A crowd respectfully looks on as Devon Castillo sings the national anthem as Gary Kreutzer and Theodore Laws (Civilian Air Patrol, Denver) raise the flag.
Old Glory. Unless otherwise noted, all WC Fair photos were taken by Dave Breitkreutz for WCNS.
A young ‘un walks the path between rides. Why does that feel so much like a metaphor?
The Round-up, one of the most popular rides, is up, up, and a-spin!
“Built for kids.” What a great reminder of why this army of volunteer carneys continues to show up.
Early opening night lines were light for some rides. That wouldn’t last all weekend.
So concludes another Wichita County Fair, Carnival, and Parade. We have a lot of pictures we will be sharing over the coming weeks. And we’ll start printing the Open Class and 4-H results in our next issue.
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