz bowls. First place finishers will be
getting trophys. Any potential trophy sponsors can contact me.
Thanks again Aaron and Tammy.

Maruszka Hufstader

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Other donations have also come in from:

Pete Kruer @ Rockford Ace Hardware
Sam Gebhardt @ Cedar springs Mill & Supply
The Blodgett Family of Twin Oaks Farms
Anonymous

THANK YOU!

There is still time to work on additional donations for door prizes, awards and the free lunch we provide. If you need the donations thank you letter and tax ID number please email lori_greenacres@yahoo.com or maruska Thanks again! Great job everyone!

Scrapie Information

With the recent publication of scrapie on a goat farm in Ottawa County, there is alot of information floating around. Please check out the link under 2008 Kent County for accurate information on Scrapie.

Thank you