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Important in’fair’mation BLOOMSBURG — Important information for the 2016 Bloomsburg Fair: • Admission to grounds, $8, print-at-home tickets available on fair website • Today is preview day, gates open at 2 p.m., admission $3 for everyone over 12, free parking • High school students 13 to 18 will be admitted free of charge on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and Friday, Sept. 30 • Children 12 and under will be admitted free all week • Senior citizens 65 and over and current and former members of the armed forces will be admitted free of charge on Monday, Sept. 26, with proof of age or service • Admission gates to the fair open daily, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. • All carry-ons will be subject to inspection • No unauthorized dogs allowed on fairgrounds • Fairgrounds located off exit 232 of Interstate 80 • Parking for over 20,000 cars, $5 • RV parking, $15 per day • Free tram or bus service to and from parking lot and admission gate • Mobility scooter and manual wheelchair rentals available inside of gates 3 and 5, close to
handicap parking • There are two First Aid stations, one near the Leonard Street Gate, and the other at the west end of the Grandstand in the Racing Secretary’s office. Both locations are open every day from 10 a.m. to midnight. • The Lost Child Center is at the side of the Horticulture Building. • Agricultural, Arts and Crafts, Educational, Horticultural and Industrial Exhibition buildings open daily, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. • Rabbit and Poultry Exhibit Building open daily, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. • Farm Museum open daily, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. • Historic One Room Rupert School House open daily, 10 a.m.6 p.m. • Barton House (restored farmhouse), open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. • Oldest Dog Show in the USA, daily from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. • Grandstand ticket office will be open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily • Grandstand gates open approximately one hour before each event • Reithoffer’s Carnival, Sept. 23-Oct. 1: Pay-one-price wristbands will be sold at any Reithoffer ticket box. Today they will be $20 each after 2 p.m. Both Saturdays and Sunday will be $30 each
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People pass Agricultural Hall at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. The 161st Bloomsburg Fair opens today. after 10 a.m., and weekdays will be $25 each from 11 a.m. until closing. Kiddie rides are located on the West End of fairgrounds. • Reithoffer Shows has created a mobile app to make it easier for customers to get information at
events at which it is playing. It includes which rides, games and food will be at upcoming events and height requirements for rides. To get the app, go to the iTunes or Google Play store and download “Reithoffer Shows 2016.”
For more information, contact the Bloomsburg Fair at 570-7844949, info@bloomsburgfair.com or www.bloomsburgfair.com. The mobile-friendly site features schedules, vendor lists, live Web cams of the grounds and more.
Historic barn to be reborn at fairgrounds BLOOMSBURG — A barn that was on a plot of about 135 acres in Mount Pleasant Township, known as the Columbia County Poor Farm, has been disassembled over the past several months and brought to the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds to be re-assembled in an Amish Barn Raising during fair week. Most of the barn-raising activity will be on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., when much of the main beams will go up. No work will be done on Sunday, but activities will resume on Monday and continue throughout the week until Friday. Hours daily will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Barton Historic Association, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Bloomsburg Fair, purchased the barn from Columbia County for $1. The Columbia County Commissioners donated $50,000 that has helped tear down the barn at its Press Enterprise/Bill Hughes original location and salvage about 35-40 The foundation for the barn to be raised on the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds is shown percent of the barn’s original wood. The funds will also help re-build the barn and last month at the site of the former Historic Exhibit Building near the Barton House. The barn purchase new wood for the restoration. raising is scheduled Sept. 24 from 10-4 p.m. and Sept. 26-30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Amish In addition, a raffle is being held to raise builders will use timbers from the barn at the Columbia County Poor Farm in Mount Pleasant funds for the association which will aid Township which was torn down in May. the barn raising. Tickets will be available at various locations around the grounds through Nov. 15. They are $5 each or $20 Fair membership and secondary prizes during fair week and at the fair office for five. The grand prize is a Bloomsburg will also be awarded.
Plans are to rebuild the barn in place of the old metal-framed maintenance shop on Herb Row behind the restroom building on A Avenue between an unnamed alley just west of 10th Street NE and the corner of 11th Street NE during the 2016 fair. The structure will bolster the living history Historic Area, near Gates 2 and 3 at the northwest corner of the fairgrounds that also includes the Barton House and Rupert One-Room School. John Lapp, owner of Dolittle Construction of Watsontown, will be coordinating the construction. When completed, the 45-by-60-foot historic barn will house antiques from the existing Farm Museum, opening that building up to more space for the Technology Center and will better consolidate all of the historical offerings into one area of the fairgrounds. It will also look similar to a barn that was built at the fairgrounds in the 1940s. The barn is being built on a concrete base that will be built with vents to allow flood waters to pass through in the event of future flooding in the area. The upper loft area will house most of the antiques for viewing so that they won’t have to be moved to higher ground during future floods, if they occur.
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For King & Country to ‘Run Wild’ on Main Stage BLOOMSBURG — The Australian duo For King & Country will perform on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. on the Bloomsburg Fair’s Main Stage. Track tickets are $36 and those in the grandstand are $28. Opening the show will be Lauren Daigle and Jordan Feliz. Soaring melodies, driving rhythms, theatrical instrumentation and personal themes are the heartbeat of For King & Country’s sophomore album, “Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.” The duo, comprised of Australian brothers Joel and Luke, has accomplished several notable feats on their new record. Perhaps the most remarkable is that the award-winning rock/pop duo has achieved the unexpected. Not only have they ventured into new musical territories with some of the highlights being a collaboration with hip-hop artist Andy Mineo, their continued creative partnership with artist/ producer Aqualung and their discovery of new soundscapes with producer Tedd T. (MuteMath) as well as Seth Mosely, but For King & Country also managed to surpass the bar that the brothers had set for themselves with their debut album. They raised expectations tremendously with the release of 2012’s “Crave” and a win for New Artist of the Year at the 2013 GMA Dove Awards, where
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Joel Smallbone of the Australian duo For King & Country sings “Amazing Grace” with the audience while holding up the flashlight on his cellphone during their performance at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. They will be back on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. on the Main Stage. Track tickets are $36 and those in the grandstand are $28. Opening the show will be Lauren Daigle and Jordan Feliz. they received six nominations. to Coldplay.” Billboard also named them as one ‘Deep creative bond’ of the New Artists to Watch for “A really thrilling compo2012 and American Songwriter called them “Australia’s answer nent of this new album is that
we stepped into it with 300-plus shows under our belts,” Joel said. “We have five band members on the road with us. After spending countless hours in 15-passenger
vans and performing on stage together, a deep creative bond formed. We made many discoveries along the way — our love for rhythm, our enthusiasm for theatrics and the beauty of how a lyric can touch someone’s heart. These experiences have been an excellent springboard into a new and more developed version of For King & Country.” The ultimate result of all of this is a body of work that lives up to the band’s powerful name. For King & Country is a reflection of standing and fighting for something greater than yourself, a mission statement that directed the duo from the first words penned for this project until the last note was recorded. “Our goal was to continue that theme of writing honestly and authentically about life,” Joel said. The album also serves as the musical journal documenting the last three years of the brothers’ lives, a life-changing time of growth, transition, revolution and revelation. In addition to their professional success, Joel got married and Luke became a father during this time. But Luke also faced a life-threatening illness that forever altered his perspective. By experiencing great depths of pain and fear, he now has more joy and hope than ever before.
Feliz hopes he’s ‘Beloved’ by fair-goers BLOOMSBURG — Jordan Feliz will be opening the show for For King & Country on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. on the Bloomsburg Fair’s Main Stage. Track tickets are $36 and those in the grandstand are $28. Also opening will be Lauren Daigle. Some years from now, the name Jordan Feliz might be the obvious answer to a trivia question that goes something like this: “What artist launched his career as a hard-touring heavy metal singer, then switched gears to become a church worship leader, before finally signing a Nashville record deal and making his mark as a songwriter and soulful R&B-groove-pop artist?” Well, if the question comes up some day, you’ll already know the answer. Fronting the West Coast buzz band A Special to Press Enterprise Current Affair gave Feliz’s powerful voJordan Feliz will be opening the show for cals some major exposure right out of high For King & Country on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 school. The band performed on the Warped Tour and other high profile gigs before disp.m. on the Bloomsburg Fair’s Main Stage. Track solving. But heavy metal was never Feliz’s tickets are $36 and those in the grandstand are passion; it was just a fun experience with $28. Also opening will be Lauren Daigle. his friends to grow musically.
As a child, Feliz grew up with R&B artists like Sam Cooke and Earth Wind & Fire providing the soundtrack to his frequent road trips to a ski resort with his family. Artists from what his father called “the good music era.” Those were the sounds and stylings that stuck in Feliz’s musical memory, and by the time he was old enough to realize that his own singing voice was a gift, it was those early groovefunk-soul singers that had shaped his personal aesthetic. If he was going to make records, those were the kind of influences he wanted to draw from. After his move from California to Nashville, Feliz was invited to participate in an unsigned artists retreat hosted by Centricity Music. It was the combination of his nuanced vocal abilities, the freshness of his retro-influenced melodies and songwriting, and his warm, enthusiastic personality that spurred label execs to take a closer look and ultimately sign him. Feliz’s debut project, “Beloved,” brings the rich influence of ‘70s sensibilities into a modern pop context. Intentionally con-
structing uncluttered tracks free of production tricks and excessive instrumentation, he instead focused on arrangements that were designed to give the vocals center stage. The tracks on the 10-song album are soul-influenced pop numbers, and the instruments present are articulate in their voicings and melodies, saying only as much as they need to. “I was the kid growing up with the headphones on listening to every lick and reading the lyrics,” Feliz says. “My dad had a collection of cassettes. My mom had some vinyl. I discovered artists like the Commodores, Bill Withers, and Nat King Cole through them. When I was in the studio making ‘Beloved,’ I told my producers I didn’t want 30 guitars stacked on one track. I didn’t want five different guitar tones. I want to put one guitar sound on a song and find a way to make that one lick sound massive, the way those ‘70s artists were able to do. If you stack too many sounds on one track, you can lose the song in all that clutter. Building ‘clean’ tracks on ‘Beloved’ was very intentional.”
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‘Oh, What a Night’ in Bloomsburg Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons coming to fair BLOOMSBURG — Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will be at the Bloomsburg Fair for a show on the Main Stage at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26. Track tickets are $51, while those in the grandstand are $46. Oh, what a story. Valli, who came to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than ever in the 21st century. Thanks to the volcanic success of the Tony-winning musical “Jersey Boys,” which chronicles the life and times of Valli and his legendary group, such classic songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Rag Doll,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” are all the rage all over again. As the play enters its third sold-out year on Broadway, and two touring companies of Jersey Boys travel around the U.S., the real Frankie Valli is packing concert halls coast to coast, from the Rose Theater, home of jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, to L.A.’s KoSpecial to Press Enterprise/Chad Batka dak Theater, home of the Academy Awards. Now Valli salutes the decade that made Frankie Valli performs with the Four Seasons at the Broadway Theater in New York in him a star with his first new studio album this 2012 photo. They will be at the Bloomsburg Fair for a show on the Main Stage at 7 p.m. in 15 years. In “Romancing The ’60s,” to be on Monday, Sept. 26. Track tickets are $51, while those in the grandstand are $46. released Oct. 2, he puts his own stamp on some of his favorite ’60s songs, the ones he away. member of the Four Seasons and Valli’s always wanted to record but somehow got Produced by Bob CH Gaudio, an original long-time partner, the set includes unWaltz halfH.crtr - Page 1 - Composite
forgettable new versions of such gems as “Spanish Harlem,” “Call Me” and “Take Good Care of My Baby.” And the album features a delightful guest appearance by the four young stars of Jersey Boys, providing background vocals for — what else? — “On Broadway.” Launched with perfect timing amid Jersey Boy-mania, “Romancing The ’60s” is the most eagerly-anticipated album of Valli’s 54-year recording career.
He never went away But please don’t say that Valli is back. The truth is, he never went away. Sure, the majority of the 71 chart hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (including 40 in the Top 40, 19 in the Top 10 and eight number ones) came during the 1960s, but the music didn’t just disappear. He has toured almost continuously since 1962, and his songs have been omnipresent in such movies as “The Deer Hunter,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Conspiracy Theory” and “The Wanderers.” As many as 200 artists have done cover versions of Frankie’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” from Nancy Wilson’s jazz treatment to Lauryn Hill’s hip-hop makeover. There’s something about Valli’s music that makes young people of every
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‘How Can It Be’ that Daigle is coming to Bloomsburg?
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Members of The Band Perry, from left, Neil Perry, Kimberly Perry and Reid Perry arrive at the 51st annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. They are scheduled to perform on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $51 for the track (standing only) and $46 for the grandstand.
