Great turnout at Jefferson County Fair

Jefferson County Fair Board members are very pleased with last week's event.

"It was a banner year for the number of people who attended the fair and rodeo on Saturday. We lucked out on the weather...the smoke cleared for Saturday and there was a nice cooling trend Sunday," said member Terry Minow.

Among the highlights listed by Minow was the attendance and reaction to Fun Pianos, a Thursday night fundraiser for the carousel.

"There was lots of audience participation...people are still talking about how much fun they had. As was pointed out, people of all ages & occupations came together for a...