Local Assisted Living Community Brings County Fair to Residents

Last week's inaugural Village Fair at Hoosier Christian Village in Brownstown, Ind., was well received, reports the Seymour Tribune . With the Jackson County Fair cancelled due to the pandemic, staff at the assisted living community staged a smaller version, offering similar fare like the "frog jumping frenzy," which took place just outside the facility. Residents also enjoyed midway-style games including goldfish games, which used Goldfish crackers. Other entertainments included cotton candy and snow cones, a display of antique tractors, pork burgers donated by Brownstown Central Future Farmers of America, and animals to interact with. Last year's Jackson County Fair Queen Jessica Blevins also visited residents, who were seated inside at the windows, as did Kristye Lewis and her miniature therapy horse. Blevins remarks, "People in nursing homes, this has to be so difficult for them. I just want to try and help make them feel better."