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Farewell to the fair
A fair can be defined by its sights and sounds, but also by its odors.
The exhaust from the tractor pull. The nachos, popcorn and pizza that can be consumed between rides. And, of course, the smell of animals and manure that leaps out at anyone whose only exposure to animals and farming consisted of reading "Animal Farm" in high school.
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"It's been a good year," he explained. Attendance was on a par with the 80,000 people who attended the 2008 fair, "and maybe even up a little," he added. And, perhaps more importantly, the livestock sale kept pace with last year despite less-than-stellar economic times. Three rabbits were sold for $1,400, which Horstman said was a record-setter, and a state record was established for a lamb sale, with one going for $85 a pound.
Just a short while before, in a nearby barn, Luke Liggett of Avella said farewell to a Yorkshire pig that he had raised. It was purchased by oil and gas company Range Resources.
"It was fun to sell it," Liggett said. "I've been raising it for the last five months."
Other events at this year's fair included kangaroo boxing, demolition derbies, Extreme Motorcycles and the Mon Valley Cloggers.
Josh Zahner, a Toledo, Ohio, resident who manned a dart-tossing booth where contestants could win a poster, said it was his first trip to the fair. He also said it was bedeviled by "too much rain. ... The downpours came at the wrong time."
However, Laraine Grcich of Donora wasn't complaining. She had just won a stuffed animal at a target-shooting booth, and said that, well, the fair was just a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Fun, but... : 8/23/2009
...too expensive! Nine dollars is fine is you want to ride the carnival rides, but it is out of line to walk around and enjoy the true things of the fair. There should be a two-tier payment system as there was years ago, and there should be a discount for seniors.
Wash. Cty. Fair.... : 8/24/2009
We LOVED the Fair!!! Both my son and I entered competitions and won blue ribbons!!! We bought weekly passes for $15.00 a piece and went to the fair 4 days. The fairgrounds have upkeep...people get paid, premiums are paid for competitons.....I think $9 is a fair (no pun intended) price for spending the whole day enjoying the sights and sounds. All the entertainment was free except for the rides and games, which would be expected anyway. I personally am glad my son isn't interested riding on the rides as I'm not exactly fond of those types of rides. I think the Fair Board did an outstanding job and we are looking forward to next year's fair already!
