San Juan County Fair - 2019 San Juan County Fair Guide

2019 San Juan County Fair Guide AUGUST 14-17

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San Juan County Fair Guide • 2019

The 2019 San Juan County Fair Guide is published by the Journal of the San Juans in conjunction with the Islands’ Sounder and Islands’ Weekly Publisher Colleen Smith Editor Mandi Johnson Copy editor Joanna Massey Contributing writers Diane Craig Laura Kussman Heather Spaulding Jessica Stahl Graphic designers Mandi Johnson Tate Thomson Shane Watson Sales Colleen Smith Cali Bagby Office Diane Craig Heather Spaulding Main office The Journal 360-378-5696 The Sounder 360-376-4500 The Weekly 360-376-4500 Green editions available online at: www.sanjuanjournal.com www.islandssounder.com www.islandsweekly.com

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113 years of fair fun

Daily Tickets Adult: $14 Senior: $10 Youth: $5 Under 5 Free Exhibitor Tickets Adult/Senior: $15 Youth: FREE • FAIR HOURS • Wednesday to Saturday, Aug. 14–17, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily (some food vendors may remain open until 10 p.m.)

Main Building Exhibits and Entertainment 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Horse Events Start at 9 a.m. Daily Animal Barns Close at 9 p.m. Daily (except Saturday, close at 8 p.m.)

Carnival Kids Day Thursday and Friday Ride from noon to 5 p.m.

No dogs allowed on grounds during fair (Except certified service dogs)

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By Laura Kussman

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very August the San Juan County Fair attracts nearly 22,000 visitors to engage with the islands’ agricultural activity. With no need to reinvent the wheel, this year’s theme pays homage to the fair’s 113 years of history, and is titled A Wheel In Time: Cultivating Roots.

In the winter of 2018, Jessie Carter McDonald was working on a new illustrated series exploring her love of carnivals and fairs, expressly Ferris wheels.

“I have a love affair with small county fairs and all of the history, community and magic that they bring to those who visit,” McDonald said.

She had worked at the San Juan County Fair as a merchant vendor for five years until deciding to move to San Juan Island in 2001. A friend encouraged her to inquire about being the fair’s poster artist in 2019.

She was selected and began to ponder the circles — or wheels — that connect this community through farming and agriculture; arts and crafts; local food and culture; and pastimes.

San Juan County Fair theme names have become more thoughtful, educational and downright fun over the years. Decreed themes harken back to the 1960s, when the fair earned titles like Come On It’s Fair Time (‘65); Totems (‘66); Jubilee (‘73); and

Island Gems (‘88). By the 1990s the fair was nearing its centennial mark, and themes changed their tone to Planning For the Future (‘90); Bounty of the County (‘93); We Can’t Be Too Careful With Islands (‘94); and Blue Jeans and Island Dreams (‘98). In 1998, the San Juan County Fair board began outsourcing poster art to local artists, all of which can be viewed at https:// www.sjcfair.org/p/fair-event/fair-poster-archives.

As the theme continued to percolate with McDonald, she began to link the depth of the islands’ history and the San Juan County Fair with her research on islander Jim Crook. Crook was a pioneer at English Camp at the turn of the 20th century who spun clothes from the wool of his own sheep on the wheels of equipment he invented or devised. He passed away in 1966.

The Jim Crook Society was formed in 1986 by weavers and spinners on San

Juan Island with the intention of restoring Crook’s carding equipment, saving it from wood bores and damp rot. Crook’s carder, a spinning mechanism that breaks up sheep’s wool and unorganized clumps of fiber and then aligns the individual fibers so that they are more or less parallel with each other, was built with raw materials found on his homestead. Crook built the 20-foot-long, 2-ton machine from the wheels of a manure spreader, dried steer hide, homemade gears and chains, and the wood of various trees, all powered by a belt connected to a tractor.

McDonald realized everything is cyclical. What’s new becomes old, and what’s old can become new and perhaps old again.

