FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 27, 2010

COLUMBUS – Gov. Ted Strickland will be spending the night at the Ohio State Fair on Thursday, July 29, as part of a tradition started by former Gov. Rhodes. He will be staying in the Natural Resources Park with the Geer family from New Vienna, Ohio, who show swine at the Fair. He will be getting up early on Friday to help the Painter family from Hebron, Ohio, with morning chores for their beef cattle.
 
WHO:   Gov. Ted Strickland
 
WHAT:  Ohio State Fair overnight stay and morning chores
 
WHEN: Thursday, July 29; Media Availability from 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm

              Friday, July 30; Media Availability from 7:00 am – 8:00 am
 
WHERE:   Ohio Expo Center
                 Thursday, July 29; Natural Resources Park
                 Friday, July 30; Voinovich Livestock & Trade Center
                       
*Media will be granted access to Voinovich Livestock & Trade Center for setup starting at 6 am. Please check in at the Media Center, located off of 11th Avenue, before continuing to the Voinovich Building. 

For more information, call 1-888-OHO-EXPO or 1-614-644-FAIR.  On the Web, visit us at OhioStateFair.com.
 
The Ohio Expo Center is proud to host the Ohio State Fair.  With a spectacular midway, big-name entertainment, hundreds of exhibits and one of the largest junior fair shows in the nation, the 2010 Ohio State Fair will run July 28 – Aug. 8.

The Ohio Expo Center is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.