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A 6 • Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
What’s happening at the County Fair For a complete list of events at the fair, pick up a copy of the Fair Premium Book at the fair office or at many locations around Jefferson County. Fair officials note that the schedule is subject to change without advance notice, and fairgoers are advised to check buildings for any schedule changes.
1 P.M. Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) Nashville Stars (Small Stage) Composting by Daria Frank (Horticulture Bldg.)
2 P.M. Presentation: “Snakes in the Wild” (Yesteryear Bldg.)
3 P.M. Brittany Jean (Small Stage)
Friday, Aug. 11 8 A.M. Gates open Tickets go on sale
9 A.M. 4-H Open poultry type (Small Animal Barn)
10 A.M. National anthem 4-H horse color guard Buildings and grounds open to public 4-H cat show: Vote for your favorite cage decoration (Cat Bldg.)
Fair time
Sunfield Land for Learning students are preparing for the county fair with teacher Helen Curry. Pictured are students Jackson with a goat (above), and Wilhelmina with her sheep (below). Photos courtesy Peirce Schmidt
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) Judging activity (Cat Bldg.)
Ducky Slide (Small Animal Barn) Presentation: “About Turtles, Tortoises & Amphibians” (Yesteryear Bldg.)
10:30 A.M. Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) Horse show: Western equitation/Western pleasure (Horse Arena)
11 A.M.
3:30 P.M. 4-H/FFA open pig show begins (Covered Arena) Johnny Mac (Yesteryear Bldg.)
4 P.M. Professor Bamboozle Magic Show (Kids’ Stage)
5 P.M. Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
Children (6-12): $2 SPECIALS
Fair barbecues Saturday (salmon): $10 Sunday (beef): $8 Parking: Free Pets: No pets (except service dogs) are allowed on the fairgrounds. Anyone found with a pet will be asked to leave without a ticket refund. More information: jeffcofairgrounds.com performance (Horse Arena)
4-H cavy & rabbit fitting & showing (Small Animal Barn)
Duct-tape workshop (Dining Room)
6 P.M. Bamboozle’s Grand Stage Illusion Show (Kids’ Stage) The Ryders (Small Stage) Goat-milking 4-H demonstration (Goat Barn) Horse costume contest (Horse Arena)
Cat Knowledge Bowl (Cat Bldg.)
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
8 A.M.
Fiber arts demonstration (Home Arts Bldg.)
Tickets go on sale
10 A.M.
10:30 A.M. BellaJack (Small Stage)
4-H cavy & rabbit type (Small Animal Barn) Presentation: “Do Reptiles Make Good Pets?” (Yesteryear Bldg.) Lego contest (Dining Room) Design your own superhero persona (4-H Bldg.)
Feline Good Citizen (Cat Bldg.) Balloon Loonary Professor Bamboozle (Kids Stage)
NOON
National anthem Buildings & grounds open to public 4-H cats on display (Cat Bldg.) – Vote for your favorite cat
4-H horse events: discipline rail, English, Eq/saddleseat/ English pleasure (Horse Arena)
4-H kitchen activities, demonstrations, and 4-H in-action times posted (4-H Bldg.)
Old-fashioned butter making (Yesteryear Bldg.)
4-H/FAA open goat show begins (Goat Tent) 4-H horse drill team
Horse pie-eating contest & fun games (Horse Arena)
11:30 A.M.
9 A.M.
4-H/FFA open sheep show begins (Covered Arena)
10:15 A.M.
Fiber arts demonstration (Home Arts Bldg.)
Gates open
Noon
Kids – Learn how to plant a garden (Agriculture Bldg.)
11 A.M.
7:30 P.M.
Open-class beef show (Covered Arena)
4-H archery demonstrations (by Little League field)
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
7 P.M.
4-H archery demonstrations (by Little League field)
12:30 P.M.
Students (13-17): $6
5:30 P.M.
Saturday, Aug. 12
4-H Supertastic Photo Booth (4-H Bldg.)
Seniors (65 and older): $6
Free kids’ bingo (Cat Bldg.)
Design your own superhero persona (4-H Bldg.)
“Creative Critters” (Horticulture Bldg.)
Adults (18-64): $8
All day – Children’s hat making & Children’s Corner (Horticulture Bldg.)
