Glass Days was a great celebration

It’s never easy to throw a good party.

Just ask any host or hostess cleaning up afterwards.

But over the past few years — and especially this year — the Dunkirk Glass Days Committee has proved it can do just that.

Rain and bad weather have been a problem the last couple of years.

But the sun was shining last week, and the festival the committee put together was about as good as such things get.

The midway was professional. Booth spaces were filled. Opportunities for food and refreshment were plentiful. And there was plenty of entertainment.

That sounds like a simple equation.

But it doesn’t take much for the equation to get out of balance.

Midway amusement companies have an uneven track record. Sometimes folks who book booth space don’t show up; sometimes booth space goes empty. Food and refreshment can be iffy. And as to entertainment? Well there’s more than enough disappointment to go around.

Glass Days, however, cleared all of those hurdles.

That’s because the committee of volunteers took their duty seriously. They crossed the Ts and dotted the Is to make sure things ran as smoothly as possible.

And that’s not easy in a small community where the pool of potential volunteers can seem a little shallow now and then.

This year’s Glass Days was the 51st, and that itself is worth celebrating.

Even more than that, it’s worth a round of applause that the festival seems younger and more vibrant than ever. — J.R.