MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD
Volunteer Brent Naylor of Raymond holds up the winning turnip entry in the “largest single vegetable” category at the Pacific County Fair in Menlo in 2009. The prize veggie was grown by Sandy Bradley of Raymond.
MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD
Everett resident Eric Black gets squeezed between his two cousins Kenzy, left, and Kemra Boothe on the Scream ride at a past Pacific County Fair in Menlo.
The Pacific County Fair kicked off on Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the county fairgrounds in Menlo — 6 miles east of Raymond on state Route 6 across from Willapa Valley High School. This year’s fair, themed “Lettuce Turnip and Beet It to the Fair,” boasts a full day of events today and Saturday, with the fairgrounds closing at 11 p.m. each day.
Here’s a look at the schedule:
TODAY
9 a.m. 4-H Sewing Expo Contest
10 a.m. Horse Arena Events begin
10 a.m.-6 p.m. 4-H Food & Clothing Judging
10:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Dairy/Open Dairy Show
11 a.m. Carnival opens
1 p.m. Stage shows begin
6:30 p.m. Junior Livestock Auction
8:30 p.m. Stage shows resume
10 p.m. Buildings close
11 p.m. Fair Grounds close
SATURDAY
7 a.m.-11 a.m. 4-H Cowboy Breakfast
9 a.m. Horse Arena Events begin
11 a.m. 4-H Fashion Revue on Stage
11 a.m. Carnival opens
1 p.m. Stage shows begin
1 p.m.-3 p.m. 4-H Public Presentations
7 p.m. Fair royal coronation
10 p.m. Buildings close
11 p.m. 2012 Fair closes
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