PORT ANGELES — You can’t keep ’em down on the farm, not when it’s time for the Clallam County Fair.
Rather, the rustic miracles of the region’s dwindling rural culture are displayed for everyone to see.
Starting today and lasting through Sunday, city kids can discover what farm-bred folks have known all along: Chickens lay eggs. Cows give milk. Sheep make sweaters.
And once you’ve toured the livestock barns, admired the homemaker’s creations, and examined the flower arranging, driftwood sculpting, crocheting and quilting, there’s all that food that would never taste as good if you didn’t eat it on the midway.
The Clallam County Fairgrounds are at 1608 W. 16th St., in Port Angeles.
Daily admission prices are $7.50 for adults, $5.50 for those 62 and older as well as students 13 to 17 years old, $4.50 for children 6 to 12 years old, and free for children 5 and younger who are accompanied by adults.
Today, admission to the fair is free for children 12 and younger until 6 p.m. Kid-friendly events include:
* Children’s activities at 1 p.m. in the 4-H Building
* Sourdough Slim at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Hatified Magic at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., both on the Wilder Auto Community (West) Stage
* The Sunshine Generation at 11:30 a.m., and hypnotist Mike Mezmer at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., both at the Sunny Farms (Center) Stage
* The Wenatchee Youth Circus at 5 and 7 p.m. in the grandstand.
A full schedule of events appeared in the Aug. 9 edition of Peninsula Daily News. Daily schedules are available at gates into the fairgrounds. Some information also is available at the Clallam County Web site, clallam.net.
Today’s other events include:
Animal shows
* 8 a.m.: 4-H horse showmanship
* 9 a.m.: 4-H/FFA open swine, market steers and lamb judging
* 10 a.m.: 4-H poultry fitting and showing; 4-H/FFA pygmy dairy goat fitting, showing and type
* 10:30 a.m.: 4-H dog fitting and showing/confirmation
* 1 p.m.: 4-H open poultry type classes; 4-H/FFA rabbit and cavy judging; 4-H horse performance
Demonstrations
* All day: Blacksmith demonstrations at the Wasankari Log Cabin
* 10 a.m.-7 p.m.: Art demonstrations in the Art Barn and 4-H still life building demonstrations
* 1 p.m.: Children’s activities, 4-H Building
* 4:30 p.m.: Goat milking
* 6 p.m.: Skill-A-Thon
The blacksmith, art and still life demonstrations, children’s activities and goat milking will continue Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
West Stage
* Noon: Raq-A-Star Dancers
* 6 & 8:30 p.m.: Hatfield Magic
Center Stage
* 1 p.m.: Jazz in Blume
* 5 & 9 p.m.: Rocky Point All Stars
Highlights during the weekend include:
Friday
* 9 a.m.: Western games, grandstand.
* 10 a.m.: Llama, alpaca and goat show
* 10:30 a.m.: Dog obedience
* 2 p.m.: 4-H cat judging; reining.
* 4 p.m..: The Lonely H, West Stage
* 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Moto X, grandstand
* 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.: The Type A! band, West Stage
* 9 p.m.: Luck of the Draw, Center Stage.
Saturday:
* 9 a.m.: 4-H Horse English performance
* 11 a.m.: Dairy cattle fitting, showing and type
* Noon and 2 p.m.: Usual Suspects, Center Stage
* 1 p.m. Cat show
* 1 p.m.: Rodeo, grandstand
* 3 p.m.: Tim Casey and the Bluescats, West Stage
* 3 p.m.: 4-H and FFA Junior Livestock Auction
* 6 p.m.: Logging show
* 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.: Tiller’s Folly, West Stage
* 8 p.m.: Steve the Pretty Good, Center Stage
Sunday
* 10 a.m.: Miniature horse classes
* 11:30 a.m.: Rooster crowing contest
* Noon: Rollin’ Waters, West Stage
* 1 p.m.: Rodeo, grandstand
* 1 p.m.: 4-H dog fun day; cat costume contest; goat and llama costume contest
* 5 p.m.: Horse and rider pie eating contest
* 7 p.m.: Demolition derby, grandstand
