Blaine County Fair starts today

Don Richman has memories of the Blaine County Fair that span decades. As a child and later a teenager, he fondly remembers looking forward to the 20 mile drive from his family’s ranch in Harlem to the fairgrounds in what he jokingly refers to as “the big city” of Chinook.

“As a kid, it was fun for me to watch the rodeo,” he said. “I was born on a ranch, and ranch kids love rodeo.”

This year, however, Richman, an insurance agent and former Republican candidate for the Montana State Senate, is much more than a spectator. As president of the Blaine County Fair Board of Directors, he is tasked wit...