Review Photo/JAMES LOEWENSTEIN A vendor running one of the games Saturday at the Canton's Firemen's Fair takes a food break
Review Photo/ERIC HRIN
Annette Mickey and Nathan Hart of Gillett enjoy the merry-go-round Friday at the Canton Firemen's Fair
Review Photo/ERIC HRIN Annette Mickey and Nathan Hart of Gillett enjoy the merry-go-round Friday at the Canton Firemen's Fair
Canton Firemen's Fair expecting good final night
BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN (STAFF WRITER)
July 11, 2010 CANTON - While attendance has been down this year at the Canton Volunteer Fire Department's Firemen's Fair due to the hot weather, organizers hoped to make up some of the loss in revenue on Saturday, the final evening of the fair.
"We're getting busy. It looks like we'll have a good night," Rich Bardo, president of the fire company, said early Saturday evening. "It's cooler and breezy."
Usually a total of 8,000 to 9,000 people attend the annual fair, but as of the end of Friday night, only 4,000 had attended this year, he said.
Organizers were expecting another 1,500 to 2,000 would attend on Saturday night, he said.
Bardo said his personal goal was to have the fair raise $10,000 this year, which will be used to help purchase rescue equipment for the fire company.
The most important need for the money is for high-lift air bags, which can be used to rescue someone who is trapped underneath a vehicle or heavy equipment, including equipment used in the natural gas industry, Bardo said.
While the fire company already has similar air bags, the kind the department wants to get will be much better, because they will be able to lift higher and more quickly, he said.
The fair began on Tuesday.
"We're getting busy. It looks like we'll have a good night," Rich Bardo, president of the fire company, said early Saturday evening. "It's cooler and breezy."
Usually a total of 8,000 to 9,000 people attend the annual fair, but as of the end of Friday night, only 4,000 had attended this year, he said.
Organizers were expecting another 1,500 to 2,000 would attend on Saturday night, he said.
Bardo said his personal goal was to have the fair raise $10,000 this year, which will be used to help purchase rescue equipment for the fire company.
The most important need for the money is for high-lift air bags, which can be used to rescue someone who is trapped underneath a vehicle or heavy equipment, including equipment used in the natural gas industry, Bardo said.
While the fire company already has similar air bags, the kind the department wants to get will be much better, because they will be able to lift higher and more quickly, he said.
The fair began on Tuesday.
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