Rylei Frank (Small Stage)
Balloon Loonary Professor Bamboozle (Kids’ Stage)
GATE FEES
Three-day ticket (includes Sunday’s barbecue): advance purchase, $15 (by Aug. 10); at gate, $17
Presentation: “Reptiles & Amphibians in the Pet Trade” (Yesteryear Bldg.)
Kids – “Learn how to plant a garden” (Agriculture Bldg.)
Buildings close at 9 p.m.
Fiber and canning demonstrations (Home Arts Bldg.)
4-H/FFA open wool show (Goat Barn)
4-H horse drill team performance (Horse Arena)
Sunday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Children 5 and younger: Free
Alissa Jarvis (Small Stage)
4-H/FFA beef and dairy show begins (Covered Arena)
COUNTY FAIR HOURS Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Presentation: “Elements of Good Photography” (Art Bldg.)
4-H kitchen activities, demonstrations & 4-H in-action times posted (4-H Bldg.)
All-day children’s hat making & Children’s Corner (Horticulture Bldg.)
Fair basics: Hours, prices, pets
Ducky Slide (Small Animal Barn) “Creative Critters” (Agriculture Bldg.) 4-H Supertastic Photo Booth (4-H Bldg.) Salmon barbecue (Picnic Area)
12:30 P.M. Emillia Nunn (Small Stage)
See FAIR SCHEDULE, page 7▼
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 • A 7
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Fair Schedule ▼Continued from page 6 4-H Leader of the Year presentation (4-H Bldg.) Old-fashioned butter making (Yesteryear Bldg.)
12:45 P.M. Torriana Minnihan (Small Stage)
1 P.M. Nash Brothers (Small Stage) Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) 4-H horse Western games (Horse Arena) Home arts demonstration (Home Arts Bldg.) WSU Master Gardener plant clinic (Horticulture Bldg.) Presentation on dahlias by Kathy Ryan (Horticulture Bldg.)
2 P.M. Presentation: “About Snakes” (Yesteryear Bldg.)
4-H horse drill team performance (Horse Arena)
Lad & Ladies lead-wool contest (Goat Tent)
5:30 P.M. Master Showman (Covered Arena)
6 P.M. Nashville Stars (Small Stage) Bamboozle’s Grand Stage Illusion Show (Kids Stage)
7 P.M. Lawnmower Demolition Derby (Main Stage) 4-H Cat Knowledge Bowl (Cat Bldg.) Johnny Mac (Yesteryear Bldg.)
7:30 P.M. Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
3 P.M.
Sunday, Aug. 13
Sophia Breithaupt, Jessica Dowe (Small Stage)
Gates open
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull) Presentation: “Elements of Good Photography” (Art Bldg.) Fiber and canning demonstrations (Home Arts Bldg.)
3:30 P.M. Washington State Draft Horse Pulls (Main Stage) 4-H poultry fitting & showing (Small Animal Barn) Free kids’ bingo (Cat Bldg.)
4 P.M. Professor Bamboozle Magic Show (Kids Stage)
4:30 P.M.
8 A.M. 8:30 A.M. Vote for your favorite cat poster (Cat Bldg.)
10 A.M. National anthem Buildings & grounds open to public Open cat exhibitors meeting (Cat Bldg.) 4-H kitchen activities, demonstrations 4-H in-action times posted (4-H Bldg.)
12:30 P.M.
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
4-H open cat show: Type, costume, cage decoration (Cat Bldg.)
Best jam and jelly contest (Home Arts Bldg.)
11 A.M. 4x4 Mud Drags (Main Stage) Missy G (Small Stage)
Barrel racing (Horse Arena)
Design your own superhero persona (4-H Bldg.)
4-H archery demonstrations (by Little League field)
5 P.M.
Ducky Slide (Small Animal Barn)
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
Best jam and jelly contest – Entries accepted. Judging to follow (Home Arts Bldg.)
Presentation: “Rattlesnake Roundups” (Yesteryear Bldg.)
10:30 A.M.
All day – children’s hat making & Children’s Corner (Horticulture Bldg.)
Dukes of Dabob (Small Stage)
Free kids’ craft activity (Cat Bldg.)
