Gates open one hour earlier on Saturday and exhibit halls will open at 2 p.m. Hurricane Floyd spoiled some of last year's fun, but weather gurus are smiling this year, with only a few showers possible for the next day or two. The expected carnival rides, games, food and live music are back, as well as the antique car and truck show and classic engines, tractors and other farm machinery. In true country fair fashion, exhibit halls will be brimming with everything from canned goods to fresh produce, flowers and needlework. Entries vie for cash prizes and ribbons. The town of Ellenboro sponsors the Colfax Free Fair, and the Ellenboro Parent-Teacher Organization hosts the carnival.
Admission is free, but fairgoers do buy tickets for rides and pay for concessions.
The money raised is returned to the school for projects and equipment. And they're coming back in the morning to see if they can fix the overhang on my patio porch. They have to be goodhearted, and it shows that the world is not all bad. Dozens of other people with similar needs will get demonstrations of kindness Saturday when workers fan out across Cleveland County to handle more than 40 projects scheduled this year. Hundreds have already signed up for the sixth annual event, said United Way project coordinator Ali Mahood.