What's happening at the Fair?

August 23, 2007

So what's a little rain? The "Skamokawa sunshine" didn't dampen the spirits of any of the fans who turned out for the Battle of the Bands on Saturday night. The three days of the Fair welcomed consistent attendance. Karen Triplett of Flying Hat Ranch appreciated bringing her ponies to "the cool side of the mountains"..."it gives the ponies a break, we really enjoy coming to this little fair". Many of the food and merchandise vendors have already secured their next year's spaces.

In contests, the winners thus far reported are:

Greased Pig: Elementary Division: Sierra Mott; Middle School Tayler Nicks; High School Jeff Vik; Adult Nick Staddard.

Scarecrow Contest: The winner of the scarecrow contest was the scarecrow in the Dairy Barn by the East Sunny Sands Cowboys 4-H Club.

Kids Timbersports Competition: Log Roll: 1. Bubba Calvert; 2. Joel Gaillard; 3. Austin Good. Double Buck: 1.Austin Haas and Warren Skirvin; 2. Miles Haas and Allen Skirvin; 3. Calvin Zimmerman and James Turner. Axe: 1. James Turner; 2. Calvin Zimmerman; 3. Austin Haas. Choker: 1. Bubba Calvert; 2. Trent Bennett; 3. James Turner. Overall logger of the day: Bubba Calvert

The winning ballot was from Cameron Collins of Cathlamet. The club and the winning ballot will win prizes from the WSU Master Gardeners.

Battle of the Bands: Comments by judge James Bush, author of the Encyclopedia of Northwest Music.

Best Song: "Don't Drink the Water" , performed by Buck 90. "Buck 90 was the most advanced bnd in terms of writing original songs."

Best Performance: Band: Birds of Fire. "This was a huge performance playing extremely comples material by 13 year old guitarist Luke."

People's Choice: Band: Killjoy. "Hometown boys Killjoy needed a good, energetic show to win this award and they came through"

"The overall level of musicianship was extremely high. Every band was good and every musician showed fine ability on their instument. The sound technicians did an excellent job both in moving bands on and off the stage and in mixing the performances."

A further contest winners list will be posted on the Wahkiakum Fair website.

Thank you to everyone who attended, competed, showed, performed, worked or volunteered for this year's Fair. The diversity of participation truly reflects the spirit of Wahkiakum County. See you next year!