Lcf 2013

BY ALEX PAULALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD

Fans from as far away asArizona have purchased re-served seating tickets forthe musical group Collec-tive Soul, which will per-form at the Linn CountyFair at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

The fair kicks off onThursday and runs throughSunday at the Linn CountyFair & Expo Center in Al-bany.

The band is based inStockbridge, Ga., and roseto fame in 1993 with theirfirst hit, “Shine.”

“We have already soldout reserve seating forKansas, which will performJuly 18, and Collective Soulon the 19th,” said market-ing manager Jan Taylor.“It’s the first time we’vehad two acts sold out thisfar ahead of the fair. Butthere’s still plenty of roomto sit or stand around thecourtyard in the non-re-served areas.

The maximum number ofpeople allowed in thecourtyard and main stagearea is 7,500.

“We had to turn peopleaway during the EddieMoney show a few yearsago,” Taylor said.

Taylor reminded peoplethat chairs are not permit-ted, but blankets are al-lowed.

Taylor said staff mem-bers are bracing for bigcrowds. The weather fore-cast for the first day of thefair is 84 degrees and

sunny.“We had about 30,000

people attend last year’s fairand we hope for that ormore this year,” Taylor said.

This year’s fair theme is,“Red, white & blue, thisfair’s for you.”

4-H and FFA events ac-tually started Saturday.

Taylor said Coastal Farmand Ranch will again spon-sor a barbecue for all 4-H,FFA and volunteers onWednesday, July 17.

“It’s a huge gift for thefair,” Taylor said. “Coastal isalways supportive of the 4-H and FFA programs andthis is really fun. This willbe the second year for thebarbecue.”

Taylor said local businesssupport keeps the fairafloat.

“We have strong supportfrom businesses, large andsmall,” Taylor said. “Evenwhen the economy was atits lowest, they camethrough and the last twoyears, things have contin-ued to pick up.”

On opening day, seniorswill be admitted free all dayand all others will be admit-ted free until 3 p.m.

Seniors will also betreated to free ice cream at 2 p.m. on Thursday at theVIP tent.

Children 12 and underwill be admitted free eachday of the fair.

The KRKT CountryShowdown will showcaselocal talent from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. on Sunday, the final

day of the fair.As always, there will be

free daily entertainment inFamily Land, including fa-vorites Adam the Great,Mother Goose, Jest in Time

Circus and the world fa-mous racing pigs.

Fair and Expo Centermanager Randy Porter saidit takes about two weeks toget the buildings and

grounds set up for the fairand another week to take itall down.

“People don’t understandwhat it takes to get thingsset up,” Porter said. “Ittakes a lot of hands to geteverything moved intoplace.”

The fair is getting someextra publicity this year,reaching out into rural

communities.“We hired a young man to

hang banners in communi-ties throughout the county,”Taylor said.

Included are large ban-ners hanging over Highway20 on the north side ofLebanon and in SweetHome. Banners also hang atthe western and eastern en-trances of Brownsville.

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Linn Fair offand running on Thursday

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Nick Blair of Scio holds on to “Indian Outlaw” out of the gate of the 2012 Linn County Fair Bull Bash.

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Alaskan Racing Pigs “Sloppy Joe” and “Justin Bieboar” jump theirfinal hurdle on their way to the finish line at the 2012 fair.

TICKET PRICESDAILY

Parking: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4Adults (Ages 13+) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7Seniors (Ages 60+): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5Kids (12-under): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FREECarnival wristbands (All Day) — . . . . . . . . . . . .$25Carnival, individual tickets — . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.50

SEASON PASSES

Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12Adults (Ages 13+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19Seniors (Ages 60+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13

4H / FFA SEASON PASSES (EXHIBITORS)

Parent/Teen Sibling (13+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15Grandparent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10