Waiting ‘All Your Life’ to see The Band Perry BLOOMSBURG — The Band Perry is scheduled to perform on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $51 for the track (standing only) and $46 for the grandstand. One of the most dynamic acts in music today, Grammy Award winning and reigning ACM Vocal Group of the Year, The Band Perry has both achieved massive mainstream success and gained major critical acclaim since delivering its platinum self-titled debut. Introducing the sibling trio as a powerful new force on the country scene, 2010’s “The Band Perry” offered up five hit singles, including the quintuple-platinum chart-topper “If I Die Young” and other platinum hits — the number ones “All Your Life” and “You Lie” — as well as “Hip to My Heart” and the gold-certified single “Postcard from Paris.” For the band’s gold-certified second album “Pioneer,” frontwoman Kimberly Perry and her younger brothers Reid and Neil delved deeper into an edgy, rock-androll-inspired sound while staying true to their Southern roots. Featuring the platinum number one single “Better Dig Two”
and the gold number one “DONE” (plus smash hits “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” and “Chainsaw”), “Pioneer” found The Band Perry widening its appeal and continuing to showcase its breathtaking three-part harmonies. The members of the group kicked off their first headline tour — the We Are Pioneers World Tour — in late 2013 and quickly established themselves as a global powerhouse, playing hundreds of venues from Seattle to Sweden. The Band Perry has earned multiple awards from the likes of the Grammy Awards, The Academy of Country Music, The Country Music Association, CMT Music Awards and The American Country Awards and has received multiple nominations from the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and The American Country Countdown Awards. The Band Perry recently wrapped the We Are Pioneers World Tour and is currently working on new music for its upcoming third studio album. For tour dates and more on TBP, visit www.thebandperry.com.
BLOOMSBURG — Lauren Daigle will be opening the show for For King & Country on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. on the Bloomsburg Fair’s Main Stage. Track tickets are $36 and those in the grandstand are $28. Also opening will be Jordan Feliz. Life experience often serves to sharpen a songwriter’s edge and provide them with a more colorful palette to draw from when creating images with their music. Though she’s young, Daigle has lived a lot of life and those experiences — some challenging and others exhilarating — enrich her perspective and create her heartfelt worship music. Blessed with a voice that is both smoky and sweet, Daigle has forged a unique sound that combines the soulful, heartin-throat vulnerability of Adele with the passionate fire to serve God that Daigle admires in Brooke Fraser. Her Centricity Music debut, “How Can It Be,” is ripe with the kind of compelling lyrics and engaging melodies that invite listeners to draw closer to their creator, and that’s just what Daigle had in mind. “There’s a continuing theme on this record — trust,” says Daigle. “My heart’s cry is that people feel empowered as a body of Christ. It’s just heavy on my heart for all of us to rise up in unity and recognize the goodness of God. My hope is that people are empowered by knowing who they belong to, knowing that they are the son or daughter of God, and in response to that, being able to worship fully, worship with complete abandon.” Faith and music have been intertwined in the Louisiana native’s life since birth. Growing up in a region steeped in blues, country, zydeco and Cajun music has inspired her to frame her worship music in a unique light. But Daigle admits she almost pushed music to the back burner, unsure if it was her true calling, until a devastating illness brought her young life into sharper focus.
Illness brings focus “It honestly was one of the best things that had happened to me,” Daigle says of contracting a debilitating virus when she was 15 that kept her out of school for nearly two years. “I was a sophomore living life and having a blast. Then there was a big halt. Because my illness was an immune deficiency, anything that was airborne I’d catch it. If any friends were sick, I couldn’t be around them, so going to school became off limits.” In the quiet solitude forced upon her by this condition, God spoke. “The Lord began to just pour in passion for music, singing and writing songs,” says Daigle. “When I was 6 years old, people would say, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ And I’d say, ‘I want to be a singer.’ My mom called the house, ‘The Music Box,’ because I’d walk
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Lauren Daigle will be opening the show for For King & Country on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. on the Bloomsburg Fair’s Main Stage. Track tickets are $36 and those in the grandstand are $28. Also opening will be Jordan Feliz. around the house singing all the time. But when I got older, I went to this college prep school and felt I needed to get serious, so I thought I’d go into the medical field and do mission work. Then when the Lord brought me into that solitude, I was like, ‘How did I get distracted from what my true passion is? I need to be singing.’ He really brought me through all of that season to pour in a passion for ministry and a passion for music.” Once she was well, Daigle attended a charter school and completed a year and a half of class work in six months and actually graduated early. She took a year off from school, traveling to Brazil to do mission work, before enrolling at Louisiana State University to pursue a degree in Child and Family Studies, but music was always on her agenda. She led worship at her church, became an “American Idol” contender and sang on an EP a local band was recording. It was that gig that led to an invitation from Centricity Music to attend a retreat in Washington State. When the lead singer of the band had an emergency appendectomy, Daigle stepped in and immediately impressed label execs that encouraged her to come to Nashville.
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Brice: ‘I Don’t Dance,’ but he does sing BLOOMSBURG — Country music artist Lee Brice will be performing on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. on the Bloomsburg Fair’s Main Stage. Ticket prices are $41 for the track and $36 for the grandstand. The opening act is Ben Gallaher. Brice is a craftsman, the kind whose boundless desire to hone his skills and relentless pursuit of perfection are matched only by his humility about the entire process. His latest album, “I Don’t Dance,” is a showcase for his painstaking approach to writing and recording, with his distinctive fingerprints clearly emblazoned on every element of the album. Released Sept. 9, 2014, “I Don’t Dance” debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number five on the Billboard 200, setting the stage for Brice’s meteoric rise in the country music world. He celebrated the album’s massive release week with performances on the Today Show and Late Show with David Letterman. He also teamed up with Luke Bryan for two sold-out shows in New York: a performance at Madison Square Garden, where Today Show host Hoda Kotb surprised Brice onstage with a career milestone plaque recognizing “I Don’t Dance” as the year’s fastest platinum-certified country single, and a historic concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the venue’s first-ever country concert.
At the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards, he was awarded two trophies in the Single Record Of The Year category as both artist and producer of “I Don’t Dance.” Two weeks later, he was invited to perform “Drinking Class” on NBC’s” The Voice.” The track not only went number one that week but was certified RIAA Gold, marking his second RIAA certification in less than six months.
Singing with Garth Brooks In January, Brice had a surreal moment when Garth Brooks invited him onstage in Boston to share vocals on “More Than A Memory,” “Getting to sing that song with Garth — my first number one as a songwriter — was a ‘bucket list’ moment for sure,” shares Brice. He checked another item off his bucket list when he sold out his first headlining show at the historic Ryman Auditorium where he was met with six standing ovations over his 50 minute set. While Brice is now known as reliable chart-topping Nashville hit-maker, there was a time when he was only recognized for his work behind the scenes. “I had success as a writer before I had success as an artist,” says Brice, “so there’s a misconception that I was a songwriter first and then started to sing my own songs later. But all along, I’ve really
always been writing for myself. When I started writing songs at 10 years old, it was because I wanted to sing them, and when I came to Nashville, I came to be a songwriter and a singer. It’s all one thing to me.” After relocating from his native South Carolina to Music City, the former Clemson lineman dove headfirst into his craft, writing on his own and with a slew of talented musicians he fell in with. He found early success, with songs picked up by established artists like Jason Aldean and Tim McGraw. Though they may have been sung by other artists, those songs were stories from deep within Lee’s own heart. “‘More Than A Memory’ was a very personal song for me,” he says of his breakout 2007 track. “I was thinking about keeping it for myself when Garth Brooks called, and that changed the whole dynamic.” It changed a whole lot of things. Brooks’ recording of the track was the first single in the history of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart to debut at number one. Lee’s stock skyrocketed in Nashville, and that same year, he signed with Curb Records and began laying the groundwork for his inexorable rise as a solo artist. He released his debut album, “Love Like Crazy,” in 2009. The title track reached number three on the Billboard Country chart and set a record as the longest-charting song in its history.
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Country music artist Lee Brice will be performing on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. on the Bloomsburg Fair’s Main Stage. Ticket prices are $41 for the track and $36 for the grandstand. The opening act is Ben Gallaher.
Old Dominion will play ‘‘Til It’s Over’ BLOOMSBURG — Old Dominion will be opening a show for Jake Owen on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $41 for the track and $36 for the grandstand. Old Dominion may be best known as a nickname for the Commonwealth of Virginia, but the moniker is set to become synonymous with great country music if the five members of Old Dominion have their way. Tipped by Billboard, Rolling Stone and Huffington Post as a 2015 band to watch, Old Dominion brings its spirited take on modern country to its RCA Nashville debut, “Meat and Candy.” While undeniably country, the songs sparkle with clever lyrics, innovative instrumentation, genre-busting arrangements and finger-popping melodies. Even the album’s title alludes to the set’s versatility.
“When we first sat down to pick songs for the album, we had a lot of sing-a-long, fun, ‘candy’ songs,” says lead singer Matthew Ramsey. “We decided we needed to show our more serious side a little too. We needed ‘meat’ songs. We needed meat AND candy. ” The debut single/two-week number one “Break Up With Him” features Ramsey’s seductive spoken verses bolstered by a spiky electric guitar line. Elsewhere on the diverse set, an early romance gets revisited on wistful, nostalgic “Nowhere Fast,” while on “’Til It’s Over,” an eager suitor is willing to go with the flow. If fans aren’t yet familiar with the quintet’s vibrant sound, they have heard the members’ collective handiwork as songwriters on hits for Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and The Band Perry, among others.
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Old Dominion will be opening a show for Jake Owen on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $41 for the track and $36 for the grandstand.
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It will be ‘Kind of a Drag’ if you miss Buckinghams BLOOMSBURG — The Buckinghams will be appearing on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. The show will also include The Grass Roots. Tickets cost $23 for the track and $18 for the grandstand. One of the most beloved and respected Chicago bands ever to explode onto the national scene, The Buckinghams’ live concerts pack power into ‘60s pop rock. Bringing back great memories with charttopping ‘60s hits, The Buckinghams also perform popular ‘70s favorites in their sets, electrifying audiences with high-energy fun. Since 1985, original Buckinghams Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna and their band have continued to deliver fast-paced, solid shows that get crowds up on their feet to enjoy. Their number one song, “Kind of a Drag” is a standout favorite that first made them famous. Next came seven national chart hits, 15 singles, and eight acclaimed albums. When Billboard Magazine named them “The Most Listened to Band in America,” The Buckinghams became national favorites on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, “The Smothers Brothers’ Comedy Hour,” “American Bandstand” and more. Thousands of loyal fans remain devoted today, as their hits continue to be heard
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The Buckinghams, featuring original members Carl Giammarese, left, and Nick Fortuna, will be appearing on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. The show will also include The Grass Roots. Tickets cost $23 for the track and $18 for the grandstand. on oldies radio, classic rock stations, Sirius/XM satellite radio and Internet channels. Ever as enthusiastic and effervescent as when their records began their ascents up national charts, The Buckinghams’ Giammarese and Fortuna deliver nonstop,
high-energy performances that audiences appreciate and request in shows filled with longtime fans, as well as new friends — teens and young adults. Today’s stage act is a crowd-pleasing favorite as they deliver a show packed with
tremendous music and good humor. Audiences love The Buckinghams today as much as they first did in the ‘60s. Families book vacations around their regular appearances. With three songs on the Top 10 simultaneously, The Buckinghams enjoyed phenomenal success with hit singles the powerful “Don’t You Care,” the soulful “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” and the national anthem of teenage love, “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song.” In 1968, the Buckinghams debuted “Susan” on The Ed Sullivan Show. In concerts today, crowds still sing along, “I love you, yes I do,” as audiences love knowing the words to all their songs. In 2001, The Buckinghams were part of the successful “Solid Gold 60s” tour, which featured Tommy James & The Shondells, The Turtles, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, and The Grass Roots. PBS featured The Buckinghams on “The Sixties Pop Rock Reunion” in 2004. The Buckinghams headline festivals, play arenas, theaters, and casinos, wherever fans want to hear them. Playing the 2005 Presidential Inaugural Ball was a great honor for The Buckinghams. They were again invited to perform at the Bipartisan Agricultural Ball at the Presidential Inaugural festivities at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2009.
