NewsJanuary 31, 2008
Report: Popular St. Louis County air show comes to an end
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- It looks like the popular St. Louis County Fair and Air Show is being grounded. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch sites a source close to the nonprofit board that runs the Labor Day weekend fair as saying it will not take place this year...CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- It looks like the popular St. Louis County Fair and Air Show is being grounded.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch sites a source close to the nonprofit board that runs the Labor Day weekend fair as saying it will not take place this year.
The newspaper says development near Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield is squeezing out the fair that drew thousands each year. Chesterfield Police Chief Ray Johnson says he learned of the cancellation during a staff meeting on Wednesday.
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The late County Executive Buzz Westfall launched the first fair and air show in 1992.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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