Westmoreland Fair brings rides, revelry and rabbits
By Patrick Varine
It’s easy to tell that Alan Lipscomb works outdoors.
Lipscomb’s face glowed with the deep pink of a fading sunburn Thursday morning as he cleaned the lead car of the Dragon Wagon children’s roller coaster on the grounds of the Westmoreland Fair, which opens today and runs through Aug. 24.
Lipscomb was among a small group of ride operators and vendors at the fairgrounds Thursday morning, prepping for a week of food, fun and farm animals.
“With a four-person team, we can put this ride up in about 45 minutes,” Lipscomb said. “It’s even quicker tearing it down, because you don’t have to worry about where everything goes. You just pull it off.”
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