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The INDEPENDENT, July 19, 2000
Community
Only the best market animals in
Youth Livestock Auction at Fair
The
annual
Columbia
County Fair Youth Livestock
Auction allows 4-H and FFA
members to sell animals to the
public before they leave the
fair. The auction will be held
Saturday, July 22 at 3:30 p.m.,
in the beef barn.
If you purchase an animal
at the auction, you will receive
prize winning livestock raised
by 4-H and FFA members as
part of their market projects.
Your purchase will help sup
port the cost of these educa
tional programs, but it will also
provide choice beef, pork,
lamb, rabbit and poultry for
your dining pleasure.
Animals sold at this auction
have been raised under strin
gent rules and have been
approved for the auction by
the Market Grader and the
auction committee. They must
have earned either a blue or
red ribbon in their confirmation
class, and many of them will
be either the champion or
reserve champion in their
class.
Auction buyers range from
individuals to businesses and
organizations. The purchase
may be for personal use, to
use as a fund raiser for anoth
er purpose, to donate to a food
bank or other charity, for a
company barbecue, or in
many other ways.
However the auction live
stock are utilized, the auction
helps keep these valuable pro
grams operating.
Fair events include logging
show, tractor pull and much more
From page 1
The Columbia County Fair
Logging Show will start Sun
day morning at 11:00 a.m.
(registration starts at 9:30
a.m.). Logging show partici
pants will accumulate points
toward the Columbia County
Logger of the Year. Final
standings for the award will be
announced following the Ver
nonia Friendship Jamboree
Logging Show on August 5.
Another special activity on
Sunday afternoon will feature
the Northwest Tractor Pullers.
Highlighting the rural roots
of county fairs throughout the
country will be demonstrations
of the 1924 Case threshing
machine that is usually housed
in the Farm Museum on the
fairgrounds. You can watch it
in operation on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
Departments for both Open
Class and 4-H/FFA exhibits
include Art and Photography,
Baked Goods, Beef and Dairy
Cattle, Food Preservation, Flo
ral, Goats, Horses, Poultry,
Rabbits, Sheep, Swine and
Textiles. 4-H/FFA exhibits also
extend to Cavies, Pigeons &
Doves, and several additional
classes.
The
annual
Columbia
County Youth Livestock Auc
tion will be held Saturday at
3:30 p.m.
In spite of all the fun and all
the competition, community
needs haven’t been forgotten
in the fair schedule. On Sun
day, everyone going through
the gate will receive $1.00 off
the price of admission with a
canned food donation. All
goods and cash received for
the food drive will be donated
to the county food bank for dis
tribution to community food
banks throughout the county.
PCC placement tests
scheduled at VHS
Placement testing for class
es at Portland Community Col
lege will take place at Vernonia
High School, July 20 at 6:00
p.m.
For more information, call
503-978-5303.
The food drive is organized by
4-H Club member Kristin
Elkins, with the help of 4-H
Clubs around the county.
A schedule of events and
entertainment will be available
each day at the main gate and
information booth. See page 8
for more information and ad
mission prices.
Calendar of summer
activities for youth
Vernonia Head Start chil
dren’s summer activities pro
gram continues through the
middle of August with the fol
lowing activities:
July 20 - Biking, 9 a.m.-
noon, third through fifth grades.
Bring your own lunch.
July 21 - Biking, 9 a.m.-
noon, sixth through eighth
grades, bring your own lunch.
July 24 - cooking, garden
ing, drama and music
July 25 - Making musical
instruments, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Kindergarten and first grade
July 26 - Making musical in
struments, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
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Ready to show and auction their rabbits at the Columbia County Fair are Vernonia 4-H
members, from left, Elizabeth Pelster, Juliana Pelster, Sarah Tatman, Katie Tatman, Elliott
Graf and Amanda Watt. Elizabeth Pelster raised the champion pen of market rabbits at last
year’s fair. The group has already received assurance that the following individuals and
companies will participate in the livestock auction: H&R Utility of Hillsboro, Gayle Gardner
of Vernonia, Banks Feed, Lee’s U-Catch of Vernonia, Frank and Karen Miller of Vernonia.
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July 27 - Making and
launching boats, 9:30-11:30
a.m., fifth and sixth grades
August 1 - Water fun for
Kindergarten through second
grade. 9:30-11:30 a.m.
August 2 - Photography for
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11:30 a.m.
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