Joe Hartle owed his very existence to the Grange Fair — his parents met there. He was 19 years old when he was elected to the committee for the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair.
He was dedicated to the fair for 61 years, serving as president for 25 of those years.
His wife, Gladys, and their children shared his devotion to the great Grange Fair.
Harvey Flink, in his poem, “Granger’s Fair” opines that when the day at the fair is done, “After all is silent, except the cricket’s drone, a happy spirit wonders, about the grounds, alone — The spirit of the founder, the kindly Leonard Rhone.”
We are certain that Master Rhone is now accompanied by Joe Hartle.
This quiz compares the Grange Fair of 1951, the first fair when Hartle began his service on the committee, to the great Grange Fair of 2011, the last fair over which he presided.
Complete the quiz and drop it off at the Emporium during the fair (additional forms will be there or at the CDT tent, if you need them.)
The winner will receive a Grange Fair hoodie and three free passes for Grange Fair 2013.
The runner-up will receive a Grange Fair sweatshirt and two free passes for 2013, and the third-place winner will receive a Grange Fair T-shirt and a free pass for next year’s fair.
1. In 1951, the fairground consisted of how many acres?
    a. 20
    b. 47.8
    c. 70.5

2. In 2011, the fairground consisted of how many acres?
    a. 271
    b. 721
    c. 127

3. In 1951, there were how many buildings on the fairground?
    a. 20
    b. 35
    c. 44

4. In 2011, there were how many buildings on the fairground?
    a. 45
    b. 102
    c. 68

5. In 1951, there were how many gates to enter the fairground?
    a. 1
    b. 2
    c. 3

6. In 2011, there were how many gates to enter the fairground?
    a. 2
    b. 3
    c. 4

7. In 1951, there were approximately how many tents on the fairground?
    a. 350
    b. 212
    c. 160

8. In 2011, there were how many tents on the fairground?
    a. 566
    b. 980
    c. 1,000

9. In 1951, there were approximately how many RVs and trailers on the fairground?
     a. 5 (mostly converted vehicles — bus or truck — for concessionaires and their families)
    b. 37
    c. 102

10. In 2011, there were how many RVs and trailers on the fairground during the Fair?
    a. 566
    b. 999
    c. 1,500 (includes concessionaires, their families and staff)

11. In 1951, there were how many flush toilets on the fairground?
    a. 36
    b. 56
    c. None

12. In 2011, there are how many flush toilets on the fairground?
    a. 60
    b. 99
    c. 174

13. In 1951, there were how many hits on grangefair.net, the fair’s website?
    a. 1,060
    b. 410
    c. None, the World Wide Web did not exist

14. In 2011, there were how many hits on grangefair.net, the fair’s website?
    a. 41,000
    b. 10,361,777
    c. 1,606,606

15. What changes at the fair made Joe Hartle most proud?
    a. New dairy barn and milk house
    b. Southside Stage
    c. New covered arena
    d. 108-stall horse barn
    e. Fair Queen contest
    f. Administration building
    g. The quads — the four large exhibit building No. 11, 12, 13 and 14
    h. The covered stage and metal bleachers at the grandstand
    i. All the new restroom facilities
    j. Acquisition of additional acreage and expansion
    k. All of the above

16. What constant at the fair made Joe Hartle most proud?
    a. The celebration and promotion of agriculture, Pennsylvania’s No. 1 industry
    b. The involvement and enjoyment of children and young people
    c. Maintaining the nation’s only tenting fair
    d Keeping the fair an affordable, family-centered event
    e. All of the above