Albany to Host 2015 Green County Dairy Days

Green County Dairy Days is getting ready to kick off the 2015 season with events in and around this year’s host, Albany.
The first public event will be the annual Cattle Show held at the Green County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 20th. Entrants will begin registration at 7:30 a.m., with the first events beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the judging of showmanship, followed by class judging. The Jolly-Mixers 4-H group will be on hand raising money for their club by serving up ice cream, food and beverages from the AgChest trailer.
This year’s Queen’s Banquet will be hosted by last year’s Dairy Queen, local Albany resident Sayde McDermott. The banquet will be held in the form of a Brunch on Saturday, June 27th, beginning with Moo-Tails at 9:00 a.m., at the Albany Lions Club Building at 402 N. Cincinnati St in Albany.
Following the Queen’s Brunch will be activities in downtown Albany, such as an arts and crafts show, a “Taste of Albany” food sampling, various sidewalk sales and the City-Wide Garage Sale.
The parade will begin downtown at 1:30 p.m., with the coronation to follow. Anyone interested in participating in the parade is to contact Jan Albertson with their entry information by June 15th. Jan can be reached at (608) 862-3531.
The day will conclude with the coronation of the new Dairy Queen. This will be held in the park across from the Albertson Memorial Library immediately following the parade.
For more information please contact the Publicist, Chris Lange, at (608) 698-4598 or chris@sugarrivergeneralstore.com.