County Fair - Jefferson County Fair Guide 2019

82nd Annual Jefferson County Fair August 9-11, 2019

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Welcome to the fair!

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Join the wild fun at this year’s Jammin' Jungle 82nd annual Jefferson County Fair!

Located at 4907 Landes St. in Port Townsend, the fair offers entertainment for the entire family, with exhibits, vendors, rides and plenty of other activities.

As a tradition-­oriented county fair, the purpose is to provide county residents and guests of all ages the opportunity to gather together for the recognition of those individuals and families willing to share their accomplishments in livestock, agriculture, home and fine arts, crafts and industry and organizations that provide education, environmental stewardship and public service.

The Jefferson County Fair Association strives to provide wholesome entertainment and competition in an atmosphere welcoming to all ages.

Jefferson County Fair 2019 Published by PENINSULA DAILY NEWS 305 W. First St. Port Angeles, WA 98362 360.452.2345 www.peninsuladailynews.com TERRY R. WARD, regional publisher STEVE PERRY, general manager ERAN KENNEDY, advertising director SHAWNA DIXSON & LAURA FOSTER, special sections editors

FAIR HOURS

• Friday-Saturday, Aug. 9-10: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Sunday, Aug. 11: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Buildings close at 9 p.m.

The public is invited to attend any of the pre-fair events Monday, Aug. 6, through Thursday, Aug. 8.

There is no admission cost for these events.

For everyone’s safety, please leave your pets and companion animals at home. No pets are allowed on the fairgrounds (except service animals).

Anyone found with a pet will be asked to leave without a refund.

All parking is free at the fair.

• Adults (18-64): $8 • Seniors (65+): $6 • Students (13-17): $6 • Children (6-12): $2 • Kids 5 and younger: Free • Military discount: $1 off regular gate admission (all active military and family with current ID)

Barbecues at the fair: • Salmon BBQ: $10, Saturday, noon to 3 p.m.

• Beef BBQ: $8, Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SEASON TICKETS

Three-day season tickets include admission to each day of the fair, all entertainment and the Sunday Beef BBQ (a $26 value). Season tickets are $17 at the gate.

Pre-season tickets are available for $15 until 10 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 8, at the following locations: • Port Townsend: Jefferson County Fair Office, Don’s Pharmacy, Penny Saver, QFC, Safeway • Tri-Area: Hadlock Building Supply, QFC Pre-sale single-day tickets for $5 are available at the fair office only.

Pre-sale tickets are not available for purchase after Aug. 9.

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WELCOME, from page 3

CONTACT INFORMATION • Entrance: 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend • Mailing address: P.O. Box 242, Port Townsend, WA 98368 • Phone: 360-385-1013 • Fax: 360-385-0865 • Email: jeffcofairgrounds@olypen.com • Website: jeffcofairgrounds.com • Facebook: facebook.com/ jeffcofairgrounds

Jefferson County Fair Association Officers • • • •

President: Jerry Allen Vice President: Glenda Meek Secretary: Laurie Hampton Treasurer: Sue McIntire

FRIENDLY REMINDER

Dogs or companion pets (except service dogs), bicycles, skateboards, roller blades/

skates, illicit drugs or alcoholic beverages are not allowed on the fairgrounds.

SPONSORS Diamond Sponsors

• Hermann Brothers • Leitz Farm Supply & Equipment • Jefferson County PUD

Emerald Sponsor

• West Bay Auto Parts

Ruby Sponsors • • • •

A+ Equipment Rental CHS Northwest Les Schwab Tire Center Eldridge Homes Inc.

Friends of the Jefferson County Fair

• Chimacum Corner Farmstand • Key City Public Theatre • Peninsula Floors & Furnishings

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Fun Addicts

Sunday 3:30 pm

KPTZ Tossed Salad Friday 12-5 pm

Reptile Isle

All 3 days Mac’s Building

Admission Adults (18-64) $8.00 Seniors (65+) $6.00 Students (13-17) $6.00 Childern (6-12) $2.00 5 & Under Free Pre-Season Ticket $15.00 Gate Season Ticket $17.00 FREE PARKING Fair Hours Friday & Saturday 10am-8pm Sunday 10am-6pm

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Team Roping Sunday 2:30 pm

The Jefferson County Fair Association is offering a coloring contest for all ages.

