County bids fair-well
Crowds turn out for final dayBy MARLY KOSINSKI Tribune Chronicle
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Throngs of people crowded the midway, and customers stood in lines about 10-people deep at most of the food booths Sunday during the final day of the Trumbull County Fair.
Nearly every parking lot was filled, and a line of traffic several miles long crept along Bazetta Road toward the fairgrounds entrance about 6 p.m. as spectators were trying to get there in time for the demolition derby. The event was moved to later in the evening because some races scheduled earlier in the week were postponed due to rain.
Sunny skies and warm temperatures on the fair's final two days helped improve overall attendance, which was down early in the week because of rain, according to fair board president Richard Roscoe. Final attendance numbers were not available Sunday night.
Some of those in attendance traveled long distances. The Miller family of Aurora came in search of a pet rabbit to raise as a 4-H project. Lisa Liller of Kent made her seventh trip to the fair and was doing a brisk business with her airbrush tattoo booth, while Tony Hernandez traveled from Tampa, Fla., to supplement his income by drawing caricatures of fairgoers.
Hernandez, who works full-time as an elementary school art teacher, said this was his first time at the Trumbull County Fair. He has been drawing caricatures for 11 years and he said business was good on Sunday, but it was a little slow the first few days.
Tim Reed of Orlando, Fla., is the owner of Caricature Cartoons and said this was his second year at the fair, although he has had the business for 15 years. He said business was better last year, but he still was satisfied with his six-day run at this year's event.
"I am friends with another vendor, and he always raved about this fair, so I followed him here last year. The people in this area are great. They're so friendly and fun," Reed said.
Jason and Becky Miller of Aurora brought their children, 7-year-old Branden and 4-year-old twins Brian and Brooke, to pick up a rabbit they saw on Thursday. The brown and white Holland lop already had a name.
"Rocky," all three children said in unison while enjoying a milkshake on a bench near the grandstand.
Becky Miller said she raised goats and rabbits as a youngster in 4-H and also participated in collegiate 4-H at The Ohio State University. She said Branden is getting to the age where he can join the organization, and the family already has three lamancha goats at home - Gracie, Belle and Jade.
Becky and Jason Miller own a landscaping business and Jason also sells real estate.
"We're just starting to get back into the farming thing. We wanted a female rabbit too, but they were all sold," Becky said.
She said the family tries to come to the Trumbull County Fair every year and they also attend the Portage County Fair, where the children will compete in 4-H.
"This is a nice fair. It's bigger than Portage, but not too overwhelming for the kids. Although this is the most crowded I have ever seen it," she said.
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luvinlife81
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07-28-09 6:17 PM
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I grew up less than a mile from the fair, and it was always the one thing we loved to go to every year. It wasn't much, but it was our little something.
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reader
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07-06-09 6:53 PM
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Well the TV had a story about the stabbing at the TC Fair. It was one person, not three or four teenagers, and one couple was stabbed by this one man. They all knew each other. The man on TV really did not look much like a teen either.
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paulydel
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07-06-09 5:43 PM
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I always like going out to the fair and the first thing you smell is the sausage and onions and peppers cooking the fries the cotton candy and the sno-cones oh ya and don't forget the rides either.
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CANTTAKEIT
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07-06-09 4:40 PM
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The on eon Mahoning Ave. won't have to close WPD is on payroll, so it will work out just fine for them. But I wouldn't step foot in that bar or parking lot cause even if you are beat up the cops will do jack Sh$* about it. That has happened alot latley.
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reader
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07-06-09 2:14 PM
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The article about the stabbing was very small on B1. Very vague too. There were 3 or 4 teenager with knives who had stabbed several people about 8:30 p.m. DOes this mean this was a random act of just walking through crowds stabbing a lot of people or was this a fight among groups of teens. People were taken to the hospital. One teen was taken to the TC jail but additional suspects were being sought. Again, along with several bars that have had to close because of violence in their parking lots (the next one that just may be pressured to close is the one on Mahoning Avenue in Warren), some people in this area do not know how to have a good time without playing their egotistical "stupid card" and spoiling it for others.
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truthhurts
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07-06-09 12:47 PM
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lol@...Maybe if I hit the balloon with the dart, I can get a marijuana leaf poster, yippie! Hee hee!
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jgm820
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07-06-09 11:38 AM
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Where is the news coverage about the stabbing?
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pahootaman
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07-06-09 10:44 AM
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apparently, re d ne ck is a swear word.
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pahootaman
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07-06-09 10:43 AM
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Were the vendors selling belt buckles and t-shirts that say "******* for life" there this year? I was very dissapointed in the quality of the fairs vendors last year. Maybe if I hit the balloon with the dart, I can get a marijuana leaf poster, yippie!
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EarlyRiser
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07-06-09 9:40 AM
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I did not go, couldn't afford it, Hey wait I don't go when I could afford it! It stinks.
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midname
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07-06-09 9:03 AM
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I ALWAYS LIKED THE CANFIELD FAIR THE BEST.
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fairness
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07-06-09 8:00 AM
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JoeCool I do not like the Trumbull county fair. It is a joke. Their prices are no different than any of the others. Now that it is over, the people should go to other county fairs and see what they are really like.
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JoeCool
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07-06-09 7:30 AM
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"...lines about 10-people deep..."? Seriously? At the overpriced Trumbull County Fair? Maybe they meant "...a line of about 10 people..." Funny how people whine about the economy, but then find disposable income to attend these events.
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justme313
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07-06-09 3:17 AM
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We took our grandchildren to the fair this year. They both enjoyed the rides and some good 'fair food'...the ribbon fries!! I felt some of the prices for the food was too high...so we shopped around til we found those that fit our budget. We will go to Geauga fair as we like it too. Glad the sun came out the last few days!!
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Sassysue
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07-06-09 2:54 AM
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I missed the fair?
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