Friday, September 08, 2000

West Side loves a parade

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Biggest yet precedes weekend of fun

By Allen Howard
The Cincinnati Enquirer

        The 141st Harvest Home Fair had the biggest parade ever Thursday night.

Police Officer Richard Fenster smiles as Cheviot's Thomas Cummins, 9, waves at the passing parade, which featured marching bands and floats. (Brandi Stafford photo) | ZOOM |

        General Chairman Dick Feltman said it lasted from 6 to 8 p.m., stretching from Bridgetown Road and Harrison Avenue to North Bend and Westwood-Northern Boulevard in Cheviot.

        “We had just about everything and everybody in it,” Mr. Feltman said. “This is usually the last big outdoor event the politicians have going into the final stages of their campaigns.”

        With marching bands and floats, the parade clogged up Harrison Avenue and North Bend, as residents stood along the streets and on doorsteps.

        “This was my first time at the parade and fair,” said Bill Webb of Edgewood, Ky. “There will probably be many more for me.”

        His wife, Emily, said she saw the parade as the most exciting part of the fair.

        “I love parades, and I especially liked this one, with all the children in it,” she said.

        A highlight of the parade was an Entoebucher Sennewfund dog that pulled a small wagon of rabbits along the parade route.

        The rabbits will be in a show at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, presented by the K-9 In Creation 4-H club.

        The parade launched the three-day fair, which features an assortment of general booths, livestock and horse shows, baking, canning and art exhibits.

        “This is probably the biggest fair in this area,” said Ron Roth, treasurer.

        The fair, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Cheviot and Westwood, continues through Sunday.
       

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