The 2026 Annual Convention of the MFCF, Midwest Showman's Association, and the MN State Fair is January 15-18.
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Life Members

Life membership is an honor bestowed on individual members, past members, or staff whose exceptional, loyal, and outstanding service and contribution has provided measurable benefit to the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs over an extended period of time.

An individual person may acquire a life membership in this Federation by three-fifths majority vote of the Federation Board of Directors. A life member shall have voting rights in this Federation.

A life member also is granted a permanent fair pass that grants them entry to any fair member county fair in the state of Minnesota. This pass is not transferrable.
Kirk Payser
Steve Storck
Dennis Van Moorlehem
Sharon Stillings
Barb Bening
Flo Larson
*Gene Gerth
Ron Oleheiser
Ron Erickson
Joe Scapanski
Wally Wichmann
Danny Grunhovd
Byron Anderson
Gail Johnson
*Donna Speltz
*Jim Hermel

*Denotes deceased member





John Paulmann
Al Paulson
*Howard Recknor
*Wes Roehlke
Andy Rozeboom
Charles Schwartau
*Maggie Schwingler
*John Skluzacek
Warren Sifferath
Donald Simons
*Roger Sindelir
*Chauncey Wargin
Sharon Wessel
*Elmer Reseland
Jan Albrecht
Denny Baker
Bill Berg
*Don Brown
*Wally Erickson
Joe Fox
*William Korff
Robert Lake
*Willis Lilliquist
*Harveydale Maruska
*Robert McLean
Paul Merkins
*Howard Morris
*Meryl Ostwald
If you have names of previous Life Members or any other additions or corrections, please send them to mfcf.zach@gmail.com
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