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‘A fun slice of Americana’: 121st annual El Paso County Fair aims to draw 25,000 attendees
“United We Celebrate” is the theme for the 121st annual El Paso County Fair, which kicked off Saturday at the Calhan fairgrounds. “We’re having a lot of people coming in dressed for the theme,” said manager Theresa Odello. “The whole El Paso County community really seems to be taking the USA 250/Colorado 150 celebration to…
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El Paso County fair returns this weekend with livestock, carnival rides and more
Now celebrating its 121st year, the fair traces its roots back to 1905, when farmers gathered in a Calhan schoolyard to celebrate a successful potato harvest The El Paso County Fair has a little bit of everything. Need a funnel cake? Done. Want to pet livestock? Easy. Prefer watching trucks smash into each other until…