LAKEPORT – Lake County Fair officials were pleased to announce that Lyle Coburn of Upper Lake has been promoted to the newly created position of exhibit supervisor for the annual event.

Coburn grew up exhibiting in numerous departments at the Lake County Fair and has worked in various competitive exhibit departments over the past decade, most recently supervising the animal competitions.

Coburn previously held two exhibit department positions at the fair, livestock superintendent and horse show superintendent, and will continue to supervise those activities.

The exhibit supervisor is a new position at the Lake County Fair. The exhibit supervisor, plans, organizes, designs, promotes, supervises and directs competitive exhibits such as photographic, art, flowers, home arts, crafts, agricultural, horticultural, livestock, horse and specialty exhibits, and performs other related duties as required.

The exhibit supervisor prepares rules, regulations, and procedures governing the entry, display, and judging of exhibits, assists in the planning for programming and the securing of judges, and assists in the determination of appropriate categories, divisions, and classes of competition and prizes.

That position also assists with the recruitment, selection, and hiring of temporary fair workers to work with exhibits in all exhibit buildings, and supervises and directs the labor of temporary fair workers to construct, install, decorate and remove exhibits, and to receive, categorize, display and judge the entries in all exhibit buildings.

Previously, each category of competitive exhibit was supervised by a building superintendent, who oversaw the operation of a single fairgrounds building during the annual event.

This year, the fair had vacancies in several of those positions, and fair management saw the opportunity to consolidate the positions into the expanded job of exhibit supervisor. Many other fairs use a single supervisor system.

“Lyle's career at the fair has been advancing steadily, and we're pleased he has agreed to accept this position,” Lake County Fair Chief Executive Officer Richard Persons said. “We had a number of individuals express interest in the job, but Lyle brings hands-on experience in virtually all areas of competitive exhibits, and his experience with the animal competitions made him a great choice to fill the position.”

 

The exhibit supervisor is a contracted position with duties spread throughout the year, and Coburn will start immediately.

 

Lake County's premiere family event, the Lake County Fair, opens this Thursday, Sept. 3, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 6.

The Lake County Fair is one of Lake County's favorite summertime events, and is enjoyed by more than 37,000 people each year. The fair features a variety of entertainment, food, exhibits, a carnival, and livestock shows. The fair theme for 2009 is “Fun in the Sun!”

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