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It has been a long-standing Hartford fair tradition to recognize the artistic talents of young by awarding Best of Show ribbons to four outstanding entries within the department.

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Natalie Meagher from Susquehanna is shown receiving her engraved clock for her Best of Show entry at the Harford Fair. With her is Cindy Reynolds, superintendent of the school department.

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The Mary H. Karhnak Award is a memorial award to honor a former teacher in the Mountain View school district who served as the superintendent of the school department at the Harford Fair in the 1970s. Itwas awarded to Natalie Meagher, a fifth grade homeschooled student from Susquehanna. .

The winning entry in the Fun and Safety Poster Contest, which will be sent for competition to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show in January, was created by Natalie Wentz. She has been entering items at the fair since her preschool years. Her family has been homeschooled and her brother received the Best of Show Award in 2005 for his written social studies project. Natalie is beginning her freshman year at Keystone College with a full four-year scholarship.

Throughout the 1990s, the cover of the fair book was a design selected as the result of a contest. Each year’s winner depicted the best artistic representation of the overall areas of the Harford Fair. The contest was revisited this year and as a result, the art will be featured on next year’s fair book.

Students who want to get a start on items to enter next year can visit www.harfordfair.com to see the variety of classes available.