Placer, Nevada and Sierra counties win honors at State Fair

Glenn County has won Best of Show for their county exhibit. The Salvagno family, celebrated their 11th anniversary of building Glenn County’s exhibit at the California State Fair.

Although they have won Silver and Gold awards in the past, Glenn County has won the Best of Show Award for the second consecutive year. Member of the Salvagno family and designer of the exhibit, Terrie Barr, was near tears as she accepted the Golden Bear trophy on behalf of the county.

The 2014 Counties Exhibits Competition:

Additional results:
Best of Division – Community Built Exhibits – Sierra County
Best of Division – Professionally Built Exhibits – Sacramento County
Best Content Award – Yolo County
Best Marketing Presentation Award – Sonoma County
Best Craftsmanship Award – Glenn County
Best Agricultural Presentation – Placer County
Best Design Award – Stanislaus County
Best Use of Special Effects/Animation Award – Sacramento County
Best Use of Products, Produce or Artifacts – Mono County
Best Visitor Experience Award – Mono County
Superintendent’s Award – Sierra County

Gold Awards
Amador County, Butte County, Calaveras County, Glenn County, Humboldt County, Mono County, Placer County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Stanislaus County, Tuolumne County and Yolo County and Tuolumne County.

Silver Awards
Colusa County, Contra Costa County, Inyo County, Lake County, Modoc County, Monterey County, Nevada County, Santa Cruz County, Sierra County and Yuba County.

Bronze Awards
El Dorado County, Mendocino County and Shasta County

Sometime in the 1870s, California’s counties began to compete for “bragging rights” by creating exhibits showcasing their part of the state. This competition continues and today the Exhibits are some of the most popular annual Fair exhibits among fair.

—California State Fair