The Grass Roots coming to Bloomsburg ‘Sooner or Later’ BLOOMSBURG — The Grass Roots will be appearing on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. The show will also include the Buckinghams. Tickets cost $23 for the track and $18 for the grandstand. The Grass Roots is a highly successful rock and roll group that consistently produced quality music in its heyday from 1966 to 1975. Although it never attained a number one hit on the charts, it was consistently in the top end of popular music in the turbulent rock music scene. Radio play was a big factor in The Grass Roots’ history. It was not easily tracked to properly reflect on the charts, in those years. It managed to be one of the top picks of disc jockeys and enjoyed frequent requests from listeners. From 1967 to 1972, The Grass Roots set a record for being on the Billboard charts 307 straight weeks. It is one of only nine bands that has charted 29 or more Top 100 Billboard singles. It has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. U.S. Billboard top 10 hits for The Grass Roots include “Let’s Live for Today,” “Midnight Con-
fessions” and “Sooner or Later.” It holds the all time attendance record for one act, a concert of 600,000 people on July 4, 1982, in Washington, D.C.
Hits still in rotation The group has appeared on more than 50 national television shows. Many of its hits are still seeing heavy rotation on oldies stations to this day. The Grass Roots achieved one platinum album, two gold albums, 13 gold singles and charted singles a total of 29 times. Members of the group managed to consistently satisfy their listeners through several lineups of musicians, all producing a great sound to carry on the tradition. The Grass Roots benefited from outstanding production and recording techniques compliments of Dunhill Records and producers such as Steve Barri. The recordings have stood up to the test of time. Since the disbanding of the original group in 1975, The Grass Roots have been seen in thousands of concerts across the country almost seamlessly to the present day.
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The Grass Roots, featuring, from left, Dusty Hanvey on guitar and vocals, Larry Nelson on keyboards and vocals, Joe Dougherty on drums and Mark Dawson on bass and vocals, will be appearing on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. The show will also include the Buckinghams. Tickets cost $23 for the track and $18 for the grandstand.
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Rick K. road trip to make return stop at fair
YouTube video has over 38 million hits BLOOMSBURG — Back by popular demand, American rock ‘n’ roll show band Rick K. & The Allnighters will be appearing at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 3 and 9 p.m. The nationally-acclaimed band has developed a large local following with performances at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Penn’s Peak and the Shippensburg Fair, among numerous other Pennsylvania venues. The group obtained international notoriety with the viral video, “This Drummer Is At The Wrong Gig,” based on the hit ZZ Press Enterprise/Bill Hughes Top song, “Sharp Dressed Man.” Rick K and the Allnighters perform to an overflow crowd at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell in The video has been seen more 2014. They will be back this year with shows scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 3 and 9 p.m. than 38 million times on YouTube and propelled the group to per- video can currently be seen on a The show is a high energy rock showmanship and lead vocals of formances in Russia, Germany nationally running commercial ‘n’ roll revue of classic hit songs Rick K. blend with the percussive from the 1950s through today. The theatrics and acrobatic style of and Belgium. Portions of the for the pain reliever Advil.
BLOOMSBURG — Here is the list of the new vendors who will be at the 2016 Bloomsburg Fair. The location on the grounds is included. • AEI — Mustang skid steer, Indeco hammers, excavators, Erskine Attachments; North Extension 12th Street 98 • American Cancer Society — educational materials; Education Building 22 • Andy’s Sandals and Tye Dye — handmade sandals, tie-dye, genie and yoga pants; Industrial Building 117 • Archer Trail Enterprises LLC — alpaca wool blankets, throws, scarves, ponchos, alpaca stuffed animals; Eighth Street 17 • Artisanal Gifts — Mola fabric boots, leather, shoes, natural seeds, bags, wallets; Arts and Crafts 25 • Asian Grilled — grilled chicken on a stick, fried rice, stir-fry noodles, egg rolls; Ninth Street 42 • The Bacon Bomb — the Bacon Bomb sandwich, barbecue beans, slaw; C1 Avenue W 103 • CDE Exotics — pictures with large snake, educational session with venomous species; Industrial Building 111 • Crabby John’s Seafood — fresh haddock, crab cake, oyster sandwiches, fried shrimp, clam strips; North Extension 11th Street 143 and North Extension 12th Street 86 • Crazy Fried Food Inc. — deep-fried ice cream, deep-fried cheesecake, deepfried wonton, spring rolls; North Extension 12th Street 86 • Cutco Cutlery — kitchen cutlery, gadgets, cookware, flatware, garden tools; Freedom Hall 11 • DeFebo Graphics — coroplast signs, banners, life-size cutouts, hats and shirts;
2016 NEW FAIR VENDORS Free Stage Boulevard 3 • Dottie’s Hats — various styles of hats, felt, straw, children’s, bucket canvas cap; North Extension 11th Street 115 • Duffy’s Coffee Company — different kinds of coffee; Eighth Street 33 • Erin’s Way — NFL, MLB, NHL jackets, shirts, hoodies, hats, etc.; North Extension Machinery Row 44 • Flitz International LTD — Flitz metal polish, polishing buff balls, microfibers, speed wax; Industrial Building 94 • Florida’s Best — migraine headache buster, diabetic foot rub, nail fungus, acne scrub; Grandstand 1 • Gallup and Grimord LLP — pen and ink drawings and prints, color pencil drawings, doll house miniatures; Arts and Crafts 23 • G and D Creations — framed prints, country decor hand crafted by them; North Extension 12th Street 88 • Garden Metal Art — dual spinners, turtles, bike planters, bird feeders, balancing items; North Extension Machinery Row 28 • Gift Solutions Inc. — wooden handcarved collapsible baskets, clocks, coasters, boxes; Industrial Building 72 • Green Fusion — exotic jerky such as alligator, python, tuna, elk; Free Stage Boulevard 4 • Greentech Manufacturing Inc. — EPA-qualified wood furnaces, coal burning furnaces; C1 Avenue W 106 • Hammer Ind. LLC — bonsai trees, bonsai pots, supplies, scrolls, mugs; Horticulture Building 4 • Harp Airbrushing — T-shirts, li-
censes, hats, hand towels, baby bibs; C1 Avenue W 92 • Inkpen Artwork and PA Soy Candles — pen and ink artwork (framed and prints), soy candles, wooden snowmen; Liberty Hall 20 • It’s A Snap — snap necklaces, bracelets, individual snaps, colored scarves; Industrial Building 39 • Jamberry Independent Consultant — Jamberry nail wraps and accessories; Free Stage Boulevard 12 • J and M Crafts — handmade furniture, birthday calendars, puzzle pieces and pictures; North Extension 12th Street 71 • JGM Antiques — homemade all natural soaps and candles, bottle openers; Arts and Crafts 6 • Klier Camera — Buffalo chicken wings, chicken tenders, fries and drinks; North Extension Machinery Row 32A • L and M Concessions — knives, swords, throwing stars, custom plates; E Avenue E 44 • LED Fireworks.com — LED fireworks, helicopter toys, strands, masks, hats; C1 Avenue W 102 • Olde Good Things — antiques, crafts, handmade tables; 12th Street N 56 and D Avenue W 206 • 1A Infrared — Drystar, EPX, MPX, KBS5L, KBE5S; North Extension 11th Street 139 • OPP Company — Western snow plows; North Extension Machinery Row 24 and 26 • Pampered Chef — cookware, cutlery, stoneware, other kitchen essentials; Grandstand 9 • P and K Treasures — Jamberry nail wraps, latex/toxic-free wraps, scarves, frozen bows: C1 Avenue W 89 • PB-3 — roll down games; Second
The Mad Drummer, Steve Moore, to make an exciting show suitable for all ages. Bassist Paul Doege, guitarist Jimmy Hindman and the Sometimers Horn Section round out an all star band of musicians. Formed in 1989, the perennially-popular group graduated from a local bar and wedding band in the 1990s into a high performance “show band” that has been touring all across the U.S. for over a decade. Highlights include performances at the NBA Finals, NFL games, NASCAR tracks, governors’ inaugurations and casinos. The band has four CD releases featuring their own recreation of classic pop hits of the past five decades. Let them take you on a rock ‘n’ roll road trip — a high speed, cross country tour of rock’s greatest hits. The group’s remaining 2016 tour schedule, videos and further information can be found on their website at www.rickk.org.
Street 83 and Third Street 59 • Pennsylvania Department of Corrections — careers in corrections booklet, brochures on job titles, business cards; Education Building 2 • Rock Ridge Western and Leather — hats, belts, buckles, boots, wallets, purses, other leather accessories, vests; North Extension Machinery Row 18 • Shadow Galaxy Arts — varying sizes of spray paint art on canvas; Free Stage Boulevard 11 • Spur Chaser LLC — turkey mouth calls, hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts; Industrial Building 112 • Superhero Discount — DC and Marvel merchandise; 11th Street 32 • Sutliff’s Concessions — venison tenderloin, elk burger, alligator bites, bison, ostrich, frog legs; Fifth Street 41 • 360 Painting — new painting company service; Industrial Building 101 • Thunder Ridge Outdoors — display of whitetail deer, water fowl, black bear, African animals; Education Building 7 • Too Hot or Not Too Hot LLC — chili (mild, hot or too hot), deep-fried chili cheese dog, different kinds of fries; Free Stage Boulevard 2 • USDA Rural Development — information; State Building 1A • U.S. Postal Service — priority mail flat-rate shipping, stamps, stamp-related merchandise, tote bags; Industrial Building 67 • Vought’s Creative Design — dog coats, dog cap cozies, dog owners (ear warmers, mittens, hats); Industrial Building 5 • Your Finishing Touch — cameo basket, hand-woven baskets with print inside and glass on top; Arts and Crafts 43
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You can visit these exhibits daily from 9am – 10pm, except on Friday, September 23 when it’s closed for judging. Your eyes will bulge when you see the largest pumpkin! Displays of canned goods, baked goods, jams and jellies, homemade wines and more will remind you of the toil and care it takes to do things by hand – and make you hungry! The crafters take great pride in the Scarecrows, Christmas Trees and Wreaths that decorate the building, too.
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Tractor and truck pull will roll in Sept. 24
BLOOMSBURG — The largest sanctioned tractor and truck pull in Northeast Pennsylvania will roll into the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $23 for the grandstand and $18 for the bleachers. In case of inclement weather, the event will move to the next day, Sunday, Sept. 25, at noon. This pull has it all, and certainly something for everyone. USAEAST Sled Pulling, a subdivision of Full Pull Productions from Jamestown, Pa., produces this huge motor sports extravaganza. But while tractors are a large part of this super event that is jammed with family-friendly entertainment, there is far more to see. But for many, the tractors are the key. These are tractors that originally were used on the farm, and when they came from the factory, they might have had 135 horsepower. But now these multiturbo charged machines will put out 1,200 to 1,500 horsepower by using diesel and alcohol as fuel. This is not your grandfather’s tractor! And then there are the supermodified four-wheel drive trucks. Huge mountain motors — up to Press Enterprise/Mary Bove 738 cubic inches — are accepted Carson Stauffer drives his white Ford truck during truck pull at the Bloomsburg Fair grandstand last year. Full Pull Productions Inc. will present in this class. And super chargers Sanctioned Tractor and Truck Pulling at the fair on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $23 for the grandstand and $18 for the bleachers. (blowers) are permitted. Nitrous This three-division pulling oxide from drag racing applica- charged diesel engines with the from the four-wheel drive trucks, Kenworths and Internationals then comes the awesome big rig all come to play in this all-out event will amaze with the super tions is also “good to go.” But ultimate in low-end torque. And after all of the smoke semi trucks with incredible pow- skills game with upwards of 4,000 power that will be on display in these big alcohol engines are front of the grandstand. challenged very nicely by turbo- from the tractors and all of noise er and size. Macks, Peterbilts, horsepower under the hood.
You’ll flip for Double Figure 8 Race with Rollover Cars compete during the Double Figure 8 Race with Rollover at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. JM Productions Inc. will again present the event on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m. at the grandstand. Tickets are $18 each. There will be several qualifying events and a finale race where the winner will receive $700 and a championship trophy. This form of racing was developed by JM Productions a several years ago using compact cars to enhance the excitement for drivers and spectators. Utilizing smaller, lightweight cars takes on all the excitement of a full-sized Figure 8. Speeds average between 5 and 15 miles per hour and only five to 10 cars are allowed on the track at one time. Drivers need to out-think and out-maneuver their competitors to win. There will also be an automobile rollover contest, with $1,000 and a championship trophy going to the winner, $200 to second place and $100 to third. Photo by Mary Bove
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Company Does Bang-Up Job with Demo Derby
Painted Pony Rodeo Will Be ‘Mane’ Event
Chris Hoffman, left, Bloomsburg, and Brandon Kile, Orangeville, smash into each other during the 2014 demolition derby at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. This year, the Championship Demolition Derby is set for noon on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the grandstand. Tickets are $18. Always a crowd pleaser, the derby has been a featured event more than 1,000 times throughout JM Productions’ 40-year history. They have a reputation for putting on a fair, safe, quality show. Pennsylvania state champions will be crowned in 4-cylinder compact and 6/8-cylinder classes.
