STONEBORO — The crowd in front of a small green stage marveled at the alligator a man in a tan safari shirt and cargo shorts carried to display.
“He’s probably more afraid of you than you are of him,” Grant Kemmerer explained Saturday as his assistant held the reptile. “It’s when animals become unafraid of humans that they get dangerous.”
Kemmerer is part of Wild World of Animals, which travels across the country, putting on entertaining and informative shows about all types of exotic animals.
He said his goal is to dispel myths about certain animals and show that they all have a role to play in the grand scheme of things.
“They are neither Hollywood villains nor Disney characters,” he said.
Rich and Sharen Pachis of Hadley brought their grandsons, Jordon and Donald Edinger, to the fair and went to the animal show.
“We really liked it,” said Donald, adding that he learned a lot from Kemmerer.
It was one of the many popular events at the Great Stoneboro Fair, which continues through Monday at the Stoneboro Fairgrounds. There was also an antique tractor pull, and Bull Ride Mania at the grandstands, which fair officials said is one of their most popular events.
“That’s when things really get interesting,” said Nancy McDowell, the fair’s publicity director. “People show up in cowboy hats and we fill the grandstands.”
Today at 8 p.m., country music star Chuck Wicks takes the stage. Monday will feature The U.S. Motocross Championship Series at 7 p.m. Ms. McDowell said both should also draw large crowds.
“Those guys (motorcyclists) are crazy,” she said. “When they do their flips, they go above the top of the stands.”
Saturday’s tractor pull drew contestants from several states trying to drag a heavy weight a longer distance than other competitors.
One of them was Mike Fleeger, who came from Chicora in Butler County.
“Stoneboro seems to bring a good group from all over to pull,” said Fleeger, whose children also participated. “It’s a good sport, it gets the kids away from their cell phones and their video games for awhile.”
In one of the barns, Melanie Horchler of Volant judged sheep in a 4-H competition.
“We’re looking for strong, complete and correct sheep,” she said.
“For the meat breeds, we’re looking for good muscling, because that’s what they’re going to end up as. The breeding stock, they need to be able to walk and look nice.”
Although attendance numbers were not available Saturday, Ms. McDowell said clear skys and warm weather seemed to boost attendance.
“We’ve been very blessed,” she said.
Homepage
Related Photos
Perfect weather draws crowds to Stoneboro Fair
- Local News
-
-
State cuts trickle down to township
Brookfield Township “is in a world of hurt.”
Continued ... -
Toth takes $30k to settle lawsuit
It’s typical for lawsuit settlement agreements to include a confidentiality clause that bars the parties from discussing the terms of the settlement.
Continued ... -
Taking flight
Some kids probably daydream about sending their homework up into the atmosphere, but that really happened this week for a few classes of Jamestown Area High School students.
Continued ...
-
State cuts trickle down to township
- Sports
-
-
Reynolds drops opener to Boiling Springs in Hershey
Reynolds' Justin Rhodes is pictured during a recent match against Sharon. On Thursday at the PIAA Class AA Dual-Meet Championships in Hershey, Rhodes beat Boiling Springs' Mark Lentz, 6-4, at 138 pounds. The Bubblers beat Reynolds, 31-30.
HERSHEY — One of the problems with the PIAA State Dual-Meet Championships is that there is no true seeding. That’s why two of the state’s top ranked Class AA teams — Reynolds (3rd) and Boiling Springs (4th) — had to meet in the opening round.
Continued ...
But, of course you throw ranking and seeding out the window anyhow in the 3-day tourney in Hershey. -
HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS: Lakeview, GC matmen win
Lakeview and Grove City mat teams notched victories Wednesday night over West Middlesex and Sharon respectively.
Mercer bowed to Redbank Valley.
Continued ... -
Roundup: Sharpsville tops Lakeview in OT; GC rolls over Franklin; Titusville upsets Hickory
While the Sailors were sleeping, Luchey was laying out for the lid.
Continued ...
Tyler Luchey’s court-length layin at the buzzer Tuesday night staked Sharpsville High boys’ basketball team to a 58-56 District 10 Region 2-AA overtime win over Lakeview.
-
-
-
VIDEO: Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction
More than 18,000 people descended on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney for the annual Groundhog Day celebration.
- Super security goes into place for Super Bowl
- VIDEO: Social media command center helps Super Bowl visitors
- SLIDESHOW: Week-long Super Bowl celebration begins
- Viral video: Groom surprises bride with Justin Bieber dance
-
- Digital Edition Login
