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The Thirsty Baybz perform at the Pahrump Fall Festival in Petrack Park on Saturday, Sept. 23. The band played a variety of music, including classic rock songs.
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Fred Moss, CEO of Moss Grills of San Diego cooks up some food at his St. Louis-Style BBQ at the annual Pahrump Fall Festival in Petrack Park on Sept. 23. Moss is a veteran of the U.S. military.
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Classic cars are lined up next to Petrack Park on Saturday, Sept. 23 during the annual Pahrump Fall Festival. The vehicles represented several decades worth of history and manufacturuers.
Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times -Two Nye County Sheriff’s Motorcycle patrol officers display their adroit and agile handling skills along the parade route.
Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times – KPVM News 46’s Deanna O’Donnell was chosen as the 2017 Pahrump Fall Festival Grand Marshall. Prior to the event, O’Donnell was working on her crowd wave. It seemed to have worked.
Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times – The Pahrump Gunfighters on their recognizable stage coach are always a crowd favorite at the Pahrump Fall Festival.
Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times – Members of the Pahrump Valley High School marching band make their way down the parade route, while belting out musical favorites to the delight of parade watchers.
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K-9 Deputy Baz in action during a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Pahrump Fall Festival in Petrack Park. Deputy Baz of the Nye County Sheriff’s Office is a 3-year-old Dutch Shepherd trained in narcotics detection and handler protection. His handler is Deputy Jason Hunt. Nye County features eight K-9 units.
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The Flameology dance troupe is shown in action with fire Saturday night, Sept. 23 at the Pahrump Fall Festival in Petrack Park. The crowd gathered around the group, which performed a variety of dances.
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Valley Electric Association linemen in action as the Pahrump Fall Festival rodeo was set to kick off Saturday. The linemen were part of what Muccio describes as a “very inspiring flag raising ceremony” for the national anthem. The linemen included veterans.
If you couldn’t make it to the 2017 Pahrump Fall Festival or were so busy with all the fun at Petrack Park, here’s a photo page looking back at the festivities.
The 53rd annual event, which got underway Sept. 21 at Petrack Park, wrapped up Sunday afternoon.
Festivities included a parade, music, dancing, two nights of rodeo action, food, amusement rides, crafts and clothing, a demonstration by a K-9 unit of the Nye County Sheriff’s Office and more.
“We thought we had a great year and all the vendors I spoke to were very pleased,” Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Chris Erwin said for a story earlier this week.
Erwin, meanwhile, said chamber officials plan to hold a post-festival meeting, to discuss this year’s event and plan for the 2018 Pahrump Fall Festival.
“With this event, occurring once a year, we know that even though the festival is four days, we have been planning for it for the past six months leading up to it,” Erwin said. “It was a lot of work, but we are happy with the results. We will probably have a wrap-up meeting in the next couple of weeks to discuss this year’s festival. I don’t anticipate any additional changes, but I know the parade route will be a hot topic of discussion.”
See the Sept. 27 edition of the Pahrump Valley Times and pvtimes.com for more coverage of the festival. And check the Facebook page of the Pahrump Valley Times for photo galleries, videos and more.
