Greene County Fair drawing big crowds
Samantha Morris, 17, was crowned 2011 Greene Count Fair Queen. She is the daughter of Rick and Shiella Morris of Ruff Creek and will be a senior at Waynesburg Central High School.
Sharing the ride on the bumper cars at the Greene County Fair are Samantha Amonett (left), 14, and Destiny Cox, 13, both from Waynesburg.
Dalton Riggenbach, 12, of Waynesburg has a blast on the bumper cars at the Greene County Fair.
WAYNESBURG 鈥� The 2011 Greene County Fair kicked off earlier this week, welcoming a healthy number of fairgoers who flocked to the fairgrounds throughout the week to enjoy a wide array of agricultural events, musical performances, truck pulls and thrill rides.
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Debbie Stephenson, fair secretary and treasurer, said she has been very pleased with the overall turnout thus far.
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Stephenson said that although it is impossible to tell what specific event or activity that brings each attendee to the fair, she is confident that the fair is a big draw because it offers something fun for men, women and children of all ages.
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Stephenson said she is pleased to see people of all ages coming to the fair.
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The 2011 fair unofficially kicked off on Saturday with the 25th annual Fair Queen Pageant at the 4-H Building at the county fairgrounds.
Four contestants competed for this year蘑菇视频 title, and at the pageant蘑菇视频 conclusion, Samantha Morris was crowned fair queen. Morris is the 17-year-old daughter of Robert and Sheila Morris of Ruff Creek.
Also competing in the pageant were Christa Ziefel, 16, of Nineveh; Kristina Watters, 18, of Mount Morris; and Ashley Zieglar, 18, of Dilliner. Zieglar was chosen as the runner-up.
Chelsea Moore, the 2010 fair queen, helped crown Morris. Moore is the 17-year-old daughter of Mark and Joan Moore of Spraggs.
Morris said she was surprised and happy that she won, and she was even more happy to be crowned by Moore, her longtime close friend.
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