Libby Swanberg, 12, of Port Angeles, a member of the Pure Country 4H Club, stuggles to get Blizzard a club calf, to follow its lead in the cattle ring on Friday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Libby Swanberg, 12, of Port Angeles, a member of the Pure Country 4H Club, stuggles to get Blizzard a club calf, to follow its lead in the cattle ring on Friday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County’s fair days of summer

  • Sunday, August 19, 2018 10:56am
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PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Fair was well underway Friday night and Saturday with plenty of kids, animals and rides. The fair runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.

Kayla Henning, 7, front, and her sister, Alexia Henning, 6, take a spin on an amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair carnival on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Kayla Henning, 7, front, and her sister, Alexia Henning, 6, take a spin on an amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair carnival on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Zoey Kaufman, 7, of Port Angeles takes a sheep for a walk before showing before the judges on Friday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Zoey Kaufman, 7, of Port Angeles takes a sheep for a walk before showing before the judges on Friday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A ribbon-winning sunflower entered by Nick Hoffman in Sequim greets fairgoers in the floral barn. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A ribbon-winning sunflower entered by Nick Hoffman in Sequim greets fairgoers in the floral barn. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Pure Country 4-H Club member Bailey Anderson, 15, of Port Angeles gives a kiss to her brown Swiss cow Darla after showing her Friday at the Clallam County Fair. She said she had raised the 3-year-old bovine from birth. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Pure Country 4-H Club member Bailey Anderson, 15, of Port Angeles gives a kiss to her brown Swiss cow Darla after showing her Friday at the Clallam County Fair. She said she had raised the 3-year-old bovine from birth. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Hannah Wagner, 14, of Sequim, a member of the Lambchops 4-H Club, runs with a pair of goats in the small animal show ring on Friday evening at the fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Hannah Wagner, 14, of Sequim, a member of the Lambchops 4-H Club, runs with a pair of goats in the small animal show ring on Friday evening at the fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

The spinning “Starship Exodus” ride draws carnival-goes on Friday night at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

The spinning “Starship Exodus” ride draws carnival-goes on Friday night at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

The sun sets behind the Ferris wheel at the county fair carnival on Friday evening. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

The sun sets behind the Ferris wheel at the county fair carnival on Friday evening. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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