JuLy 2016 • FREE
UP All Steamed
MUSIC…FOOD and a WHOLE LOT OF FUN! Music, food and a whole lotta fun! It’s the most fun you’ve had since…. last fair. What a true theme. Hold on to your hats, put on your sunscreen and come join the fun at Linn County Fair 2016. Mainstage concerts start at 8:30 pm. Wednesday you’ll enjoy the music from Nashville based Cloverdayle; Thursday is spunky and talented Kellie Pickler; Friday features the music of ParamLee and rounding out the lineup on Saturday Is Foghat. All of the shows on the courtyard main stage are free with your fair admission. Limited reserved seating is available at the front of the stage for an additional charge. Fair is not just about the music. Make sure to spend some time in the animal barns, touring the vendors and fair exhibits. Don’t miss the Fun in the Red Canoe credit union Familyland with comedians, Alaskan Pig Racing, Sterling the bubbLesmith, petal tractors, puzzlemainia, Bounce Village, Reptiles, Petting Zoo, pony rides and back by popular demand
is the bird house tent. A wide array of food vendors is sure to tickle the taste buds of anyone attending The Calapoolia arena is home to Barrel Racing Thursday at 6:30pm, the Cowboy Blender Friday at 6:30pm and Wild N’ Wooly on Saturday at 6:00. Don’t miss out on the Car Show in the Park on Saturday at 10am. There promises to be plenty of other entertainment throughout the four days of fair. Fair admission tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, and 12 and under are free. Parking is $5. Wednesday is Military Day, free for all Military members with ID. Thursday is Senior Day 60+ admission is free with paid parking. Friday is Family Day. Advance ad concert reserve seating tickets are available at the Fair and Expo office, as well as season passes. Through July 13th you can purchase 50% off general admission tickets, and discount carnival wrist bands at Albany Coastal Farm and Ranch store. More information can be found at www.linncountyfair.com.
Photo by Ron Cooper
Steam powered traction engines are only part of the Steam Up fun.
by Karen Rogers The lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer are finally upon us! It’s time to get out and enjoy the warmth, bright light and long steamy days! Actually, a very good place to get all steamed up is Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon. This is an historical gem where the vintage machinery that powered our past is really up and running. I come from a long line of Steam Fiends and have attended steam fairs on both coasts since infancy, so I do have some experience! My Dad, Joe Brocard, has a steam operators certificate and is a volunteer there. The Great Oregon Steam-Up is the largest event of their year and occupies two weekends, one in July, the 30th and 31st, and August, 6th and 7th at the Antique Powerland grounds just West of the Brooks exit on I-5. The gates open at 8:00 A.M., and admission is $12 for adults and children under twelve are free. Among the featured activities are train and trolley rides, parades of antique machinery, sawmilling exhibitions and logging gear, tractor pulls and blacksmithing demos. In addition, the Brooks Depot Museum and Country Store are open, there is a swap meet AND a flea market! Phew!! That’s a lot to see! You can also eat some great food and listen to live Country music. Church services are held Sunday mornings at 8 A.M. on July 31 and August 7. Free parking and camping are also available. For more information, call 503- 393- 2424 or go to www.antiquepowerland.com. So, plan to step back in time for a day and enjoy these amazing mechanical marvels, the Old-Timers did things correctly, beauty and function combined. Dad and I will see you there!