Prints of the poster are available to business owners to hang in their offices and are also available by donation to the public before and during the fair in the administration office. Contact San Juan County Fairgrounds at 360-378-4310 or email info@sjcfair.org if you’d like a poster.

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erhaps nowhere does the soul of community shine more than at a county fair. Young and old, employed and retired, bakers, weavers, painters, hog raisers, horse riders, sheep shearers and farmers – everyone in the San Juan County community is, in some way, part of this annual celebration.

Twenty-four open class departments serve to highlight the many skills and talents of local residents. Agriculture, the arts, food preservation and preparation, textile making and animal husbandry ­­— all are represented in the entries.

Two dozen departments also offer scores of opportunities to engage in some friendly competition for ribbons, best in show, crowd favorites and more. Each department is under the leadership of one or two superintendents whose responsibilities include ensuring there are enough volunteers to staff booths; all submitted items are identified; and the necessary complement of judges is procured.

Friday Harbor’s Jason Munkers, who superintends the fiber arts, got the county fair bug in 2015, the year he moved to San Juan Island.

“I had never entered anything in a county fair before in my life. I thought, why not? So I did, and I won a ribbon. ... Well, actually a few ribbons.”

Munkers likes the idea that anyone can enter and have their work judged by everyone else. He’s also convinced that at least half of the fair’s attendees are there because they entered something or they know someone

who has.

“So many people visit the fair to see what their friends and neighbors are doing,” he said. “Just about everyone here is participating in the fair’s activities one way or another.

It is so cool!”

In addition to blue, red and white ribbons, two awards in honor of previous fiber artists are presented each year. The Sally Bill Memorial Award is presented to the best entry made of an exhibitor’s hand spun yarn, and the Judy Packard Knitting Award is given to a hand-knitted entry.

Before she moved permanently to Lopez in 1980, Sally Bill learned to spin and weave yarn in Seattle. Though she’d never farmed, once on the island, Bill took to gardening, farming and raising her own herd of colored sheep. An active member of the San Juan Textile Guild, Bill turned her love of weaving and spinning into an art form, and submitted countless entries to the county fair.

Bill passed away in 1999 and the Sally Bill Memorial award honors her fiber arts legacy.

In explaining the Judy Packard Knitting Award, Munkers is quick to draw a distinction between fiber and textile arts. Fiber arts involves making the materials (like yarn); textile arts use the materials (like yarn in a sweater). The knitting award honors a woman who was always on the lookout to try something new, according to Munkers.

“Packard, I’m told, believed that there were not enough new things to try,” he noted. “She was always looking for a new process, a different way of doing things.

That’s why the award goes to a knitted piece

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What it means to be a 4-h Fur and Feathers kid

By Jessica Stahl “Name five breeds of rabbit that were developed in the United States. What are three things that can disqualify your rabbit from showmanship? How many eyelids does a rabbit have?”

Standing outside on a sunny weekend afternoon, local 4-H volunteer Bill Pongo faced five kids across a table.

The kids, all members of the Orcas 4-H Fur and Feathers club, stood gently holding their rabbits and guinea pigs, answering the questions Pongo directed at them. The scene was part of the annual 4-H Fur and Feathers’ mini-fair, an event designed by club leader Kathy Morris to help members prepare for different 4-H showmanship competitions and participation at the San Juan County Fair.

4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization. The four Hs in 4-H stand for head, heart, hands and health, and the organization strives to help youth and their families gain the skills needed to be proactive forces in their communities.

Pongo, who competes — and wins — at the professional showmanship level, is well qualified to assist the 4-H Fur and Feathers kids. He is a member of the American Rabbit Breeders Association, the American Cavy Breeders Association, and is in process to receive his judging license. “Showmanship is important because it teaches kids how to be respectful of and responsible for one another, themselves and the animals they work very hard with each year. If someone thinks [Showmanship] is a walk in the park, try being dragged by a steer through the show ring or being mowed down by a runaway ewe named Samoa!”

Animal Showmanship is teamwork and presentation. The showman is evaluated for how well they handle themselves while working with their animal. A professional appearance, eye contact with the judge and a broad knowledge

TALENT FROM 4 that ‘journeys to adventuresome places, has a creative yet practical design, and embraces a zest for life.”

