Brigette Buckley of Sequim checks on her sunflowers for early judging on Aug. 16 at the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles.
At left: Joanna Seelye, 16, of Sequim, a member of the Sequim Future Farmers of America club gives a hug to her boar goat, Roweena, prior to appearing in the show ring for judging on Aug. 18 at the Clallam County Fair.
Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group / Zoie Davis, 18, of Forks, a member of the Happy Tails 4-H Club, relaxes with Belle, her Great Pyrenees lab retriever in the dog barn at the Clallam County Fairgrounds.
Below: Bam Bam, a Hampshire cross pig, looks out from his enclosure in the swine barn at the Clallam County Fair on Aug. 17.
Photos by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Daylen Williams, 13, of Sequim, a member of the East Clallam 4-H Livestock Club, coaxes her award-winning Hereford steer into a showing pose during cattle judging on Aug. 17 at the Clallam County Fair. The animal took top honors, receiving ribbons as Grand Champion Market Steer, Grand Champion Open and overall Grand Champion.
Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group / Brielle Murphy, 7, of Port Angeles, representing Olympic Peninsula Llama/Alpaca Rescue, coaxes her alpaca, Venus, under an obstacle of plastic tubing during agility trials on Aug. 19 at the Clallam County Fair.
Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group / Jeff Lee of Vancouver, Wash., controls a pair of draft horses during a power pulling demonstration on Friday in the grandstand arena at the Clallam County Fair.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Jacob Phillips of Chiloquin, Ore., looks to stay aboard Nightwatch at the Clallam County Fair rodeo on Aug. 18.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Exhibitors from local granges have plenty on display at the Clallam County Fair last week.
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Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / A bounty of floral beauty fills and exhibition hall at the Clallam County Fair last week.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Fair-goers enjoy some games at the Clallam County Fair carnival on Aug. 18.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / The James Howard Band offers rockin’ tunes for the crowd at the Clallam County Fair on Aug. 18.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Attendees of the Clallam County Fair have plenty of food and entertainment options.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Crowds pack the carnival at the Clallam County Fair on Aug. 17.