Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The busy season has arrived at the fairgrounds. This Saturday is the 5th annual "CRUZIN TO THE FAIR” car show. DJ Ray Bartley will be back playing music for us in the youth building. There will be a silent auction and raffle. Burgers and Polish sausages will be served as well as strawberry shortcake. Biscuits and Gravy will be served from 7am until 10:30. The Lions club will be having bingo, and we have several vendors setting up in the cow barn. The T-Building rumage sale will be open, with lots of new stuff, added this last week. Come on d...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow! Fair is here, are you ready? We are. I hope everyone has their entries ready to bring in on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday everything except floral, gardening and baking is entered and of course animals. Tuesday floral, gardening and baking come in and on Wednesday animals come in from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday the gates open for the fair. If you haven't bought your pass yet you still have time but on Thursday the price goes up so be sure and get your pass early. You can purchase them from the fair royalty or in...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow! it’s hard to believe we are only four weeks away from the fair. Animal entries came in last Friday and it looks good. Fair books are out, so hopefully everyone has one and is getting their entries ready for the fair. Check the fair book for days that entries come in. Monday August 14 enter all exhibits except livestock, baking, garden and floral from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Tuesday August 15 enter baking, garden and floral. And on Wednesday all animals come in (except dog and cat). If you haven't got your f...
Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July and are getting ready for Bald Eagle Days. Friday July 14 is a big day at the fairgrounds. We will start the afternoon off with Mud Wrestling at 3:30 p.m. This year we have included some peewee wrestling so bring the kids out and let them play in the mud. Peewee classes are as follows A: 30-40 lbs, B:41-60 lbs, C: 61-74 lbs, Class D: 75-125 lbs, E: 126-175 lbs, F: 176-225 lbs and G: 226 and above. If you would like to register, call the fair office and we will get you set...
Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone is getting excited about Mud Wrestling and The Shania Experience (Shania Twain Tribute Band) happening July 14 at the fairgrounds. The tickets are only $15 for both events and you can purchase them from fair foundation members, at the fair office or at the Duck Inn. Start your Bald Eagle Days Weekend off with some mud and good music. Food and drinks will be available. This year we have included some pee wee wrestling. Here are the classes: Peewee classes A: 30-40 lbs, B: 41-60 lbs, C: 61-74 lbs....
Greetings from the fair office! The Cruzin to the fair Car Show was a big hit with 100 cars on the grounds; it was awesome. The Best of Show Car was Susan Jessee's 1966 Chevy Nova SS it was beautiful. The Kids Choice award went to Mike Tarabochia and the People's Choice went to Ed Stevens. Other winners were Louis A McGill Jr., Dennis Bahneman, Brian Wilson, Mark Mcgill, Mike Tarabochia, Rich Newman, Jason Smith, Perry McClung, Paul Siminis, George Paradis, Larry Bostain, Glenn & Vicki Wiest, Fred Barth, Leon D. Trafelet, Dale Heiner, Kele...
Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. This Saturday starts the Farmer's Market at the fairgrounds. We are still looking for vendors and there is no charge. We also welcome people to come out for the Junk in the Trunk Sale. It starts at 9 a.m. and goes until 1 p.m. on this Saturday. Saturday is also the clean up day and all volunteers are welcome. It starts at 10 am. and we will serve lunch at noon. We will also open the T-Building for the sale. We are still looking for fair royalty and will have a...
Greetings from the fair office! This weekend is the Monthly Flea Market and Sale in the T-Building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hope everyone will come out and find some treasures. The fair sale in the T-Building will be open every Saturday starting on May 20 to coincide with the Farmer's Market which starts on the 20th of May from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All vendors are welcome at no charge. Also this day load up your trunks and bring your stuff out for the Junk in the Trunk Sale. No charge. May 20 is the fairgrounds annual Clean Up Day. All volunteers are...
