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Bingo, music and exercise make for
a full morning for seniors at the Logan County Fair
[August 08, 2026]
Friday was Senior Day at the
Logan County Fairgrounds. Admission and parking were free for
attendees aged 65 and older.
In the Lincoln Stage Barn that had the day prior been set aside for
our younger generations, the seniors filled the area throughout the
morning. It was generally observed that the crowd for this year was
larger than previous years.
The day was sponsored by: The Oasis Senior Center, Copper Creek,
Molina, Hopedale Commons, Springfield Clinic, Home Health, I CASH,
Abcor Home Health, Calvert, Fricke, Schrader, Lincoln Memorial
Hospital, Hands of God Hospice, Hometown Senior Care Advisors,
Senior Services of Central Illinois, Villas at Lincoln (Arcadia),
and Springfield Supportive. Sponsors were set up with tons of
freebies to hand out, and seniors were more than happy to browse and
partake.
The day began with Silver Fox
Fitness with Georgia Allison. There were a good number of
participants—probably one of the largest turnouts for recent Senior
Days. Georgia had the group “movin' and groovn” with all kinds of
chair exercises, band stretches and low impact range of motion
movements. By the time they had worked out for 30-40 minutes
everyone seemed ready for a break.
BINGO is always a very popular
event. There were so many seniors who turned out to play that more
tables and chairs needed to be set up. All the vendors brought bingo
prizes to give as prizes and the stage was lined with many offerings
for winners.
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Friends and family were seated
together catching up with people they may only see at the fair
during bingo. There was laughter, teasing and some serious
competition going on.
The finale’ to the morning
activities was Route 66 Barbershop Quartet. They sang some oldies
but goodies like “Get your Kicks on Route 66,” “Down by the Old Mill
Stream,” and an old Wizard of Oz hit that was sung by Judy Garland
back in the day-“Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
The weather was pleasant with a light breeze, the shared fun spirit
was nourishing to both body and soul, and all in all it was a good
day!
Senior Day at the Logan County Fair photo slideshow
[Karen Castelein]
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