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—LancastarFarming, Saturday, May 20,1970
First Penn National State Fair opens Friday
GRANTVILLE - It’s now
just a matter of a few days
before the big top is raised
for the Penn National State
Fair as it begins its 10-day
run on Friday, May 26 thru
Sunday June 4.
The actual location of the
fair is on 42-acres of land
adjacent to Penn National
Race Course near here at
Exit 28 off of Interstate 81.
There will be exhibit areas
for farm machinery and
implements, as well as a
barnyard area which will
house all manner of
domestic animals. Following
this is the 4-H and Future
Farmers of America area.
Next is the commercial and
industrial exhibit area,
where exhibitors will display
for the purpose of sale and
marketing researcft new
products of some of our
country’s leading com
panies, as well as Penn’s
Agri-Women will sponsor the
barnyard during the fair.
(See separate story
elsewhere in this issue.)
The tent display will
feature a variety of farm and
barnyard animals, as well as
educational agriculture
displays.
The family-style fair will
feature the James E. Strates
Show, an NTPA Sanctioned
National Tractor Pull
contests offering over $24,000
in prizes monies, Joie
Chitwood’s Automobile
Thrill Show and a
Professional All-American
Rodeo.
In addition to thorough
bred horse racing the fair
will be highlighted by en
tertainment provided by
country and western star
Johnny Paycheck, Vic Genre
and the Stone Mansion Band,
the gospel singing of the
Thrasher Brothers and the
U.S. Navy Band “Country
Current.”
An added feature of the
fair, which opens at 3:00
p.m. on weekdays and 12
noon on weekends and
holidays is that there is no
admission charge.
This year’s Penn National
State Fair is the first ever,
and plans are being made to
have one every year
hereafter. “We have won
derful plans for it,” says
Dick Hargraves, who is in
charge of directing and
organizing the activities.
This year, for example,
more than 500 linear feet of
exhibit space will be
devoted to the exposition of
agricultural equipment. In
future years that may be
expanded.
“We sincerely feel that
1979 will have a fair share of
animal shows and larger
displays of the domestic
arts,” Hargraves explained.
“We’re working with all we
have to prove we’re here to
stay. We’re designing an old
fashioned family fair in
every sense of the word,” he
concluded.
Following is a detailed
schedule of events and ac
tivities at the first ever Penn
National State Fair.
Friday, May 26,1978
High School Band
and Grads. Day
3:00 p.m. Official Opening
Ceremonies James E.
Strates Show Open, Exhibits
Open.
3:15 - 5:00 p.m. Penn
National High School Band
Festival.
7:00 p.m. Johnny
Paycheck Show - Grand
stand.
7:30 p.m. Thoroughbred
Horse Racing - Clubhouse.
9:09 p.m. Johnny
Paycheck Show - Grand
stand.
Saturday, May 27
Grange Day
12 noon James E. Strates
Show Open, Exhibits Open.
12 • 3:00 p.m. Penn State
Grange Talent Contest,
Festival - Grandstand.
5:00 p.m. Gospel and
Country Showcase - Grand
stand; A. Thrasher
Brothers, B. Vic. Genre &
Stone Mansion Band.
7:30 p.m. Thoroughbred
Horse Racing - Clubhouse.
8:00 p.m. Gospel and
County Showcase.
Sunday, May 28
12 noon James E. Strates
Show Open, Exhibits Open.
1:30 p.m. Thoroughbred
Horse Racing - Clubhouse.
7:30 p.m. Auto Racing -
Grandstand.
Monday, May 29
Memorial Day
12 noon James E. Strates
Show Open, Exhibits Open.
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. NTPA
Sanctioned National Tractor
Pull Session - Grandstand.
1:30 p.m. Thoroughbred
Horse Racing - Clubhouse.
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. NTPA
Sanctioned National Tractor
Pull Session - Grandstand.
Tuesday, May 30
3:00 p.m. James E. Strates
Shoe Open, Exhibits Open.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. NTPA
Sanctioned National Tractor
Pull Session - Grandstand.
7:00 p.m. NTPA Sanc
tioned National Tractor Pull
Session - Grandstand.
Wednesday, May 31
Merchants Day
3:00 p.m. James E. Strates
Show Open, Exhibits Open.
4:00 p.m. Professional All-
American Rodeo - Grand
stand.
7:30 p.m. Thoroughbred
Horse Racing - Clubhouse.
8:00 p.m. Professional All-
American Rodeo - Grand
stand.
Thursday, June 1
Senior Citizens Day
3:00 pm James E. Strates
Show Open, Exhibits Open.
3:00 pm. U.S. Navy Band
“Country Currents” in
concert - Grandstand. FREE
ADMISSION and Senior
Citizens promotions.
7:30 p.m. Joie Chitwood
Thrill Show - Grandstand,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
Chevy Day.
Friday, June 2
Senior Citizens Day
3:00 p.m. James E. Strates
Show Open, Exhibits Open.
3:00 p.m. U.S. Navy Band
“Country Currents” -
Grandstand.
7:30 p.m. Joie Chitwood
Thrill Show - Grandstand,
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Chevy Day.
7:30 p.m. Thoroughbred
Horse Racing - Clubhouse.
Saturday, Junes
12 Noon James E. Strates
Show Open, Exhibits Open.
2:00 p.m. Joie Chitwood
Thrill Show - Grandstand,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Chevy Day.
7:30 pm Thoroughbred
Horse Racing - Clubhouse.
8:00 p.m. Joie Chitwood
Thrill Show - Grandstand
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Chevy Day.
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