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Chesterfield County Fair experiences unprecedented labor shortage

- by Duane Loper
A sign located on the 4700 block of West Hundred Road in Chester, Va., references a line from the early '70s rock song 'Signs.'

CHESTERFIELD — The 100-year-old county fair in Chesterfield returned with an unfortunate minor glitch: a labor shortage.

Because the 2020 Chesterfield County Fair was canceled due to COVID, the Chesterfield County Fair Association team was raring to go this year. However, the Fair’s General Manager Brenda White, as well as fair vendors, encountered a new problem.  There was an air of excitement during the fair set-up, but volunteers and seasonal workers were in short supply. 

“I’ve always had kids and people stop in here to ask if anyone is hiring, but with schools starting early…it’s just not happening,” said White. “Some can’t come because they’re in school.”

The Chesterfield County School Board approved a pre-Labor Day opening for the 2021-22 school year. 

William Henley of Chesterfield works at Pop Pop's Kettle Corn during the 2021 Chesterfield County Fair on Aug. 28.

“The vendors would hire the older high school kids to come out and help, but they’re not available now,” said White. “Bird High School located just across the

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Atlanta Pet Fair & Convention Draws “Enthusiastic” Group | Information

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Atlanta Pet Fair & Conference 2021 logo

The 2021 Atlanta Pet Truthful & Meeting sported an enthusiastic group in late June, stated Entire world Pet Association (WPA) officers, which hosted the grooming occasion at the Ga International Conference Center in Atlanta.

“We are thrilled that we ended up equipped to carry the grooming local community back together at the 2021 Atlanta Pet Honest & Meeting, and thank all of our attendees, exhibitors and speakers for building this year’s function so thriving,” explained Vic Mason, president of WPA. “Each calendar year, we carry on to be shocked at the level of strategy and talent we see in our grooming competitions and the innovation on the show ground, and this 12 months was no exception. We are currently counting down to future year’s occasion, having area March 10-13, 2022, and cannot hold out to see what is subsequent from the sector.”

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