The 16th annual Carbon County Fair has something for everyone. Old favorites and new vendors set up shop on Monday and continued to run strong through day two.

If you're unsure exactly what is at the fair Jan Longazel is waiting in the information booth to answer any question."It's fun and rewarding to help people. That's why I come year after year," she said.The biggest problem at the fair is children getting separated from their parents, but she always helps reunite them."The goofiest question I get is 'where are the ride tickets?'" she said, pointing to the ticket sign taped up on her left.From food to entertainment, the fair is packed full of hours of family friendly activities. Local barbecue joint Big Creek BBQ is serving up pulled pork or beef brisket sandwiches, there are gyros and newcomer Chicken n' Cone. For the sweet tooth Palmerton Lions Club is scooping ice cold ice cream between two warm waffles, and of course there is funnel cake.Local band

A.D.D. played the arena area Tuesday night while Pat Garrett took the main stage.Second year chainsaw artist Darren Yurkunas of Lehighton carved a brand-new bird for spectators.Three of the pieces he has carved are currently being raffled off until Saturday at the end of the fair.Games like dart toss and candy roulette and a giant dunk tank kept crowds happy, while a brand-new game named KnockerBall drew interest.Participants put on the inflated balls, and then full-force bumped into each other on a sunny field.Parents on the sidelines directed a group of girls to go after the biggest boy in the ring, enjoying a good laugh as the girls scrambled in his direction.The classics like Tea Cups, Tilt-a-Whirl and the Superslide attracted riders of all ages.4-H'ers and many local farms such as Weatherly's Arrow Farm set up livestock pens for a chance to check out their happy and healthy goats, sheep, cows and pigs.Prizes were awarded for everything farm-related, including tomatoes, herbs, flowers, corn and even hay.Heather Stofanak 4-H leader of the Northampton chapter and 25-year sheep raiser, judged sheep and alpaca wool Tuesday night."What I'm looking for is how clean the wool is, if it has a good length and good crimp. I pick the best 10 and then those go on to the best in show," she said.The rest of the week holds even more events and delicious fair food.For the next two nights starting at 7 p.m., in the arena a demolition derby will be held for different age groups and car types.More bands are scheduled including the Penn's Peak own "The Doctor" Layne Roberts.Magicians and tractor pulls will also entertain crowds as the fair rolls on through Saturday night.