Old Church Restoration
To provide needed repairs to a historical building, the Old Church, on the Anoka County fairgrounds. Over 100 years old, the Old Church is also home to the Anoka County Arts Alliance during the week of the fair. The mission of the Anoka County Arts Alliance is to identify, provide support for, and promote the activities of the Anoka County arts community.
These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage
Anoka County Agricultural Society
Mike Ahlers
Mitch Coop
Dorna Helgeson
Scott Newberger
Marlyn Sjaarda
Bernie Vevea
Bob Fossum
Keith Hyovalti
Jim Sweet
Rich Nordlund
Travis Thoreson
Jeff Boyd
Eric Sjaarda
Norman Mossberg
Jim Cote