This is a station editorial, I’m Randal J. Miller, station president.

Well, it’s summer.   Time for hot weather, vacations, swimming pools, t-ball and Little League games, reunions, and….Fairs.

Our local Fairs give our youth thru-out Central Illinois, the opportunity to show off their:   cows, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits, chickens, flowers, cookies...well, you get the idea.

To show off all those things, these kids work countless hours getting ready for that big moment when that animal, bouquet of flowers, or plate of cookies, goes before the judges.   

Thanks to many businesses in our listening area, our stations will again have the honor of going out and broadcasting live from many of these Fairs.  Some of my greatest memories as a broadcaster and broadcast owner, are when I hear these kids and teenagers be interviewed to talk about all the hard work they put in ahead of the big moment when their animal or item is judged.

From the Junior, 4-H and County Fairs, to the State Fair, we’ll be there all summer long, capturing the sounds of summer.   We put many miles on our station vehicles, going out and interviewing those kids and teenagers that will be showing in the many Fairs across the area.  And, you’ll read the results of all that judging on the Fair Results page of taylorvilledailynews.com and dewittdailynews.com.

We encourage you to go out and support the future of agriculture by attending these Fairs, walking thru the barns and culinary buildings, and see that the future of agriculture is in good hands.

Yup, it’s summer….it’s hot….and it’s Fair season.   Go out and enjoy it...and have a corn dog!

That’s our opinion, we welcome yours.   Our e-mail address is editorial@randyradio.com.