Donald Everett is in his 32nd year as president of the West End Fair in Gilbert and he's as excited as if it's his first term.

"I'm looking forward to it," he said regarding the start of the fair on Sunday. "We hope the weather cooperates. We have a few new things."One of the things Everett's looking forward to is a lawnmower demolition derby.For years the fair has had three nights of demo derbies involving cars. On Monday and Wednesday, full-size cars bash into each other. On Tuesday night, the compacts collide until only one is still moving.The lawnmower demolition is added on the Tuesday night calendar."I don't know what to expect but it should be interesting," he laughed.The 89th edition of the fair opens Sunday and continues through Saturday, Aug. 28.Sunday is "preview day" with the fair opening at noon. A highlight will be an evening fireworks display.Also Sunday, a Vesper Service is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.Senior Citizens' Day is Wednesday and Children's Day is on Thursday.Everett said the concession space is filled to capacity. There were extra concession spaces opened this year in an area between the main stage and the livestock exhibits."We had more requests than we had room for," he said.One of the new food items being sold this year will be blooming onions, which Everett said has been a hit at other fairs.A macadam walkway was added at the main stage with drainage beneath the blacktop.Fair director Dorothy Davidson is excited about a new attraction along the tree-shaded midway. A new, block building was erected, which contains an 18th century bake oven from the Jonas Hotel.The oven was moved to the grounds several months ago and is in a building nearing completion. Davidson said although the oven won't be operating this year, it's hoped in the future it might be fired up.She said the oven is similar to one at Quiet Valley Farm.Davidson said one of the special free attractions at the fair is a high-wire act, The Flying Pages.Inside the fair museum, commemorative vases will be sold.Operators of stands at the fair have been working all week to get ready for Sunday's opener.Ricky Gillow and Joshua Gillow of Timber Rock Landscaping were unloading truckloads of topsoil yesterday, putting together the display of Pocono Pool and Spa.A short distance away, Mike King and Josh Hickey of Sugar Valley Farms was putting together a temporary stone patio for Maple Shade of Effort. Each stone was set in place as if it were a real patio.King said the temporary patio takes five or six days to put together. If it was a permanent patio, it would take about two weeks to erect.Rides are already being put together for Sunday's fair.Everett said every year the fair gets a lot of comments about it being a family event."We want those positive comments to continue."