Musical acts are hot ticketsat 2013 edition of the event

Thursday, July 18

11 a.m.: Fair OpensBINGO — Expo HallAll-Alaskan Racing Pigs

— FamilyLand11:30 a.m.L Mother

Goose — FamilyLandNoon: 4-H/FFA Dairy

Cattle Breed classes —Animal Barn

12:15 p.m. All-AlaskanRacing Pigs — FamilyLand

1 p.m. 4-H/FFA PoultryShowmanship — Santiam

Steve the Pretty Good —FamilyLand

1:45 p.m.: Mother Goose— FamilyLand

2 p.m.: Senior Ice CreamSocial — VIP

Cascade Performing Arts— Main Stage

2:30 p.m. Jest in TimeCircus — FamilyLand

Adam the Great — ExpoHall

3:15 p.m.: Steve thePretty Good — FamilyLand

4 p.m. 4-H/FFA BeefShowmanship — AnimalBarn

4-H/FFA SheepShowmanship — AnimalBarn

Tractor Pull —FamilyLand

4:30 p.m.: 4-H FavoriteFoods Contest — ExpoHall


Doc Titus — Main Stage4:45 p.m.: Jest in Time

Circus — FamilyLand5 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Swine

Breeds — Animal Barn5:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull —

FamilyLand6 p.m.: Barrel Racing —

Arena6:15 p.m.: Adam the

Great — FamilyLand6:50 p.m.: Stoddard and

Cole — Main Stage7 p.m.: Jest in Time

Circus — FamilyLand7:45 p.m.: All-Alaskan

Racing Pigs — FamilyLand8 p.m.: FamilyLand

Closes8:30 p.m.: Kansas —

Main Stage

Friday, July 19

11 a.m.: Fair OpensAll-Alaskan Racing Pigs

— FamilyLand11:30 a.m.: Mother

Goose — FamilyLandNoon: 4-H/FFA Dairy

Showmanship — AnimalBarn

12:15 p.m.: All-AlaskanRacing Pigs — FamilyLand

12:30 p.m.: Desserts ofthe Presidents Contest —Expo Hall

1 p.m.: Steve the PrettyGood — FamilyLand


2:30 p.m.: Jest in TimeCircus — FamilyLand


Open Class Dairy Cattle— Animal Barn

3:15 p.m.: Steve thePretty Good — FamilyLand

3:30 p.m.: Milk Chug aLug Contest — AnimalBarn

4 p.m.: Tractor Pull —FamilyLand

4:30 p.m.: 4-H/FFA BeefBreed classes — AnimalBarn

4:30 p.m.: Adam theGreat — Expo Hall

4:45 p.m.: Jest in TimeCircus — FamilyLand

5:30 p.m.: Little Rascalz— Main Stage

Tractor Pull —FamilyLand

6 p.m.: 4-H/FFA PackGoat Classes — AnimalBarn

6:30 p.m.: Steve thePretty Good — Expo Hall

7 p.m.: 4-H/FFALivestock Judging Contest— Animal Barn

6:15 p.m.: Adam theGreat — FamilyLand

6:30 p.m.: Bull Bash —Arena

7 p.m.: Jest in TimeCircus — FamilyLand

Phamous Phaces —Main Stage


8 p.m.: FamilyLandCloses

8:30 p.m.: CollectiveSoul — Main Stage

11 p.m.: Fair Closes

Saturday, July 20

11 a.m.: Fair OpensFlyball Dogs — ArenaCar Show in the Park —

Timberlinn Park11:30 a.m.: Mother

Goose — FamilyLandNoon: Jest in Time

Circus — FamilyLand12:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan

Racing Pigs — FamilyLandSewell’s Summer Salad

Contest — Expo Hall1 p.m.: Steve the Pretty

Good — FamilyLand1:30 p.m.: Mother Goose

— FamilyLandOregon Valley Boys —

Main Stage2 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Auction

Buyer’s Barbeque —Santiam

Jest in Time Circus —FamilyLand


Wild Man Alex Zerbe —Expo Hall

3 p.m.: Annual 4-H/FFAMarket Livestock Auction— Animal Barn

Adam the Great —FamilyLand

NickLive — Main Stage3:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull —

