Saxonburg Carnival draws crowds
Jean Spinetti has been going to the Saxonburg Carnival since she was a child.
The carnival gave her and her friends a place to go, and even though it has changed a lot over the years, Spinetti still makes it a point to go with her family. She attended Friday with daughter Kim and grandson Jordan Spinetti.
“When we were kids, we would come because we didn't have anything else to do,” she said. “We used to save up Coke bottles to get money for the fair.”
Spinetti's younger self would have been happy with one of the changes made to the carnival this year, in that the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company made the event free while keeping the other hallmarks, including rides, games and food. The carnival opened at 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and at 4 p.m. Saturday, and Paul Donaldson, chairman of the carnival, said it was as popular as ever.
Read more in Sunday's Butler Eagle.
