We Hope To See You At The Fair

7/20/2006 - If you have grown up in these parts, you know that nothing heralds our arrival at midsummer more consistently than the opening of Chautauqua County Fair — followed in turn by fairs in Cattaraugus and then Warren counties.Summer days march through the calendar more swiftly than our sense of time prompts us to believe and so we are always surprised when fair time is upon us. But, in fact, the fairgrounds are bustling already in preparation for Monday’s opening of the 125th annual Chautauqua County Fair. It will run through Sunday, July 30.Those of you who go every year don’t need to be reminded to go again. You no doubt already have it on your schedule. If you haven’t been in a while, we encourage you to set aside time to take the whole family. The fairgrounds are off Central Avenue between Dunkirk and Fredonia — turn onto Waldorf Road. A complete schedule was included in yesterday’s special section on the county fair.For the youngsters especially, you will want visit the animal barns, the animal judging and events in the horse show arena. The fair has a wonderful midway, of course, and special events for children at the Arthur R. Maytum Family Theater every day. There’s plenty of 4-H and Future Farmers of America competition and horse and dog shows as well.The fair remains true to its rural roots by continuing the exhibits in Floral Hall, the farm museum, and the competition ranging from livestock judging to pie-baking. And, yes, evening grandstand entertainment includes demolition derbies, tractor pulls and figure 8 racing.The fair is a rollicking good time and a terrific bargain. Tickets are on sale now through Sunday for $6. In Jamestown, they are available at Ed Shults Chevrolet and Peterson Farm on Fluvanna Avenue and at all Quality Markets locations. Other ticket outlets throughout the county are listed at www.chautauquacountyfair.org. If purchased during fair week, tickets are $8 for Monday through Thursday and $9 for Saturday and Sunday — which is still a great bargain. The gates open at 9 a.m. and the rides start at 1.

We hope to see you there!

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