Sideshow at State Fair highlights sweet onions and misheard quotes
At the State Fair, James Morrow explains Blooming Onions use sweet Texas Sweets onions to avoid tears, frying them for six months. A separate note mentions a 95X bus question about How de, and a Liverpool family's leashed matching Tshirts to keep relatives from getting lost, with Shannon Mussen recalling a lost moment with her daughter Cherice and husband Jim.
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James Murrow
Vidalias
Texas
Morrow
Mussens
Liverpool
Shannon Mussen
Cherice
Jim
Tie dyed sheep and quirky fair displays steal the show
At the county fair animal building a tie dyed sheep and a red white and blue striped ewe drew crowds during the second annual sheep decorating contest. Jennifer Nichols of Orange County noted Kool Aid dyed tongues and four drink flavors sprayed on sheep as other exhibits included antique milk bottles in the Dairyrama and a Thatcher bottle valued at 2500 dollars. Prizes from midway games added to the day as winners posed with giraffes and penguins.
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Jennifer Nichols
Orange County
Nichols
Seven nieces join Linda Wade at fair day off
Linda Wade spends a day at the fair with three nieces Ashleigh Jade Germany and Brittany Newman. After five hours of cotton candy pizza and soda the group visits the animal barns. Each of the nieces later spends five dollars on a large hat.
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Linda Wade
Ashleigh
Jade Germany
Brittany Newman
Fair's culinary fare decadent by design
Fairgoers savor a wide range of foods from candy apples to fried dough as cholesterol counts and calories fade from memory. Ken Bryant of Camden enjoys a slice of pizza during the event, reflecting the fair's indulgent, satisfying cuisine.
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Ken Bryant
Camden
Funny Foxworthy headlines Central New York show
The Southern comedian Foxworthy drew belly laughs from Central New Yorkers at his Tuesday night Grand stand show. A crowd of 2,999 heard him joke about marriage family and everyday life.
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Howde
Tim
Dave Frisina
Roger Thomas
Dairyrama
Airy
Thatcher
Thomas
U.S
Dairy Company
Michael Bryerton
Bryerton
Leslie
Leslie Bryerton
Pyts At
Shirley Yoder
Gnuvanine
Suzanne Dunn
Peter Cheny
Swit Photog
Funny Foxworthy
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