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SISKIYOU GOLDEN FAIR PICKS UP MORE AWARDS	JR. LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMMITTEE DONATION
2008 SPORTSMEN’S EXPO A HUGE SUCCESS!	JR. FAIR BOARD DONATIONS
THE 10TH DAA FRIEND OF THE FAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECENTLY CHANGED LEADERSHIP	10TH DAA FRIENDS OF THE FAIR LAUNCHES COMMEMORATIVE BRICK PROJECT

YREKA—The thrill of motorcycle stunts combined with the energy of live rock and roll music is the perfect combination for top entertainment at the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair! PremierWest Bank will be presenting Xtremely Amped on Friday night, August 8, beginning at 8 p.m.

Xtremely Amped is the ultimate combination of high voltage rock and high flying stunts! Live bands are constantly pumping rock favorites that immediately crescendo into a crowd-pleasing, extreme-sport spectacular! When you take the adrenaline rush provided by pro-level freestyle motocross riders and morph it with powerhouse, pro-level rockers you get Xtremely Amped!
 

“We are thrilled to be bringing this unique show to the fair this year,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “It is going to be one exciting night!”

Some of the country’s top motocross stunt riders will be performing amazing stunts to sound of live music interspersed with some great variety entertainment. No show like this has ever been seen at the Siskiyou Golden Fair!

Xtremely Amped will appear in the Scott Valley Bank Grandstand and tickets cost $15 for box seats, $12 for reserved grandstand and $10 for general admission. General admission tickets will not go on sale until the other tickets or sold out or day-of-show.

Tickets for all of the grandstand events will go on sale Thursday, May 29 from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Phone, fax and internet orders (www.sisqfair.com) are being accepted now but will not be filled until May 30.

For more information, contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com. The 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair, “A Mountain Fair with Country Flair,” runs August 6-10 in Yreka.

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YREKA—Tickets for events in the Scott Valley Bank Grandstand at the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair will go on sale Thursday, May 29 from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., however phone, fax and internet orders will be accepted beginning May 1. The telephone and online ticket orders will be filled beginning May 30 with “best available” tickets in the order they were received.

On May 29, there is a limit of eight tickets per person per event. After than opening night of ticket sales, there will be no limit on the number of tickets purchased.

“If you really have your heart set on front row dress circle seats for the Clay Walker show or box seats for the rodeo, you will want to buy the tickets in person on May 29,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “For those folks who are not picky about where their seats are, phone or internet orders are for them.”

Steve Holy will be opening for Clay Walker at the country concert, sponsored by Pepsi Bottling Co. of Mount Shasta, on Thursday, August 7. Tickets are $38 for dress circle and box seats, $33 for reserved grandstand and $28 for general admission.

General admission tickets will not go on sale until the other tickets or sold out or day-of-show.

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Other great grandstand entertainment includes the Xtremely Amped motorcycle rock show on Friday, August 8, presented by PremierWest Bank. This high-energy show combines thrilling motorcycle stunts and live rock music for a an energizing night of entertainment. Tickets for Xtremely Amped are $15 for box seats, $12 for reserved grandstand and $10 for general admission.

General admission tickets will not go on sale until the other tickets or sold out or day-of-show.

CCPRA Rodeo returns on Saturday night, August 9, sponsored by Scott Valley Bank. Tickets are $16 for box seats, $14 for reserved grandstand and $12 for general admission. General admission tickets will not go on sale until the other tickets or sold out or day-of-show.

The 2008 grandstand entertainment will conclude on Sunday, Aug. 10, with the ever-popular Destruction Derby presented by McDonald’s and produced by the Siskiyou County Motorsports Association. Tickets are $10 for dress circle and box seats, $8 for reserved grandstand and $7 for general admission. General admission tickets will not go on sale until the other tickets or sold out or day-of-show.

For more information, contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com. The 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair, “A Mountain Fair with Country Flair,” runs August 6-10 in Yreka.

