Aila Boyd aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com The 38th Salem Fair, billed as America’s largest free-gate fair, will return to the Salem Civic Center and Taliaferro Complex from July 1-12, offering rides, entertainment, food and special events for thousands of visitors. The annual event is expected to draw between 250,000 and 350,000 patrons during its 12-day run. Fair organizers said the midway will feature approximately 40 rides spread across 14 acres of carnival space, along with more than 30 food vendors, free daily shows and 2,000 parking spaces. Shuttle buses will operate from a parking lot at 1501 Roanoke Blvd. once fair parking lots...