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“Let’s Stirrup Some Fun!” That’s the theme of the 71st-annual Okanogan County Fair, and dozens of kids are grooming their pigs, sheep and steers in last-minute preparations for the event.
Others have been baking and canning, setting aside prize tomatoes and pumpkins, and sewing and …
A state audit of Okanogan County for 2016 could not account for about $1,200 from advance ticket sales at the county fair and almost $4,000 in facility rental the fairgrounds.
There were receipts for $1,232 in advance ticket sales, but the money was never deposited …
Shelby White, whom people are more accustomed to seeing in ranching attire or on the wrestling mat, donned a tiara, a white lace dress — and cowboy boots — on Sunday (Sept. 10) when she was crowned queen of the Okanogan County Fair for 2018.
White gave her prepared …
Shelby White has been showing pigs and steers at the Okanogan County Fair since she was 6 years old. Now White, age 15, is competing to be queen of the fair — to be an ambassador for the event as it enters its eighth decade.
“Ever since I was a little girl, I looked at all the royalty from around Washington at …
Nearly three-dozen members of the Methow Valley 4-H program, the county’s largest, will be showing pigs, steers and rabbits at the Okanogan County Fair this year.
Many are carrying on family tradition; about half of the local 4-H members are …
Cody Wottlin wrapped his shoelaces in duct tape because his pig Schnizel finds them so irresistible.
But nibbling on the shoelaces is just for entertainment, said Wottlin, since Schnizel (formally known as Frederick Esquire III) is hardly lacking …
The Methow Valley 4-H Swine Club’s 21 members will be well represented at the Okanogan County Fair from Sept. 8–11. Members will be presenting their pigs throughout the fair, and auctioning them off on Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. in the Berg Pavilion. The 4-H club is hoping for lots of local support. Brothers Grey […]
Preschool offered at Methow Mentoring Methow Mentoring & Childcare is offering an additional half-day preschool class for children 3 – 1/2 to 6 years old. The class will be taught by Sue Gottula, a teacher and reading specialist with preschool teaching experience. The program will offer a special rate of $5 per day for the first week. […]
It’s easy to imagine why a pig — which can easily gain three or four pounds a day at 6 months of age — would not be thrilled about being on a diet.
But some kids who’ve been raising pigs and other livestock all summer now have to monitor the animals’ weights because the Okanogan County Fair was postponed while the fairgrounds were still …
The Okanogan County Fair has been postponed to Sept. 24 -27 because the fairgrounds have been in use by fire crews. The later date also means new registration deadlines, new weights for livestock, and new dates for campers to set up. Registrations must be received by the fair office by Friday, Sept. 18, at 5 […]