Win this quilt
Balloon Loonary Professor Bamboozle (Kids Stage)
Tickets for Paws-N-Claws 4-H Club’s annual fundraiser raffle, featuring a quilt donated by local quilter Florence Zarro, are to be available for $1 each in the Cat Building at the Jefferson County Fair, Aug. 11, 12, 13. The raffle also includes more than 20 prizes, including items for those who love cats, dogs, horses, cooking, gardening, reading and having fun. The winning tickets are to be drawn at 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 13 in the Cat Building. Winners need not be present. Pictured are Paws-N-Claws students (from left) Katie Bailey, Layla Franson and Nadia Fisch. Courtesy photo
Presentation: “About Lizards” (Yesteryear Bldg.)
11:30 A.M.
WSU Master Gardener plant clinic (Horticulture Bldg.)
Presentation: “Elements of Good Photography” (Art Bldg.)
Presentation on tool care by Robert McPherson (Horticulture Bldg.)
Fiber and canning demonstrations (Home Arts Bldg.)
Cupcake contest registrations (Dining Room)
2 P.M.
3:30 P.M.
Old-fashioned butter making (Yesteryear Bldg.)
Cat Quiz Bowl (Cat Bldg.) 4-H fashion show (4-H Bldg.)
Free kids’ craft activity (Cat Bldg.)
1 P.M. Raucous (Small Stage) Professor Bamboozle Magic Show (Kids Stage) Breakaway roping (Horse Arena)
Presentation: “Reptiles & Amphibians of the Olympic Peninsula” (Yesteryear Bldg.) Fiber Frenzy – Bring your knitting, crocheting spinning, etc. (Home Arts Bldg.)
Beef barbecue (Picnic Area)
Cupcake-decorating contest (Dining Room)
2:30 P.M.
NOON
Open llama show (Goat Tent)
Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
4-H Supertastic Photo Booth (4-H Bldg.)
Jigsaw puzzle contest (Yesteryear Bldg.) Home arts demonstration (Home Arts)
Team roping (Horse Arena)
3 P.M.
Bamboozle’s Grand Stage Illusion Show (Kids Stage)
4:30 P.M. Greatest Kids Show on Dirt (Got Bull)
5 P.M. Cat awards & prize drawing (Cat Bldg.)
6 P.M. Jefferson County Fair concludes
Perry Gerber Band (Small Stage)
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There's always something different at the fair that reflects what's happening at the time. This undated photo shows people chopping logs. Photo courtesy Jefferson County Historical Society
Fair days, back in the day First event was a carnival in Quilcene in 1902; community started exhibiting in 1947 A brief history of a long-running fair 1902: The Jefferson County Fair Association was first held as a Forester Carnival in Quilcene. 1903: Officially formed with by-laws and an Article of Corporation. 1,000 shares were sold at $1 each to support the yearly event. 1911: The fair was moved to Port Townsend, land was purchased and is the currant grounds for the fair. Capital stock was increased to 10,000 shares. The name was changed to Olympic Peninsula Fair Association with nine board members and others as heads of departments from the community. A race track, baseball field, and buildings for the exhibits were soon build. 1931-1946: There were no fairs and the buildings were torn down by WPA workers. 1930: 4-H clubs were formed here about held a yearly 4-H fair in Quilcene or Port Townsend. 1947: The community was invited to enter exhibits. 1950: The fair was called Jefferson County 4-H Fair Association and new by-laws were drawn up. The elected trustees wanted it to be a county fair and open to all residences of the county. They developed this into the Jefferson County Fair Association on the grounds that the fairs had been held in previous years. The first building was a 40’x80’ frame building to hold the exhibits. A second building and grand stands were build the next year. 1950-Today: Many buildings have been added over the years; all build with volunteers labor to the grand fair grounds we have today. Today, there is a 70-unit camp ground, and buildings are rented to the community during the off season. Many people have been involved with the fair over all these years and there would not be a fair without volunteers. Junior horticulturist KimLindgren poses with a “Special Award” ribbon won by her Norfolk Island pine at the Jefferson County Fair in 1979. Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader file photo
Editor's note: The information above was provided by the Jefferson County Fair Association.
Children always have fun at the fair. Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader file photo
Children always seem to enjoy their animals. This photo was taken in 1971 at the Jefferson County Fair. Photo courtesy Jefferson County Historical Society
There were floats in fairs past. This photo was of one from 1959. Photo courtesy Jefferson County Historical Society
A kitchen display at the fair is undated. Photo courtesy Jefferson County Historical Society
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