It’s tradition that the fair queen candidates, the mayor and fair board members hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at the main gate the Monday evening before the official start of the Chelsea Community Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Fair runs through Saturday, Aug. 23.
In photo from left Fair Board Treasurer Diane Winter, fair queen candidates Bailey Burchett, Erin Koch, and Amanda Boham, Fair Board Manager Jeff Layher, Fair Board President Rick Boham, 2013 Chelsea Community Fair Queen Morgan Kern, Chelsea Mayor Jason Lindauer, fair queen candidates Kelsey Olberg, Amy Gilbert, Shannon Hicks and Fair Board Assistant Treasurer Jeanne Trinkle.