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About The Bulletin. (Bend, OR) 1963-current | View Entire Issue (June 9, 2021)
In order to assure the safety of all guests and Central Oregon communities, the Fair will be following all state and local health mandates regarding COVID-19. These adjustments will include reduced exhibits in some departments, longer hours for exhibit intake and a change to exhibit pick up days and times. The Fair appreciates your understanding of these decisions. Due to limited capacity in the animal barns there will be no open class livestock exhibits accepted for the 2021 Deschutes county fair cHangeS tO tHe 2021 OPen claSS Static DePartmentS: Pre-registration for static exhibits is strongly encouraged as Covid-19 state and local health mandates on building capacity may limit the number of last minute walk in entries. https://expo.deschutes.org/fair/page/exhibitor-premium-book Exhibit drop off: Extended hours on Saturday, July 24, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Fine Arts department: Will accept exhibits for drop off on Sunday, July 25, from 10 am to 2 pm Photography: limiting each exhibitor to 5 entries only. There will be no photography judges critique this year Food Preservation: Due to limited building capacity there will be no table setting contest this year Exhibit Pick-up Time: Exhibits will be available for pick up on Monday, August 2, between 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm in the South Sister Building. Tuesday, August 3, between 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm and Wednesday, August 4, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Premium Check Pick-up Time: Exhibitor premium checks will be available for pick at the same days and time as exhibit pick up. What is an exhibitor/Premium Book? The premium book includes all of the rules and regulations pertaining to the fair and details of each of the exhibit categories. There are three main divisions in which to enter items or animals in the fair: Open Class, 4-H and FFA. Under each Open Class Department is listed the person in charge of the department, the premiums, and the rules and regulations. FFA and 4-H details are not listed in this book. Premium Office infOrmatiOn Dates and Hours: June 21st – august 2nd, monday – friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Phone: 541-548-2711 ext. 7938 faX: 541-923-1652 www.expo.deschutes.org 3800 SW airport Way, redmond, Or 97756 We are here to meet your needs. Please call anytime during our office hours with any questions you may have regarding Open Class entries, exhibits, dates, fees, exhibitor numbers, etc. Please note the following information: pre-registrations can be submitted to our office in a number of ways, walk-ins, mail-ins, fax, and online. Open Class livestock entries will not be accepted this year. Online non livestock entries will close on Sunday, July 18th. Walk- in entries will continue to be accepted for non-livestock entries until department drop- off day up to capacity of the building based on health and state Covid-19 mandates. Check departments for exact day and time information. While pre-registration is strongly encouraged and will be accepted in the above manner, exhibits can only be accepted according to fair schedule. Please refer to the fair schedule so you will know the correct time to bring in your exhibit. We regret that exhibits cannot be accepted before the listed date and time for your department. 2021 Deschutes County Fair Premium Book | 3