IT'S FAIR TIME AGAIN! THE NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIR OPENS TODAY IN CHIPPEWA FALLS. THE FAIR IS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP THIS YEAR. CHUCK FRENETTE, CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION BOARD, SAYS THEIR GOAL WAS TO KEEP THINGS AS THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THRILL SEEKERS WILL HAVE A NEW RIDE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR, THE MEGA-DROP. FRENETTE SAYS THE RIDE IS ABOUT 100 FEET HIGH AND ACTS LIKE A SLINGSHOT WITH RIDERS. THERE'S PLENTY OF MUSIC AS WELL.
TONIGHT'S HEADLINER IS THE MEMORIES REUNION CONCERT. FRENETTE SAYS THE GROUP FROM BOYCEVILLE IS NO STRANGER TO THE FAIR, MARKING THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. GATES OPEN AT 9:00 A.M., AND THE FAIR RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