The coloring picture is in the previously published Jefferson County Fair Premium Book, or it can be downloaded from the fair’s web page at jeffcofairgrounds.com/general-info.

Just color it and return it to the fair office by Wednesday, Aug. 7.

Everyone who enters will win a ribbon. The first place winner in each age category will receive a rosette and $2 premium.

Submissions will be displayed in the Erickson Building Dining Room during the fair.

FAIR FACTS GAME

As you enjoy the fair, play the Fair Facts Game. Stop by the Info Booth and pick up your game piece. The answers to the game are scattered around the fairgrounds on signs in different buildings.

Complete the game and return the game piece to the Info Booth to receive a prize. Everyone who plays wins a prize. A grand prize winner will be determined after the fair, and the prize ($20 gift certificate) will be mailed.

4x4 Mud Drags Sunday 11 am

FUN BUTTONS

Get your Fun Buttons! Purchase a bracelet ($1) in the Erickson Building Dining Room, then head to the different departments to collect buttons.

GUESSING GAMES Ranger & the Re-Arrangers

Friday 6:30 pm

Each department at the fair will have a Guessing Game where participants will estimate how many marbles are in a jar. Each department’s winner will receive a $10 gift certificate.

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Fair Schedule

10 a.m. *This schedule is subject to change without advance • Buildings and Grounds open to public notice. Please check • National Anthem with 4-H buildings for any changes.

Horse Color Guard

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• LEGO robot demonstrations with Discovery 4-H Club (4-H Building) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• 4-H Cat Show: Vote For your • Sheep to Shawl favorite cage decoration.

(Small Livestock Barn) (Cat Bldg) 11:30 a.m.

• 4-H/FFA/Open Wool Show • Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) (Goat Barn) 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• 4-H/FFA Beef/Dairy Show All day • Introduction to Watercolor (Covered Arena) Painting (Art Building) • Children’s Hat Making • 4-H Horse Drill Team Noon & Critter Corner Performance (Horse Arena) • 4-H/FFA & Open Sheep (Horticulture Building) • Rabbit & Cavy 4-H Show (Covered Arena) Fitting and Showing • Weaving Noon to 5 p.m.

(Small Animal Barn) (Homes Arts Department) • KPTZ Tossed Salad Radio 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• 4-H Presentations & 4-H in Show (Small Stage) • Ducky Slide Action (4-H Bldg) (Small Animal Barn) 12:30 p.m.

• Field Trips: Photographing • Roboctopi 4-H Club robot • 4-H Horse Events: the Fair. Contact Art demonstrations (4-H Bldg) Discipline Rail, English Eq/ Department for exact times.

Saddleseat/ English Pleasure 10:30 a.m.

Bring your camera.

(Horse Arena) • Greatest Kids Show on Dirt • Games with prizes: Reptile • Seed Saving by Karen (Got Bull) Bingo & Catch a (Fake) Seabrook (Horticulture Bldg) • Horse Show: Western Equitation/Western Pleasure 1 p.m.

Snake (Yesteryear) (Horse Arena) • Greatest Kids Show on Dirt 8 a.m.

(Got Bull) 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Gates open; tickets go • Chameleons Presentation • 4-H Archery Demonstrations on sale (Yesteryear) (near Little League Field) 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

11 a.m.

• Fair Restaurant open • 4-H Cavy & Rabbit • Introduction to Effective 8:30 a.m.

Type and Open Type Photography (Art Bldg) • Entry: 4-H Cats; vet check (Small Animal Barn) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

• Master Gardeners (Horticulture Bldg) 1:30 p.m.

• Giant Chinese Salamander Presentation (Yesteryear) 2 p.m.

See • Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) Bonita’s for all your 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

1st Place pet care needs • Home Arts Demonstrations Best Pet Store (Home Arts Dept) Jefferson Co • Build a Bat House with John 2018 Edwards (4-H Building) 3 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • Judging Activity (Cat Building) 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Two convenient Locations: • Jammin’ Jungle Photo Booth Sequim (360)477-4388

by Discovery 4-H Club (4-H Building) Port Townsend (360)379-0463 3:30 p.m.

• 4-H/FFA/Open Pig Show Mon - Sat 9:30 -6:00 Sun 10-4 PT only (Covered Arena) www.bonitaspetsupplies.com 4 p.m.

• Hands on with Reptiles 1433 Sims Way, Ste D, Port Townsend (Yesteryear)

FRIDAY AUG. 9

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4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Get your sewing questions answered (Home Arts Dept) 5 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • Free Kids Bingo (Cat Bldg) • Venomous or Not? (Yesteryear) 5:30 p.m.

• Duck Tape Workshop (Dining Room) • Leopard Gecko Presentation (Yesteryear) 6 p.m.

• Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) • Goat Milking 4-H Demonstration (Goat Barn) • Horse Costume Contest (Horse Arena) 6:30 p.m.

• Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” (Small Stage) 7 p.m.

• Cat Knowledge Bowl (Cat Bldg) 7:30 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) 8 p.m.

• Grounds close to public

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All day • Children’s Hat Making & Critter Corner (Hort Bldg) • 4-H Presentations & 4-H in Action (4-H Bldg) • Weaving (Homes Arts Department) • Field Trips: Photographing the Fair. Contact Art Dept for exact times. Bring your camera.

• Games with prizes: Reptile Bingo & Catch a (Fake) Snake (Yesteryear) 8 a.m.

• Gates open; tickets go on sale 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• Fair Restaurant open 9 a.m.

• Open Class Beef Show (Covered Arena) 10 a.m.

• National Anthem

• Buildings & Grounds open to public • 4-H Cats on Display: Vote for your favorite Cat (Cat Bldg) • 4-H & Open Goat Show (Goat Tent) • 4-H Horse Drill Team Performance (Horse Arena) • Poultry 4-H Fitting & Showing; Poultry 4-H & Open Type to follow (Small Animal Barn) 10 a.m. to Noon • 4-H Archery Demo ( Little League Field) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Ducky Slide (Small Animal Barn) • Roboctopi 4-H Club robot demonstrations (4-H Bldg) 10:15 a.m.

• Horse Pie Eating Contest & Fun Games (Horse Arena) 10:30 a.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • Exotic Pets & Wildlife Poaching (Yesteryear) 11 a.m.

• Meet at the Small Stage and Join the Unexpected Brass Band for a Parade through the Fairgrounds.

• 4-H Leader of the Year Presentation (with cake) (4-Bldg) • Lego Contest (Dining Room) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Sheep to Shawl ( Small Livestock Barn) 11:30 a.m.

• Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) • The Unexpected Brass Band (Small Stage) • Lawnmower Football (Main Stage) • Feline Good Citizen (Cat Building) 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Jungle cooking demos with Chef Arran Stark (4-H Building) 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• Introduction to Watercolor Painting (Art Building) Noon to 2 p.m.

• Get your knitting questions answered (Home Arts) Noon to 3 p.m.

• Salmon BBQ (Picnic Area)

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• Noxious Weeds by Christine Heycke (Hort Bldg) • Venomous or Not? (Yesteryear) 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

• LEGO robot demonstrations with Discovery 4-H Club (4-H Building) 1 p.m.

• Kellee Bradley (Small Stage) • Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • 4-H Horse: Western Games (Horse Arena) • Rattlesnake Roundups (Yesteryear) 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• Introduction to Effective Photography (Art Bldg) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

• Master Gardeners (Horticulture Bldg) 2 p.m.

• Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

• Jungle games with PTYEC 4-H: tug a vine, coconut sack races, juggling and more (behind 4-H Building) 3 p.m.