A contestant rides a bucking bronco during a Painted Pony Rodeo show. The rodeo will ride into the Bloomsburg Fair’s grandstand on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20. Cheer on these professional cowboys from throughout the country as they compete for a chance at the year-end trophy buckle. This Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) sanctioned rodeo will feature bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-down Roping, team roping, cowgirls barrel racing, cowgirls breakaway racing and bull riding.
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Make time for blocks for vets, harness racing and Junk Rock Well Lets See, driven by Brandon Givens, leads the pack of racers out of the Paddock Turn during the 2-year-old Colt Pace race at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. This year, free harness races are scheduled at the grandstand Sept. 27-29 at 10:30 a.m. Photo by Keith Haupt
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Junk Rock performs at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. This year, they will be strolling the grounds daily, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Performing on oil drums, plastic tubes, milk cans and various unusual objects, Junk Rock makes the audience part of every show. With comedic wit, virtuosic drumming and unique showmanship, Junk Rock keeps you movin’ and groovin’ to the beat.
Attendees pass by the M60 A-1 Army tank behind the Farm Museum at the 2013 Bloomsburg Fair. The Bloomsburg Fair Association’s ongoing veterans block project at the tank to recognize veterans of all branches of the armed services features 9-by-9 inch blocks. They have the veteran’s name and military branch engraved on them. The price is $100 each. Applications are available on the fair’s website, www.bloomsburgfair.com, or by calling the fair office at 570-784-4949.
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Dealers to give away lease on a Toyota vehicle at fair BLOOMSBURG — For the third year The finalists will each be given a key when in a row, seven Northeastern Pennsylva- they meet the evening of Saturday, Oct. 1. nia Toyota dealers will pool together to One key will start the vehicle, and the winprovide a two-year lease of a vehicle to ner will be announced. be given away at the Bloomsburg Fair. The dealers participating are Fairfield This year, it will be a 2016 Toyota RAV4 Toyota in Muncy, Aubrey Alexander ToyAWD. ota in Selinsgrove, Independence Toyota Fair attendees will have the opportu- in Hazleton, Motorworld Toyota in Wilnity to become one of four finalists by kes-Barre, Toyota of Scranton, Williams registering in person at the Toyota display Toyota in Sayre and Halterman’s Toyota at Millennium ParkNichols from Sept. 1. -in East1Stroudsburg. Farm 24-Oct. Equip..crtr Page - Composite
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Will Fair Set Record for Largest Pumpkin?
Bloomsburg Fair Superintendent of Agriculture Ken Carlson stands by the biggest pumpkin in fair history last year. It weighed 1,171 pounds and was entered by Jerry Engle. This year, exhibit judging is taking place today, and the Agriculture Hall will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Points of interest include displays of canned goods, baked goods, vegetables, herbs, fruits, nuts, eggs, grain and seed crops, jams and jellies, homemade wines, scarecrows, Christmas trees and wreaths.
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Step back in time at Barton House BLOOMSBURG — The oldest building on the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds is the Barton House, near the children’s rides. Built in 1855, it has been restored and is open to the public, free of charge, everyday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come and see where one of the original Bloomsburg Fair organizers, Caleb Barton, lived. Every day there will be guides in the garden to discuss the plants and answer any questions. They have various seeds they will give away and an heirloom variety of watermelon to taste. There will be an exhibit of late 1800s and early 1900s children’s clothing. In addition, the following special events are scheduled there:
set up on the lawn. • Demonstrations on a treadle sewing machine. • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — children from the Southern Columbia School District Enrichment Program will be portraying the Barton family children. • 11 a.m. — butter making in a glass butter churn. All are welcome to help.
Wednesday, Sept. 28 • A Civil War physician will be set up on the lawn. • Demonstrations on a treadle sewing machine.
Thursday, Sept. 29
• A Civil War physician will be set up on the lawn. • Demonstrations on a treadle • A Civil War physician will be sewing machine. set up on the lawn.
Saturday, Sept. 24 Sunday, Sept. 25
Friday, Sept. 30
• A Civil War physician will be • A Civil War physician will be set up on the lawn. set up on the lawn. • Demonstrations on a treadle • 1 p.m. — old fashioned sauerkraut making on the back porch sewing machine. • Re-enactors from the 149th Monday, Sept. 26 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry • Demonstrations on a treadle Regiment the “Bucktails” • 11 a.m. — soap making sewing machine. • A Civil War physician will be Saturday, Oct. 1 set up on the lawn. • A Civil War physician will be • 11 a.m. — making horseradset up on the lawn. ish on the back porch • Re-enactors from the 149th Tuesday, Sept. 27 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry • A Civil War physician will be Regiment the “Bucktails”
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Bloomsburg fair-goers walk through the vegetable garden at the Barton House last year.
Historic area crafters Due to the construction of the new barn in place of the former Historic Exhibit Building, some exhibits will be located under a tent on the front lawn of the Barton House, the One-Room School House, the Education Building
or Livestock Area. These include: • Quilting • Chair Caning by a husband and wife team • Bobbinlace • Broom making • Spinners and weavers (a local fiber spinning group)
• Wood utensil carving and all kinds of wood products by the McCay family • Blacksmith near the Barton House • Outhouse dig items by Robert E. Lee of Millville available for view and discussion in the Education Building
Dan & Galla will perform all over Bloomsburg Fair Dan & Galla perform on the Millennium Park Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. The husband and wife duo are a live musical act that performs polkas, cowboy songs, patriotic songs, pop songs and more. They will be back this year at various locations throughout the week. Photo by Mary Bove
BLOOMSBURG — Dan & Galla enjoy performing all over the Bloomsburg Fair. And it’s a party wherever they are, with fair-goers joining their show hula hooping or playing tambourines or dancing on the Midway. Dan & Galla will be appearing at harness racing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday starting at 10:30. Look for them in the grandstand, playing music between races. Come cheer on your favorite horses and sing along with Dan & Galla’s diverse repertoire. Admission is free. They will be performing in the Horticulture Building Saturday (Sept. 24) at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 5 and 7 p.m.; Monday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Tuesday at 5 and 7 p.m. They will be in front of the Large Arena in the Children’s Area with Bloomsburg Fair mascot Farmer Bloom on Saturday (Sept. 24) at 5 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. and Monday at 4 p.m. On Thursday, they will be joined by re-
nowned hoop dance artist Theresa Ciavarella in front of the Large Arena at 3 p.m. Other appearances include Saturday (Sept. 24) at 1:30 p.m. for pumpkin decorating in the Farm Museum, and Friday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. during the horse pulls in the Large Arena. Their love of music and positive energy on stage appeals to all ages as they both sing and play numerous instruments. Galla plays flute, balalaika (a Russian three-stringed instrument) and guitar. Dan is an accomplished pianist and plays keyboards and accordion. With Dan & Galla, each show is fresh and unique, with “feel-good” music from the ‘50s and ‘60s, country, patriotic, Russian and lots more. In addition to their lively stage shows, listen for them as they drive by in a party cart serenading the midway. For more information, visit them on the Web at www.gallaanddan.com.
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BLOOMSBURG — Here is the schedule of events for the 2016 Bloomsburg Fair. Dates and times are subject to change. Un- ing duel #6, Millennium Park less otherwise noted, the events • 5 p.m.: Midlife Cowboys, Free are free with fair admission. Bandshell • 5 p.m.: Dan and Galla with Today Farmer Bloom, outside Large • 2 p.m.: DockDogs, on-site Arena registration and practice, Millen• 5 p.m.: DockDogs, qualifying nium Park duel #7, Millennium Park • 6:30 p.m.: Vespers Service, • 7 p.m.: Sanctioned Tractor Free Bandshell and Truck Pulling, $23 grand• 3 p.m.: DockDogs, qualifying stand, $18 bleachers duel #1, Millennium Park • 7 p.m.: Stanky and the Coal • 5 p.m.: DockDogs, qualifying Miners, Free Bandshell duel #2, Millennium Park • 7 p.m.: Dan and Galla, Horticulture Building Sept. 23-Oct. 1 • 9 p.m.: Sapphire, Free Band• Heritage Rotors helicopter shell rides: Sept. 23, 1-9 p.m., Sept. 24Sunday, Sept. 25 Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., outside Gate 5, $15 • Charles Long III: ink pen artwork, Arts and Crafts Building Sept. 24-Oct. 1 • 8:30 a.m.: DockDogs, on-site • 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Junk Rock, registration and practice, Millenstrolling grounds nium Park • 1, 3 and 5 p.m.: comedian and • 9:30 a.m.: DockDogs, qualifymagician Matt Episcopo, stroll- ing duel #8, Millennium Park ing grounds • 10 a.m.: worship service led • 1, 4 and 7 p.m.: Brunon by Rev. Douglas Lyons of Shiloh Blaszak’s Tigers, near Kiddie Bible Church, Free Bandshell Rides • 10 a.m.: Dog Show judging, • Pirates of the Colombian Ca- Dog Show Building ribbean: Sept. 24, 25, 30 and Oct. 1 • 11 a.m.: DockDogs, qualifying at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. and Sept. 26-29 at duel #9, Millennium Park 1, 3 and 5 p.m., Millennium Park • 12:30 p.m.: DockDogs, qualify• On the hour: Barnyard Cack- ing duel #10, Millennium Park le Review, near Rabbit and Poul• 1 p.m.: Antique Tractor Patry Exhibit Building rade, in front of grandstand • 1 p.m.: Tommy Guns Band, Sept. 24, Sept. 26-30 Free Bandshell • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (until 4 p.m. on • 2:30-4 p.m.: DockDogs, DuelSept. 24): Amish Barn Raising, ing Dogs Finals, Millennium Park near Barton House • 3 p.m.: Sapphire, Free Bandshell Sept. 24, Sept. 26-Oct. 1 • 3 p.m.: Dan and Galla with • 11 a.m.: World War II Navy vet- Farmer Bloom, outside Large eran Marty Keller on Washington, Arena D.C. area, rear of Farm Museum • 5 p.m.: Blue Silk and Satin • 2 p.m.: World War II Navy Jazz Band, Free Bandshell veteran Marty Keller on Grand • 5 p.m.: Dan and Galla, HortiTeton National Park, rear of culture Building Farm Museum • 7 p.m.: Sapphire, Free Bandshell Saturday, Sept. 24 • 7 p.m.: Dan and Galla, Horti• Charles Long III: ink pen art- culture Building work, Arts and Crafts Building • 7:30 p.m.: For King and Coun• 10 a.m.: DockDogs, on-site try with Lauren Daigle and Jorregistration and practice, Millen- dan Feliz, Main Stage, $36 track, nium Park $28 grandstand • 11 a.m.: DockDogs, qualifying • 9 p.m.: Tommy Guns Band, duel #3, Millennium Park Free Bandshell • 12:30 p.m.: DockDogs, qualifyMonday, Sept. 26 ing duel #4, Millennium Park • 1 p.m.: Double Figure 8 Race • Andrew Shecktor, Max Fuwith Rollover, $18 grandstand rek and others: Arts and Crafts • 1 p.m.: Midlife Cowboys, Free Building Bandshell • 8 a.m.: Poultry Judging, Rab• 1:30 p.m.: pumpkin decorat- bit and Poultry Exhibit Building ing contest with music by Dan • 9 a.m.: Open Rabbit Judging, and Galla, Farm Museum Rabbit and Poultry Building • 2 p.m.: DockDogs, qualifying • 9 a.m.: horticulture contest and identification, Education duel #5, Millennium Park • 3 p.m.: Sapphire, Free Band- Building • 10 a.m.: North Schuylkill High shell • 3:30 p.m.: DockDogs, qualify- School Band, Free Bandshell
