They will see Legends!

Congratulations to the following winners of our daily concert ticket drawings during the fair:

Thursday, tickets to see Chicago - Mary Ann Pintler of Oak Harbor

Friday, tickets to see Franki Valli and the Four Seasons - Mary Ann Davis of Clinton

Saturday, tickets to see Willie Nelson - Ed Duddridge of Greenbank

Sunday, tickets to see Neil Diamond - Tina Beard of Langley

Hooray for the Malone Building!

For those of you who might not know, a State Fair Commissioner judges our fair every year. He (or she) walks through all the barns and exhibits, visits with stewards and people on barn duty, counts the number of exhibits we have and then gives us a score on how well we did putting on a fair for the community. That score is what determines how much money will be budgeted to our fair from the State Fair Commission the following year.

As the State Fair Commissioner evaluates the fairgrounds, he (or she) takes note of places on the fairgrounds where people have taken extra effort in their area to make the fair special for the public. He then awards one of those areas the State Fair Commission's Black and White Award. The Black and White Award is one of the highest honors that is given on the fairgrounds each year. It has been awarded to the 4H Horse Division, the Heritage Barn, the 4H Building, Open Class Grains & Grasses, the 4H Dog Division, and even the Fair Board has received it.

This year's judge (and it is a different one every year) was most impressed with the Malone Building. The Malone Building is where the Open Class Floral, Photography, Beer & Wine, Quilts, Sewing, Needlework, Fiber Arts and Fleeces are displayed. The superintendents did a FANTASTIC job setting up the building and displaying the exhibits, but what the judge didn't know is that their work started many years before when they asked if they could refinish the concrete floor in the building. They spent many weeks together scraping, cleaning, scraping, scraping, cleaning, prepping, scraping, sanding, cleaning and painting the floor. It opened the door for them to start working together and make it the best it could be for all the exhibits housed in there. Instead of many different departments, there's one big building chock full of great exhibits. Check it out next year.

Rhonda Permenter, Terry Permenter, MaryAnn Pintler, Joy Smith, Margaret Nichols and Karen Hallett, congratulations on a well deserved Black and White Award and THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!

What did you think?

Did you enjoy the fair this year? What was your favorite exhibit? What did you eat? Did you like the entertainment?

Help us plan the 2009 fair! Drop us an email and let us know what you thought.

Birdhouses!

Look! The wall isn't lonely anymore! 5 people submitted birdhouses for the first Build a Birdhouse contest and they were great! Congratulations to Terry Permenter (the middle one) for receiving the most votes! Start on your birdhouse now and bring it next year!

Exhibits and Premium Checks

Just a quick reminder that you can pick up your exhibits and premium checks at the Burrier Building (where the Arts & Crafts are) every day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Friday, August 22, 2008. Please note that exhibits remaining on the fairgrounds more than 7 days after the closing of the fair become the property of the Island County Fair and will be disposed of unless prior arrangements have been made. If you cannot make it to the fairgrounds before Friday, please contact the Fair Office to make arrangements to get your things.

WHEW!

WOW! What a great fair! Obviously there's alot to report on and we will be getting stuff up in the next few days. In the meantime check out the Fair Highlights to see some photos straight from the 84th Island County Fair (more will be coming soon).

A big THANK YOU to all our volunteers for the help before, during and after the fair. We could not put on such a great event without you!

Getting ready for you!

Painting, sweeping, judging, repairing, weeding, sweeping, watering...

It's all happening in anticipation of the 84th Island County Fair!

We hope to see you!

Attention Children of All Ages...

Do you like to build really cool things with Legos??? Has your Mother ever stepped on a stray Lego??? Do you drool every time you walk by the Lego aisle at the toy store???

If you answered yes to any of the above questions (or even if you didn’t): CONGRATULATIONS! You qualify to participate in the Island County Fair Lego Contest!

Sign-ups for this contest will be held in the Pole Building this Saturday, August 9 from 1 to 7 p.m. A limited number of spots are available in each division, so sign up early. Fairgoers may check to see if open spots are still available to compete in their age division at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, August 15, in the Pole Building. As the contest will be scheduled between stage performances on Friday, August 15, starting times have not yet been determined.

Age Divisions: 4-6; 7-9; 10-12; 13+

Click here for more information.

Open Class Exhibit Entry Days Right Around the Corner...

This Saturday, August 9, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., we will be accepting exhibits in the Pole Building for the following classes:

Food Preservation

Needlework

Quilting

Sewing

Photography

Adult Arts & Crafts

Junior Arts & Crafts

Primary Arts & Crafts

Fiber Arts

Rocks & Gems

Homemade Wine

Beer, Cider & Other

Educational Displays

Fair Logo Design

Wednesday, August 13, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., we will be accepting exhibits for the following departments:

Baked Goods

Floral

Fruits

Vegetables

Grains & Grasses

Register your exhibits online at home before the fair and you won't have to wait in line to register them at the fair! We will just have to verify you have pre-registered your exhibits (please bring your receipt) and you can drop them off with the department superintendent. Click here to register your exhibits online now!

Half Price Thursday!