Welcome to the Okanogan County Fair 2014

A supplement to The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle • Sept. 3, 2014

Welcome to the

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OKANOGAN – This weekend’sOkanogan County Fair gets underway at 9 a.m. Thursday andcontinues until 3 p.m. Sunday, withplenty of animals, food,competitions and visiting squeezedin between.

Deadlines for registeringexhibits have passed, but folks with

a competitive spirit still can get inon the fun with children’s muttonbustin’, horse racing, aphotography scavenger hunt,“spuds in a bucket” potato-growingcontest, and other activities.

Those who registered exhibitscan bring their entries to thefairgrounds between noon and 8p.m. today, Wednesday, althoughtimes may be different for specificentries.

Once the fair is over, entries canbe picked up starting at 3 p.m.Sunday.

Admission will be charged to getinto the fair. Weekend passes are

available. Children age 5 andyounger are admitted free.

There’s no fee to exhibit.The new Fair Advisory Board,

seated in June, plans a variety ofnew activities and entertainment togo with traditional favorites.

Thursday brings a full day ofcompetition for animals rangingfrom rabbits to horses. Animalshowing, produce judging and thequeen competition will be that day.

Friday brings more equestrianevents, and poultry, sheep and catfitting and showing.

Saturday activities includeround robin fitting and showing,

livestock and agronomy judgingand the best-dressed rabbit contest.

Davis Shows NorthwestCarnival runs all weekend, as doesthe mutton bustin’ competition.

Other activities include a truckand tractor pull at 7 p.m. Friday,team roping and barrel racing atnoon Saturday, horse racing andlow rider (dachshund) racing at 1p.m. Saturday, a rodeo at 7 p.m.Saturday, and horse racing and achildren’s horse play day at noonSunday.

The market stock sale will be at

3 p.m. Saturday in the BergBrothers Pavilion. A fur andfeathers auction is at 1 p.m. Sundayin the same location.

The parade of champions will beat 10 a.m. Sunday at the south endof the grounds near the smallanimal barns.

Royalty coronation is at 2 p.m.Sunday on the new Okanogan-Omak Rotary Club stage at thenorth end of the food court.

Various entertainers, includinga strolling ventriloquist, willperform all weekend.

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Porkers hang out in the Berg Brothers Pavilion during the 2013 fair.Market swine, steers and lambs will be sold at 3 p.m. Saturday duringthe annual stock sale.

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OKANOGAN — Children’sgames are planned from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. in the grassy area betweenthe Berg Brothers Pavilion and theRabbit Barn.

The activities aren’t just for theyounger generations — events foradults also are planned.

Age groups include under 5years old, 6-8, 9-11 and 12 andover, including adults.

There’s no charge to participate.Winners will receive ice creamfrom the Omak Fire Departmentbooth.

Each participant will receive aprize, co-organizer Trisha Bradleysaid.

Games include tug of war, sackraces, cherry spitting, bootscramble, three-legged andwheelbarrow races, straw pile,Western wear dress-up andpossibly others.

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OKANOGAN – Children of allages will find more activities tokeep them entertained at the 2014fair.

Aside from the usual carnival, agamut of kids’ games will befeatured at the fair, courtesy ofmany sponsors and volunteers.

Fair Advisory Board memberNaomie Boesel said this is part ofher vision to improve the fair, bothfor her family and others.

Boesel is excited to see her twochildren, ages 4 and 6, get to do somuch. She said she has more ideas,which will be coming next year,and welcomes more ideas from thepublic.

Meanwhile, the public has beensupportive, and she has nearly 100percent sponsorship for a variety ofevents.

A variety of entertainers havebeen arranged this year, withnearly non-stop activity planned onthe new Okanogan-Omak RotaryClub stage at the north end of thefood court.

The lineup includesventriloquist Jerry Brenden, TheWicks, Good4U, Sammy Steele,youth musicians, OkanoganBluegrass Co., Midnight Run,

Barry Black, Love Stitch, JohnJones, The Olson Brothers androyalty selection.

