Press Release

Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D. Ms. Wheelchair Ohio, will be the Grand Marshall of this year’s 151st Ohio State Fair Parade on Wednesday August 11 at 4:00 p.m., at the Ohio Expo Center, 17th Avenue at I-71 in Columbus, Ohio.

The parade will begin at the Natural Resources Park and follow the path of the Sky-ride down the middle of the fairgrounds to the 17th Avenue gate. The All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir and the All-Ohio State Fair Band will perform. There will be floats, the Anheuser Busch world-famous Clydesdales, and various entertainers.

Wednesday, Aug. 11 will be QFM 96 Fair Attitude Wednesday and fairgoers will enjoy $5 admission all day.

Clay Aiken will also at the Celeste Center at 7 p.m.

Hours of Operation are:
Admission Gates- 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Commercial Exhibit Buildings- 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Youth Discover Center and Rhodes Center- 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
All Other Exhibit Buildings- 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Midway - 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

For more information about the Ms. Wheelchair America-Ohio Pageant, contact: Stacey Hubbard, State Coordinator: Sweetnpositive@aol.com: 419-884-2697.

For more information about the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant contact: Pat O'Bryant, Executive Director 877-679-4335: www.mswheelchairamerica.org

For more information about the Ohio State Fair: call 1-888-OHO-EXPO or 1-614-644-FAIR: On the Web: http://ohiostatefair.com/