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• 10:30 a.m.: Wyoming Valley West High School Band, Free Bandshell • 11 a.m.: Mid-Valley Area High School Marching Band and Spartan Steel Band, Free Bandshell • 11 a.m.: Dan and Galla, Horticulture Building • Noon: DockDogs, on-site registration and open dock practice, Millennium Park • 1 p.m.: Make Mine Country Band, Free Bandshell • 1 p.m.: Dan and Galla, Horticulture Building • 1 p.m.: FFA presentations, Education Building • 2 p.m.: DockDogs, training seminar, Millennium Park • 2:30 p.m.: Chris Ruble, Free Bandshell • 4 p.m.: Jean and American Dream, Free Bandshell • 4 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Wave #1, Millennium Park • 4-5:30 p.m.: Dan and Galla with Farmer Bloom, outside Large Arena • 5:30 p.m.: Make Mine Country Band, Free Bandshell • 6 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Wave #2, Millennium Park • 7 p.m.: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Main Stage, $51 track, $46 grandstand • 7 p.m.: Banjo Contest, Free Bandshell • 9 p.m.: Jean and American Dream, Free Bandshell
Tuesday, Sept. 27 • Local authors and poets: Arts and Crafts Building • 9 a.m.: Family and Consumer Science (FCS) judging and identification contests and presentations, Education Building • 10 a.m.: Mount Carmel High School Band, Free Bandshell • 10:30 a.m.: Line Mountain High School Band, Free Bandshell • 10:30 a.m.: harness racing, Dan and Galla between races, grandstand • 11 a.m.: Hazleton High School Band, Free Bandshell • Noon: DockDogs, on-site registration and open dock practice, Millennium Park • 1 p.m.: Make Mine Country Band, Free Bandshell • 2 p.m.: DockDogs, training seminar, Millennium Park • 3 p.m.: Mahoney Brothers, Free Bandshell • 4 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Wave #3, Millennium Park • 5 p.m.: Make Mine Country Band, Free Bandshell • 5 p.m.: Dan and Galla, Horticulture Building • 5 p.m.: Cupcake Wars judging, Education Building • 6 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Wave #4, Millennium Park • 7:30 p.m.: Jake Owen with Old Dominion, Main Stage, $41 track,
• 9 p.m.: Tommy Guns Band, $36 grandstand • 7 p.m.: Fiddle Contest, Free Free Bandshell Bandshell Friday, Sept. 30 • 7 p.m.: Dan and Galla, Horti• 9 a.m.: DockDogs, on-site regculture Building • 9 p.m.: Mahoney Brothers, istration and open dock practice, Millennium Park Free Bandshell • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Dan and Galla, Wednesday, Sept. 28 during horse pulls, Large Arena • Reagan Bitler: gourd artist, • 10 a.m.: Montgomery High Arts and Crafts Building School Band, Free Bandshell • 10 a.m.: Millville High School • 10 a.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Band, Free Bandshell Wave #9, Millennium Park • 10:30 a.m.: harness racing, • 10:30 a.m.: Nativity BVM High Dan and Galla between races, School Band, Free Bandshell grandstand • 11 a.m.: TBD, high school • 10:30 a.m.: Southern Columbia band, Free Bandshell High School Band, Free Bandshell • 11:30 a.m.: DockDogs, Big Air • 11 a.m.: Hanover Area High Wave #10, Millennium Park School Band, Free Bandshell • 1 p.m.: Raven Creek, Free • Noon: DockDogs, on-site reg- Bandshell istration and open dock practice, • 1 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Millennium Park Wave #11, Millennium Park • 1 p.m.: Michael Blaine, hyp• 2:30 p.m.: Kendall Phillips, notist, Free Bandshell Free Bandshell • 1 p.m.: 4-H presentations, Ed• 3 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air ucation Building Wave #12, Millennium Park • 2 p.m.: DockDogs, training • 4 p.m.: Raven Creek, Free seminar, Millennium Park Bandshell • 3 p.m.: Mahoney Brothers, • 5 p.m.: DockDogs, Extreme Free Bandshell Vertical, Millennium Park • 4 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air • 5:30 p.m.: Jean and American Wave #5, Millennium Park Dream, Free Bandshell • 5 p.m.: Michael Blaine, hyp• 7 p.m.: Kendall Phillips, Free notist, Free Bandshell Bandshell • 6 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air • 7:30 p.m.: Painted Pony RoWave #6, Millennium Park deo, $20 grandstand • 7 p.m.: Barbershop Quartet • 9 p.m.: Jean and American Contest, Free Bandshell Dream, Free Bandshell • 7:30 p.m.: Lee Brice with Ben Saturday, Oct. 1 Gallaher, Main Stage, $41 track, • 9 a.m.: DockDogs, on-site reg$36 grandstand • 9 p.m.: Mahoney Brothers, istration and open dock practice, Millennium Park Free Bandshell • 10 a.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Thursday, Sept. 29 Wave #13, Millennium Park • Reagan Bitler: gourd artist, • 11:30 a.m.: DockDogs, Big Air Arts and Crafts Building Wave #14, Millennium Park • 10 a.m.: Jersey Shore High • Noon: Championship DemoSchool Band, Free Bandshell lition Derby, $18 grandstand • 10:30 a.m.: harness racing, • 1 p.m.: Kendall Phillips, Free Dan and Galla between races, Bandshell • 1 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air grandstand • 10:30 a.m.: GAR High School Wave #15, Millennium Park • 3 p.m.: Rick K. and the AllBand, Free Bandshell • 11 a.m.: South Williamsport nighters, Free Bandshell • 3 p.m.: DockDogs, Speed ReHigh School Band, Free Bandshell • Noon: DockDogs, on-site reg- trieve (all in one finals), Millenistration and open dock practice, nium Park • 5 p.m.: First Columbia Teen Millennium Park • 1 p.m.: Michael Blaine, hyp- Stars, Free Bandshell • 5 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air notist, Free Bandshell • 2 p.m.: DockDogs, training Finals (pro, semi-pro, contender and amateur), Millennium Park seminar, Millennium Park • 7 p.m.: Kendall Phillips, Free • 3 p.m.: Katie Rubino, Free Bandshell Bandshell • 7 p.m.: registration for auction • 4 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air of plants, flowers, signed pictures Wave #7, Millennium Park • 5 p.m.: Tommy Guns Band, from 2016 fair entertainers, fair collectibles and more; auction at 8 Free Bandshell • 6 p.m.: DockDogs, Big Air p.m.; greenhouse between the Horticulture and Agriculture halls Wave #8, Millennium Park • 8 p.m.: The Buckinghams • 7 p.m.: Michael Blaine, hypwith The Grass Roots, Main notist, Free Bandshell • 7:30 p.m.: The Band Perry, Stage, $23 track, $18 grandstand • 9 p.m.: Rick K. and the AllMain Stage, $51 track (standing nighters, Free Bandshell only), $46 grandstand
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Sapphire is a six-piece classic rock band performing all your favorite hits from the 1980s. They are set to appear at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 3 and 9 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 25, at 3 and 7 p.m. The group features Michele Scribbick, lead and backing vocals; Steve Zelusky, lead and rhythm guitar; Paul Zelusky, keyboards and saxophone; Mike “Squeak” Melusky, drums and electronic percussion; Jon Stefon, bass and vocals; and Eric Ziegmont, lead vocals, guitar, mandolin and melodica. Press Enterprise/Keith Haupt
Hypnotist Michael Blaine stands over Heidi Knorr, Berwick, left, Carol Thomas, Millville, right, and an unidentified woman as he has them thinking they have had several too many drinks during a show at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. He will be back at the free bandshell this year with shows scheduled on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 1 and 5 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 29, at 1 and 7 p.m.
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The Midlife Cowboys perform cowboy classics with a toe-tappin’ bluesy flair, de livered with a wisp of humor and sprinkled with rare but perfected executed mistakes. They are scheduled to play at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 1 and 5 p.m. They are a posse of six professional musicians whose home on the range is the Susquehanna Valley. Saddle up for a stampede of entertainment as these lively crowd pleasin’ buckaroos revive the cowboy classics not heard by folks since the wild buffalo roamed. Git on yer pony and gallop with the cowboys down the trail of yesteryear to the days of such artists as Roy Rogers, Patsy Montana, Gene Autry, Bob Wills and The Sons of the Pioneers. Jean and American Dream is a very talented band that covers a wide variety and range of music from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and up to now, from country mix, pop, blues, standards and oldies to classic rock, slow rock and dance party. They are scheduled to perform at the free bandshell at the Bloomsburg Fair on Monday, Sept. 26, at 4 and 9 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 30, at 5:30 and 9 p.m. The wide-ranged vocalist and band leader Jean Andrews and her progressing assembly of instrumentalists (a band consisting of drums, bass, guitars and keyboards) have been captivating the attention of unsuspecting individuals throughout the Northeast for several years. PHOTO Special to Press Enterprise
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Jump at the chance to see DockDogs BLOOMSBURG — The 2016 Bloomsburg Fair will once again be featuring the high-flying action of DockDogs, the independent governing and sanctioning body for dock jumping and dock diving canine performance sports. Make sure to take advantage of this incredible attraction by experiencing the fastest-growing sport for canines in North America. Throughout the show, DockDogs will present the Big Air Wave competition accompanied by an Extreme Vertical and Speed Retrieve competition for both competitors and spectators to enjoy. The Big Air competition features dogs running down a 40foot dock and diving into a pool of water after an object, in which they are electronically judged for the length of their jump. The Extreme Vertical competition is a high jump for dogs as they each lunge to snag a bumper suspended in the air. With Press Enterprise/Mary Bove each grab, the height increases in Becky Knox, Camp Hill, watches as her dog Splash cautiously goes 2-inch increments until only one down the ramp to retrieve a toy while practicing for the DockDogs comdog is crowned king. Rounding out the action is petition at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. DockDogs will be back at the the newest form of competi- fair’s Millennium Park all week, from Sept. 23-Oct. 1. tion known as Speed Retrieve The competitions are open — where the dogs are put on the ter, swim to the end of the pool clock to see how fast they can run and retrieve an object which is to any and everyone. Teams down the dock, jump into the wa- held by a modified extender arm. are made up of one dog and one
Bloomsburg Fair superintendent of horticulture Scott Edwards displays the latest entry category in Horticulture Hall for this year’s fair: Flower Pot Figures. He provided an example in the back of an antique pickup truck during the annual media luncheon in the Industrial Building earlier this month. The premium for first place in the category is $100. Photo by Bill Hughes
handler. Your canine must be 6 months or older to be eligible. Canines of any breed, size or shape are welcomed. Not only is the competition open to all types of canines, but also handlers above the age of 7 are welcomed. We even have a Youth Handler class for those who are between the ages of 7-14. So if you or anyone you know has a dog that likes the water, gets along with other dogs and enjoys a good “chew toy,” this event is for you! You can register on-site at the beginning of each day. Performances at the Bloomsburg Fair’s Millennium Park are scheduled for: • Today — on-site registration and practice, 2 p.m.; qualifying duel #1, 3 p.m.; and qualifying duel #2, 5 p.m. • Saturday, Sept. 24 — on-site registration and practice, 10 a.m.; qualifying duel #3, 11 a.m.; qualifying duel #4, 12:30 p.m.; qualifying duel #5, 2 p.m.; qualifying duel #6, 3:30 p.m.; and qualifying duel #7, 5 p.m. • Sunday, Sept. 25 — on-site registration and practice, 8:30 a.m.; qualifying duel #8, 9:30 a.m.; qualifying duel #9, 11 a.m.; qualifying duel #10, 12:30 p.m.; and Dueling Dogs Finals, 2:30-4 p.m. • Monday, Sept. 26 — on-site
registration and open dock practice, noon; training seminar, 2 p.m.; Big Air Wave #1, 4 p.m.; and Big Air Wave #2, 6 p.m. • Tuesday, Sept. 27 — on-site registration and open dock practice, noon; training seminar, 2 p.m.; Big Air Wave #3, 4 p.m.; and Big Air Wave #4, 6 p.m. • Wednesday, Sept. 28 — onsite registration and open dock practice, noon; training seminar, 2 p.m.; Big Air Wave #5, 4 p.m.; and Big Air Wave #6, 6 p.m. • Thursday, Sept. 29 — onsite registration and open dock practice, noon; training seminar, 2 p.m.; Big Air Wave #7, 4 p.m.; and Big Air Wave #8, 6 p.m. • Friday, Sept. 30 — on-site registration and open dock practice, 9 a.m.; Big Air Wave #9, 10 a.m.; Big Air Wave #10, 11:30 a.m.; Big Air Wave #11, 1 p.m.; Big Air Wave #12, 3 p.m.; and Extreme Vertical, 5 p.m. • Saturday, Oct. 1 — on-site registration and open dock practice, 9 a.m.; Big Air Wave #13, 10 a.m.; Big Air Wave #14, 11:30 a.m.; Big Air Wave #15, 1 p.m.; Speed Retrieve (all in one finals), 3 p.m.; and Big Air Finals (pro, semi-pro, contender and amateur), 5 p.m. For additional information, call 330-241-4975 or visit www. dockdogs.com.