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Fair entertainmentThursday, Sept. 4

All day Jerry Breeden, strolling puppets Fairgrounds11:30 a.m. PUD demonstration Grassy areaNoon Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Rotary stage1 p.m. Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Small animal barns2:30 p.m. The Wicks Rotary stage3 p.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival South end4 p.m. Good4U Band Rotary stage 5:45 p.m. Royalty pageant Rotary stageAfter pageant Sammy Steele Band Rotary stage

Friday, Sept. 5All day Jerry Breeden, strolling puppets Fairgrounds11 a.m. PUD demonstration Grassy areaNoon Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Rotary stage1 p.m. Okanogan Bluegrass Co. Rotary stage3 p.m. Local youth musicians Rotary stage3 p.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival South end4:30 p.m. Midnight Run Rotary stage6 p.m. Barry Black Rotary stage8:30 p.m. Love Stitch Rotary stage

Saturday, Sept. 6All day Jerry Breeden, strolling puppets Fairgrounds11 a.m. Kids games South end11:30 a.m. Mutton bustin’ South endNoon John Jones, fiddler Rotary stage3 p.m. Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Rotary stage3 p.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival South end4 p.m. The Wicks Rotary stage6 p.m. Good4U Rotary stage8 p.m. The Olson Brothers Rotary stage

Sunday, Sept. 78 a.m. Cowboy church services Rotary stage10 a.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival South end2 p.m. Royalty coronation – Rotary stage

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A youngstershows hisdelight whileriding a carouselhorse during the2013 OkanoganCounty Fair.

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Thursday, Sept. 4

9 a.m. Fairgrounds open to publicAll day Jerry Breeden, strolling puppets Fairgrounds9 a.m. Market swine judging South end9 a.m. Rabbit judging Rabbit Barn9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Horse classes Intermediate and adult horse fitting North Arena and showing Adult riding and halter classes North Arena Intermediate riding classes North Arena Senior and junior fitting and showing South Arena Youth halter classes South Arena Senior and junior riding classes South Arena10 a.m. Produce judging contest South of Arts and Crafts Building11 a.m. Mutton bustin’ South end11:30 a.m. PUD demonstrationNoon Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Rotary stageNoon FFA tractor driving Infield1 p.m. Bottle baby calf show Beef show ring1 p.m. Market lamb judging South end1 p.m. Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Small animal barns area2:30 p.m. The Wicks Rotary stage3 p.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival Behind grandstand4 p.m. Good4U Band Rotary stage4:30 p.m. Sheep fitting and showing South end demonstration5:30 p.m. Little people fitting and showing, sheep South end5:45 p.m. Royalty pageant Rotary stage6 p.m. Lads and lassies, sheep South end6:30 p.m. Mutton bustin’ South end6:30 p.m. Cat type classes, fashion show Cat Barn

6:30 p.m. Youth horsemanship Large ArenaAfter pageant Sammy Steele Band Rotary stage10 p.m. Fairgrounds closed to public

Friday, Sept. 5

9 a.m. Fairgrounds open to publicAll day Jerry Breeden, strolling puppets Fairgrounds9 a.m. Rabbit, livestock fitting and showing South end9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Horse classes Horse Trail classes (all ages) North Arena Youth Western classes South Arena English classes south arena Driving classes south arena11 a.m. PUD demonstration grassy area11 a.m. Poultry fitting and showing Poultry Barn11:30 a.m. Mutton bustin’ South endNoon Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Rotary stage1 p.m. Poultry and sheep fitting and showing South end1 p.m. Okanogan Bluegrass Co. Rotary stage1 p.m. Bottle baby calf show Beef show ring3 p.m. Local youth musicians Rotary stage3 p.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival South end4:15 p.m. Mutton bustin’ South end4:30 p.m. Midnight Run Rotary stage4:30 p.m. Dynamic duos (sheep) competition South end5 p.m. Adult fitting and showing, sheep South end6 p.m. Barry Black Rotary stage6:30 p.m. Mutton bustin’ South end6:30 p.m. Cat fitting and showing classes Cat Barn7 p.m. Truck and tractor pull Grandstands7 p.m. Rabbit agility Rabbit Barn

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8:30 p.m. Love Stitch Rotary stage10 p.m. Fairgrounds closed to public

Saturday, Sept. 6

8 a.m. to noon Horse gaming Both arenas9 a.m. Fairgrounds open to public9 a.m. Livestock judging, agronomy judging South endAll day Jerry Breeden, strolling puppets Fairgrounds10 a.m. Round robin fitting and showing South end contests, small animals10 a.m. to noon Photography scavenger hunt Start in Arts and Crafts Building11 a.m. Round robin fitting and showing South end contests, large animals11 a.m. Best-dressed rabbit contest Rabbit Barn11 a.m. Kids races, games South end11:30 a.m. Mutton bustin’ South endNoon John Jones, fiddler Rotary stageNoon Okanogan Roping Club team roping Rodeo Arena and women’s barrels

