2006 Fair 3rd Best
Great weather smiles
on seven of eight days
Sparkling sunshine for seven of its
eight days made the 2006 Fryeburg Fair the third best on record
in the event’s 156-year history.
Early rain on the opening Sunday gave way
to warm and sunny days and yielded a record attendance day on Tuesday,
Senior Citizen’s Day. Barry Emery, ticket superintendent for 31
years, reported a total daily paid attendance of 187,608.
Tuesday’s gate totaled 17,014, exceeding
the record of 15,496 set in 2000. Emery estimated that there were also
at least that many senior citizens attending.
“We don’t count the seniors
that day but judging from the tremendous crowd on the midway, I’d
say we had at least as many seniors as we did people buying tickets,”
Emery said, noting that children under 12 are admitted free all week.
Attendance for the week saw 16,653 on opening
Sunday (record 29,995 in 2001); 22,818 on Monday, Woodsmen’s Day
(record 26,017 in 2004); 17,014 on Tuesday, (old record 15,496 in 2000);
16,716 on Wednesday (record 20,125 in 2001); 18,999 on Thursday (record
19,764 in 2001; 27,652 on Friday (record 30,396 in 2004); 42,517 on Saturday
(record 46,834 in 2001); and 25,011 on the final Sunday (record 27,652
in 2000).
The best year came in 2004 when nearly 200,000
people bought tickets to the fair. The second best was in 2001, which
had a daily paid attendance of 189,235. There were 184,983 in 2000 and
184,533 in 2002. Fair officials double the daily paid figure to come up
with an estimate of the total number people attending the fair.
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Dave Hastings Retires as President
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US Sen. Olympia Snowe addresses the
overflow
crowd
at the Saturday Grand Parade as Roy
Andrews looks
on. Below, Maine Gov. John
Baldacci waves to the crowd as he marches by the grandstand.. |
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Roy Andrews elected
unanimously
After
52 years of dedication to Fryeburg Fair, David R. Hastings II has retired.
The longtime Finance Committee member stepped
down after four years as president and a lifetime of devotion to Fryeburg
Fair. The Fryeburg attorney handed his gavel to newly elected president
Roy Andrews following his unanimous election at the annual December trustees
meeting of the West Oxford Agricultural Society, which sponsors the 156-year-old
fair.
Hastings was elected president in December,
2002, shortly after the death of Philip G. Andrews of Fryeburg.
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