Deb & John Turner, Baraboo, Winners of the Wisconsin Association of Fairs VIP Award for District 3.
John and Deb Turner have been continuous supporters of the Sauk County Fair for 57 and 39 years, respectively. John recalls the first time he volunteered at the fair on night watch for the animals in the round barn, when he was 16 years old.
Over the years, John has helped in countless capacities at the fairgrounds; including set-up in the barns, tractor pulls, demo derbies, concerts and other grandstand events as well as willingly taking on the dreaded garbage duty.
After marriage, Deb started volunteering too. Deb is willing to step up and pitch in with any job at the fair. Over the years, Deb has done it all; including, office duties, answering phones and assisting fairgoers, money runner, counter, ticket taker, gates, runner, finding other volunteers for the fair, cleaning restrooms, she always comes through.
John and Deb are always willing to put the fair first, never turning down requests for help and together they help make the Sauk County Fair run more smoothly. Together, Deb and John have given countless hours to the fair throughout the years.
Particularly admirable, in addition to the time and energy they have devoted to our fair, they also have instilled in their family the importance of giving back to their community. Yearly, John and Deb are joined by their children, their grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family members who prioritize volunteering at the Sauk County Fair making it a better fair. We would be at a loss without them!
