Crews and exhibitors have begun the process of building rides and setting up booths on the state fairgrounds as the Alaska State Fair season sits just around the corner — but some notable faces will be absent this year.
. The numbers pale in comparison to other states, but CEO of the Alaska State Fair, Jerome Hertel, said it’s not worth the risk.
This is the first time Hartel has seen the poultry exhibit canceled since he took over as CEO in 2015. He said the biggest impact will fall on the— a youth development organization that runs a junior market livestock auction at the fair every year. The fair is now exploring other options for participating kids to still display their poultry.
The poultry exhibit takes up roughly 20% of space in the barn. Without it, Hertel said the plan is to space out the other livestock exhibits.
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