Munkers gave an example: “One year, a young woman who had just moved to the islands entered a knitted sweater. She, along with her mother, worked months on this sweater, which depicted a beautiful underwater scene.

It was stunning. When asked how she created the design, the young woman declared she’d designed it using a spreadsheet with colored cells. She blew everyone away!”

Of course, no county fair would be worth its weight in corn dogs if it didn’t have a canning category. Food preservation with its 10 entry categories has something for everyone.

Winning entries are judged using the Danish Method, a way to calibrate quality using a series of points that often results in multiple blue, red and white ribbons awarded.

This year, food preservation has a new award that encourages a broader range of submissions: the ACE Award.

“Traditionally, we have dozens of

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base of the animal being shown are all important factors.

Moose Kinsey, 13 and an Orcas 4-H member for eight years, is well-versed in these expectations.

“I feed and water every day, twice a day. For showmanship I dress nice, get my rabbit combed out, feet trimmed and try to know everything the judges might ask me,” Moose said. Last year Moose won both the rabbit and dog Showmanship competitions.

This year, 23 kids from the Orcas 4-H Fur and Feathers club will attend the San Juan County Fair, and twelve of them will also be entering the auction — an opportunity for community members to bid on their eggs, lambs, trios

jams and jellies entries,” offered Minnie Knych, the category’s 2019 superintendent. “We want to encourage people to broaden their entries, so the ACE Award awards the exhibitor who has entered at least three different classes and accumulated the most points based on the ribbons they’ve won.”

Knych added that one of the newer categories — freeze drying — is beginning to create quite a buzz since the technology has become more affordable.

“Freeze drying holds a lot of potential,” she said. “Last year, as a joke, we had an entry of freeze dried Jello. It had the taste of Jolly Rancher hard candy and the consistency of styrofoam. It was awful!”

One might think that so much competition year after year would produce some friendly rivalries. According to Kelley Unger, who superintends the baking class with her twin sister Kristine Brown, pies seem to unofficially produce some fierce competition.

“Some people take their pies very seriously, and are personally invested in whether or not people like them.

The Best Apple Pie competition brings

in a lot of entries,” she said. “But people need to make sure they follow all the rules for entering. Last year we had a first time entry that everyone loved.

It was a terrific tasting pie and it won Best Apple Pie and Best in Class — ­ it was that good.”

The problem? The exhibitor had baked and entered the pie in a ceramic dish when the rules explicitly stated that was not allowed. In the end, Unger said, the young woman had to return the primary awards, but did receive a ribbon of Special Merit “because she had really put her heart and soul into it!”

Unger believes that youth baking epitomizes the community of a county fair.

“The kids are amazing,” she said.

They really get into it. Sometimes we’ll have family entries for the same product. It’s interesting to see how the same recipe changes from one child to another.”

Like Jason Munkres, Unger appreciates the enthusiasm that the community exhibits every year.

“I’m so very proud to be a part of this,” she said.

of pullets, hogs and beef.

The 4-H Fur and Feathers club isn’t only about work with animals, however. The club encompasses an incredibly diverse number of categories for entry at the fair. Kids work at food preservation, baking, knitting, painting, photography, clay work, flower displays, gardening, creative writing and more. At its heart, 4-H is about recognizing the valuable strengths in each child.

“Working with the kids [is my favorite part],” said club leader Morris with a smile. “Lots of kids have chickens … here you have the opportunity to show off your chicken.”

No rabbits at fair this year Submitted by San Juan County Parks & Fair

We are sad to hear the news that there has been a confirmed case of the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 on Orcas Island.

Due to the fatal and extremely contagious nature of the disease, Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Assistant State Veterinarian Amber Itle advised the fair that San Juan County should not hold a rabbit show this year. For more information about RHDV2, visit http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/ Factsheets/pdfs/rabbit_hemorrhagic_disease.pdf. RHD poses no risk to human health or other animals. The Open Division Cavy show will still be held. If you have any questions, call or email Jennifer Rigg at 360378-7480 or jenn@loeashirts.com.

