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JULY 28�AUGUST 4, 2021
BEHIND THE SCENES
FROM THE
COVER
First week of August brings
fairs to Baker, La Grande
By Lisa Britton
and John Vollinger
Go! Magazine
B
It’s
fair
time!
Submitted photo
Olivia Harms plays Aug. 4 at the Baker County Fair.
AKER CITY, LA GRANDE —
Eastern Oregon youth are
gussying up their animals and
entertainers are preparing for
the stage in anticipation of this
summer’s county fairs.
In Baker City, the fair was
held last year in a limited capac-
ity. This year will look a bit more
like normal, said Devon Colton,
fair administrative assistant for
Baker County. She is hopeful
for large crowds at the fair, she
said, especially after the great
turnout for the town’s Miners
Jubilee in mid-July.
“It was really encouraging
to see that people want to get
out,” she said.
The Baker County Fair in
Baker City begins July 30 with a
horse show, then continues the
next week, Aug. 1-6.
Union County didn’t have
a public fair in 2020. This
year it returns, Aug. 4-7 at the
Union County Fairgrounds in
La Grande.
BAKER COUNTY FAIR
A full week of fair activities
are planned starting with a 4-H/
FFA horse show at 8 a.m. on
Friday and Saturday, July 30
and 31. Sunday, Aug. 1, is open
class check-in (except fl owers
and horticulture, which need to
come on Monday, Aug. 2, from
8-11 a.m.).
Animals arrive Tuesday, Aug.
3, and the fair opens to the
public at noon that day. That
evening brings a cornhole tour-
nament starting at 7 p.m.
For the rest of the week,
Wednesday through Friday, the
fair opens to the public at 9 a.m.
each day. A “Kidz Fun Zone” with
infl atables and yard games is
open those three days as well.
Two concerts are planned:
Olivia Harms takes the stage
at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4, and Trailer
Hitch plays at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5.
Showing of the fair animals
happens throughout the week.
An outdoor arena will again
be used for swine, sheep and
goats. Beef exhibits will be
shown inside Cockram arena,
and the small animals will be
located in part of the event
center.
PeeWee Showmanship is set
for 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Youth
who want to participate can fi nd
forms at www.bakerfair.com/fair
or at the Extension offi ce, 2600
East St., Baker City. Open class
forms are also on this site, and
can be submitted with entries.
Several vendors have com-
mitted to the week, and Colton
said more are welcome. For in-
formation, check the website or
call/text her at 541-519-2110.
Forms can be emailed to devon.
colton@oregonstate.edu.
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First Friday at Crossroads
Picturing Paradise
2020 Auburn Avenue
Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
Cuadros are embroidered and appliquéd fabric pictures created
by women of Compacto Humano and Manos Ancashinas, two art
cooperatives located in Pamplona Alta, a shantytown situated on
the outskirts of Lima, Peru. This project, which in part, evolved into
an exhibition, features the work of these women, placing emphasis
on them as artists and the way their art reflects creativity, resilience,
and hope despite the harsh conditions of their lives.
Exhibition on display Friday, July 2 through Saturday, July 31
Crossroads is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm