75 years of fair ribbons

75 years of fair ribbons

DURHAM — Two days before the opening of the Silver Dollar Fair, Kathryn Hislop’s kitchen was filled with the mouthwatering aroma of sugar and spice as she prepared her entries for the Home Arts Adult Department exhibition. “My friends love me extra this time of year because they get the leftovers, what doesn’t go to the fair,” said Hislop. This year, Hislop’s 75th consecutive of entering her handiwork in a county fair, the kitchen tables and cou…