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Christine Minney steps up to lead

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ourteen years ago, with Francie Hansen of Friday Harbor at the helm, Trashion Fashion hit the runway at the San Juan County Fair for the first time. For 13 seasons, Hansen lovingly organized the show. Then, during last year’s event, the emcee announced Hansen would be retiring. If no one else stepped up for the job, there would be no Trashion Fashion in 2019.

“I felt compelled by some sort of sorcery to volunteer for the job,” said Christine Minney, who was listening in the audience. “I am also incredibly reverent of the work Francie put into this show for so many years.”

Open to all San Juan County residents, the Trashion Fashion show is all about imaginative fun and discovering new ways to create wearable artwork/ fashion. All pieces entered must be made using recycled, repurposed, reused or found materials. The pieces must be durable enough for wearing in the show, and entrants must either model or find a model for the “catwalk” on Saturday night of the fair.

The show typically has 20-25 entrants, and Minney emphasized that Trashion Fashion is open to all San Juan County residents.

“One of my magical wishes,” said Minney, “is that I can get folks from the outer-islands to participate. Having a mandatory dress rehearsal on the Monday before the show is a challenge, but [if I get outer island entrants], I’ll take them out to dinner after the rehearsal!”

Minney’s enthusiasm for stepping into Hansen’s (pre-worn) shoes is infectious, and her reverence for her predecessor’s work is artfully displayed on this year’s Trashion Fashion poster. The poster pays homage to Hansen with a picture of a beautifully beaming and colorful Hansen standing on a backdrop of blue, modeling her up-cycled couture.

“It’s one of the greatest communit-based shows that happens to be at the greatest hometown county fair!” said Minney. “Then you have your neighbors showing their spirit, talent and bravery.

What’s not to love?”

The first three entrants in Trashion Fashion receive a prize just for entering the show, and collaborations among entrants are allowed. To be eligible, show participants must have their completed entry form submitted by 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. Complete guidelines are online at https://www.sjcfair.org/ events/2019/trashion-fashion.

Minney herself has never entered the show, but for years she harbored a desire to participate. This year the commitment of organizing the event will keep her from entering, but she’s thrilled about being able to help one entrant source their materials.

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Up-cycled looks from the 2018 Trashion Fashion runway.

“I’ve had a mismatched sock basket taking up space in my house for way longer than I should’ve,” said Minney. “One day I was looking at it … and I realized they would be the best up-cycled material for a number of garments! I am SO happy to say that an entrant for this year’s show had the same idea and my wish is coming true ... and I’m getting rid of that sock basket.”

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Performers atLineupthe fair

By Heather Spaulding

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an Juan County Fair’s entertainment coordinator Lars Sorensen has outdone himself again this year, lining up a variety of not-to-be-missed acts.

Local musicians, including Duke and MOJO Nation, otherwise known as D.A.M.N.; The Chameleons; Desolation Sound; and Brograss will perform.

Also featured are up-and-coming performers from across the state, including Micaiah Sawyer, the winner of Seattle’s KEXP Sound Off! Competition earlier this year.

Sawyer continues to bring fresh sounds to each performance, and her Thursday evening show will be no different. Her music of late has been featuring more love songs, including “Till I’m Old and Gray,” a song from her new album, “Dangerous Joy,” written for her fiance.

Sawyer said she loves performing on the island, but this year she is particularly excited to be performing with Robin Alice, a duo whose surreal songs make room for pop melodies, rock n' roll muscle and outof-the-box arrangements.

With powerhouse vocal performances, Robin Alice is an unexpected pairing of songwriters Kelley Jakle and Jeff

Hortillosa. Islanders might recognise Jakle as the character Jessica from the “Pitch Perfect” movie franchise. Hortillosa is known from the band Whiskey Shivers.

Both Sawyer and Jakle will be taking questions from the audience after their performance.

On Saturday night, be prepared to let loose and dance with The Pony Boy All-Stars Band featuring vocalist Bernie Jacobs.