Greetings from the fair office, wow, May is here, that means we only have three months until the fair. Hope everyone is getting ready to enter stuff in this year's fair. This will be a busy month at the fairgrounds. We will have a cleanup day on May 20. Anyone who wants to join us for the cleanup day can show up at 10 a.m., and we will find you a task to do. We serve lunch at noon. We are getting excited about the 4th Annual "Cruzin To The Fair Car Show" which is happening June 3. If you need a registration you can email the fairgrounds and I w...
Greetings from the fair office. The fairgrounds are busy and we have some new projects getting started. We will get the last row in the horse barn concrete down thanks to the grant from WSDA and the county commissioners. A huge thank you for making this happen. At this time the fair board is looking for fair royalty. We have two divisions: Junior Prince/Princess (age 8 to 12) and Senior Prince/Princess (age 13 to 19). Any who are interested please call the fair office and I will get back to you, (360)795-3480. Also if there are any individuals...
Greetings from the fair office! Wow it’s time for the Flea Market again; March 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We still have a couple tables available if anyone is interested. Call the office (360)795-3480. Also we will have the sale open in the T-Building with a lot of new stuff added from an Estate Sale. So come on down and grab yourself a treasure or two. The Smoke on the Water Music Fest game show night at the fairgrounds will be held March 25. For more information call the office. April will be a busy month with the flea market, Easter Egg H...
Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful February. The fair will have lots of events in the next couple months. The Flea Market will be March 11. Tables are still only $10, and you can call the office to reserve yours. On March 25 there will be a fundraiser for the Smoke on the Water Music fest, a game show night. This sounds really fun and I can't wait. Then in April we have the Easter Bingo on the 6th and the Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt on the 7th at 11 a.m. Also that day the Wahkiakum Fair Foundation will hold their...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow! What a turnout for our first Crab & Oyster feed. It was awesome. Thank you to Diane Dyer for being the chair and bringing a wonderful event to the fair. Also to her husband Don for everything he did. Thank you to all the board members who brought raffle and auction items in. Special thanks to the following donors of items to the auction: Sam Longtain (a load of gravel), thanks to first buyers Deb & Gary for donating it back, the Duck Inn, Smoke on the water music fest, Amber Eaton, Carol McClain, Ryan Helms...
Greetings from the fair! Wow, it is almost Christmas; things will be pretty quiet at the fairgrounds for the rest of the year. On January 14 we will have the monthly Flea Market and Sale in the T-Building. Tables are still only $10 and all you need to do is call the office, 360-795-3480. Then on January 21 we will hold a Crab and Oyster Feed at the Fairgrounds. The cost is $30 per ticket and are available at the Duck Inn, Maria's or by calling the office. February will be a very busy month for fair fundraising. We will have Valentine's Bingo...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow! Christmas is coming fast. If you haven't got all your gifts yet you should come out to the flea market this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We have lots of treasures. Lots of home made items, the fair foundation has their swags and centerpieces. Also, if you bid on their auction items they can be picked up. So come on out, watch Cathlamet Area news, and the Buy and Sells for Pictures this week. We have several new events to take place next year. On January 21 the fair board will hold a Crab and Oyster feed....
Greetings from the fair office. A big thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the Halloween Carnival. Great fun was had by all. Costume contest winners were as follows: 0-4 Ava Zurick-Doran The Grinch, 5-9 Ashleigh Montgomery Chuckie, 10-14 Issac black bird, and 15 and older Courtney Zurick The Dead Bride. Also a huge thank you to the Trunk or Treats people Becky Thacker and Diane Dyer (fairboard members), Kathy Perkins (initiator), Logan's Duck Inn (big fair supporter and Wahkiakum County Fair staff Courtney, Pete and Patty. We will do...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow! What a great time we had at the Fair Convention last week! Several new board members went and several fair foundation members went. We learned a lot and had a wonderful time. We also placed 3rd in the costume contest. This Saturday will be the annual Halloween Carnival, this year we are adding a Trunk or Treat to the event, so bring the family out for an afternoon of good times. All games are $1.00 each and a prize is almost always won. We have a costume contest and the winners are announced at 6:30. There...
