{"id":198969,"date":"2020-05-12T07:31:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=198969"},"modified":"2020-05-12T09:56:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:56:31","slug":"2020-river-river-valley-fair-cancelled-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=198969","title":{"rendered":"July 2020 River River Valley Fair cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>West Fargo – In a news release, the Red River Valley Fair\u00a0 Board has voted to cancel the July 2020 Red River Valley Fair following the recommendation of the North Dakota Department of Health.<\/p>\n

\u2018Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) is recommending the board of directors cancel the Red River Valley Fair scheduled for July 7-12. We believe this will reduce the spread of COVID-19 and allow the Red River Valley Fair to plan and implement strategies for combating COVID-19 in the coming year,\u2019 North Dakota Department of Health State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte said.<\/p>\n

Red River Valley Fair Executive Board President Vern Hofman states, \u2018Upon the recommendation of the North Dakota Department of Health to cancel the Fair, the Executive Board has decided to adhere to their recommendation.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018In these unprecedented times, it is for the safety of everyone involved in the Red River Valley Fair that we cancel this year\u2019s Fair,\u2019 said Hofman. \u2018The Red River Valley Fair is an event people throughout the Red River Valley look forward to each year and it is difficult to cancel this year\u2019s event but our focus is on the safety of Fair attendees, volunteers, vendors and the community.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Fair was scheduled to be held from July 7 \u2013 12, and features a variety of events including a carnival, 4-H, livestock, Ag Education Center and live music. The health and safety for fairgoers and the Red River Valley Fair staff was the utmost priority in the decision.<\/p>\n

\u2018We are following the North Dakota Department of Health\u2019s recommendation and while this decision was difficult, we are looking forward to greater days for the 40th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the Big Iron Farm Show which is September 15 \u2013 17 and we will begin planning for the 2021 Fair,\u2019 Red River Valley Fair General Manager Cody Cashman said. \u2018We appreciate everyone\u2019s support and patience as we recognize we are in the midst of an unprecedented situation for everyone involved in the Red River Valley Fair.\u2019<\/p>\n

Due to the 2020 Red River Valley Fair being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all mega pass purchases will be refunded. If you purchased a 2020 mega pass at the Fair office or Petro Serve USA gas station, please bring your ticket to the Fair office for your refund. Our hours are 8 am \u2013 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. If you purchased a mega pass online, the credit card you used to purchase the mega pass will be refunded.<\/p>\n

For the latest information follow the Red River Valley Fair on Facebook and at\u00a0redrivervalleyfair.com<\/a>. Stay healthy and safe and we\u2019ll see you July 13 \u2013 18, 2021 for the Red River Valley Fair. Please email\u00a0breann@redrivervalleyfair.com<\/a>\u00a0for additional inquiries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

West Fargo – In a news release, the Red River Valley Fair\u00a0 Board has voted to cancel the July 2020 Red River Valley Fair following the recommendation of the North Dakota Department of Health. \u2018Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) is recommending the board […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":198981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=198969"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198998,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198969\/revisions\/198998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/198981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=198969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=198969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=198969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}