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180th Allegany County Fair winds up this weekend The fairgrounds are bustling as popcorn, candy apples, taffy, sausage vendors and more are set up. Musicians and singers are performing in the Mini Theater starting at 6 p.m. each day. 4H competitions have been ongoing and the midway rides are open each day. General admission is $10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and $15 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Some features of this year’s fair are: • Friday, July 18, 6:30 p.m., NY Hot Farm Pulling Series with street legal diesel trucks. • Saturday, July 19, 3:30
BY KATHRYN ROSS
ANGELICA — The 180th Allegany County Fair has been ongoing this week and culminates on Saturday, July 19 at the fairgrounds in Angelica. The fair has a long history, dating back to 1843 when the county’s Agricultural Society was formed. The first fair was held Oct. 8, 1844, with a total of $142 in prizes. The fair is currently organized by the same society and is set at the Allegany County Fairgrounds — with expectations of hosting more than 30,000 visitors and awarding thou-
Photo by Lynn Bliven Taking part in the Grand Champion Market Hog Drive at the Allegany County Fair are (from left) Mason Findley, Conner Armison, Lindsey Reynolds, judge Bruce Beery and Morgan Holcomb.
farming community, which was once the largest industry in the county. The fair also aims to entertain and to
sands of dollars in prize money. First and foremost, the fair is an agricultural fair with its roots in the
give local high school students and organizations opportunities to raise awareness and funds.
p.m., Power Wheels Demo; 4 p.m., Demolition Derby. Throughout the week the Mini Theater will also be featuring individual vocalists and bands. A talent show is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday. Favorite fair food is always an attraction at the fair. Along with commercial vendors with pizza, tacos, hot dogs and hamburgers, the local Grange and school groups will be serving home-cooked meals. The school groups usually involve rising seniors who are raising funds for senior trips and graduation expenses.
Great Wellsville Balloon Rally lifts off this week BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVILLE — The 48th Annual Great Wellsville Balloon Rally gets underway at the Lagoon Fields at Island Park with the first planned mass liftoff at 6 p.m. Friday, July 18. Rally organizers said that between 30 and 35 balloons will launch. Some familiar faces will be in the mix including local balloons like Child’s Play along with balloons from outside the area like Sky Turkey. Friday night after the launch, the balloons are scheduled to return to the site and will participate in an afterglow. The rally gets un-
derway again at 6 a.m. Saturday morning, July 19. Following that morning launch, Main Street will be alive for the annual Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce Main Street Festival. Main Street from Pearl to State will be crammed with vendors selling everything from t-shirts and jewelry to popcorn and sausage sandwiches and more. “This year’s Main Street Festival is once again sold out with over 145 vendors attending,” said Bruce Thomas, executive director of the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce. “Festival activities will fill Main,
Jefferson, Madison and Fassett streets.” Visitors can expect a wide variety of vendors offering handmade jewelry, artwork, crafts, candles, purses, jams and jellies, clothing, pet supplies, photographs, wood crafts, books and more. A wide selection of local and regional food vendors will also be on hand to provide festival fare. New this year, handicap-accessible parking will be available in the Jones Memorial Hospital lot, located across from the Texas Hot (accessible off Pearl Street). Access is first come, first served Balloon Rally continued on PAGE 2
Photo by Kathryn Ross The 48th Great Wellsville Balloon Rally gets underway with the first liftoff scheduled for the evening of July 18.
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