Admit it, you

have had a hankering for some funnel cake recently, haven't you?

In fact, lately,

you've also had an urge to ride a Ferris wheel and follow it up by trying

to win a stuffed animal. Not to mention, there has been that unexplainable

idea of watching pigs race. If you are nodding your head in agreement

as you read this article, there is only one place for you to go the 2001

Fayette County Kiwanis Fair.

The fair returned

to Fayette County earlier this week and brought a flashy midway, dozens

of exhibits, your favorite selection of festival foods and more entertaining

things than you can shake a stick at. The fair will run through Saturday

at the fairgrounds off Goza Road south of Fayetteville.

Upon entering

the fairgrounds, patrons can peruse dozens of exhibits from local companies

and organizations including Fayette Safe Kids Coalition, Dazzles Roller

Rink, several churches and Boy Scout troops and Pro Wrestling International.

PWI will be promoting the upcoming South Atlanta Showdown and will have

a number of wrestlers on hand throughout the rest of the week. There will

also be hundreds of entries in home craft categories that local residents

have entered in, including needlework, canning, leather goods and more.

Gates open

at 6 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. through Friday. The Robinson Racing Pigs

Show will take place at 7 and 8 p.m. through Saturday with two extra performances

Saturday at 2 and 4 p.m. WCW/WWF superstar Buff Bagwell will sign autographs

Thursday night from 7-9 p.m. and WCW diva The Scream Queen will meet guests

from 8-10 p.m. Friday. Friday night will also feature performances from

Miss Patsy's School of Dance at 7 p.m. and a performance from Daddy's

Money, featuring local singer Amber Tucker, at 8 p.m.

Saturday kicks

off with a horse show 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The show is free and will take

place next to the parking lot. Gates open at 1 p.m. Saturday. WCW Legendary

Manager "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart will sign autographs

3-6 p.m. Saturday. If that isn't spicy enough for you, try the second

annual Chili Cookoff, which begins at 4:30 p.m. Justus performs on the

stage at 8 p.m. and the midway closes at 10 p.m.

Patrons can

purchase arm bands at the ticket booths of the fair which will guarantee

unlimited rides. Arm bands are $15 and are good from 6-10 p.m. Wednesday

through Friday or from 1-6 p.m. or 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Parking is $1 and

admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children under 12 and

free for children under 5.

To some folks,

there is nothing better than a county fair. If you are a like-minded individual,

make sure you head out to the fairgrounds and have a good time.

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