YREKA—An estimated 1,500 people made their way to the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 2008 PremierWest Bank Siskiyou Sportsmen’s Expo for a fun-filled day for the family.

“Despite a few snow showers here and there, this was our most successful show yet,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “If you were a kid, this was an especially fun day!”

Youngsters were hauling fish out of the California Department of Fish & Game pond at a record pace while other young people were busy climbing the California National Guard rock wall and still others were taking a hand at archery with the Siskiyou Bowmen. Parents and other adults were busy talking with vendors who filled two exhibit buildings and acres of space outside.

Back for its third year, the Boone & Crockett Head & Horn Measuring by Northwest Big Game created big surprises for the many people who brought in trophy heads and horns to be measured. Tom Ward of Yreka took home top honors for a 234 5/8 inch non-typical mule deer that was killed by near Lakeview, Oregon in the 1930s.

It was 15 inches over the minimum Boon & Crockett score. Second place in the competition went to Reece Gomes of Fort Jones for a 152 3/8 white tail deer that was bagged in Idaho. Dale Evans of Yreka won third place with a 173 5/8 and 30” mule deer, also from Idaho. David Morris, from North West Big Game, continues to be surprised at the quality of head and horn trophies here in Siskiyou County.

This was the second year for the Original State of Jefferson Top Camp Cook Contest. Six Siskiyou County people entered and spent the day cooking up award winning camp “grub.”

The 2008 championship went to Joseph DeMurcurio for his seared duck breast with a brandy and cheery reduction sauce. Second place went to Ryan and Jessica Mannix of Yreka for their Baja Buffalo Chili and third place was won by Lucas Groom of Dunsmuir for his salmon steak provincial.

Six contestants vied for the title with amazing camp dishes that wowed the judges in the blind tasting. DeMurcurio took home a plaque and a barbecue donated by Sears. Jason Wooldridge from Fort Jones won the Most Unique Cooking Device award for his camp butane heater rotisserie.

“Each year this event keeps getting bigger and better,” said Desmond. “We can’t thank our vendors, volunteer demonstrators, sponsors and the public for making the Sportsmen’s Expo such a success!”

Desmond went on to praise her staff members Michelle Eiler and Mike Luiz for their dedication and enthusiasm in producing the expo. “It’s their show and I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out,” she said.

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YREKA—The Siskiyou Golden Fair has once again been honored for its 2007 fair, this time through the Western Fairs Association.

The Siskiyou Golden Fair has won four awards through the WFA Achievement Awards Program. The fair received two first place honors, one for the new youth survey and one for a Stanely Krute photo of Pee Wee Showmanship.

A second place award was given to the fair for another Krute photo of the youth talent show that appeared in the Siskiyou Source newspaper and the fair received an honorable mention for its Wheelbarrow Garden Contest.


“We are thrilled, once again, to be recognized for our programming and publicity,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “The credit for the two program awards really goes to Janet Eastlick who was a WFA intern for us last year. She developed the youth survey and worked with the Siskiyou County Farm Bureau on the wheelbarrow garden contest.

“And what more can you say about Stan Krute? He is just a superb photographer and we so pleased to have him on our team.”

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YREKA—Chart-topping country singer Clay Walker will be the headline act at the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair on August 7, with fellow country hit maker Steve Holy opening the show.

“We are very excited about this line-up,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “We have been striving hard each year to bring a quality concert to Siskiyou County and this one certainly fits the bill.”

Whether on stage or in the recording studio, Walker never gives less than a hundred percent, and it's that kind of dedicated work ethic combined with God-given talent that have made him one of the most successful country acts of the past decade. He first topped the Billboard country singles chart in 1993 with "What's It to You" and followed with his second consecutive No. 1 hit, "Live Until I Die."

