MacKenzie Porter to open for Paisley at Allen County Fair
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LIMA Singer-songwriter MacKenzie Porter, whose singles “About You,” “These Days” and “Seeing Other People” have made her a rising star in the Country music world, will open for Brad Paisley at the Allen County Fair on Aug. 21.
Originally from Canada, Porter moved to Nashville in 2014. Her singles have since topped the Canadian Country radio charts and earned her a spot touring with artists like Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton and Dallas Smith.
Paisley was scheduled to headline the Allen County Fair last August before the coronavirus pandemic forced the fair board to postpone the 2020 concert. But Paisley is set to perform at the grandstands this time around, as the Allen County Fair Board plans to move forward with a full fair in August now that the pandemic is receding.
Area fair boards plan for full fair
By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com
The Allen County Agricultural Society continues to plan for a full fair. The board met Wednesday night in the Youth Activities building.
LIMA Area county fair boards are gearing up for what they hope will be full fairs but that’s still up in the air with current health regulations due to COVID-19.
Wednesday night, the Allen County Fair Board met and board members are still planning for a full fair between August 20 and August 28.
Board president Brad Core is optimistic it can happen.
“The board is moving forward with plans of putting on a full normal fair like we did in 2019. So until we get to a point in time where the governor says we’re absolutely not allowed to do that, that’s our intention to move forward with a normal fair,” Core said.
Jim Krumel: Smithsonian Magazine tells Delphos woman’s story
Jim Krumel
Robert Holdgreve grew up in the 1930s and early ’40s listening to stories about how his great-aunt, Ida Holdgreve, worked alongside Orrville and Wilbur Wright when they were building airplanes.
The 91-year-old Delphos resident thought he had heard all of the stories until several weeks ago when he received a copy of the March 15 edition of the Smithsonian Magazine, which is the official journal of the prestigious Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
In it was the headline and story: “How Ida Holdgreve’s Stitches Helped the Wright Brothers Get Off the Ground.” It went on to recognize her as the first female worker in the American aviation industry.