Take ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’ at Horticulture Hall BLOOMSBURG — This year’s theme the Bloomsburg Fair’s Horticulture Hall is “A Trip Down Memory Lane.” A 1929 Ford floral delivery truck will be the entrance accent piece with a fall dirt road backdrop. The area Garden Clubs have created spectacular floral displays that will take you down memory lane: “The Roaring ‘20s,” “Coming Home for Dinner,” “Marching for Freedom,” “Meet me at the Soda Fountain,” “Off to Grandma’s House” and “Peace, Love & Music Feeling Groovy.” The fountain has been changed to resemble the Bloomsburg Town Square fountain but with a crane on top and an awesome Town of Bloomsburg in the 1930s backdrop.
build a figure — human or animal — using flower pots and plants. Scott Edwards, superintendent of horticulture, wanted to bring the competition to Bloomsburg after seeing a similar event at a fair in Tennessee. Prizes are $100 for first place, $75 for second, $50 for third and $25 for fourth. A new vendor will be selling bonsai plants, pots and accessories. All of your old favorite vendors will also be there. The fifth annual auction will be moved from the back of the Horticulture Hall to the greenhouse between the Horticulture and Agriculture halls. Registration starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, and the auction will begin at 8 p.m. Items included in the auction will be plants, flowers, signed picFlower Pot Figures tures from 2016 fair entertainers, A new competition section has fair collectibles and much more. been added: Flower Pot Figures. Professional auction service will The contest allows entrants to be provided by J. Vance Auctions.
Valli
Continued from page 5 generation want to get up and dance. Amid the disco era, the Seasons hit it big with “Who Loves You,” which reached number 3 in 1975, and “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night), a number 1 record in 1976. On the other side of the Atlantic, “You’re Ready Now” and “The Night,” which didn’t do anything in the U.S., emerged from dance clubs in the north of England to become huge hits in Europe. Two decades later, in 1994, a dance club remix of “December 1963”16th climbed to- No. 141in the U.S. on Scicchitanos 4C.crtr Page - Composite
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the Billboard Hot 100. In 2000, a French-lan- “Frankie Valli to me has become one of the guage rap version of “December 1963” went hallmark voices of our generation. From to No. 1 in Paris. And in July of 2007 a remix the deepest emotions of his real voice to of the Four Seasons’ 1967 hit “Beggin’ ” be- the power of his falsetto, he created a style came the No. 1 dance record in Britain. This that we all still strive to emulate.” was eight months in advance of the schedFrom Billy Joel: “I wrote ‘Uptown Girl’ uled March 2008 opening of Jersey Boys in as the flip side to the story of ‘Rag Doll.’ I London. Case closed: Valli never went away. always loved that record.” Valli and the Seasons have influenced And from Brian Wilson: “In the early many other great recording artists. That ’60s the Four Seasons were my favorite was acknowledged in dozens of recent group. I thought they were fantastic. The tributes collected for Jersey Beat, the new- voice blend was fantastic. The competition ly released Four Seasons boxed set. helped me to get cracking. It inspired me, For example, from Barry Gibb: because they made good music. I went to First Columbia 4x8.5.crtr - Page 1 - Composite
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the piano thinking I could top their music.” Anyone who forgot about Frankie apparently never watched one of the most popular and critically acclaimed TV series in history: “The Sopranos.” The Seasons’ music could be heard in the show or sometimes over the credits. The characters often spouted their admiration for “Frankie Valli.” Tony Soprano bragged that he used the same florist as Valli. And Valli himself, in an acting role, guest-starred in seasons five and six of “The Sopranos” as mobster Rusty Millio — until Millio’s unfortunate demise in a hail of bullets.
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There is something for everyone at Bloom Fair
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John Bower, Milton, left, and Adam Hartzell, Mifflinville, stand against Stuart Light Tank Model M3A1, serial number 10300, in front of Reliance Fire Company in Berwick during a parade in April. The tank will be on display daily opposite the M60 A-1 Army tank at Patriotic Plaza on 5th Street between the Farm Museum and Freedom Hall at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. It was built at the American Car & Foundry plant in Berwick in December 1942, among the 15,224 tanks produced there during World War II. The Stuart Tank Memorial Association is hoping to build a lasting memorial tribute to the men and women on the home front who built the Stuart tank and the soldiers, marines and allies who rode the tanks to victory. The organization worked to bring an authentic tank that was manufactured in Berwick home to be part of the memorial. The tank the group will have on display arrived several months ago from Great Britain. Volunteers will be on hand with a display of memorabilia to answer questions and share historical information.
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People watch Cupcake Wars judging in the back of the Education Building at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. This year, the building will be open daily, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. featuring 4-H projects and Future Farmers of America (FFA) and school exhibits. Special events will include Monday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m., horticulture contest and identification, and 1 p.m., FFA presentations; Tuesday, Sept. 27, 9 a.m., Family and Consumer Science (FCS) judging and identification contests and presentations and 5 p.m., Cupcake Wars judging; and Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m., 4-H presentations.
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An Orpington buff rooster crows at midday in the Rabbit and Poultry Exhibit Building at the 2014 Bloomsburg Fair. After being absent last year due to the threat of avian flu, fowl will be back at the fair this year. Stop in to see the peeps in the hatchery and the new water fowl display outside nearby. The building will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Monday, Sept. 26, poultry judging will take place at 8 a.m., open rabbit judging at 9 a.m. and 4-H rabbit judging at 2 p.m. (in the Small Arena).
A first award ribbon is shown on a quilt in the Art and Crafts Building at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. This year, the North Mountain Art League, comprised of numerous local artists working with various media to create varying and interesting works of art, will be in the building daily from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. Live demonstrations include Sept. 24 and 25, Charles Long III, ink pen artwork; Sept. 26, Andrew Shecktor, Max Furek and others; Sept. 27, local authors and poets; Sept. 28 and 29, Reagan Bitler, gourd artist; and Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, TBA. The building showcases the talents of many with an amazing display of handcrafted quilts, rugs, afghans, needlework, paintings, photography and a variety of other crafts, as well as an interesting display of individuals hobbies.
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Fair hopes ‘ewe’ will like mutton busting By Jeff B. Giger
Bloomsburg Fair Superintendent of Livestock
BLOOMSBURG — The Livestock Department near gate 5 on Avenue F is ready to welcome you to the 161st edition of the Bloomsburg Fair. New this year, we are excited to share with you daily mutton busting (kids riding sheep, like featured at rodeos) in our Sunset Ice Cream Livestock Outdoor Ring. Daily mutton busting sign-ups for the children will take place at the Outdoor Ring. We have numerous educating and entertaining demonstrations for you in this ring by 4-H kids and their animals, pigs and people program, miniature donkeys, team of Clydesdales, alpacas and team of Haflinger horses, among other invited guests. You will not want to miss our 4-H horse and pony drill team perform daily in the large livestock arena, sponsored by Vance’s Apple dumplings. We are able to share with you again this year a six-horse Percheron Cinderella Hitch from BeeTree Trail Farms. These gentle giants weigh close to a ton each and will be on exhibit daily.
BLOOMSBURG — Here is the livestock department schedule for the 2016 Bloomsburg Fair. All events are subject to change.
Daily • Mutton Busting sign-ups for children 50 pounds and under, Outdoor Ring • Percherons six-horse hitch owned by Dave and Susie Rohrbach, BeeTree Trails Farms, Shartlesville, • Team of Percherons owned by Jesse Fisk, Bloomsburg • Team of Clydesdales owned by Luke Vastine, Millville • Team of Haflingers owned by Ed and Pam Johnson, Millville • Miniature donkeys owned by Jerry and Julie Beishline, Benton • Alpacas owned by Dennis Balbac and Monica Kline, Suri Farm, Myerstown • Livestock Kids Area: pedal tractors, corn box, Farmer Bloom mascot, mutton busting and 4-H demos in Outdoor Ring, scavenger hunt and milking an imitation cow
Today • 6 p.m.: Team Clydesdales, miniature donkeys, Haflingers and alpacas, Outdoor Ring
daily. There will be plenty to see and do while learning about raising animals and farming. We have very competitive livestock shows throughout fair week for dairy cattle, sheep, dairy goats, market goats, swine and breeding beef. The 4-H kids get to show off their dairy cattle, market lambs, steers, goats and swine during the 4-H shows. There will be a sale of the 4-H market animals in the Small Arena on Friday night at 6. This sale gives 4-H members a chance to make money for college or start a business. 4-H club members will be offering to have your picture taken Press Enterprise/Jimmy May with a calf, lamb, donkey, horse all week. Dominick Granahan, 9, left, and his brother Dylan Granahan, 11, or goat The Agility Dogs will perform try milking the imitation cows in front of the cattle barn at the Blooms- on Monday at noon, Tuesday at burg Fair last year. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at noon and Thursday at 5 p.m. The barn tours are to eduto do and learn about livestock We are very excited about our cate the public about the dairy and agriculture. In this kids very successful horse pulling conindustry, animal products and area, we will have a homemade test and have received more sponlivestock in general. You must cow with imitation components sorships to be put towards the sign-up in advance. for the kids to milk, a scavenger premiums. Also a fan favorite is Don’t miss our designated kids hunt and pedal tractor course. the mini horse pull which is held area where Farmer Bloom, our The ever-popular corn box is in the last Saturday morning at 9:30. fair’s mascot, will be stationed great shape and ready for the The pony pulling that afternoon among other fun things for kids hundreds of kids who play in it is always a well attended event.
Bloomsburg Fair livestock schedule • 8-9 p.m.: 4-H Horse and Response Team), Outdoor Ring • 4:15 p.m.: Shawl Auction, Pony Drill Team, Large Arena Small Arena Saturday, Sept. 24 • 5 p.m.: Mutton Busting, • 9 a.m.: 4-H Vocational Horse open for livestock volunteers, Show, Large Arena Outdoor Ring • 10 a.m.: Team Clydesdales, • 6 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentaminiature donkeys, Haflingers tion, Outdoor Ring and alpacas, Outdoor Ring • 7 p.m.: miniature don• 11 a.m.: Pigs and People keys, Clydesdales, alpacas and program by Paul Yoachim, Out- Haflingers, Outdoor Ring door Ring Sunday, Sept. 25 • Noon: Mutton Busting, pen for livestock volunteers, Out• 10 a.m.: miniature donkeys door Ring and alpacas, Outdoor Ring • 1 p.m.: Knelly’s Sheep Agil• 11 a.m.: Pigs and People ity, Outdoor Ring program by Paul Yoachim, Out• 1-3:30 p.m.: Fleece to Shawl door Ring Competition, Small Arena • Noon: Mutton Busting and • 2 p.m.: Pa. Equine Associa- Knelly’s Sheep Agility, Outdoor tion Horse Presentation, Out- Ring door Ring • 1 p.m.: Hitch Percherons, • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People pro- Clydesdales and Haflingers, angram by Paul Yoachim, Out- tique tractor parade at granddoor Ring stand • 3:30-4:15 p.m.: Shawl Judg• 1 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentaing, Small Arena tion, Outdoor Ring • 4 p.m.: Hitch Percherons, • 2 p.m.: Pa. Equine AssociaClydesdales, Haflingers, minia- tion Horse Presentation, Outture donkeys and alpacas (after door Ring 4-H Horse Show), Large Arena • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People pro• 4 p.m.: CART (County Animal gram by Paul Yoachim, Out-
door Ring • 4 p.m.: 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team, Large Arena • 4 p.m.: Logan Bellum pigs and livestock, Outdoor Ring • 4-8 p.m.: Cinderella Carriage rides, back side of race track, $5 per person, $20 private couple ride, lap children under 5 free (must sit on lap of adult) • 5 p.m.: Mutton Busting, open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 5:30 p.m.: Hitch Haflingers, miniature donkeys, alpacas, team Percherons and Clydesdales, Large Arena • 6 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 7 p.m.: open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring
Monday, Sept. 26 • 8 a.m.: Judging 4-H Swine, Small Arena • 9 a.m.: FFA Skil-A-Thon Judging Team, Large Arena • 10 a.m.: miniature donkeys, Clydesdales, alpacas and Haflingers, Outdoor Ring • 11 a.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • Noon: Agility Dogs, Out-
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The 30th anniversary hoe-down will be held in the Large Arena on Wednesday evening at 7. The following companies are proud to be sponsors of this event held for exhibitors and their families: Hatfield Quality Meats, Sunset Ice Cream, Stroehmann and Maier’s Bakeries Inc., Middleswarth Potato Chips, Giant Food Stores Inc., Catawissa Bottling Co., Dairy Farmers of America, R.U. Troutman & Son (distributors of Middleswarth Potato Chips) and the Bloomsburg Fair. Jim Vance’s Apple Dumplings on Avenue E, in combination with the Bloomsburg Fair, is once again sponsoring the horse and pony drill team for your daily entertainment. We are glad that Yoder Way Builders has sponsored a red and white domed pole barn for the livestock area. You can see this great arched barn from Route 11. Cinderella Carriage Rides will be available this year with the Percheron horse hitch. See the schedule for more details. See the full livestock schedule for all livestock events or check out www.bloomsburgfair.com under Exhibits/Livestock.
