 This is the Bend Area Connection, a look at people, events, and life in the Bend area. With today's connection, here's Brian McCommon. County fairs are an American tradition, and especially in rural America. I talk about this on air about this time each year, given that this is county fair season. If you heard my segment last year, I spoke about one of the original American county fairs, which took place in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.