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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013, ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD, CORVALLIS GAZETTE-TIMES
Linn Fair off and running on Thursday Musical acts are hot tickets at 2013 edition of the event BY ALEX PAUL ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD
Fans from as far away as Arizona have purchased reserved seating tickets for the musical group Collective Soul, which will perform at the Linn County Fair at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The fair kicks off on Thursday and runs through Sunday at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center in Albany. The band is based in Stockbridge, Ga., and rose to fame in 1993 with their first hit, “Shine.” “We have already sold out reserve seating for Kansas, which will perform July 18, and Collective Soul on the 19th,” said marketing manager Jan Taylor. “It’s the first time we’ve had two acts sold out this far ahead of the fair. But there’s still plenty of room to sit or stand around the courtyard in the non-reserved areas. The maximum number of people allowed in the courtyard and main stage area is 7,500. “We had to turn people away during the Eddie Money show a few years ago,” Taylor said. Taylor reminded people that chairs are not permitted, but blankets are allowed. Taylor said staff members are bracing for big crowds. The weather forecast for the first day of the fair is 84 degrees and
sunny. “We had about 30,000 people attend last year’s fair and we hope for that or more this year,” Taylor said. This year’s fair theme is, “Red, white & blue, this fair’s for you.” 4-H and FFA events actually started Saturday. Taylor said Coastal Farm and Ranch will again sponsor a barbecue for all 4-H, FFA and volunteers on Wednesday, July 17. “It’s a huge gift for the fair,” Taylor said. “Coastal is always supportive of the 4H and FFA programs and this is really fun. This will be the second year for the barbecue.” Taylor said local business support keeps the fair afloat. “We have strong support from businesses, large and small,” Taylor said. “Even when the economy was at its lowest, they came through and the last two years, things have continued to pick up.” On opening day, seniors will be admitted free all day and all others will be admitted free until 3 p.m. Seniors will also be treated to free ice cream at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the VIP tent. Children 12 and under will be admitted free each day of the fair. The KRKT Country Showdown will showcase local talent from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, the final
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Nick Blair of Scio holds on to “Indian Outlaw” out of the gate of the 2012 Linn County Fair Bull Bash.
TICKET PRICES DAILY
Parking: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4 Adults (Ages 13+) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7 Seniors (Ages 60+): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5 Kids (12-under): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FREE Carnival wristbands (All Day) — . . . . . . . . . . . .$25 Carnival, individual tickets — . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.50 SEASON PASSES
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12 Adults (Ages 13+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19 Seniors (Ages 60+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13 4H / FFA SEASON PASSES (EXHIBITORS)
Parent/Teen Sibling (13+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 Grandparent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
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Alaskan Racing Pigs “Sloppy Joe” and “Justin Bieboar” jump their final hurdle on their way to the finish line at the 2012 fair. day of the fair. As always, there will be free daily entertainment in Family Land, including favorites Adam the Great, Mother Goose, Jest in Time
Circus and the world famous racing pigs. Fair and Expo Center manager Randy Porter said it takes about two weeks to get the buildings and
grounds set up for the fair and another week to take it all down. “People don’t understand what it takes to get things set up,” Porter said. “It takes a lot of hands to get everything moved into place.” The fair is getting some extra publicity this year, reaching out into rural
communities. “We hired a young man to hang banners in communities throughout the county,” Taylor said. Included are large banners hanging over Highway 20 on the north side of Lebanon and in Sweet Home. Banners also hang at the western and eastern entrances of Brownsville.
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Schedule of events
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11 a.m.: Fair Opens BINGO — Expo Hall All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand 11:30 a.m.L Mother Goose — FamilyLand Noon: 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle Breed classes — Animal Barn 12:15 p.m. All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand 1 p.m. 4-H/FFA Poultry Showmanship — Santiam Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 1:45 p.m.: Mother Goose — FamilyLand 2 p.m.: Senior Ice Cream Social — VIP Cascade Performing Arts — Main Stage 2:30 p.m. Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand Adam the Great — Expo Hall 3:15 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 4 p.m. 4-H/FFA Beef Showmanship — Animal Barn 4-H/FFA Sheep Showmanship — Animal Barn Tractor Pull — FamilyLand 4:30 p.m.: 4-H Favorite Foods Contest — Expo Hall Adam the Great — Expo Hall Doc Titus — Main Stage 4:45 p.m.: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand 5 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Swine Breeds — Animal Barn 5:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull — FamilyLand 6 p.m.: Barrel Racing — Arena 6:15 p.m.: Adam the Great — FamilyLand 6:50 p.m.: Stoddard and Cole — Main Stage 7 p.m.: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand 7:45 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand 8 p.m.: FamilyLand Closes 8:30 p.m.: Kansas — Main Stage
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— FamilyLand 11:30 a.m.: Mother Goose — FamilyLand Noon: 4-H/FFA Dairy Showmanship — Animal Barn 12:15 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand 12:30 p.m.: Desserts of the Presidents Contest — Expo Hall 1 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 1:45 p.m.: Mother Goose — FamilyLand 2:30 p.m.: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand Adam the Great — Expo Hall Open Class Dairy Cattle — Animal Barn 3:15 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 3:30 p.m.: Milk Chug a Lug Contest — Animal Barn 4 p.m.: Tractor Pull — FamilyLand 4:30 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Beef Breed classes — Animal Barn 4:30 p.m.: Adam the Great — Expo Hall 4:45 p.m.: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand
