at the Logan County Fair
Senior Day
Friday afternoon
was Senior
Citizens Day at the Logan County
Fair. The annual event is sponsored
by Symphony of Lincoln.
The afternoon included bingo and
musical entertainment by the Don
Smith Band, along with refresh-
ments.
Don Smith’s group has been at the
fair since 1959 entertaining with
some really smooth big-band mu-
sic. You know, the type that keeps
you feeling young, tapping your toe
and feeling like everything is right in
the world.
Don started playing as a sopho-
more here in Lincoln. His first big-
band gig was in Bloomington at the
Eagles. The name of that band was
the Nu-Notes. In 1957 he started
Star Dust, which was a rock ‘n’ roll
band. He played jazz for a short
time before returning to his beloved
big-band music in 1974. They have
had two CDs, played on four cruis-
es, and Smith says he feels like he
has done it all.
Pictures by Karen Hargis
These ladies were picking out their prizes for
winning at bingo.
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