Community
Country Fair offenngs eclectic
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Contributor
Musical entertainment of all
kinds, vaudevillian perform
ances. a wide variety of foods
and nearly three hundred
booths featuring many types of
arts and crafts will highlight
the 21st annual Oregon Conn
trv Fair, which begins Fridas in
Veneta.
The three-day event is "an
absolute celebration of life."
said Margo Schaeffer. Publicity
(loordinator for the fair
"There's something for ev
eryone whether they're live
or ')r>.'' Schaefer said
With eight separate stages,
including a children's stage
and a circus, the entertainment
will be non stop Kverything
from inusii and theater to jug
gling and comedy t an be seen
from the time the fair opens at
1 1 a m. until it closes at 7 p m
This sear, the c:ire us will tea
turn si\ groups or individual
performers, including The Ids'
in^ karamozov Brothers .mil
Tom Noddy .md His Bubble
\lagii There will bo two
shows daily 1 p m and 4 p m
There w ill be about 50 booths
offering food. Schaefer said,
and people will be able to enioy
everything "from the most
decadent foods like gelato
dipped in i hocolate. to the
most healthy , like a carob-cov
ered banana
Along with the entertainment
and the food, the fair features a
('(immunity Village and an I n
ergy Park
The Community Village will
include a variety ot booths,
events and demonstrations In
formation will be provided on
<m array of subjei ts sin h as
health. politic s, the environ
ment and ( ommunity issues
There will also be workshops
v\ itli topics sui h as bow to stop
smoking, safe sex
aromatherapy and T ai (hi
The Knergy Park is an area
dedicated to alternative energy
souri es Several groups and in
dividuals will present displays
.mil information throughout the
weekend Inform.ition and
demonstrations on solai. wind,
geothermal and hydropower
sources will he featured, along
w ith energy conservation
Si haefer said she believes the
fair is becoming more genera
tional” with time
"Over the years, the hippies
have come of age." she said.
'' t he people w ho were in
voiced _'() years ago are still 111
solved, but now their kids are
also
To help alleviate the problem
of long lines and hours of wait
mg to get in. advam e tickets
are being sold tills year and
there are now two entrances
I i. kets are So for I r 1 da\ tor
Saturday and S lor Sunday
Ml advtllli e til kets are $ 1 oil
and mi hide a free I I I) bus ride
Irom Lane (dimity fairgrounds
Alter aided and persons V> and
over pay half pi n o ( hildren
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Eugene takes part in Goodwill I rek
By Pat Malach
Emerald Associate Editor
Residents of Kugene will gel
,i chance to t.ike pari in some of
the PIOO Goodwill Games
opening c elehr.it ions .is the
1' S H.i 11k 1 ‘>‘1(1 Goodw ill
Games Irek comes to town
Monday morning
As part of the preparation foi
the opening-d.iv ceremony for
the 10*10 Goodwill Games in
Seattle coming up later this
month the trek will leave from
Spokane )ui\ It and end up in
Seattle fur the welcoming (.ere
moils' ot the (lames lids 2 1
Runners traveling I miles
and i \« lists tackling JO mile
legs will cover the 1000 mile
trek earning a talking stick'
which holds messages from
president Hush and Soviet I’res
idciil (iothai lies I he messages
ssill he read at the beginning of
the games
I he talking stic k is made ol
two pieces The top piece is an
18 11n h high wood statue ol an
American eagle and a Russian
hear c arsed in the native A met
"I’ll*" {k>t11>in tnilt nt tin1 talk
inn stii k is a i edai iml that u ill
hold ii|i to separate naps
carved bv artists trom ditterenl
Northwest n.lt i ve \ 111 • * r n a n
tubes
! rngene's ceremony "ill be
gin at 0 a in at the l.ugene
iiram h ol the I S Hank at H I 1
Willamette St iaigene athletes
u ho W ill be partti i[><i111114 in the
(Intel will (lames will be pres
enl at the event where a ring
will be plat ed 1 m the talking
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