The Carbon County Fair is in full swing. Today was opening day. Linda and I set up the tent at the County Democratic Party booth, and she has been calling possible volunteers to staff the booth for the last three days. I think she has the week covered.
The Republicans are a major presence at the fair. Our space is 10 by 10 feet; they rented two spaces with a huge tent. The Tea Party people (in this area known as the 9/12ers) also have a space, and Congressman Lou Barletta has his own space.
We are fighting back. We have a sign telling people to visit the Barletta table and ask why he voted to cut hundreds of jobs at Tobyhanna Army Depot. The Republicans have a sign urging people to register and vote Republican, while our sign says we register ALL parties. The Republicans are giving away free peanuts, but we are giving away high school football schedules for all the county high school teams, and you can take one of those even if you have a peanut allergy.
The other fair news is that I won four first place ribbons for my hot peppers and one for my mulberry jam, and Linda took firsts on a number of flowers and herbs and a painting of an Indian child.
Great job!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the HOT pepper king of the Big Creek Valley, if not all of Carbon county.