FamilyLand4 p.m.: Steve the Pretty

Good — FamilyLandBush Pilots — Main

Stage4:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan

Racing Pigs — FamilyLandAdam the Great — Expo

Hall5 p.m.: Jest in Time

Circus — FamilyLand5:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull —

FamilyLandSwampgrass — Main

Stage6 p.m.: Wild Man Alex

Zerbe — FamilyLandWild ‘N Wooly — Arena6:30 p.m.: All-Alaskan

Racing Pigs — FamilyLandAdam the Great — Expo

Hall7 p.m.: Jackson

Michelson — Main StageSteve the Pretty Good —

FamilyLand7:30 p.m.: Wild Man Alex

Zerbe — FamilyLand8 p.m.: FamilyLand

Closes8:30 p.m.: Steve Holy —

Main Stage11 p.m.: Fair Closes

Sunday, July 21

11 a.m.: Fair Opens4-H/FFA Master

Showmanship followed byAwards and Farm Olympics— Arena

KRKT Texaco CountryShowdown — Main Stage

11:30 a.m.: MotherGoose — FamilyLand

Noon: Jest in TimeCircus — FamilyLand



1:15 p.m.: Wild Man AlexZerbe — Expo Hall


Mom Newman’s ApplePie Contest — Expo Hall

Open Class Shorthorn —Animal Barn

2 p.m.: Jest in TimeCircus — FamilyLand



Savanna — Main Stage3 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Small

Animal Awards Ceremony— Santiam

Wild Man Alex Zerbe —FamilyLand

Savannah Colen — MainStage

3:30 p.m.: Tractor Pull —FamilyLand




Ty Curtis — Main Stage5 p.m.: 4-H Statics

Awards Ceremony — ExpoHall

Wild Man Alex Zerbe —FamilyLand

5:30 p.m.: Adam theGreat — FamilyLand

Steve the Pretty Good —Expo Hall

6 p.m.: Fair Closes

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Schedule of events

BY CATHY INGALLSALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD

A timed relay event that in-volves teams of four dogs racingover a course of four hurdlesspaced 10 feet apart will debut atthis year’s Linn County Fair.

Twelve teams have signed up tocompete.

Greg and Terry Johnson of Al-bany will be on hand with theirtwo Pembroke Welsh Corgis,Maxwell and Ellie, when the competition starts in the arena at9 a.m. Saturday.

The fair doesn’t open until 11a.m. so observers won’t see thebeginning of the event.

In the sport called Flyball, TerryJohnson said dogs run side-by-side down a 51-foot-long track.When a dog reaches the end of thecourse, it steps onto a spring-loaded box that shoots out a ten-nis ball, which the dog grabs andraces back over the hurdles so thenext dog can go.

Each dog must return its ball allof the way across the starting linebefore the next dog can take off.

The first team to have all fourdogs cross the finish line error-free wins the heat. Penalties areassessed if a dog drops the ball, isreleased early, if it goes around ajump or runs into another lane.

The height of the hurdles isdetermined by the shoulderheight of the smallest dog onthe team.

Flyball competition is on theprogram at the fair this year, TerryJohnson, said “because my hus-band talks about it all of the time.”

She said he was telling some-one associated with the fairabout the sport, who thought itwould be a good idea to host anevent.

The sport is considered to befast, fun and exciting for both thedogs and their owners.

“All during a competition, thedogs are going crazy and barkingwhile waiting their turn,” Johnsonsaid. “When they are coming backfrom their run, they know theywill get a favorite toy or a treat.”

Johnson’s dog Ellie is rewardedwith string cheese.

“This is a sport for people of allages, sizes and backgrounds,” shesaid. “Everyone laughs and has a

good time.”Terry, 57, and Greg, 59, are

members of the local MuddyPaws team. The other Flyballteam in Albany is Animal House,which is hosting the event at thefair.

The Johnsons have been com-peting for nearly six years.

Training a dog for Flyball cantake “a long time, depending onthe breed, whether the dog is ball-

driven and how athletic the dog is,she said. “Corgis have a mind oftheir own, so they are more diffi-cult to train.”

The Johnsons train their dogs athome but then periodically theypractice at arenas in Monmouthand Salem.

Flyball began as a sport in thelate 1960s and early ’70s inSouthern California. HerbertWagner is credited with making

the first Flyball box that hedemonstrated on Johnny Carson’sTonight Show. The first tourna-ment in the United States washeld in 1983.

The sport is popular becausesmall dogs, mutts and mixed-breed dogs can compete. Butmost of the dogs involved are Bor-der Collies.

To learn more about the sport,go to www.flyball.org.

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Terry Johnson’s Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Ellie, competes in a recent Flyball competition.

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