Pony Boy is a 17-member band and according to the band’s drummer and arranger Greg Williamson, this will be one of the special occasions that the full band plays together.

Look forward to classics by Ray Charles, as well as some new songs.

The band recently released “Jazz Traditions — Conversations and Deconstruction,” a unique compilation intertwining interviews with old jazz icons with the music.

“I’ve always loved jazz and swing,” Williamson said. ‘It’s accessible to everyone.”

Performers Wren and Della will be providing a Circus camp. This workshop is designed for youth in performance, songwriting and music. For more information, visit www.sjcfair.org.

PADs for Parkinson's LIVE DEMOS DURING FAIR

PADs for Parkinson’s, the first program in the United States to train dogs to detect Parkinson’s Disease, will hold live demonstrations, open to the public, during each morning of the San Juan County Fair. Demonstrations will be held in 15 minute intervals from 10:30 am until 11:30 am, August 14-August 17. Demonstrations will take place in the PADs facility, located on the fairgrounds by the South Gate Entrance (see map in this Fair Guide). During a session, you will have the opportunity to watch 3-5 dogs detect Parkinson’s Disease from a series of samples. The dogs will work at 10:30 am, 10:45 am, 11:00 am and 11:15 am. Observation space is limited to ten observers at a time, so plan to arrive in advance of the scheduled session for the best opportunity to observe the dogs in action.

For more information, see www.padsforparkinsons.org or contact PADs at 360-298-5494 PADs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Wednesday, Aug. 14

Magician Steve Hamilton: 1 p.m.

Community Stage. Hamilton fell under the spell of comedy magic. He put together a small show and hit the streets as a busker, honing his sleight of hand skills and entertaining anyone who would stop to watch.

Creating a larger show, Steve began performing at local fairs and eventually bringing his unique show across the country and even around the world. From the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood to the Shanghai Opera House in China, Steve has received rave reviews.

Elvis — San Juan Style: 4 p.m., Community Stage. Marcia Marcy has always been a huge fan and began learning about tribute artists, truly amazed at the professionals ability to look, act and sound like The King. She decided the only way to truly gain an understanding of why people pay tribute to Elvis was to become Elvis herself. She learned the spirit of Elvis is a positive force for the world.

Wren & Della: 5:30 p.m., Community Stage. Wren and Della have literally been juggling together since the day they met while on tour with a vaudeville show. Now, some nine years later, that partnership has formed into a performance style that is entertaining, genuine and fun.

Local entertainment: to be deter-

mined, 7 p.m., Main Stage.

Blake the Drummer: 7:45 p.m.,

Main Stage.

Spike & the Impalers: 8 p.m., Main Stage. Spike & the Impalers, formed over a decade ago by radio host Bob Rivers and his co-host Spike O’Neill, this classic-rock flame thrower continues to make friends and fans as they tour the Puget Sound region. The band features O’Neill on lead vocals and the rock solid rhythm section of drummer Jeff Kathan formerly of The Paul Rodgers Band, and bassist Lynn Sorensen formerly of Bad Company and The Paul Rodgers Band.

Thursday, Aug. 15

Steve Hamilton: 12 p.m., Main Stage.

Circus Camp with Wren & Della: 2

p.m., Community Stage. Sign-up required: info@sjcfair.org.

Keith Constable: 4 p.m., Community

Stage.

Fair Feud: 5:30 p.m., Community

Stage.

Wren & Della: 5 p.m., Main Stage.

Brograss with special guests: 6:15 p.m., Main Stage. With their feet firmly

planted in rootsy, mountain bluegrass, this young brother band from a small Pacific Northwest island brings a new energy to the form with their fast-picking style and brotherly harmonies. Still in their teens, Tashi and Kaj Litch have already “blown the roof off” Seattle’s Benaroya Hall with Brandi Carlile and Mike McCready, and entertained standing-room-only crowds at venues around the Northwest.

