What a Wonderful World
By Mona Lease 

Hi, all!! The ending of the Great Darke County Fair has always been the "unofficial end" to summer. As a kid, I remember making bean bags with my cousins - old sheets cut into little squares, stuffed with Navy Beans (dried ones), and sewn shut. We'd stack washed out soup cans partially filled with stones and practice knocking them over - "The Fair was coming." We used to practice target shooting with the old pump-up air rifles. They shot out little metal discs roughly the size of a dime. Later the discs were made of plastic and eventually it was all outlawed. The idea here was to be ready to walk up to any booth, do your best, and walk away with a small prize at the least. We knew the idea of bending a gun sight to make it not shoot straightly existed - we saw it on Andy Griffith. But, those coming to our Fair would not do that - would they??? 

As another Fair ends today and school starts Monday - I thought I'd leave  you with the immortal words of Satchmo - better known as Louis Armstrong. 

I see trees of green - red roses, too - I see 'em bloom - for me and for you. And I think to myself - what a wonderful world. I see skies of blue and clouds of white - bright blessed days - dark sacred nights. And I think to myself - what a wonderful world. The colors of the rainbow - so pretty in the sky - are also on the faces of people of passing by. I see friends shaking hands - saying "how do you do." - They're really saying I love you. I hear babies cry - I watch them grow. They'll learn much more than I'll ever know. And I think to myself - what a wonderful world.

Remember the kiddies and our service people. Be good to the furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next time. Ever toodles! MONA