Since then he's placed 31 titles on Billboard's singles chart including such additional chart toppers as "Dreaming with my Eyes Open," "If I Could Make Living," "This Woman and This Man," and "Rumor Has It." (The latter two songs each spent two weeks at the summit.) He's enjoyed his share of success and has consistently been one of the busiest artists on the road. He's scored four platinum-selling albums, signifying sales of a million units, and two gold albums, discs that sold over 500,000 units.

His latest album is titled “Fall” and the title song is his favorite. This is his first album under his new label Curb Records. Walker says his approach to the new album was simple: "The biggest thing that I wanted to do was to just get songs on the radio and make music that people love. I wanted to continue the style they've known me for and not change things too much because the music we've made in the past is good music. Mainly I was looking for stronger lyrics. I think you try to do that with every record, and the more you record, the better you get at being able to pick hit songs."

It's an impressive feat, made even more special because Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 10 years ago. "If you'd asked me when I was diagnosed that first day if I would still be alive, I would have said 'No' because that's what the doctor's said," he admits. "Here I am, 10 years later and actually I'm probably healthier than I was 10 years ago."

After more than a decade in the national spotlight, Clay Walker believes the best is yet to come. "I trust my gut more than ever now," he says. "I definitely don't feel like a rookie, but at the same time, I think the best years of my recording career are ahead of me."

With his blend of 50's rock & roll, pop and traditional country, Steve Holy has crafted a unique sound that has won fans over across the nation. Refusing to be labeled musically and sticking to his country roots, Holy sites country greats Charlie Rich, Mickey Gilley and John Conlee as his influences, but is quick to add that Elvis, Sam Cooke, and a variety of Doo-Wop bands play a major role in his vocal style and on-stage persona.

Holy's engaging stage performance alone has created a loyal following. Although, his primary objective is to connect with them on an up-close and personal basis, he naturally and unconsciously dazzles fans and listeners alike, capturing them immediately. Holy is charming, charismatic and captivating.

In 1997, Holy signed with Curb Records. He launched his debut album Blue Moon (as produced by Wilbur Rimes--who guided his daughter LeAnn Rimes' career to become one of country music's most talented and influential artists) in October 2000. The initial offering, dubbed "5090" by Rack Clark of Dick Clark Productions for its tribute to both the 1950's and 1990's era, included a swing-driven single entitled "Don't Make Me Beg" which was released as Holy's debut single from the album to set his course in motion.

Holy has enjoyed incredible success to jump-start his musical career. His second single from the album, "Blue Moon," featuring more traditional country sounds was released in April 2000 and climbed all the way to Number 19 on the charts. His third single, "The Hunger," delivered a pop-folk feel and made it to Number 20; and just eighteen months after the release of the album, Holy's fourth single "Good Morning Beautiful," for which he is most widely recognized, charted at Number 1 for five straight weeks in 2002. The single was also featured in the Jennifer Lopez movie Angel Eyes.

Holy's long awaited second CD, "Brand New Girlfriend" was released in 2006. The album debuted at number two on the country charts. Singles from this CD included "Brand New Girlfriend," "Come On Rain," and his current single "Men Buy The Drinks.

Steve earned his second number one single with "Brand New Girlfriend." This song was also the number one dance song for 2006.
Tickets will go on sale for the Siskiyou Golden Fair grandstand events on Thursday, May 29 at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com. The 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair, “A Mountain Fair with Country Flair,” runs August 6-10 in Yreka.

YREKA—Robert NeVille of Mount Shasta is the winner of the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair Theme Contest. His winning entry, “A Mountain Fair with Country Flair” was selected from among more than 30 entries received from throughout the county.

“The annual theme contest is always a great way to get county residents participating in the fair,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “There were some wonderful entries this year and Mr. NeVille’s topped the list.”

Each year the fair holds a county-wide contest for the annual fair theme. The theme is then selected by the Board of Directors. The theme is used in all fair marketing along with several junior and senior exhibits.

