Riding for a cause

Leaders of the new Horse-N-Around Equinators 4-H Club have persuaded the Franklin County Fair Board to let them build a permanent horse arena at the fairgrounds in Hampton.
     The leaders of the club are Carol Symens Lowery, Deb Place and Alicia Rankin, all of Hampton, and Laura Lyman, of Iowa Falls. So far the group has raised $4,500 and hopes to have the arena ready by the 2015 Franklin County Fair. The 100’ by 150’ arena will be built across Olive Avenue on Grandpa’s Farm and will cost around $16,000.
     “It’s an ambitious project for them to raise all the money on their own,” said Fair Board President Jon Baltes. “Most fairgrounds have a permanent arena, and the board is glad to get one. We feel this project will benefit both the fair and the community.”
    Read the full article in the June 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.