ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, September 2, 1993                   TAG: 9309040034
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-41   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: NEW CASTLE                                LENGTH: Short


ANNUAL CRAIG COUNTY FAIR OPENS WEDNESDAY

The annual Craig County Fair starts Wednesday) and runs through Sept. 11.

Activities and events at the fairgrounds on Virginia 311, south of New Castle, will include horticultural exhibits, arts and crafts, a beauty contests and entertainment.

On Sept. 11, the main day of the fair, events begin at 10 a.m. with a forestry field contest. A garden tiller race will be held at 2 p.m., and a country hoedown dance will be at 8 p.m. with music by the Meadow Creek Express.

A new feature this year will be a special exhibit known as "Old McDonald's Farm," sponsored by the county's 4-H clubs and open throughout the fair.

Rides and games of skill will be provided each night by Colonial Shows of Williamsburg.



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