Mr. NeVille wins a $100 cash prize and a season pass to the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair.

For more information, please contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com. The 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair runs August 6-10 in Yreka.

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YREKA—Packets and record books for junior livestock exhibitors showing as independents at the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair, are ready to be picked up at the fair office.

An independent exhibitor is someone who does not show livestock at the fair through an organized club such as 4-H, FFA or Grange. Independent exhibitors are required to attend meetings, perform one community service, and maintain record books regarding their livestock projects. These requirements apply to independent exhibitors showing market animals, not breeding projects.

Proof of ownership deadlines for the 2008 fair are April 8 for beef and dairy cattle (120 days prior to fair); June 9 for hogs and sheep (60 days prior to fair); and July 7 for rabbits and poultry (30 days prior to fair). Only independent junior livestock exhibitors showing market animals are required to file Proof of Ownership documents with the fair.

Complete information regarding the independent junior livestock exhibitor program is available at the fair office in Yreka or by clicking here.

For more information, please contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com. The 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair, “A Mountain Fair with Country Flair,” runs August 6-10 in Yreka.

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YREKA—The Siskiyou Golden Fair has once again been recognized by the International Association of Fairs & Expositions (IAFE) for outstanding agriculture programming. This year, the Fair received top honors with a Best of Division award for fairs under 100,000 in attendance for its consumer protection program of banning food in the livestock barns at the 2007 Fair.
 

“We are very honored to have been recognized at this level for this program,” said Fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “Establishing the no-food-in-the-barns rule was not received positively by everyone, but was a necessary move as we continue to work on keeping our exhibitors and patrons safe from harmful pathogens that can come with the territory when you are dealing with livestock.”

Along with the Best of Division Award, the Siskiyou Golden Fair received a first place Agricultural Award of Excellence in the Program Designed to Correct an Issue or Problem Related to a Competitive or Non-Competitive Agriculture Program for the no-food-in-the-barns program.

This program is part of the Fair’s overall consumer protection program that includes educating the public about taking precautions when visiting the livestock area or petting the animals by washing hands prior to eating.
 

A first place was also given to the Fair for Best Agriculture Photo in the division of fairs with 100,000 attendance and below for a wonderful Pee Wee Showmanship photo taken by Fair photographer Stanley Krute.

The picture captures the great pride the youngsters have in winning a livestock competition at a very young age.

A second place award was also given for the Fair and Sponsor Joint Exhibit Program for the Fair’s partnership with the Siskiyou County Farm Bureau in the Wheelbarrow Garden Contest.

This program involved children at community resource centers throughout the county planting a wheelbarrow garden while learning about agriculture through the summer. The wheelbarrows were then judged at the fair.

There are a total of 13 Agriculture Award categories, each divided into five divisions by fair attendance, that a fair can enter. The entries are evaluated and judged by a team of industry leaders.

These individuals are selected from membership of IAFE, which has more than 3,200 members around the globe.

The awards were presented during the Agriculture Awards Breakfast on November 27 during the 117th Annual IAFE Convention in Las Vegas, NV. These awards are sponsored by John Deere, an avid supporter of the fair and expo industry around the world.

“We take great pride in having been selected for these prestigious honors,” said Desmond. “The Best of Division award is definitely an honor and inspires us to continue with our progressive agriculture programs.”

For more information, contact the fair at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com.

The 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair runs August 6-10 in Yreka.

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YREKA—The Siskiyou Golden Fair is seeking community input on future capital improvements at the fairgrounds. The Fair Board will be embarking on a facility planning process beginning in January and is seeking input from the public on what they would like to see improved at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds.

A community survey is available by clicking here. The Fair is requesting community members to please visit the website and participate in the survey between now and January 14, 2008.

“We are very excited about receiving input from our customers through this community survey,” said Fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “We are hoping to receive some major capital improvement money from the state Division of Fairs & Expositions over the next six years and we want the community’s help in trying to determine the best projects to use that money toward.”