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Once again Julie and Jerry Beishline of Bendertown will be sharing their love of miniature donkeys with the Bloomsburg Fair this year. They will have four of their herd of 15 on display at the tent inside Gate 5. They have been breeding and selling miniature donkeys since 2002 and are proud to say that they have sent donkeys to New York, Maryland, Georgia, Michigan and all corners of Pennsylvania, including many locally. Anyone who has met the donkeys cannot deny their loving nature and need for attention. This year, along with two adults, there will be two little ones that were born in May. They are quite the characters. Please stop by and have “a donkey experience.” They will love it as much as you will. Please check the livestock schedule for demonstrations throughout the week. The Beishlines are very knowledgeable about donkeys and will gladly answer any questions.
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• 1 p.m.: Mutton Busting, 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 1-8 p.m.: Hoop Dance with Theresa, in front of the Large Arena • 2 p.m.: Pa. Equine Association Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • 4 p.m.: open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 4-5 p.m.: 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team, Large Arena • 4-8 p.m.: Cinderella Carriage rides, back side of race track, $5 per person, $20 private couple ride, lap children under 5 free (must sit on lap of adult) • 5 p.m.: Mutton Busting, open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 6 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 6 p.m.: 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale, Small Arena • 7 p.m.: Hitch Percherons, Clydesdales, Haflingers, miniature donkeys and alpacas, Large Arena Press Enterprise/Bill Hughes • 7 p.m.: open for livestock volhorses during the horse pulling unteers, Outdoor Ring
Continued from page 30 door Ring • 1 p.m.: Judging 4-H Breeding Beef, Large Arena • 1 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 2-4 p.m.: Judging 4-H Rabbits, Small Arena • 2 p.m.: Judging 4-H Beef, Large Arena • 2 p.m.: Mutton Busting and Pa. Equine Association Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • 3:30 p.m.: Judging Dairy Beef, Large Arena • 4 p.m.: Knelly’s Sheep Agility, Outdoor Ring • 4-8 p.m.: Cinderella Carriage rides, back side of race track, $5 per person, $20 private couple ride, lap children under 5 free (must sit on lap of adult) • 5 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 6 p.m.: Hitch Clydesdales, miniature donkeys and alpacas, Large Arena • 6 p.m.: Mutton Busting, open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 6:30 p.m.: Hitch Percherons and Haflingers, Large Arena • 7 p.m.: 4-H Poster Contest, in front of Large Arena • 7 p.m.: open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 7-8 p.m.: 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team, Large Arena
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Tom Bowman, Orangeville, drives his team of lightweight Belgian draft competition in the Large Arena at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. This year, horse pulling is scheduled in the Saturday, Oct. 1 arena on Friday, Sept. 30, with lightweight at 10 a.m. and heavyweight at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 and good for • 9:15 a.m.: Hitch Percherons, both shows. Each team of horses must pull a weighted sled a distance of 27 feet, 6 inches to move onto the next round. Each round, the weight increases until there is a winner, who will receive $1,000 in prize money. Clydesdales, Hitch Haflingers,
ing Market Goats, Small Arena • 5 p.m.: Hitch Clydesdales, Haflingers, miniature donkeys and alpacas, Large Arena • 5 p.m.: Mutton Busting, open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 5:30 p.m.: Hitch Team Percherons, Large Arena • 6 p.m.: 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team, Large Arena Tuesday, Sept. 27 • 6 p.m.: Knelly’s Sheep Agility, • 8 a.m.: Judging 4-H Market Outdoor Ring • 7 p.m.: open for livestock volLambs, Small Arena • 9 a.m.: Judging Color Breed unteers, Outdoor Ring • 7:30 p.m.: Agility Dogs, Large Cattle, Large Arena • 10 a.m.: Clydesdales, alpacas, Arena Haflingers and miniature donWednesday, Sept. 28 keys, Outdoor Ring • 9 a.m.: Judging Holstein and • 11 a.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Red and White Cattle, Large Arena • 9 a.m.: Judging Dairy Goats, Ring • Noon: Judging 4-H Sheep, Small Arena • 10 a.m.: miniature donkeys, Small Arena • Noon: Mutton Busting and Clydesdales, alpacas and HaflingLogan Bellum pigs and livestock, ers, Outdoor Ring • 11 a.m.: Pigs and People proOutdoor Ring • 1 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presenta- gram by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring tion, Outdoor Ring • Noon: Agility Dogs, Outdoor • 2 p.m.: Judging 4-H Market Ring Goats, Small Arena • 1 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presenta• 2 p.m.: Pa. Equine Association Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring tion, Outdoor Ring • 2 p.m.: Mutton Busting, Pa. • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People program Equine Association Horse Preby Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • 4 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presenta- sentation, Outdoor Ring • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People program tion, Outdoor Ring • 4-8 p.m.: Cinderella Carriage by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • 4 p.m.: Mutton Busting, pen for rides, back side of race track, $5 per person, $20 private couple livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 4-8 p.m.: Cinderella Carriage ride, lap children under 5 free rides, back side of race track, $5 (must sit on lap of adult) • 4:30 p.m.: Judging 4-H Breed- per person, $20 private couple
ride, lap children under 5 free (must sit on lap of adult) • 5 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 6 p.m.: miniature donkeys, Clydesdales, alpacas and Haflingers, Outdoor Ring • 7 p.m.: Livestock Banquet (livestock exhibitors only), Large Arena
Thursday, Sept. 29 • 9 a.m.: Judging 4-H Dairy Cattle, Large Arena • 9 a.m.: Judging Open Sheep, Small Arena • After 4-H Dairy Show: Judging Supreme Champ Dairy Cow from Open Show, Large Arena • 10 a.m.: miniature donkeys, Clydesdales, alpacas and Haflingers, Outdoor Ring • 11 a.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • Noon: Mutton Busting, CART (County Animal Response Team), Outdoor Ring • 1 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 1-8 p.m.: Hoop Dance with Theresa, in front of the Large Arena • 2 p.m.: Judging Breeding Market Goats, Small Arena • 2 p.m.: Pa. Equine Association Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • 3-4:30 p.m.: Dan & Galla and Hoop Dance with Theresa, in front of the Large Arena • 4 p.m.: Mutton Busting, open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor
Ring • 4-8 p.m.: Cinderella Carriage rides, back side of race track, $5 per person, $20 private couple ride, lap children under 5 free (must sit on lap of adult) • 5 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 5-6 p.m.: Agility Dogs, Large Arena • 6 p.m.: open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 6-7 p.m.: 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team, Large Arena • 7 p.m.: miniature donkeys and alpacas, Outdoor Ring • 7-7:30 p.m.: Hitch Percherons, Clydesdales and Haflingers, Large Arena • 7:30 p.m.: Livestock Fun Night, Large Arena • 8:30 p.m.: Cow Chip Bingo, Large Arena
Friday, Sept. 30 • 9:30 a.m.: Percherons and Clydesdales, Large Arena ($5, includes all horse shows) • 9:30 a.m.: hitch Haflingers, miniature donkeys and alpacas, Large Arena • 10 a.m.: Lightweight Horse Pulling, Large Arena • 10 a.m.: Knelly’s Sheep Agility, Outdoor Ring • 11 a.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • Noon: miniature donkeys, Clydesdales, alpacas and Haflingers, Outdoor Ring • 1 p.m.: Heavyweight Horse Pulling, Large Arena
miniature donkeys and alpacas, Large Arena • 9:30 a.m.: Mini Horse Pulling, Large Arena • 10 a.m.: FFA and 4-H Garden Tractor Safety Instructions, Outdoor Ring • 11 a.m.: FFA and 4-H Garden Tractor Driving Demonstration, Outdoor Ring • Noon: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • Noon-4 p.m.: Cinderella Carriage rides, back side of race track, $5 per person, $20 private couple ride, lap children under 5 free (must sit on lap of adult) • 1 p.m.: Light and Heavyweight Pony Pulling, Large Arena • 1 p.m.: 4-H and FFA Supreme Showman Contest, Small Arena • 1 p.m.: Mutton Busting, 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 1-8 p.m.: Hoop Dance with Theresa, in front of the Large Arena • 2 p.m.: Pa. Equine Association Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 3 p.m.: Pigs and People program by Paul Yoachim, Outdoor Ring • 4 p.m.: Mutton Busting, open for livestock volunteers, Outdoor Ring • 4:30-5:30 p.m.: 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team, Large Arena • 5 p.m.: 4-H Rabbit Jumping Demonstration, Outdoor Ring • 6 p.m.: 4-H Horse Presentation, Outdoor Ring • 7 p.m.: miniature donkeys, Clydesdales, alpacas and Haflingers, Outdoor Ring
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Plenty of entertainment at bandshell
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Members of New Found Sound, from left, Dale Thomas, Brian Willis, Ed Burket and Wayne Gavitt, sing at the free bandshell during the barbershop quartet contest last year. This year, the fair will host three musical contests, each starting at 7 p.m.: banjo on Monday, Sept. 26; fiddle on Tuesday, Sept. 27; and barbershop quartet on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Special to Press Enterprise
The Blue Silk and Satin Jazz Band performs at Knoebels Amusement Resort. They are scheduled at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. The band is an outgrowth of the Dallastown Area High School Jazz Band, originally formed in 1970. The band’s repertoire includes a wide range of music from the big band era of the ‘30s and ‘40s to the music of the ‘60s and ‘70s, such as Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson. Ronald Hill, at the request of the alumni musicians, directs the band which he started many years ago.
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The Chris Ruble Band performs at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell. They are scheduled to be back a show on Monday, Sept. 26, at 2:30 p.m. Their stage shows are energized, passion-filled and full of great music, with originals and covers. With one of the best voices you will hear live, Ruble has won numerous singing competitions across the East Coast, and he was happy to make it through several rounds of the popular TV show “American Idol” in Nashville, Tenn.
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he Tommy Guns Band, above, performs at the 2014 Bloomsburg Fair. The band, based in Scranton, is scheduled at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 1 and 9 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 29, at 5 and 9 p.m. They play a wide variety of country music hits from artists such as Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Little Big Town, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and many more. The band was voted by Atlantic Star Entertainment as the 2015 Country Cover Band of the Year and won the 2016 Entertainer of the Year and Country Music Act of the Year awards from The Steamtown Music Awards and The Weekender Magazine. Photo by Jimmy May Tim Mahoney sings as Neil Diamond, at right, during the Mahoney Brothers’ Jukebox Heroes Live show at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell in 2014. The group will be back this year, with shows scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 3 and 9 p.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 3 and 9 p.m. They feature show-stopping impersonations of many of the legendary musical acts of the last 50 years. The show includes tributes to Diamond, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, the Beach Boys and more. In addition, their “Long Live the Beatles” is the world’s longest-running Beatles tribute show. Photo by Bill Hughes
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Sink your teeth into Brunon Blaszak’s Tigers BLOOMSBURG — Brunon Blaszak’s Tigers will be offering shows on the west end of the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds near the Kiddie Rides daily, Sept. 24Oct. 1, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The world would not be the same if we let the magnificent tiger go extinct. Tigers once occupied most of Asia, south into India, China Sumatra, Java and Bali. Some subspecies of tigers are completely extinct. The tigers that remain are threatened with extinction throughout their range. Man is the reason they are endangered. Man has hunted the tiger relentlessly for his beautiful skin and in defense of his livestock. The greatest threat to tigers today is loss of habitat. The tiger is protected as an endangered species by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a treaty signed by the United States, Canada and more than 100 Special to Press Enterprise other countries. Brunon Blaszak’s Tigers will be offering shows on west end of the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds near the You can help by supporting Kiddie Rides daily, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. conservation organizations and son, Brunon Blaszak, take great magnificent royal Bengal tigers. spreading the word that the tiger help. is in trouble — and needs your Ada Smieya-Blaszak and her pride in taking care of their Smieya-Blaszak is a professional
and graduated from the Polish State Circus School.
Lots of meat Each tiger consumes 10 pounds of raw meat daily and once every week half a gallon of milk and three eggs. The tigers are under a health program by a doctor of veterinary medicine and the supervision of the U.S. departments of Agriculture and the Interior. Each animal is housed in its cage, and they travel in a well-ventilated semi-trailer, which is also well insulated and equipped with air ride. On location, they connect all the cages together and in the same create a tunnel with 70 feet of walking space. The animals are allowed to run free in the arena, 40 feet in diameter, daily. During wintertime, when at home, the animals are transferred to much larger cages of about 80 square feet for each tiger. Smieya-Blaszak and Blaszak are fully devoted to preserve the magnificent tigers for the generations to come.