Greetings from the fair office. The fair was a huge success. A huge thank you to all the volunteers for all their hard work to make the fair so wonderful. Without the volunteers the fair wouldn't be so wonderful. The new ride and bouncy house were a huge hit with the kids. Thank you to Sheriff Howie for sitting in the dunk tank. Thank you to the Fair King Devin Helms and Queens Aubree Helms and Emily Kangas for doing such a wonderful job and raising over $10,000 for the fair. A huge thank you to Lakeside for getting the paving done by the...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow, the fair is coming fast! The fairgrounds will be closed from Friday August 5 through Wednesday, August 10 for paving. If you need anything please leave a message and I will get back to you. The Fair Royalty are out selling fair passes and raffle tickets. Fair Prince Devin will hold a Spaghetti Dinner and Bingo at the Duck Inn on Monday August 8. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. and Bingo at 6 p.m. He also has a raffle for tickets to the Seahawks/Cardinals game. The T-Building is still in need of some volunteers. If...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow! Fair is only three weeks away and the fairgrounds are going to be very busy. We are going to get the new building going up and the pavement going in. So please call or make an appointment to be at the fairgrounds. I am sure there will be a few days that no one will be getting on the fairgrounds. A huge thank you to Kelly Hammond for the Horse Barn face lift. It looks wonderful. She volunteered her time to paint the building. Without wonderful volunteers like her things wouldn't happen. So my hat goes off to...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow, we are only four weeks away from the fair. Hope everyone had a great time on Bald Eagle Days. If you got down to the Marina the Duck Inn showcased a couple of the bands that will be at the fairgrounds. Steelhead will be at the fair on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the Nash Brothers will be on stage both Friday and Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Fat Bottom Girls will take the stage on Friday and Saturday. New this year, Logan's Duck Inn will host a beer garden. So come...
Greetings from the fair office; hope everyone enjoyed the first weekend of summer. Things are starting to get busy at the fairgrounds. We are only seven weeks away from the fair. Hope everyone is getting their entries together. We are still looking for vendors; if you are interested please call the fair office at 360-795-3480 and leave me a message. I will get back to you as soon as possible. This year our royalty court consists of all Junior Royalty: Princess Emily Kangas, Princess Aubree Helms and Prince Devin Helms. These three will be out...
Wow! The car show is here. Pre-registration is closed, but you can still enter the day of the show. Becky and Erinn will be taking entries at 6 a.m. Judging starts at 9 a.m. and every class has a trophy. Also there will be a People's Choice award and a Best of Show award. So get those old cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, etc., ready and bring them out to the fairgrounds on Saturday. The fair board has put together some nice raffle tables and tickets are only $1 each. A huge thank you to our sponsors- Astoria Ford, Wahkiakum West, Brusco...
Wow! What an awesome Mud Wrestling turn out. Thank you to the brave wrestlers, you were all awesome. Thank you to Aunt Shirley and Aunt Marietta for putting such a wonderful event together. All monies raised will be used to build a lean-to, to put over the kids games at fair. They have raised half of their goal to put it up. Watch for more Mud Wrestling in the future. The next event out here at the fairgrounds is approaching fast. That is the "Cruzin’ to the Fair Car Show." Pre-registrations are due by May 27. We will still take cars the day o...
Greetings from the fair office. Saturday is the big Mud Wrestling Extravaganza. Gates open at 2 p.m. and wrestling starts at 4 p.m. Food will be served and there will be a beer garden. All funds from this event are going to make a better game area at the fair for the kids. Also the fair has both a bouncy house and carnival ride for fair this year. So come on out and have some fun and help the kids area at fair. Cost to get in is only $3. I hope to see everyone there. A huge thank you to Tom Langston, Shelley Gilbert, Daria Lacey, Joe Blalock...