1 p.m. Horse races Grandstands1 p.m. Low rider racing Grandstands2 p.m. Poultry costume contest Poultry Barn3 p.m. Jerry Breeden, ventriloquist Rotary stage3 p.m. Market livestock sale Berg Brothers Pavilion3 p.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival South end4 p.m. The Wicks Rotary stage5 p.m. Mutton bustin’ South end6 p.m. Good4U Rotary stage7 p.m. Rabbit agility contest Rabbit Barn7 p.m. Rodeo GrandstandsAfter rodeo Fair queen autograph signing Next to Rotary stage8 p.m. The Olson Brothers Rotary stage 11 p.m. Fairgrounds closed to public

Sunday, Sept. 7

8 a.m. Awards Rabbit Barn8 a.m. Cowboy church services Rotary stage9 a.m. Fairgrounds open to public10 a.m. Parade of champions Rotary stage10 a.m. Davis Shows Northwest Carnival South endNoon Horse races GrandstandNoon Kids horse playday Rodeo ArenaNoon Sign-ups for mutton bustin’ finals 55-pound weight limit12:30 a.m. Mutton bustin’ (belt buckle finals) South end1 p.m. Fur and Feather Auction Berg Brothers Pavilion2 p.m. Royalty coronation Rotary stage3 p.m. Fairgrounds closed to public

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OKANOGAN – This year’scompetition at the OkanoganCounty Fair will range from horsesto dachshunds, from smokingtrucks and tractors to barrel racersand children hanging on tight torawhide.

ThursdayThere will be mutton bustin

riding for those weighting 55pounds or less Thursday throughSaturday at the south end of thefair.

The events are at 11 a.m. and6:30 p.m. Thursday; 11:30 a.m.,4:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday;and 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.Saturday.

Signups are about 15 minutesbefore each competition. There areno prizes during the practicesriding sessions, said Frank Rendonof Wool Busters, which has put onthe event for the last few years.

A championship, which islimited to 15 entries, is planned for12:30 p.m. Sunday. Signup starts atnoon that day.

The overall winner of thechampionship receives a beltbuckle, Rendon said.

After each performance

Thursday through Saturday, ridersweighing up to 65 pounds can takeon Rendon’s Buck-A-Ewe, asimulated ride on a replicated full-size sheep.

You can learn more aboutRendon’s business by searchingWool Busters on Facebook.

At 7 p.m. Thursday, a teambranding competition is planned inthe rodeo arena.

Those wishing to compete cancontact Trampas Stucker at 509-486-1012.

FridayA truck and tractor pull is

planned for 7 p.m.“Hopefully, we will have a few

surprises coming into play,”

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Halle Aparicio hangs on during the 2013 mutton bustin’ competition.

organizer Roger Sawyer said ofentries.

“Anyone can come and pull,” hesaid. “You pay admission at thegate for the fair then come to thepulling area to signup.”

Roger or Lori Sawyer will bedoing signups starting around 4:30p.m. Friday prior to racing.

“Usually rigs come in the northentrance,” Roger Sawyer said.

There is a hook-up fee, whichwill be used to pay the Top 3 ineach class.

Besides regional pullers, whichinclude those who competed atTonasket earlier this summer,Sawyer expects some rigs fromSpokane will show up for the fun.

“There could be a fairly big rig, asmoker tractor and some heavydiesel class pickups,” he said. “ThePurple People Eater (a tractor-trailer puller) will be there.”

Races are between the horserace track and rodeo arena in frontof the grandstands.

There will payment from hook-up fees to the Top 3 in each class.

“It will give those guys braggingrights,” Sawyer said.

Signups will be near the northentrance Friday for adult horseracing on Saturday and children’sraces for Saturday and Sunday.

Signups for Saturday horseraces out of gates will be 5-7 p.m.Friday, said entertainmentchairwoman Naomie Boesel.

Also from 5-7 p.m., entries willbe taken on the arena infield forchildren’s races Saturday andSunday, said organizer Mel Ives.

Races include walk-trot-run forvarious age groups and “plug”quarter mile races for shorterponies.

“We will have pony races if weget enough ponies,” Ives said. “Ihave a tape and will be measuringthe ponies.”

SaturdayHorse races and other

competitions near the grandstandstart at 1 p.m.

Weekend races include theJohnny Cook Memorial, Red AbelMemorial and Scooter PakootasDerby, which replaced the KeithDavis Derby, Boesel said.

Expected are five quarter horseraces each day, she said.

Signup for Saturday races willbe from 5-7 p.m. Friday at thenorth gate.

Signups for Sunday horse racesout of gates will be 5-7 p.m.Saturday.

The purse for the Top 3 horseshas increased to $7,000 for theweekend, Boesel said.

The final lineups will bedetermined after signups the priorevening, she said.

