Welcome to the 59th Annual Southern Lancaster County Community Fair
September 17-19, 2008
This year's theme: Lights, Camera, Action!
Prices For Grand Champs ‘Wow’ Solanco Fair Audience
By Andy Andrews, Correspondent
QUARRYVILLE -- At some fairs you hear the sheep neighing, as in “whaaaaa.” At the 59th annual Solanco Fair Friday evening, September 19, some members of the audience watching the sale of the grand champion lamb could be heard, in the background, going “wowwww.”
Fair Parade Draws Crowd
By
Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman
QUARRYVILLE -- The Solanco Fair Parade drew a large crowd last night to
the Quarryville Fairgrounds and throughout the Borough itself. Sunday
people started setting out chairs and benches and blankets as they staked
claim to the perfect parade viewing site. The theme this year is "Lights,
Camera, Action."
Econ Provides Recycling for the Solanco
Parade
KIRKWOOD
-- Econ Refuse Service, of Kirkwood, provided white recycling boxes for
plastics and cans along the parade route along with their usual contribution
of brown boxes for trash. Disposing your soda can or water bottle before,
during and after the Solanco Fair Parade just got a lot easier and a lot
better for the environment.
Solanco Fair Baby Parade Accepting
Entries
QUARRYVILLE
-- The Solanco Fair Baby Parade will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Solanco Fairgrounds. The Baby Parade is open to any child six years of age and under. Preregistration
is required. Entries must be received by Friday, September 12, 2008.
Judging
Hay
By Paul Craig, Penn State Cooperative Extension Educator for Agronomic Crop Production
CARLISLE
— Summer
time is fair time all across PA and one of the more interesting features of
Pennsylvania fairs is the judging contests. These contests range from
livestock to fruits and vegetables to canned goods, artwork, photography,
sewing products and crafts. These competitions allow exhibitors to
demonstrate their skills in raising livestock or produce or crops or their
skills in craftsmanship. One of the highlights for me at fairs is the field
crop and hay judging exhibits. (Full
Article)
Solanco Fair Awarded Capital
Improvement Grant
HARRISBURG
-- Many Pennsylvania county and community fairs -- including the Solanco
Fair -- will be able to improve and expand facilities with a state investment of more than $620,000, Governor Edward G. Rendell said
Tuesday.
The Solanco Fair is slated to receive $16,250 to remove two existing livestock buildings and replace with one 56’x 144’ pole building.
(Full Article)