5:30 p.m.: Little Rascalz — Main Stage Tractor Pull — FamilyLand 6 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Pack Goat Classes — Animal Barn 6:30 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — Expo Hall 7 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest — Animal Barn 6:15 p.m.: Adam the Great — FamilyLand 6:30 p.m.: Bull Bash — Arena 7 p.m.: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand Phamous Phaces — Main Stage 7:45 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand 8 p.m.: FamilyLand Closes 8:30 p.m.: Collective Soul — Main Stage 11 p.m.: Fair Closes
Saturday, July 20 11 a.m.: Fair Opens Flyball Dogs — Arena Car Show in the Park — Timberlinn Park 11:30 a.m.: Mother
Goose — FamilyLand Noon: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand 12:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand Sewell’s Summer Salad Contest — Expo Hall 1 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 1:30 p.m.: Mother Goose — FamilyLand Oregon Valley Boys — Main Stage 2 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Auction Buyer’s Barbeque — Santiam Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand 2:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand Wild Man Alex Zerbe — Expo Hall 3 p.m.: Annual 4-H/FFA Market Livestock Auction — Animal Barn Adam the Great — FamilyLand NickLive — Main Stage 3:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull — FamilyLand 4 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand Bush Pilots — Main Stage 4:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan
Racing Pigs — FamilyLand Adam the Great — Expo Hall 5 p.m.: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand 5:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull — FamilyLand Swampgrass — Main Stage 6 p.m.: Wild Man Alex Zerbe — FamilyLand Wild ‘N Wooly — Arena 6:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand Adam the Great — Expo Hall 7 p.m.: Jackson Michelson — Main Stage Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 7:30 p.m.: Wild Man Alex Zerbe — FamilyLand 8 p.m.: FamilyLand Closes 8:30 p.m.: Steve Holy — Main Stage 11 p.m.: Fair Closes
Sunday, July 21 11 a.m.: Fair Opens 4-H/FFA Master Showmanship followed by Awards and Farm Olympics — Arena
KRKT Texaco Country Showdown — Main Stage 11:30 a.m.: Mother Goose — FamilyLand Noon: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand 12:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand 1 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 1:15 p.m.: Wild Man Alex Zerbe — Expo Hall 1:30 p.m.: Mother Goose — FamilyLand Mom Newman’s Apple Pie Contest — Expo Hall Open Class Shorthorn — Animal Barn 2 p.m.: Jest in Time Circus — FamilyLand 2:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand Adam the Great — Expo Hall Savanna — Main Stage 3 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Small Animal Awards Ceremony — Santiam Wild Man Alex Zerbe — FamilyLand Savannah Colen — Main Stage 3:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull — FamilyLand 4 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good — FamilyLand 4:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan Racing Pigs — FamilyLand Adam the Great — Expo Hall Ty Curtis — Main Stage 5 p.m.: 4-H Statics Awards Ceremony — Expo Hall Wild Man Alex Zerbe — FamilyLand 5:30 p.m.: Adam the Great — FamilyLand Steve the Pretty Good — Expo Hall 6 p.m.: Fair Closes
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013, ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD, CORVALLIS GAZETTE-TIMES
Dogs team up for new relay event BY CATHY INGALLS ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD
A timed relay event that involves teams of four dogs racing over a course of four hurdles spaced 10 feet apart will debut at this year’s Linn County Fair. Twelve teams have signed up to compete. Greg and Terry Johnson of Albany will be on hand with their two Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Maxwell and Ellie, when the competition starts in the arena at 9 a.m. Saturday. The fair doesn’t open until 11 a.m. so observers won’t see the beginning of the event. In the sport called Flyball, Terry Johnson said dogs run side-byside down a 51-foot-long track. When a dog reaches the end of the course, it steps onto a springloaded box that shoots out a tennis ball, which the dog grabs and races back over the hurdles so the next dog can go. Each dog must return its ball all of the way across the starting line before the next dog can take off. The first team to have all four dogs cross the finish line errorfree wins the heat. Penalties are assessed if a dog drops the ball, is released early, if it goes around a jump or runs into another lane. The height of the hurdles is determined by the shoulder height of the smallest dog on the team. Flyball competition is on the program at the fair this year, Terry Johnson, said “because my husband talks about it all of the time.” She said he was telling someone associated with the fair about the sport, who thought it would be a good idea to host an event. The sport is considered to be fast, fun and exciting for both the dogs and their owners. “All during a competition, the dogs are going crazy and barking while waiting their turn,” Johnson said. “When they are coming back from their run, they know they will get a favorite toy or a treat.” Johnson’s dog Ellie is rewarded with string cheese. “This is a sport for people of all ages, sizes and backgrounds,” she said. “Everyone laughs and has a
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Terry Johnson’s Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Ellie, competes in a recent Flyball competition.
good time.” Terry, 57, and Greg, 59, are members of the local Muddy Paws team. The other Flyball team in Albany is Animal House, which is hosting the event at the fair. The Johnsons have been competing for nearly six years. Training a dog for Flyball can take “a long time, depending on the breed, whether the dog is ball-
driven and how athletic the dog is, she said. “Corgis have a mind of their own, so they are more difficult to train.” The Johnsons train their dogs at home but then periodically they practice at arenas in Monmouth and Salem. Flyball began as a sport in the late 1960s and early ’70s in Southern California. Herbert Wagner is credited with making
the first Flyball box that he demonstrated on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. The first tournament in the United States was held in 1983. The sport is popular because small dogs, mutts and mixedbreed dogs can compete. But most of the dogs involved are Border Collies. To learn more about the sport, go to www.flyball.org.
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