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Wheel on down to the fair

It’s time once again to “Wheel on Down” to the Columbiana County Fair.

The 173rd edition of the annual fest is scheduled to kick off officially at 6 p.m. Monday with the crowning of the 4-H king and queen. Preliminary events start today with the garden tractor pull at 1 p.m.

While the fair is primarily an opportunity to show off the skills of our county’s agricultural population, whether you are a farmer or a city dweller, there’s something to interest everyone.

Special attractions this year include the inaugural Columbiana County Cow Cup Challenge at 8 p.m. Tuesday and a grandstand concert by Northern Comfort on Thursday.

Of course, the exhibit booths will be filled with huge pumpkins, squash, beets, turnips and displays of other gigantic horticultural delights.

Members of 4-H clubs will bring their sheep, goats, pigs, cows, horses and steer to compete for prizes, then later they will auction them off to the highest bidder.

The best bakers, seamstresses, needlework, paint artists and photographers from the county will display their finest work during the week and compete for awards, with everyone hoping to take home the blue ribbon.

Other features will include the ever-popular demolition derby Sunday night, as well as the combine demolition derby on Sunday afternoon. There will be truck and tractor pulls on several evenings, harness racing and a bike night.

Also on Wednesday there will be SEBRA or Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association, and barrel racing at 8 p.m.

And, last, but certainly not least, the attraction that everyone looks forward to — fair food. The best steak hoagies, french fries, hot sausage, roast beef, funnel cakes, cotton candy and every other carnival culinary confection will be sold at stands along the midway. And rides will entertain the kiddies and the more adventurous adults among us.

So pack up the family and “wheel on down” to Lisbon this week for the annual Columbiana County Fair. The lineup for this 173rd edition promises to be as entertaining as those in the past, so let’s hope for fair skies and lots of fair fun.

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