• Dukes of Dabob (Small stage) • Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • Eastern Pine Snake Conservation - (Yesteryear) 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Jammin’ Jungle Photo Booth

by Discovery 4-H Club (4-H Building) 3:30 p.m.

• Washington State Draft Horse Pulls (Main Stage) • Free Kids Bingo (Cat Bldg) • Understanding Washington’s only Rattlesnakes (Yesteryear) 4 p.m.

• Hands on with Reptiles (Yesteryear) 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Making Hypertufa Pots (Horticulture Bldg) 4:30 p.m.

• Conservation of Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes (Yesteryear) 5 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) See SCHEDULE, page 9

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 All day • Children’s Hat Making & Critter Corner (Horticulture Bldg) • 4-H Presentations & 4-H in Action (4-H Bldg) • Weaving (Homes Arts Department) • Field Trips: Photographing the Fair. Contact Art Department for exact times.

Bring your camera.

• Games with prizes: Reptile Bingo & Catch a (Fake) Snake (Yesteryear) 8 a.m.

• Gates open; tickets go on sale 8 a.m. to Noon • Fair Restaurant open 8:30 a.m.

• Entry: Open Class Cats; vet check 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Vote for your Favorite Cat Poster (Cat Bldg) 10 a.m.

• National Anthem • Buildings & Grounds Open to Public • Open Cats Exhibitor meeting (Cat Bldg) • Barrel Racing (Horse Arena) • 4-H Horse Drill Team Performance (Horse Arena)

• Making Succulent Wall Plaques (Horticulture Bldg) 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

• Best Jam & Jelly Contest Entries accepted. Judging to follow (Home Arts Dept) 10 a.m. to Noon • 4-H Archery Demonstrations (by Little League Field) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Ducky Slide (Small Animal Barn) • Roboctopi 4-H Club robot demonstrations (4-H Bldg) 10:30 a.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • Open Cat Show: Type, Costume, Cage Decoration (Cat Building) 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• 4-H Youth presentations & demonstrations (4-H Building) 11 a.m.

• 4 x 4 Mud Drags (Main Stage) • Parthenogenesis: Femalesonly Animal Reproduction (Yesteryear) • Nate Botsford (Small Stage) 11:30 a.m.

• Hands on with Reptiles (Yesteryear) 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Jungle cooking demos with Chef Arran Stark (4-H Building) 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• Introduction to Watercolor Painting (Art Building) 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Annual Beef BBQ (Picnic Area) 12:15 p.m.

• Chinese Alligators Presentation (Yesteryear) 12:30 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • Best Jam & Jelly Contest (Home Arts Dept) • Cupcake Contest Registrations (Dining Room) • Growing Succulents by Vicky Miller (Horticulture Bldg) 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

• LEGO robot demonstrations with Discovery 4-H Club (4-H Building) 1 p.m.

• Breakaway Roping (Horse Arena) • Cupcake Decorating Contest (Dining Room)

• Open Llama Show (Goat Tent) 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• Introduction to Effective Photography (Art Bldg) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

• Master Gardeners (Horticulture Bldg) 1:30 p.m.

• Bobby Sox & the Jukebox (Small Stage) • Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) • Team Roping (Horse Arena) 2 p.m.

• Cat Quiz Bowl (Cat Building) • 4-H Fashion Review and $10 Challenge (4-H Building) 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

• Jungle games with PTYEC 4-H: tug a vine, coconut sack races, juggling and more (behind 4-H Building) 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Fiber Frenzy: Bring your knitting, crocheting spinning, etc. (Home Arts) 2:30 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) • Reptile & Amphibian: Adaptations for Survival (Yesteryear) 3 p.m.

• Green Cat Snake Presentation (Yesteryear) 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Jammin’ Jungle Photo Booth

by Discovery 4-H Club (4-H Building) 3:30 p.m.

• The Funaddicts (Small Stage) • Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) • Free Kids Craft Activity (Cat Bldg) 4:30 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) 5 p.m.

