Les Schwab Tires Kids Day, August 25
Purchase $1 ride tickets for use only Monday, August 25 from 10am to 6pm with a coupon from Les Schwab Tires. Plus, receive $10 worth of game tickets for $8. Tickets will be sold from 10am-6pm and they can be used from 10am-10pm. Some games require more than one ticket. One coupon per person.

Tilt-a-Whirl Tuesday, August 26
Buy a $25 wristband for unlimited rides 11am-5pm – plus 10 game tickets. Some games require more than one ticket. Wristbands sold until 4pm.

Wristband Wednesday, August 27
Buy a $25 wristband for unlimited rides, plus 10 game tickets. Ride 11am-4pm (wristbands sold until 3pm) OR 5pm-10pm (wristbands sold until 9pm). Some games require more than one ticket.

Come to the Capital Press booth at the Oregon State Fair on Ag Day, Saturday, Aug. 30, and meet the people behind the West's Ag Weekly. Reporters, editors, designers and sales representatives will be there to answer questions about how the newspaper works.

Aspiring photographers will have the opportunity to learn from award-winning news photographer Mark Rozin at an hourlong workshop at 11 a.m. Rozin will draw on his years of experience taking pictures around the world to teach young photojournalists about composition. Participants and others will be able to submit their Oregon State Fair photos to the Capital Press website for all to see.

Children can compete for a prize in the Capital Press scavenger hunt. Participants will be given a list and let loose on the fair to seek out Farm Facts. All completed entries will be entered in a drawing for a $50 Target gift certificate.

• The Oregon Auctioneers Association will be holding their final competition.
• See a display of vintage farm equipment from ‘Powerland’ and see large farm equipment at each entrance gate.
• The Oregon State Fair and Agri-Business Council will host a corn-shucking contest!
• Ag-Business and related vendors will be on-site for the day to sell, educate, promote, and provide fair goers with fun give-away items.
• For the kids, Mutton Bust’n, The Great American Petting Zoo & OMSI’s Animal Secrets in Les Schwab’s Familyville along with (live) duck races!
• Animal shows during Ag-Day consist of a Long Horn show, a Swine show, and 4-H and FFA livestock shows.

The Red Hat Society celebrated its 10th Birthday this year. This world-wide sisterhood has nearly 40,000 chapters across the U.S. in all 50 states and in more than 25 foreign countries.

Information and Event Registration Flyer

The Craft Warehouse of Salem Fabulous Red Hat and Fancy Hat Adorn Contest - Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:00pm - This is it ladies! This is the contest to show your saucy side and come away with a beautifully decorated BY YOU, and definitely one-of-a-kind, RED HAT. Hurry and sign-up at 1pm because supplies and hats are limited so entry is restricted to the first 25 individuals or teams who sign up.

Beaver Boulevard: 10am-6pm – Main Concourse

Visit Benny and get your photo taken with him on the main concourse!

• Visit the Austin Family Business at their exhibit booth
• The OSU bookstore will be on the main concourse selling OSU merchandise
• Some of the university colleges ( College of Agriculture; College of Forestry, & OSU Marketing Department) will have information in this area and hand out OSU sports schedules
• The OSU fly guys (big orange flags that fly way up in the air) will be on display this area
• Alumni of OSU are encouraged to wear school colors!

Livestock/Horse Show Area

• OSU will have a display in the Dairy area in the livestock pavilion; highlighting the OSU dairy program!
• The OSU Polo team will be here to do a demonstration in the horse show stadium!

(And More…!)

Department of Veterans Affairs website (The FREE ADMISSION coupon is available on the Department of Veterans Affairs web site.) Coupon for one Military Veteran admission.

Traditional Veteran displays will be in the Jackman-Long Building throughout the duration of the Fair. In addition the Oregon State Fair will provide special activities during opening weekend including a military vehicle display down the main concourse, a parade through the grounds beginning at noon on Saturday August 23rd and a USO Style Show beginning at 1pm on the Comcast Center Stage, also on the 23rd.

Tribute to Veterans

Including a Recreated Bob Hope 60s USO Show - Performers scheduled to appear are Oregon's own The Brown Sisters, The Two Sisters Trio, Pastor Richard Probasco, Dennis Marcellino of The Tokens and Sly & The Family Stone, and The Dennis Mitchell Band with The Kingsmen (of *Louie, Louie* fame). At the end of the performances, there will be recognition of all Veterans in the audience. This is an emotional experience not to be missed. The show starts at 1:00 p.m. at the Comcast Stage. This event is sponsored by Spirit Mountain Casino and the Oregon State Fair, and hosted by Remembering America's Heroes, a non-profit organization based in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Parade

The 2nd annual Veterans Appreciation Parade features the Grand Ronde Tribe Honor Guard, the Oregon Patriot Guard Motorcycle Riders, the Oregon Motorcycle Veterans Association, and the Oregon Historical Military Society with their vehicles. Veterans are invited to walk in the parade, which is approximately 1/2 mile in length. The parade starts at 12:30 p.m. Please report to the yellow gate at least 15 minutes before the parade starts.

• August 22, 2008 ABC Music will be handing out coupons for their store located in Salem.

  

• August 23rd, 2008 the first 500 patron through the gate will receive an oven mitt, along with a salt rub which has been donated by James Gang BBQ. Inside 1 of the gloves is a certificate to win a Traeger Pellet Grill!

  

• August 24th, 2008 Oregon State University goodies to the first 5,000 patrons who enter the gate.

  

• August 28th, 2008 Oregon State Fair will be passing out T-shirts to the first 150 patrons who enter the gate.

  

• August 31st and September 1st, 2008 LaPantera will be passing out "back to school" rulers to the first 500 patrons who enter the gate.