Competition also starts at 1 p.m.for team roping, followed by barrelracing in the rodeo arena acrossfrom the grandstand, organizerDenece Ralston said.

Entries will be taken from 9:30-10 a.m. in the infield behind the

announcer stand.The afternoon competition is

open only to Okanogan Countyresidents age 18 and older, Ralstonsaid.

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“It’s the same as always,” shesaid of rules. “It’s been this way foryears.”

There is a charge to compete.Low rider races for dachshund

dogs will be competed betweenhorse races on the track,entertainment Boesel said.

Those wishing to enter cancontact Mary Swayze at 509-422-5704 or enter at Omak Feed andSupply, 3 W. Dewberry Ave.,Omak.

“We are planning five or sixraces,” Boesel said.

A rodeo starts at 7 p.m. in thearena, organized by TrampasStucker of Tonasket.

Events include ranch saddlebronc riding, bulls, miniature bullsand cows, team roping and barrelracing.

Anyone can enter the teamroping and barrel racing, Stuckersaid, noting many of thosecompeting in the afternoon stay forthe evening rodeo.

There also will be steerstopping, which is open to allwomen and males age 17 oryounger, Stucker said.

Team trailer loading is open tothe first five teams signing up, hesaid.

Those wishing to compete cancontact Stucker at 509-486-1012.

Entries also will be takenSaturday at the rodeo office behindthe bucking chutes.

SundayKids Play Day starts at noon

across from the grandstand, Ivessaid.

Events include cowhide races

and egg races.“We are hoping to have a couple

races like they used to have back inthe day,” she said. “Like thesweetheart race and stick horseraces for the little guys.”

There is no entry fee.Contestants must be age 18 and

younger.There will be various age groups

competing between horse races.Horse races and other

competitions near the grandstandstart at 1 p.m.

A junior pony express race, forthose ages 7 to 14, is plannedduring horse racing, Ives said.

Signup is 5-7 p.m. Friday at thenorth gate.

“This is not the Indian relay,”Ives said. “You have to have asaddle.”

The Indian relay will be thefinal horse competition Sunday,sometime after 3 p.m., Boeselsaid.

A wild cow riding competitionpitting six teams is planned forsometime Sunday afternoon in therodeo arena, she said.

Calcutta will be before thecompetition, which includes twomen and a woman trying to saddlea cow and ride it across the rodeoarena.

Half of the proceeds will go toCommunity Action for victims ofthe Carlton Complex fire and halfto the winning team, Boesel said.

“This will be with all the kidsevents,” Boesel said. “We arehoping this will pick up attendanceSunday. We thought this would befun.”

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Young competitors head down the home stretch during the 2013 fair.

For post-fair results, see theSept. 10 Chronicle

By Brock HiresThe Chronicle

OKANOGAN – The fairgroundshave seen many changesthroughout the years, and this yearis no exception.

The main entertainment stage,photography exhibit and homeeconomics area are expected tosport new looks.

“We’re getting everything allcleaned up,” maintenance managerMaurice Goodall said.

He said one of the mostnoticeable changes this year is thelocation of the main stage.

“This stage is moved from thenormal spot because of the stormlast year,” he said adding the stagewas temporarily repaired for lastyear’s fair following a windstorm. Anew, portable stage has beendonated by the Okanogan-OmakRotary Club. It will be located byJones Hall at the north end of thefood court.

The photography area isexpected to see some changes, too.

“We’re just going to do it totallydifferent” this year, PhotographySuperintendent Sheila Corson said.

The former blue pegboards arenow being swapped for new,suspended boards. Corson said themain reason for the change issimply because the older,accordion style pegboards arefalling apart.

The new boards will besuspended on chains and sit atopred, painted apple boxes.

“I think it’ll look really nice,”she said. “We’re going to beassembling them really easy; pull afew screws out and we’re good.”

Frames will no longer beaccepted with photo entries either.Corson said year after year, framesbreak, making shattered glass ahazard. Photos will be clothespinned on a piece of string againsta burlap background.

“It’ll be nice to have a new lookin there,” she said. “I think it willstill look pro, but it’ll look rustic.I’d sit there and be trying to fixframes but I couldn’t make it work.That was taking hours.”

Corson said this year will be anexperiment. She’s aware noteveryone supports the idea and, ifneed be, she may go back toaccepting frames in the future.

“Some people are like, ‘What,no frames?’ If it doesn’t work out,we can go back next year,” she said.

“It’s hard for judges to get pastframes. I want people to judge onthe photo not the frame.”

She said another noticeableimprovement will be the displaycases in the home economics area.

