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□ o ▼EMERALD The Oregon DaifyEmerdtdis published j daily Monday through Friday during the school year and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer by the Oregon Daily ! Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, j The Fmera/d operates independently of j the University with offices at Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The FmeraMIs private property. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. i ▼ NEWSROOM • (541) 346-5511 Edtfor-in-Chlef: Sarah Kickler Associate Editors: Ryan Frank, Cart Yeh i Editorial Editor. 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Consistent Country Fair partic ipants will notice changes be yond the tougher stance against intoxicants. All tickets must now be purchased through Fastixx. Fair officials did not want people to arrive in Veneta and be disap pointed at the gate. “We anticipate selling out all three days this year,” Jean Schauerman, fair advertising co ordinator, said. The Country Fair will employ 700 security personnel to manage the estimated 50,000 or more vis itors over the weekend. The secu rity guards are trained to handle situations in nonviolent ways, Schauerman said. Another difference from previ ous years is that people going to the fair are being encouraged to drive to Autzen Stadium to park for free and ride a bus to the fair. Biking to the fair is also en couraged this year. Fair coordina tors are attempting to have as lit tle impact on the Veneta community as possible. Once inside the fair, Schauer man promises fun for everyone. Two more stages were added to the fairgrounds to bring the to tal to more than a dozen. The new stages will be used for vaudeville acts. Other entertainment will in clude concerts by Babes With Axes, John Hammond and the Revelators. Crafts will also be available. “You can find almost anything and everything,” Schauerman said. Jewelry, woodwork, painting and nearly every other type of artwork will be on display. Another feature of the fair is its food. The fair will have almost 70 different food booths; the flavors range from Korean food to cheesecake. “It’s some of the best food you’ll find anywhere in the Northwest,” Schauerman said. ARCHIVE PHOTOS (Above) Music and dancing acts, such as this one at the 1996 Country Fair, will be entertaining the crowd. (Left) Long lines at the gate will be a thing of the past, thanks to a new rule that requires all tickets to be pur chased off-site. The fair also features some thing called the Energy Park. It is an area that specializes in alter native energy, a important fair theme. The park provides an op portunity to discuss and learn more about recycling and conser vation. “We are a very peace-loving or ganization,” Schauerman said. The organization even offers child care, but only for children not in diapers — for sanitary rea sons. Tickets for the fair are $10 for Friday and Sunday and $15 for Saturday, the traditionally busy day. The Country Fair will end Sunday with flair, Schauerman said, because some of the most popular bands will play near the end of the event. 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