NEW GLOUCESTER — Bright blue skies greeted the roughly 4000 people attending Saturday’s daylong New Gloucester Community Fair held at the Bald Hill Road recreational facility.

A pancake breakfast started the daylong event, attracting young and old looking for an adventure and a chance to connect to the community.

The popular Lions Club-sponsored car show featured about 200 antique and vintage cars.

Sherri and Paul Bosse of Gray cranked up their 1925 Ford Model TT as spectators marveled at the car.

Michael Bardier, who heads up the New Gloucester Community Fair Committee, said funding constraints this year dropped the budget to $5000 from last year’s $7000. The funding cutback brought limits to what equipment could be used to run the fair, Bardier said.

Also, holding the event in August was a departure from the tradtional October date.

Despite the cutbacks, the public enjoyed food vendors, amusement attractions, craft vendors and town service organizations.

Eighteen-month-old Sadie Kistner of Gray took her seat in an antique train car event sponsored by the Antique Tractor Association while Kevin Buck of New Gloucester drove his young passengers around the fairgrounds.

Scott Doyle of the New Gloucester Fire and Rescue Department meandered through the field carrying a load of kids atop the Big Red Monster Fire Truck.

And four-year old Logan Stimson of Gray leaped higher and higher on the four-stage bungee jumping attraction.