It was an excellent fair, it went very smoothly. We just wish there were more people to enjoy it, but I guess that's always something you want.

Subdued has been the word I've heard to describe the general feeling of people here at the fair. I don't know if it's gas prices or things our nation is going through. But fair attendance is down about 10 percent statewide. If it becomes a trend, it'll be something to address.

She just enjoyed her son more than anything in life. She never had any regrets, ever.

I always wanted to know what was wrong. They could never find anything wrong with her until this.

Every year we do a lot of necessary maintenance work, many things you can't see. It's a year-round improvement process.

This year's fair went very, very well. It went very smoothly.