Early ticket sales now starting
for Columbia Co. Fair & Rodeo
The Columbia County Fair &
Rodeo Exhibitor Books and
tickets are now available.
Ticket Pre-Sales will contin
ue through Monday, July 14.
Purchasing Carnival Ride Tick
ets early will save $3.00. This
ticket does not include Admis
sion into the Fair gates. The
Carnival opens at noon each
day, July 16 through 20.
Season passes are available
at participating locations and
will save $5.00 on admission
for the entire week. Purchase a
season pass and enjoy special
daily events such as the My
Fair Lady Pageant and Stock
Car Races on Wednesday; the
Exceptional Rodeo, Baby Con
test and Junior Rodeo on
Thursday; the NPRA Rodeo on
Friday and Saturday, and the
Logging Show and Tractor Pull
on Sunday.
Pre-sold tickets are available
at South County Spotlight and
Hi School Pharmacy in Scap-
poose.
In St. Helens, purchase tick
ets at: Tony's Shoes, St. He-
lens-Scappoose Chamber, Hi
School Pharmacy, Columbia
County Fairgrounds Office.
In Rainier, find tickets at
Satellite Services.
Tickets are available in
Clatskanie at Johnson Family
Feed & Supply and Hi School
Pharmacy.
West Oregon Electric Coop
erative has tickets available in
Vernonia.
Junior Rodeo Entry Applica
tions are now being accepted
at the Fair Office. Entries are
lim ited to eight entries per
event. Events being offered are
Barrel Racing, Steer Daublin’,
Steer/Calf Riding and Break
away Roping and Mutton
Bustin’. Each entry is $20.00
(cash only). Spaces fill fast, so The Shafer residence at 57394 Lone Pine Road was selected for Yard of the Month honors for
June. Beautiful landscaping surrounds the house, and is worth a short drive to enjoy. Nomi
sign up now.
nations for Yard of the Month may be put in a box in the Vernonia City Hall lobby.
For more information, call
the Fair office at 503-397-4231.
Tryout dates are scheduled for
County Fair talent competition
Preliminary tryouts for the
Columbia County Fair Annual
Talent Competition will be held
Wednesday, July 16, at 7:00
p.m. Semi-finals will be on Fri
day, July 18, at 7:00 p.m. and
the Final Round will be held
Saturday, July 19, at 2:00 p.m.
Age group 15 and under will
perform first at each level of
competition.
All three rounds of competi
tion will be performed on the
Georgia Pacific Stage #1 at the
Fairgrounds.
The first place winner will re
ceive a cash prize of $200.00
and will qualify to compete at
the Oregon State Fair. Second
place will receive $150.00 and
$75.00 will go to the third place
winner.
Rules and entry forms are
available at all locations where
pre-sold fair tickets are being
sold. Entries are due on or be
fore June 27 at 5:00 p.m. at the
Fair Office.
For more information, call
Terri Stierwalt, Talent Competi
tion Coordinator, at 503-543-
3783 or Evelyn Hudson, Fair
Administrator, at 503-397-
4231.
Revival Service to
be held at Vernonia
Assembly of God
Pastor James Hamar of As
toria will be holding Revival
Services on June 22 at 11:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and June
23 through 25 at 7:00 p.m. at
the Vernonia Assembly of God
Church, 662 Jefferson Avenue.
For more information, call
503-429-4615.
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ton County Fair and Rodeo cel
ebrates its 78th year July 24-
27, with a new Main Stage, an
Alligator Show, and a new price
structure for the PRCA Rodeo.
The new Main Stage will be
set up in front of the Main Ex
hibit Hall and all major enter
tainment will take place there
rather than in the Amphitheater.
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ergy and excitement for folks
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Acts performing on the Main
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