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The Columbia County Fair
                                                                                           blew  into  town  on  October
                                                                                           28. The annual event brought
                                                                                           its usual small measure of en-
                                                                    II I had fun at  the   tertainment to our communi-
                                                                    fair. I blew a lot of   ty. As thousands of citizens of
                                                                                           Columbia  and  the  surround-
                                                                    money but still had    ing  counties  flocked  to  the
                                                                                           fair, tens of thousands of dol-
                                                                    a good time. II
                                                                                           lars  were  taken  out  of  the
                                                                                           county's economy. The usual
                                                                                           assortment  of  rides,  games,
                                                                                           and  exhibits  remained  the
                                                                                           same  with  the  addition  of  a
                                                                                           "safer" ferris  wheel.
                                                                                             A  great  many  people  were
                                                                                           disappointed with the '91 fair.
                                                                                           Some  blamed  overcrowding,
                                                                                                             vendors.
                                                                                                               would































                                                                                         Above:  Trisha  Fountain,  Chri. ty  Royal,
                                                                                         Dorrie  Knight, Jamie  Dockery, Georgia
                                                                                         Chamberlain, Jaime  Hogan,  and  Teresa
                                                                                         Torrans take a break from  their fun and
                                                                                         games
                                                                                         Left:  Travis  Brown  and  Chns  Alme1da
                                                                                         enjoy a  ride  on the  ferris  wheel
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