Friends of Coal Auto Fair Sets off Today

by Richard Burton

11th edition of the annual popular FOC Auto fair commences today at the YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Youth Sports Complex. The venue is going to be the platform for exhibiting hundreds of classic cars owned by the members of FOC and many new automobiles for three days. The auto exhibition will be accompanied with carnival rides, vendor food, flea market sales and others. To stir up the energy, there will be concerts also. In many ways, the event directors have organized and promises fun for all age categories. Moreover the fair will be warmed, as it did in the previous … (more) July 24, 2014

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