HAMfest

The Tri-State Amateur Radio Association, TARA, will have its 57th annual Hamfest at the New Baptist Church from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10.

It’s a gathering of ham radio operators for flea marketing and sales and swaps and a general good time. There will be opportunities to pick up all of the spare parts that you kept a list of all year because you needed one of these or two of those and you really can’t buy them around here.

Admission to Hamfest is $5 and is free to those under 12. Taylor said the $5 gives people a ticket for a chance to win prizes, with drawings throughout the day. The grand prize is $200 cash.