Veronica DeCarolis

The front page of our local paper, the Hunterdon County Democrat, carried a story with a picture which looks like it came out of a fairy tale. A local girl, Brooke Hardy, tried out for American Idol. While she did not make the cut there, she made an impression in Washington.

Her longtime boyfriend is a Marine Staff Sergeant, Chris Kelk. His most recent assignment was at the White House. Reassignment from the White House includes a photo with the president. Brooke was with Chris when he went for his picture with President Bush. According to the article, President Bush said to Chris, "Don't let this one get away. You better marry this girl...She's such a beautiful girl."

The next evening Chris made a very romantic proposal. After dinner at the Perryville Inn, the couple took a walk on the Milford Bridge at sunset. Chris did the traditional gesture of getting down on one knee to propose.

You should be able to access the complete story and picture on www.nj.com/hunterdon. Now we can all beleive in fairy tales again!

Bonnie DeCarolis

This weekend Hunterdon county hosts a Christian Music Festival: Revelation Generation. The festival takes place in Kingwood township at Revelation Farms. 20,000 people are expected to attend the festival this year. Among the 19 musical groups expected to perform are the Newsboys, Sixpence None and Richer, Norma Jean,TobyMac, Flyleaf, Skillet, Mandisa, Chris Tomlin and As I Lay Dying. Actor Stephen Baldwin will speak about his faith. For more inforamtion check out the web site www.revelation-generation.org. Tickets are $35 for Friday, $45 for Saturday, or $70 for both.

Veronica DeCarolis

Here are some more pictures from the Hunterdon County 4 H and Agricultural Fair which concluded today. If you missed the fun this year, plan to come next year.

Uncle Sam Greeted everyone entering the Fair:

The 4 H tent.

Sweet Valley Farms: one of many which supply New Jersey corn and produce to our area. They also do great landscaping.

This is why the tortoise won the race. The hare is sleeping!

Silky chickens.

The llama like to have his neck, not his back petted. These nice people are accomodating.

Don't these two look like best friends.

The flip side of this sign asked why this horses water was brown. I guess we all like to feel at home when we travel!

Hope you enjoyed these pictures. I had a great time at the Fair. Hope you did too.

Veronica

This week Hunterdon County is having the 4 H Fair at the fairgrounds in Ringoes. I had the opportunity to spend some time there this afternoon. Here are some pictures:

This is the Weidel booth at the fair. I'm holding a balloon which I soon gave away to one of the kids there. You can see the display boards behind me which have pictures of some of our listings. People do come in to see the pictures and chat about real estate.

Here I am standing next to the 1947 Weidel Dodge truck. People like to see this truck which is also driven in parades in Hunterdon county.

Hope you enjoyed these pictures. I'll try to post more later in the week of other attractions at the fair.

Veronica

The annual Hunterdon 4-H and Agricultural Fair begins Wednesday, August 20, and runs through Sunday, August 24. Weidel Realtors will have a booth at the fair and I will be there Wednesday from 3 to 6, Thursday from 1 to 3 and Saturday from 1 to 3. We will be giving out some balloons for the kids and other goodies for the adults. Our tent will have a display of some of our listings in the area.

Next week I'll try to post some pictures so you can see that New Jersey still knows how to hold an old-fashioned, country fair. There will be plenty of animals to see, food to eat, and rides to enjoy. The Community Garden Club will have displays of native plants and wildflowers.

Entrance to the fair is free but there is a $10 charge for parking so car-pooling is encouraged. Come have a great time at the fair!

Veronica