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Full week of events slated for the fair
Heritage Rotors employees, from left, Glenda Cahall, Steve Cahall, Connie Enlow, Doug Steigerwalt and Andrew Robinson stand by the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard collection basket in the parking lot by the helicopter ride at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. Heritage Rotors will again be offering rides just outside of Gate 5 this year. Times are Sept. 23, 1-9 p.m., and Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. The firm operates modern, safe, comfortable Enstrom helicopters with a seating configuration that provides all passengers with a front, window seat. Their pilots and mechanics are FAAcertified professionals. Photo by Bill Hughes
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he Pirates of the Colombian Caribbean Aerial High Wire Thrill Show, at left, incorporates the Sensational Murcias world famous high wire act and the legendary Wheel of Destiny act in a very unique setting. It is your typical good pirates against the bad pirates in the neverending battle for the treasure map; however, this all takes place suspended on a thin wire cable 30 feet in the air over the top of a huge pirate ship. This is when you see more than 30 years combined experience of the Sensational Murcias on the high wire. Watch as they execute various daring feats, acrobatics and tricks on the 1⠄2-inch steel cable, such as sword fighting, the dangerous two-man high, skipping rope and the finale trick you have to see to believe. Shows are scheduled at the Bloomsburg Fair’s Millennium Park on Sept. 24, 25, 30 and Oct. 1 at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. and Sept. 26-29 at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Comedian and magician Matt Episcopo, at lower right, will be strolling the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds performing sleight of hand daily, Sept. 24-Oct.1, at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Episcopo has enjoyed making people laugh since he was a small boy. He is a member of two of the most prestigious magic membership organizations in the world. For the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM), he is a member of Ring 101 in Utica, N.Y. He is also a member of the Society of American Magicians (SAM) Assembly 14 in Syracuse, N.Y. He has won esteemed awards for magic, such as The Walter Cummings Award, numerous times, and the Don Connelly Humanitarian Award. He is well known for his love of comedy and always has a joke or funny story to share. Photos special to Press Enterprise
Theresa Ciavarella discovered hoop dance five years ago. As a full-time honors student at Penn State, she used hooping to relieve stress and to stay in shape. Since then, she has become passionate about this fun and expressive form of dance. In 2014, she was featured on Hooping.org for her fantastic performance at DuBois Community Days. She has performed at Stage AE in Pittsburgh and has been featured in numerous festivals, fairs and community events throughout the region. Hoop Dance with Theresa can be found at the Bloomsburg Fair Sept. 29, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 from 1-8 p.m. in front of the Large Arena in the livestock area. On Thursday, she will perform with Dan & Galla at 3 p.m.
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Pa. native Gallaher slated for Main Stage Celebrate National Parks at Farm Museum BLOOMSBURG — Ben Gallaher will be years, he can entertain and engage an authe opening act for Lee Brice on Wednes- dience. Chicken pickin’ rock ‘n’ roll riffs day, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. on the Blooms- woven into country rock anthems are disburg Fair’s Main Stage. Ticket tinguishing his music style. prices are $41 for the track and The 23-year-old Pennsyl$36 for the grandstand. vania-native has captured naAfter playing backwoods tional media attention, built an bars and Pennsylvania prisadoring online community and ons, Gallaher went to Nashville is proving himself as a singer, with 12 songs, six strings, and songwriter, lead guitarist and one dream. In October 2014, he entertainer. Sharing the stage signed a record deal with Sony with headlining acts Lynyrd Music Nashville and a publishSkynyrd, Tyler Farr, 38 Special, ing deal with Universal Music Lee Brice, Parmalee, Brantley Publishing Group in May 2015. Gilbert, Colt Ford, Craig CampHe is currently touring, writbell, Frankie Ballard and more, ing full time and in the studio Gallaher is fire and kerosene on working on his first album as a stage. His live performance is signed artist. full of an energy and enthusiAfter one year at Penn State asm that comes from deep withUniversity, he transferred to in his DNA. With equal parts Nashville’s Belmont Universipassion, heart and hard work, ty where he graduated in May he is building a loyal fan base of 2014 with a degree in Enterone song and one town at a time. tainment Industry Studies. Gallaher finished his fifth Gallaher As a songwriter, Gallaher Barbed Tour in 2015 where he says, “I write about the common man, performs in Pennsylvania’s State Corbecause those are the people I grew up rectional Institutions over the span of a with. In every song there’s a story about month during the holiday season. life, and what we hope to become and the When he is not singing, writing, or highs and lows on our journey.” performing, you’ll find Gallaher fishing Not only do his lyrics and melodies at the nearest lake or stream or counting make you want to pump your fist and sing the days until buck season. As an Eagle along, but as an extremely talented lead Scout, he has a passion for giving back to guitarist with a stage presence beyond his his community.
BLOOMSBURG — Visit with World War II Navy veteran Marty Keller inside the rear of the Farm Museum and Technology Center for special presentations celebrating “The 100th Anniversary of Our National Parks.”
There will be shows daily Sept. 24 and Sept. 26-Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. about the Washington, D.C., area and 2 p.m. about Grand Teton National Park. Each program will feature live music and last about an hour.
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Members of the bluegrass, gospel and old-time music band Raven Creek perform at the gazebo in Millville’s Community Park for the summer concert series in June 2013. They are scheduled for shows at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Friday, Sept. 30, at 1 and 4 p.m. Currently, Raven Creek consists of John Faus on fiddle; Doug Ward on upright bass, guitar and vocals; Grace Feola on percussions and mandolin; Joe Feola on banjo, guitar and vocals; and Lorraine Feola on guitar and vocals.
Head to the free bandshell for full schedule of music
Kendall Phillips is scheduled to perform at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Friday, Sept. 30, at 2:30 and 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 1, at 1 and 7 p.m. She is an official CMA recording artist and BMI songwriter. She has been featured on CMT and heard on country radio stations in the United States and Canada. Her debut single, “You Should Know” broke the Hot 100 Country Breakout Chart on Music Row during its second week on radio and peaked at number three on the Power Source Top 20 Country Chart. Phillips is a former “American Idol” contestant and was a national finalist on the NBC hit show, “Country Showdown.” She has performed across the U.S. and opened for touring acts such as Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton, Justin Moore, Darius Rucker, Steel Magnolia, Tracy Lawrence and Jerrod Neimann. Another one of her accomplishments has been singing at the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, with LeAnn Rimes and Country Music Hall Famer Charlie McCoy.
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The Make Mine Country Band performs at the free bandshell at the 2013 Bloomsburg Fair. They are scheduled to be back Monday, Sept. 26, at 1 and 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 1 and 5 p.m. They are a five-piece group of seasoned musicians from diverse musical backgrounds with their roots in classic country music. Sometimes, they sneak in a rock and roll classic from the ‘60s or a bluegrass number or two. Members are Shelby Nestler from Halifax on rhythm guitar and vocals, Jim Wilson from Huntingdon on pedal steel and lead guitars and vocals, Ernie Boonie from Mount Union on drums, Danny Brumbaugh from Howard on lead guitar and vocals and Mark Boonie from Red Lion on bass guitar.
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John Stanky, foreground, and the Coal Miners play polka music to an overflow crowd at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell in 2005. They will be back this year for a performance on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.
Katie Rubino is a singer/songwriter based in Stroudsburg. She performs country and pop covers, as well as her original music, while playing an acoustic guitar. She is set to perform at the Bloomsburg Fair’s free bandshell on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m.
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The Barnyard Cackle Review, featuring animatronic chickens, will be performing daily, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, near the Rabbit and Poultry Exhibit Building during the Bloomsburg Fair. Rocky ‘Da Roosta and his cast of cackling hens will have shows starting on the hour that run 20 minutes. In between shows, press Rocky’s Magic Button and watch him and his hens pop up and tell funny, entertaining, family-friendly jokes.
Chuck Schronick, right, formerly of Espy and now living in Port Byron, Illinois, brings coffee and water for World War II D-Day veterans Roy Kilpatrick, left, 97, Bloomsburg; and Bob Pidcoe, 92, Muncy Valley, at the veterans’ display just inside the Education Building at the Bloomsburg Fair last year. This year, veterans will be available at their booth from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, except today.
Jokes Aren’t ‘Fowl’ at Barnyard Cackle Review Visit with Veterans in Education Building
Arts & Crafts Exhibit Building Displaying The Work Of Local Craftspeople
Do you remember the saying about “idle hands and the devil’s workshop?” Those who fill their spare time with arts and crafts don’t know the meaning of “idle hands.” From sewing, quilting and needlework to painting, handcrafts and photography, those who create get joy from the doing, the showing, AND the giving. The Bloomsburg Fair celebrates Artists and Crafters through the dispays in the Arts & Crafts building. This year, the North Mountain Art League, comprised of numerous local artists working with various media to create varying and interesting works of art will be in the Arts & Crafts Building daily from 9am until 10pm with Live Demonstrations. Stop in and enjoy!
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AGAPE head Bloom Fair mementoes will speak at available from Ron Lee vespers today at bandshell BLOOMSBURG — The 2016 Bloomsburg Fair Vespers Service will be held at the free bandshell tonight, with a music prelude by Raven Creek (bluegrass, gospel and old-time music featuring Joe and Lorraine Feola) at 6:30 and the service starting at 7. The guest speaker will be Eileen Chapman, executive director of ColumbiaMontour AGAPE. Music will be provided by the Vesper Choir, directed by Carolyn Sweeney of First English Baptist Church. An offering will be given to displaced veterans at Orangeville Manor. Chapman, having been a judge advocate Chapman for 30 years, is a retired Marine Corps colonel. In 2009, seeing a need, she and others founded AGAPE, a non-profit faith-based non-denominational ministry that fills the gaps in human services for those in need so they don’t fall through the cracks not covered by other non-profits or governmental agencies. Chapman and AGAPE went above and beyond during the historic floods of 2011, with the Columbia County commissioners asking AGAPE through Chapman to be the Flood Recovery Center for Columbia County. AGAPE’s current project is food backpacks for children in need over the weekends during the school year, with a goal of serving 550 children. Additionally, every Thursday AGAPE distributes fresh produce and non-perishable food through Fresh Express, as well as serving a meal under its Daily Bread program.
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he official 161st Bloomsburg Fair patch, above, and pin, below, are offered by Ron Lee Inc. The new pottery crock for the 2016 Bloomsburg Fair, as well as many from previous fairs, at left, will be available from Ron Lee Inc. Customers may also arrange for pick up at Ron Lee Inc., 3820 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, by calling 570-7844020. The collection began with the fair’s 150th anniversary in 2004 and has been growing in popularity as holiday and special occasion gifts. Ron Lee has stands at several locations throughout the fairgrounds, including in front of the Fair Office, at Gates 3 and 5, the Magee Entrance and the original stand at 9th Street and C Avenue. PHOTOS SPECIAL TO PRESS ENTERPRISE
Owen to play at Bloomsburg Fair in ‘Real Life’ BLOOMSBURG — Jake Owen will be performing on the Main Stage at the Bloomsburg Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $41 for the track and $36 for the grandstand. Old Dominion will be the opening act. Owen ascended to stardom with five number 1 smashes — the two times platinum anthem “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” platinum-certified hits “Beachin’,” “Anywhere
award-winning producers Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman working on his fifth studio album. The upcoming project follows “Days of Gold” and the gold-certified, chart-topping “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” which has sold well over five million tracks to date. Working on fifth album Previously taking home ACA and The RCA Nashville recording ACM Awards, the Vero Beach, Fla., artist is currently in the studio with native has earned Grammy and
with You,” “Alone with You,” “The One That Got Away” and the critically-acclaimed “What We Ain’t Got.” Owen’s latest hit “Real Life” released to rave reviews with Entertainment Weekly hailing the progressive song as “infectious.”
Teen Choice award nominations. Known for his thrilling performances and laid-back style of country, he was part of Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival Tour 2015 and will be playing major festivals and fairs throughout the fall. For tour dates and more, visit www.JakeOwen.net. Reach out to him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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The 1â „64 tractor trailer by PenJoy Co., commemorating the 161st Bloomsburg Fair, features a different set of pictures on each side and costs $50. It and other collectibles are available from Colors Bright Toys at Grandstand #30. PHOTOS Special to Press Enterprise The 2016 Bloomsburg Fair BMW Z4 convertible Diecast 1 â „24 Collectors Car, at left, the sixth in a series, is available in four colors, each selling for $45. Bloomsburg Fair Matchbox Model A trucks for 2016, at right, are available from Colors Bright Toys for $10 each. Photos by Bill Hughes Bloomsburg Fair lighted billboards for O-gauge train sets from Colors Bright Toys, at middle and lower right, are new for 2016. They are available with six different photos and cost $15 each. Photos Special to Press Enterprise
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The latest in a series of collectible coins from Colors Bright Toys and Collectibles Inc. Co. commemorates the 161st Bloomsburg Fair, honors veterans and features an American flag. Goldine, right, ($30 proof, $25 regular) and .999 fine silver ($85 proof, $75 regular) coins are available, and proof sets cost $100. For more information, contact Colors Bright Toys at 570-649-5419 or www.colorsbrighttoys.com.
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