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BBS presents 34th Fair to Remember
"It was a special day all around for the Village, and we had great weather," said emcee Wayne Horsley, a Babylon resident and Suffolk County Legislator. "In the 34 years we've been doing this it has only rained once, some time during the 1980s." As has become tradition, Horsley was decked out in his usual seersucker blue and white striped suit. The fair is a fundraiser project of the Babylon Beautification Society (BBS), and money raised from the event goes into supporting local projects such as the lampposts, hanging baskets and holiday decorations. Many of the fairgoers make the Babylon Village Country Fair "a must" annual event and particularly enjoy the large variety of vendors who wrap around Argyle Lake.
On the south side of Montauk Hwy., the aroma of roasted corn and grilled hamburgers wafted through the air and music lovers gathered around the gazebo. There were colorful autumn mums for sale, books and other items, many being offered at tables manned by local volunteers from the various groups in the Village. Even the vendors were having a good time. "We are really having a good sales day," said Bill Delaria who with his wife Yvette, were selling stoneencrusted silver jewelry. "There are so many people here, and almost everyone seems to be in the mood for buying!" Mayor Ralph Scordino said the fair represents the best of Babylon, its friendly people and atmosphere. "It is always a great time and we had so many volunteers," he said. "Everyone from the Boy Scouts to local residents came together and the best part is that the money made will be put back into beautifying the village."
Children, young and old, flocked to the play area with its rides, petting zoo and even a man who was making keepsake wax hands. "Isn't that cool?" asked a woman watching her son dip his hand into large vat of blue wax, and then having it shaped into an "OK" sign. "It didn't hurt!" he called to his mom, proudly. In addition to country signs, hand hewn birdhouses, oneof a-kind tee shirts, real bugs and bats encased in acrylic also made a hit.
There was so much to see and do, that many found it all pleasantly overwhelming. "Wow. Where do we start?" called shopper Ann Goodwin to her grown daughter, Karen, who just shrugged, followed her mom through the crowd and disappeared into the sea of other fairgoers.
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