The 101st West End Fair began Sunday at the fairgrounds with a stream of people continuously arriving once the gates unofficially opened at 1 p.m.
Food vendors had an early rush of orders by around 2.
Jayden Gursky, 18, of Palmerton was crowned the 2023 Carbon County Fair Queen, succeeding her older sister Kiersten Gursky.
Kiersten was emotional during her final speech as the queen during coronatio.
Four local fire companies are working together again to host the West End Fireman’s Festival at the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert today through Saturday.
“This is our fourth festival. We had the fir.
Theodore Hittner, better known as “Pops” to his family from Kunkletown, served 36 months in Vietnam and loved to tell stories. He died on May 6.
“He had a story for every occasion,” said his son, Sgt..
Royalty was in full mode last weekend in Hershey.
Fair queens from counties around the state competed in the 37th annual Pennsylvania Fair Queen Convention in Hershey.
Fifty-eight contestants were eva.