• Cat Awards & Prize Drawing (Cat Building) 6 p.m.

• Jefferson County Fair Concludes • Exhibits are available to be picked up after 6 p.m. on Sunday. Check individual departments for specific times to pick up your entries.

• Fair premium checks will be mailed before Sept. 14.

• For everyone’s safety, no vehicles will be allowed on fairway until after 7 p.m.

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• Free Kids Craft activity (Cat Bldg) • 4-H Horse Drill Team Performance (Horse Arena) • Lads & Ladies Lead-Wool Contest (Goat Tent) • Poultry Quiz Bowl (4-H Building) 5:30 p.m.

• Master Showman (Covered Arena) 6 p.m.

• Buck Ellard (Small Stage) • Reptile Isle (Mac’s Building) 7 p.m.

• Lawnmower Demolition Derby (Main Stage) • 4-H Cat Knowledge Bowl (Cat Bldg) 7:30 p.m.

• Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) 8 p.m.

• Grounds close to the public

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FAMILY ACTIVITIES

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… his sense of melody and daring improvisations” (World Rhythm). The band’s repertoire includes swing standards, traditional Gypsy melodies and the music of Django Reinhardt, rangerswings.com.

“EVERYBODY’S WELCOME” PARADE

WATER BALLS — WALK ON WATER

REPTILE ISLE

Behind the Yesteryear Museum

Mac’s building

THE GREATEST KIDS SHOW ON DIRT Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. to

Got Bull? (by the track area)

Friday & Saturday: 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sunday: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Calling all future bull riders! If your kids want the chance to be bull riders, let them try their hand at the mechanical bull. They even use the full get-up, complete with chaps and a hat. There will be a rodeo clown to show them the ropes.

Kids ride the bull for free.

1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

If you’ve ever wanted to walk on water, this is your chance! For just $5, climb inside a 6-foot-diameter, watertight plastic sphere and try to cartwheel, flip, bounce, crawl or simply stand.

This activity is fun for everyone. Participants as young as 6 months to as old as 93 years can try it. (You just have to weigh less than 440 pounds.)

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All three days: check gate schedule for times Don Riggs is a zoologist and has been working with exotic animals for more than 15 years.

He has appeared and been featured on several television specials such as “Evening Magazine,” “Animal Planet” and “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” Riggs has performed thousands of amazing shows in the tri-state area in that time.

Reptile Isle offers a forum for people of all ages to interact with animals and dispels myths and misunderstandings through hands-on education. The programs are approximately an hour long and cover a broad spectrum of reptiles.

Reptile Isle houses the largest tortoise in the Northwest and the only two-tailed monitor in captivity, along with many of the rarest animals in the world.

SMALL STAGE PERFORMANCES KPTZ TOSSED SALAD: LIVE

Broadcast on 91.9FM

Friday: Noon to 5 p.m.

Tossed Salad is a variety show that presents live music, interviews, dramatic presentations and readings of prose and poetry.

The emphasis on Tossed Salad is “live and local, live in studio, our neighbors on the air.”

The show producer and host is Phil Andrus.

RANGER & THE “RE-ARRANGERS”

Friday: 6:30 p.m.

Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” evoke the spirit of a Paris cafe and the raucous energy of a Gypsy campsite with their version of Gypsy jazz. “At the heart of their sound is Ranger’s sweet violin playing

Saturday: 11 a.m The Unexpected Brass Band (UBB) will kick off the day at the “Everybody’s Welcome Parade.”

You are invited to come in costume and join in the fun. UBB, jugglers, clowns, giant puppets and dancers (and you) will promenade through the fairgrounds, celebrating mirth and the joy of community!

Rhody Royalty, fair organizers, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H’ers, Red Hat Ladies, moms, dads, kids — everyone.

The more, the merrier. The Parade starts and ends at the Small Stage.

Meet at the Small Stage at 11 a.m.

THE UNEXPECTED BRASS BAND

Saturday: 11:30 a.m.