Robin Alice: 7:30 p.m., Main Stage. A pairing of songwriters Kelley Jakle and Jeff Hortillosa. Both band mates had already left unique marks upon the music world by the time they crossed paths on the movie set of “Pitch Perfect 3.” A Kentucky native, Hortillosa cut his teeth as a member of Whiskey Shivers, an unconventional bluegrass band more grounded in punky, rule-breaking spirit than traditional twang.

Micaiah Sawyer: 8:30 p.m., Main Stage. A singer-songwriter from Olympia, Washington, playing a mix of folk, blues and rock. Her relatable and wise-beyondyears lyrics quickly make an impression on the listener.

Friday, Aug. 16

Circus Fun with Wren & Della: 12

p.m., Community Stage.

Wren & Della: 3 p.m., Community

Stage.

Fair Feud: 5:30 p.m., Community

Stage.

The Tide Rippers: 5:30 p.m., Main Stage. The Tide Rippers are a collaboration of local musicians pooling their talents.

This high energy group performs a deluge of rip-roaring waves of sound flooding the stage with brilliant originals and covers in true Americana fashion.

Desolation Sound: 6:30 p.m., Main Stage. “Salish Rock” from Friday Harbor.

Music and lyrics written by Daniel Day and performed by Darvis Taylor, Scott Sluis, Tom Henry, Denny Penrose and Daniel.

“Our sound is bright, dense and passionate touching on themes of love, loss, pain and the stories of people’s experiences around us,” according to the band.

Steve Hamilton: 7 p.m., Community

Stage.

Chameleons: 7:15 p.m., Main Stage.

Playing a mix of familiar rock and pop tunes from the 80s, up through the present — each show features new songs added to the list! Their show is chock full of danceable songs along with a fun, entertaining style. This dynamic band features Kira Sable, Michael Linehan and Darvis Taylor and Kevin Cullen, all residents of Friday Harbor.

Pilots in Training: 8 p.m., Community

Stage.

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PERFORMERS FROM 12 Duke and Mojo Nation (D.A.M.N.): 8:15 p.m., Main Stage. This

local blues/rock band lays it down, bringing

your “inner mojo” to life. Soaring vocals from the fronting duo of Julie Duke and Sweet Danny Ray lead the band through an intoxicating array of tunes. They are backed by a soulful rhythm section and searing guitar stylings.

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Saturday, Aug. 17 Wren & Della: 12 p.m., Community

Stage.

Kirk Fuhrmeister: 2 p.m. Community Stage. Kirk moved to San Juan Island in 1973 and has been involved in the island music scene for over 45 years. As owner/ operator of Mellowoods and Music/Isle be Jammin’ Music store for 27 years in Friday Harbor, he has been a musical instigator, teacher, repairman, empressario and performer. Kirk will be playing some of his favorite compositions as well as cover tunes and songs on guitar, ukulele and mandolin.

He may have a surprise guest or two join him on stage.

Paul Collett: 4 p.m.

Stage.

Community

Fair Feud Finals: 5:30 p.m., Main

Stage.

Steve

Hamilton:

Community Stage.

5:30

p.m.,

Tribal Gallop: 6:30 p.m., Main Stage.

Fair Board Awards: 6:45 p.m., Main

Stage.

Trashion Fashion: 7 p.m., Main Stage. Be wildly inventive, “think outside of the recycle bin” and try another persona on for size. Do remember, though, that this is a family show and there will be children in the audience. Use your best judgment and keep age-appropriateness in mind. The fair board retains the right to refuse the entry if it is determined to be inappropriate.

Pony Boy All-Stars Big Band: 8 p.m., Main Stage. The 17 members have played with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd, Harry James Orchestra, Count Basie, Natalie Cole, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Diana Krall, Steve Allen and Ernestine Anderson.

They have pulled together an amazing library of arrangements dating back to the original swing hits of the 40s — all the way up to today’s large jazz ensemble orchestrations.

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Good Clean Fun. The fair is a great place for summer fun.

Keep it clean this year with hand-washing stations sponsored by PeaceHealth.

Find them in convenient locations throughout the fairgrounds.

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