LIFESTYLES
WEEKEND, AUGUST 12-13, 2017
UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR
New faces, new places
East Oregonian
There are a lot of new things in new
places at the 2017 Umatilla County Fair.
After all, it is the fi rst one held at the
Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center,
which is surrounded by brand new fair-
grounds south of Hermiston. There is a new
rodeo arena, a new performance stage,
new foods, new performers, new games
— even new parking lots and bathrooms.
Almost everything is new.
Yet despite all the change, there’s a lot
that remains the same.
Inside new barns, young 4-H and FFA
members prep their animals for show and
sale, just as they did in the old days.
Inside new chutes, young bullriders take
a fi nal breath before exploding bareback into
the arena, just as they did in the old days.
There are works of art plastered
on the walls of the new building, and
agricultural and baked goods aligned on
table after table. Sound familiar?
And there are the classic carnival games
and foods that you remember from years
past. But, thanks to the extra space, there
are some new offerings, too.
And judging from these photos, there
are lots of smiling faces — just like the
old days.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Watermelons sit on display in the
exhibit hall on Wednesday at the
Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Drako the Dragon wanders on the
promenade Wednesday at the Umatilla
County Fair in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Indie Loveland, 12, of Hermiston, checks her social media while relaxing on her duroc hog, Gunner, in the animal’s pen in the
swine barn Tuesday at the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Vance Nelson, 10, pushes Degan Pat-
ton, 12, both of Pendleton, in a wheel-
barrow as Kellan Smith, 7, of Hermis-
ton walks beside them on Monday at
the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
A heifer sticks her snout out of the window of a livestock
hauler Monday during the unloading of animals at the Uma-
tilla County Fairgrounds in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
A young Light Brahma Bantam
Rooster peers out of its cage Tuesday in
the small animal barn at the Umatilla
County Fair in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Blair Aichele, 18, of Pilot Rock pets the
Legendary Longhorn named Shotgun
as Harley Hornecker of Eugene rides
the animal through the commons area
Wednesday at the Umatilla County
Fair in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Children ride the Scream Machine at the carnival Wednesday.
Tanner Miller, 11, and Jonathan Rome, 10, both of Hermis-
ton, take a selfi e together at the EOT Selfi e Space Contest
at the EOT booth in the exhibit hall on Wednesday at the
Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Fairgoers walk the promenade Wednesday evening at the Umatilla County Fair in
Hermiston.
Contestants wait to compete with their livestock in the beef barn Wednesday at the
Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston.