BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — When you walk past Debbie's Dime Pitch game on Avenue F, you can hear the sound of dimes clanking off prizes and glasses. Fairgoers could find the game here in this spot for the past 50 years.
"We get the same customers every year, you know, and they come, and they, you know, where else can you get ten tries for a dollar," said Debra Andrews, owner of Debbie's Dime Pitch.
Owner Debra Andrews and her husband Ralph "Andy" Andrews took over the business from Debra's uncle more than 40 years ago after he got sick.
Debra's husband, Andy, sadly passed away on Friday, September 13th, one week before the Bloomsburg Fair. In the fair business, when someone passes away, it's customary to turn a merry-go-round horse backward and put their obituary on the horse for a day.
"And that's what Reithoffer Shows, who used to do this fair, did that for us cause we traveled with them for many years," said Andrews.
Behind Debby's Dime Pitch, there are bails of hay with flowers on them, including a picture of Andy's memorial horse on Reithoffer's shows merry-go-round.
"We wanted to let people know that he passed, and that, you know, the people that know him could come and say hi, and a lot of people come by and read it, and then they come by and give me a hug. And you know, you got to hold the tears in most of the time," said Andrews.
Debra says the support from the community has been overwhelming, "It was just amazing how many people showed up at his wake and how many people have come here and seen me and sent me cards and flowers. I didn't realize he was so loved. He was loved by me, you know, he you know i loved him with all my heart."
Debra tells us she wants customers to remember her husband for the nice caring man that he was. Debbie's Dime Pitch will be at the fair until Saturday.