Patty Wise

It's that time again, when many families in Elkhart County, Indiana stop what they normally do and spend their days at the fair! Why? To be at the fair!

As a 4-H parent and leader that is where I will be for the duration of the fair. My daughters and I arrived about 8:30 AM; it has become our tradition to "watch the fair wake-up". Arriving early in the morning you see the fairgrounds when very few people are there and get to see the activity start. Animals are delivered to their appropriate pens; the animal barns are full of activity. Watching the walkways start to fill with people, seeing the food booths open, smelling the sents of fair food starting to cook, is all part of the experience.

There are many things to see and do at the Elkhart County Fair. The ECCC building is packed full of 4-H projects to look at. The Home & Family Arts building holds exhibits that are not 4-H projects. The Grandstand will have cheerleading competition, fair queen competition, tractor pulls, harness racing, motorcycle races, a rodeo, and demolition derby. There will also be concerts by Pat Benatar, Nicole C. Mullen, Kellie Pickler, Little Big Town, and Hootie & the Blowfish. You can watch a tiger show, thrill show, talent competition, parade, dog shows, balloon chase, cloggers, strong-man competition, llama shows, frog jumping, horse shows, pedal car races, chicken flying contest, longest apple peel contest, and much, much more. For a complete schedule visit http://www.4hfair.org/pdf/dailyprogram2008.pdf.

Don't know how to get there? Get diretions to the fairgrounds and the express route.

Once you arrive at the Elkhart County Fair the map below will help you know where to find the activity you are looking for.

Elkhart County Quarterly Market Update

January - March 2008

Residential

Township Total Listed Total Sold Avg. Unsold List $ Avg. Sold List $ Avg. Sold $ Avg. Days on Market

Cleveland 37 13 $190,592 $128,653 $123,938 114

Osolo 155 72 $140,368 $125,608 $121,019 78

Washington 35 12 $235,319 $133,525 $127,366 110

York 18 10 $160,728 $179,473 $172,450 111

Baugo 50 23 $144,083 $107,250 $104,523 72

Concord 265 105 $ 99,836 $ 81,813 $ 78,225 105

Jefferson 53 26 $218,384 $179,992 $174,774 89

Middlebury 27 10 $227,264 $181,530 $172,140 99

Olive 1 0 $211,960 $ 0 $ 0 0

Harrison 4 1 $199,340 $118,845 $ 80,000 157

Elkhart 128 59 $136,875 $109,334 $104,661 100

Clinton 11 6 $154,900 $ 74,833 $ 68,333 63

Locke 9 3 $206,925 $101,266 $ 98,250 49

Union 20 0 $222,580 $ 0 $ 0 0

Jackson 16 6 $169,482 $124,000 $118,383 182

Benton 8 3 $152,720 $211,633 $201,666 120

Totals 1013 419 $133,524 $109,226 $104,652 95

Have questions regarding this information or any other real estate needs, please contact me. You can call my cell at (574) 361-3655 or email me at Patty@WiseHomeMoves.com.

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