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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
FAIR
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Fair Guide, available at the
Blue Mountain Eagle ofice
and the Fair Ofice.
1. Sammy Kershaw in
concert, with opener
Briana Renea, at the
grandstands
The big headliner at the
fair is country music star
Sammy Kershaw in concert
at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
13, with opener Briana Renea
at 7:30 p.m.; gates open at 6
p.m.
Kershaw is known for hits
such as “She Don’t Know
She’s Beautiful,” “Third Rate
Romance” and “Don’t Go
Near the Water,” and his per-
formance will last an hour and
a half.
Fairgrounds manager Mary
Weaver said this is the irst time
in decades the fairgrounds has
had a big concert.
“This is pretty important,”
she said. “If we can get the
community behind this event,
we would be able to get a head-
liner yearly — we have to get
that support to make it happen.”
Renea, 22, of Canby has a
new song “Chasin Trouble”
on the Nashville Songwriters
Association International Top
40. She’s described as having
considerable vocal talents with
edgy country and rock rhythms.
Weaver said Renea is an “up
and coming artist,” and reminds
her of a young Reba McEntire.
Renea will hold an after
show concert at the Main Stage
Saturday night at 10:15 p.m.
Presale tickets to the con-
cert cost $55 for VIP, $40 for
bleachers, $30 for grandstands
or $20 for standing, and each
includes free admittance to
the fair for Aug. 13. There is a
$10 savings for presale tickets,
which are available at the fair
ofice, Len’s Drug and John
Day Les Schwab Tires.
2. Grant County Freestyle
Bullighting
The crowd can expect lots
of thrills with the extreme sport
of freestyle bullighting at 7
p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at the ro-
deo arena.
Six professional rodeo bull-
ighters will face off with some
Eagle photos/ Rylan Boggs
Carboard cutouts smile and wave before the county fair begins Tuesday, Aug.
9.
Matt Natale cuts onions
to be prepared as part
of a chicken fajita recipe
served during the
county fair.
Eagle file photo
Carnival rides will again entertain visitors to the
Grant County Fair. Here riders enjoy the Round Up
at last year’s fair.
A nauseous Lego man sits on a ride belonging
to the Grant County Library Tuesday, Aug. 9. The
library holds Lego night every first Monday of the
month at 6:00 pm.
of the meanest bulls in the
country, competing for $1,500
and a championship buckle.
3. Grant County
Talent Search
A crowd favorite, the talent
show at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 10, gives everyone an
opportunity to see talent from
Grant County and beyond,
whether it’s singing, dancing,
comedy or playing an instru-
ment.
4. Carnival rides
Exciting rides, including the
Round Up, Tornado and ferris
wheel, from Cascade Amuse-
ment are back. Wristbands for
all-day carnival rides are $15
presale and $20 onsite. Presale
carnival tickets can be pur-
chased with fair tickets.
5. Hypnotist Justin James
James, a comedy hypnotist,
will provide family-friendly
entertainment at the Main Stage
Ali Chobo restrains her sheep, Cuddles, as it
attempts to escape during a bath Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Wednesday through Saturday
at the fair, three times a day. See
fair guide for times.
6. Ranchers Breakfast
Get a plateful of delicious
breakfast favorites from 6-10
a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, near the
Fair Pavilion. The cost is $7
and includes, ham, scrambled
eggs, biscuits and gravy, fruit,
juice and coffee.
7. Bands at the Main Stage
Showdown, a high energy
Nashville
honky-tonk-style
band, will perform at 4 p.m.
and 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at
the Main Stage. The group cov-
ers the latest country singles
A Rex Rabbit waits on a table in the small animals
barn Tuesday, Aug. 9. During the fair the rabbits are
judged on characteristics like eye color, weight and
coat quality.
and classics, along with south-
ern rock and blues.
Retro Ed will also take the
stage at 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and
7 p.m. Thursday, presenting
songs from the ’60s, singing
and playing guitar.
8. Livestock Auction
The 4-H-FFA Livestock
Auction is 5 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 13, at the Heritage Barn.
9. 4-H Dog Show
See talented pooches and
PALMER
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On behalf of Palmer, De-
Ford and the sheriff’s ofice,
attorney Zachary Hostetter
claimed the defendants fol-
lowed preservation guide-
lines in a state archives email
manual and maintained print-
their owners compete at the
fairgrounds basketball court
at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
10.
10. Cow Kids Rodeo
The Cow Kids Rodeo gives
youth, from little ones up to
age 16, a chance to compete
in events such as steer riding,
wooly bullies, breakaway rop-
ing barrel racing and more. The
event is scheduled for 10 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 14, at the rodeo
arena.
ed copies of emails that need-
ed to be retained.
On Aug. 5, Hostetter
signed a stipulated order pre-
venting his clients from de-
leting or altering any email
sent or received from Palm-
er’s address until the court
rules on the original com-
plaint seeking the disclosure
of certain emails.