Adair County Fair gives tornado victims sense of normalcy

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE ADAIR COUNTY FAIR IN GREENFIELD. THE FAIRGROUNDS NARROWLY ESCAPED THE PATH OF THE EF FOUR TORNADO THAT SWEPT THROUGH TOWN IN MAY. KCCI BEAU BOWMAN SHOWS US HOW THE FAIR IS SERVING AS AN ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO WERE HIT THE HARDEST. IT’S BEEN NEARLY TWO MONTHS SINCE THE DEADLY TORNADO SWEPT THROUGH GREENFIELD, AND FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES, THE COMMUNITY STARTING TO GET A SENSE OF NORMALCY WITH THE RETURN OF THE ADAIR COUNTY FAIR, THE FINAL TOUCHES ARE BEING PUT ON THE PIGS AND THE STEERS, TOO. AFTER NARROWLY MISSING THE PATH OF THE MAY 21ST TORNADO. THE ADAIR COUNTY FAIR IN GREENFIELD IS GOING OFF WITHOUT A HITCH, BUT THE DEVASTATION IS NOT LOST ON THE FAIRGOERS ABLE TO ENJOY A LITTLE BIT OF NORMALCY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE DEADLY STORM. I THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING AWAY FROM WHAT THEY’VE HAD TO DEAL WITH FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, AND COMING TOGETHER TO ENJOY A STAPLE THAT’S BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAD TO BE HERE AROUND EIGHT THIS MORNING AND WE GOT HIM HERE AND WE GOT HIM READY. THAT INCLUDES FOUR ACRES AND FFA KIDS LIKE ADDISON BREWER, WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE DISASTER AREA OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, WHERE HER RELATIVES LOST EVERYTHING. WHEN YOU’RE IN TOWN, THAT’S LIKE, THERE’S NOTHING REALLY TO DO IN THERE. SO THAT’S LIKE ALL YOU’RE DOING. YOU’RE EITHER CLEANING OR YOU’RE HELPING SOMEBODY. BUT ONCE YOU GET OUT HERE, IT’S LIKE FUN TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR A CHANGE. ALMOST RELAX A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. AS RECOVERY CONTINUES IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE TORNADO, THOSE AT THE FAIR SAY IT’S IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE WHAT THEY DO HAVE AND TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN. I THINK IT’S AWESOME THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DEVASTATION THAT HAPPENED THROUGH GREENFIELD, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY STILL COMES TOGETHER DURING COUNTY FAIR AND WE DO GET TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE GET TO TO BE WITH EACH OTHER AND KIND OF CELEBRATE. I GUESS A LOT OF EVENTS LEADING UP INTO THE WEEKEND. NOW, THE BARBECUE STARTING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, FOLLOWED BY THE AWARD SHOW. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF MUSIC, A LOT OF GOOD FOOD, AND THEN LIVESTOCK SHOWS START TOMORROW IN GREENFIELD, BEAU BOWMAN, KCCI EIGHT NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. ALL RIGHT. BO AND ALL THE FUN AT THE FAIR GOES UNTIL SUNDAY. TICKETS FOR ADULTS ARE TEN BUCKS, KIDS UNDER FIVE ARE FREE FOR THE FULL LIST OF FOOD PERFORMANCES, CAMPING INFORMATIO