Demolition Derby

That's the ticket Little Feat, blues, R&B, country, jazz and rock Friday, Aug. 18, 8 p.m. Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center 50 N. George St. York, Pa. Tickets cost $29, $32 and $35. For information, call 1-717-846-1111. "Two Into One," presented by Chambersburg Community Theatre Inc. Thursday, Sept. 14, through Saturday, Sept. 16, Friday, Sept. 22, and Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 17, 3 p.m. Capitol Theatre Cultural Arts Center 159 S. Main St. Chambersburg, Pa. Tickets cost $8 for students and those 60 and older; $9 for adults.

WILLIAMSON, Pa. - Four of the young women who will be vying for Franklin County Fair Queen tonight seemed a bit embarrassed as they were caught in the middle of a makeover Sunday afternoon. Reigning Fair Queen Tiffany Stahl and her mother, Twila Stahl-Davis, were giving some makeup pointers to the young women, one of whom will preside over events at the week-long fair after she is crowned queen tonight after the 7:30 p.m. contest on the midway stage. Sunday, however, their faces were cloaked in white cleansing masks.

kristinw@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Nine-year-old twin sisters Lauren and Claire Linton have spent the summer brushing, walking and training two Holstein heifers - Tickles and Blackjack - in an effort to continue a 45-year family tradition. Lauren and Claire, fifth generation Linton dairy farmers, will compete in the 58th annual Berkeley County Youth Fair, showing their heifers in the dairy showmanship and judging categories. "There's never been a year that a Linton didn't show" at the youth fair, says Rick Linton, the girls' father.

By DON AINES / Staff Writer, Chambersburg photo: RIC DUGAN / staff photographer CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Between heats in Tuesday's demolition derby at the Franklin County Fair drivers tended to battered vehicles with sledgehammers, crowbars and bags of ice. "Don't tell anybody about this," one man said as he piled ice cubes on the engine block. The last of the engine's coolant had just gurgled and hissed away and the radiator was in no shape to hold any more.

Adrenaline and excitement went hand-in-hand as the demolition derby drew hundreds to the Franklin County Fair Wednesday night. After being on hiatus for several years due to the rising costs, fairgoers saw the return of the Full Power Demolition Derby inside the arena on the fairgrounds, and it didn't disappoint. “People like anything that crashes, booms and bangs,”  fair President Robert Eckstine said. “They just enjoy seeing one vehicle hit another and bounce around.

1 to 5 p.m. - Open-class bake sale at Building No. 1 4:30 p.m. - 4-H/Future Farmers of America (FFA) animal exhibitors orientation at main show ring 5 p.m. - Open-class home arts at Building No. 1 5:30 p.m. - Ag Expo Queen contest at main show ring, Building No. 3 5:30 p.m. - Milking demonstrations at milking parlor 6:30 p.m. - 4-H/FFA cake auction and open-class baked goods auction at main show ring 7:30 p.m. - Compact...

Today's Berkeley County Youth Fair schedule 9 a.m. - Tractor operator contest, horse arena 10 a.m. - Barnyard Olympics, indoor arena Noon - Indoor exhibits open, exhibit building 12:30 p.m. - Exhibitor/family picnic, picnic pavilion 2 p.m. - Horse costume contest, horse arena 4 p.m. - Milking parlor opens, barn area 4 p.m. - Beef barbecue, exhibit hall porch 5 p.m. - Commercial exhibits open, commercial building...

A "tuff truck" competition and a Princess contest are among the new events at Tri-State-area fairs kicking off this month. The Fulton County (Pa.) Fair starts Sunday, the Jefferson County (W.Va.) Fair kicks off Saturday, Aug. 16, and the Franklin County (Pa.) Fair starts Sunday, Aug. 17. The Jefferson County Fair has added a tuff truck and car competition and a third night of truck and tractor pulling, so those pulling events won't go as far into the night as they have recently, said Todd Wilt, fair manager.

1. West Virginia Wine & Arts Festival Wine sampling, live music, cooking demonstrations and more. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25; 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 26. Boydville, 601 S. Queen St., Martinsburg, W.Va. $20 per day, ages 21 and older; $15 per day, with military ID; $10, ages 13 to 20; free for those 12 and younger. Call 304-263-0224. 2. East Coast Pullers tractor and truck pull Washington County Tractor Pullers Association, East Coast Pullers classes: hot rod semis, super stock and pro stock tractors, super modified multi engine tractors, super modified two-wheel drive trucks, pro stock diesel FWD trucks.