“The home economics area isdefinitely going through somemajor improvements,” she said. “Alot of the glass has been chipped orcompletely shattered. They’reswitching out those cases forshelving.”

Goodall said numerous other,smaller repairs are being madethroughout the fairgrounds.

This year there will beelectricity and water for campers

near the south end of the grounds.Goodall said grass is growing andthe area will no longer beconsidered “a dust bowl.”

“All in all, we’ve done a lot oflittle fixing on things,” he said.“We’re just plugging along; we justgot done raising the dirt in the goatbarn; same thing in the beef barn.

“It’s things that happen behindthe scene that makes things flowbetter.”

The county planned to replacethe south end restrooms, but thatdid not happen. The engineer’sestimate was $180,000, but thelone bid received was for$390,000.


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OKANOGAN – MirandaCleveland has proudly worn acrown atop her cowboy hat for thepast year while representing theOkanogan County Fair and isanticipating this weekend.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” saidCleveland, 18. “I’ve done so much;it’s just been crazy”

From rodeos, to parade andcelebrations, Cleveland hastraveled around representing theOkanogan County Fair.

“I’ve been to eight parades, adozen rodeos and threecoronations,” Cleveland said. “Lotsof those were multiple-day events.I had a lot of fun over the Fourth ofJuly weekend,” she said adding she

attended three parades thatweekend.

Royalty adviser MadisonShellenbarger said Cleveland hasdone an outstanding job.

“Miranda has represented thefair very well,” Shellenbarger said.“She’s really great to work with,too. She has made it to a variety ofareas in the county.”

Shellenbarger said the queen isrequired to attend the fair, but maygo to other events throughout theyear.

“I recommend they cover abroad area of events. I let themchose what they want torepresent,” she said. “But they’reonly required to attend the fair.”

Cleveland is the daughter ofChad and Marnee Cleveland and isa 2014 graduate of Okanogan HighSchool and Running Start atWenatchee Valley College at Omak.

She attends Washington StateUniversity and hopes to major inanimal sciences.

“My hopes are to become aveterinarian,” she said.

As queen, Cleveland’s otherduties this year at the fair willinclude putting a display togetherin the Grange building, meetingand greeting spectators and givingspeeches for both the pageant andcoronation ceremonies Thursdayand Sunday, respectively.

She will show a horse,miniature horse, market lamb andexhibits in the 4-H building.

“I’ve shown horses for fiveyears, market lamb for 10 years andstill life exhibits for 10 years,”Cleveland said.

Though her reign is nearing anend, Cleveland said she doesn’tregret a single minute of it and islooking forward to what this year’sfair has in store.

“It’s definitely been worth it,I’ve grown confidence-wise,” shesaid.

“There’s so much new stuffgoing on this year,” she said. “Wehave costume contests, all theentertainment is just fantastic; kidsgames and all that awesome stuffgoing on.”


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Two girls seek 2015 fair queen title


OKANOGAN – Two teenagers are seekingthe 2015 Okanogan County Fair queencrown.

Lexee Howell and Lilly White are vyingfor the title now held by Miranda Clevelandof Okanogan.

Candidates must be ages 15-19 as of Sept.1, enrolled in high school, a current and pastfair participant, and single and childlessthroughout the reign, royalty adviserMadison Shellenbarger said.

“They are judged in four areas,”Shellenbarger said. “Pageant, personalinterviews, portfolios and a secret judge.”

The pageant is set for 5:45 p.m. Thursdayon the fair stage. Contestants will giveprepared speeches and answer impromptuquestions about the county and themselves.

The coronation ceremony will be at 2 p.m.

Sunday on the fair stage.White, 17, is the daughter of Paul and

Erica White. She lives in Twisp and is asenior at Liberty Bell High School.

White has said she’s been a fairparticipant for 11 or 12 years. In past years,she has shown rabbits, market swine andhorses.

She is a member in the Methow ValleyCascaders 4-H Club. In her free time sheenjoys playing the violin.

“I love the fair,” White said. “I wasMethow Valley Rodeo queen; it’s a really fun,new experience.”

Howell, 16, is the daughter of Kyle andMarcie Howell, and is a junior at TonasketHigh School. She is a member of the RangeRiders 4-H Club and a member of FFA.

She is also the Associated Student Bodytreasurer for her class.

She has been showing animals andarticles at the fair for nine years.

“I’ve shown rabbits, photos, quilts,cooking, welding,” Howell said.

In her free time, she said she enjoys“rodeo, cooking and shopping.”

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Lilly White, left, and Lexee Howell are seeking the fair queen crown.


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Welcome to the Okanogan County Fair 2014