The results of the survey will be posted on the website once the survey deadline has passed. Desmond said the online survey is one of the most efficient ways to gather information from the Fair’s stakeholders and customers.

“We are just the caretakers of the community’s fairgrounds,” Desmond said. “We want them to be able to have more input on how we take care of the fairgrounds for this generation and those to come.”

All funding from the Division of Fairs comes from para-mutual horse racing licensing fees. The Fair receives no state tax dollars and is responsible for raising approximately 80% of its annual operating budget itself.

For more information, contact the fair at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com.
The 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair runs August 6-10 in Yreka.

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Siskiyou Golden Fair Board president Darrin Mercier represents the 10th DAA Friends of the Fair in donating $500 to the 10th District Junior Livestock Auction Committee, represented by committee president Dena Griffin. The Friends of the Fair raised the funds through auction thank you note sales and have donated the funds for a livestock improvement project at the Siskiyou Golden Fair which the auction committee does on an annual basis. The auction committee is a private, nonprofit organization, separate from the fair, that operates the annual junior livestock auction at the fair.

Gazelle 4-H member Brian Sampson (front row second from right)
donates his 2007 Siskiyou Golden Fair Reserve Champion Poultry auction proceeds of $1,090 to the 2006-2007 Junior Fair Board.

Pictured above are
(Front row l-r) Christy Carter, Vice President Samantha Stegall, Sampson, Kathleen Joling;
 
(Center) Ashley Parry;
 
(Back row l-r) Alexandra Hart, Sara Cabito, Mitchell Eastlick, Aubrey Freckman and Shasta Hinkle.

Siskiyou Golden Fair Junior Fair Board President Lacy Hanna (center) accepts donations from Siskiyou County Farm Bureau President Mike Luiz (left) and Scott Valley Bank’s Larry Maloy (right).

The donations paid for the shirts for the 19-member Junior Fair Board.

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YREKA—The 10th DAA Friends of the Fair is proud to offer residents of Siskiyou County the opportunity to become a permanent part of the Siskiyou Golden Fair through the Friends annual brick campaign.

“Friends of the Fair is an organization dedicated to improving and enhancing the experience of everyone at the Siskiyou Golden Fair,” said Friends president Cheryl Scruggs. “The brick program is an opportunity for supporters of the Siskiyou Golden Fair to ‘leave their mark’ at the fairgrounds and to show their support in perpetuity.”

The Friends brick program includes building a brick walkway leading to the Friends Information Booth at the main intersection of the fairgrounds.
 
The funds raised through this campaign will allow the Friends to fund programs and projects that will offer fairgoers the ultimate experience and education when they attend the Siskiyou Golden Fair.

“Commemorative bricks are a wonderful way to mark a special occasion or memorialize loved ones,” said Scruggs. “The brick walkway will be a permanent celebration of those who have a special connection to the Siskiyou Golden Fair.”

Each 4”x8” brick costs $100 and will include names and/or messages engraved in brass. Bricks can be purchased at the Friends of the Fair Information Booth during the fair this year, August 8-12, or in the fair office.

The walkway will be installed by the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair.

For more information, please contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com.

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YREKA—The Online Youth Survey is an effort to gage what the younger generation wants to see and do at the Siskiyou Golden Fair. The project is being conducted by the fair’s Western Fairs Association intern Janet Eastlick.

“Kids’ and teenagers’ interests are changing each year and the fair wants to change with them,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “This survey is one way we can find out what the youth are doing as far as hobbies and projects that they could enter at the fair.”

The survey is brief and will only take minutes to complete. The data will then be used to introduce new exhibit categories as well as new and different entertainment and programming at the 2008 Siskiyou Golden Fair

For more information, please contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com.

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Siskiyou Golden Fair    1712 Fairlane Rd.    Yreka, CA 96097    Ph (530) 842-2767     Fax (530) 842-4724