The Unexpected Brass Band plays feel-good funky music in local clubs, on the radio, in parades or while busking on the street.

KELLEE BRADLEY

Saturday: 1 p.m.

Kellee Bradley fronts her own band, playing a mix of upbeat covers and originals with a show that’s family-friendly.

She is compared to Sheryl Crow and has a country folk-rock sound.

With four CDs under her belt, Bradley is a local institution with a strong following. She has opened for national acts at venues such as the Gorge, Chateau St. Michelle Winery, The Moore Theater, Marymoor Amphitheatre, The Britt Festival in Jacksonville, Ore., the Rose Festival in Portland and much more, kelleebadley.com.

DUKES OF DABOB

Saturday: 3 p.m.

The Dukes of Dabob are a fair-time favorite with their combination of swinging Dixie, traditional jazz and blues.

BRIAN “BUCK” ELLARD

Saturday: 6 p.m.

Brian ‘Buck’ Ellard sings mostly traditional country music: George Strait, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Josh Turner etc.

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Peninsula Daily News ENTERTAINMENT, from page 10 Ellard is an award-winning singer/ songwriter. His original song, “Goodbye Song,” is in the independent movie, “Dead In 5 Heartbeats.” He has opened for Hank Williams III, David Allan Coe and Hank Thompson, and toured throughout the U.S., Canada and much of Europe. He is often compared to Garth Brooks. Ellard likes to be “playing the songs you forgot you remembered” for all who love to listen to good music, fiddlebuck.com.

NATE BOTSFORD

Sunday: 11 a.m.

Popular Portland-based country artist Botsford Botsford’s hybrid style is a lifetime in the making and the backbone of his latest release “Hourglass.” Botsford began playing piano when he was only 5, but the Taylor acoustic guitar given to him by his dad at age 14 became the instrument that has accompanied him everywhere and helped to lay the foundation for his musical career.

That career has seen up to 300 shows a year for the last five years: From coffeehouses to main stages, Botsford has pleased audiences with his feel-good tunes and relatable lyrics. Botsford has shared the stage with the likes of Old Dominion, Brett Young, Chris Janson,

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Botsford’s dream is to share his music with a wider national audience and to leave his listeners with a lasting impression of singable melodies and lyrics that, as Botsford said, “Can feel were written just for them to find a glimmer of hope,” natebotsfordmusic.com.

BOBBY SOX & THE JUKEBOX

Saturday: 11 a.m.

BREAKAWAY ROPING

DRAFT HORSE PULLS

Horse Arena

Sunday: 1:30 a.m.

Bobby Sox & the Jukebox is a costumed show covering some of the most memorable songs from the ’50s and ’60s.

This is a really fun, energetic band performing accurate musical renditions of doo-wop, American bandstand pop hits, hippy rock, classic R&B and British blockbusters, funaddictsband.com.

Sunday: 1 p.m.

THE FUNADDICTS

LAWN MOWER FOOTBALL Main Stage

Main Stage

Saturday: 3:30 p.m.

Washington Draft Horse Pullers Association LoCash, Lonestar and Needtobreathe, and calls on his influences of Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, as well as his big-band pianist grandfather, while crafting his music.

His songs have received regular

Sunday: 10 a.m.

Main Stage

Sunday: 11 a.m.

TEAM ROPING Horse Arena

Sunday: 2:30 p.m. rotation radio play and won numerous awards, including Project Aloft national songwriting contest judged by industry professionals. A 25-city tour in 2016 took Botsford and his music to new audiences, and it only gets bigger from there.

Sunday: 3:30 p.m.

The Funaddicts perform a wide variety of popular music spanning 70 years of chart-toppers.

From Glenn Miller to Bruno Mars, this four-piece band accurately reproduces each unique era with exceptional musicianship and stellar vocals.

This show covers swing music, golden oldies, hippy hits, disco, ’70 and ’80s rock, contemporary favorites and country, funaddictsbands.com.

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