Photo finish at the Fair

Workers assemble carnival rides Aug. 1, two days before the fair opened.

Photo by Zachary Kaufman

Workers assemble carnival rides Aug. 1, two days before the fair opened.

By Scott Hewitt
Columbian Staff Reporter

Sunday, August 12, 2012

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By Zachary Kaufman

Block that duck! Saskia Summerhill, 9, catches a bird that's preparing to flee after taking 4-H honors for her Reserve Champion Single Market Duck.

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By Zachary Kaufman

Which rides are cooler: Higher or faster? The Ring of Fire at the Clark County Fair offers both.

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By Zachary Kaufman

"That's a good source of calcium," comedian Karen Quest, aka "Grandma," told an ice-cream-eating passer-by from her humongous walker. Quest said Grandma was inspired by her observation that senior citizens can get away with saying whatever they want.

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By Zachary Kaufman

Pebbles the cavy gets a loving makeover from 9-year-old Owen Kerr.

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By Zachary Kaufman

Maybe that mask is a little too tight on masked man Kamron Hood, 5, of Happy Valley, Ore.

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By Zachary Kaufman

Portlander Darray Frazier, 20, sweated inside a Pink Panther costume to promote his employer's insulation upgrades at the fair. "It's like a sauna in there," he said while cooling off at a loading dock behind the scenes.

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By Zachary Kaufman

David Lichtenstein, aka Leapin' Louie, shows some rope tricks on the first Saturday of the fair.

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By Zachary Kaufman

The Clark County Fair changes colors at night.

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By Zachary Kaufman

It's like a limousine ride for the winners. Matthew Berg, 15, of Yacolt, carries off two of his market fryer chickens after winning 4-H's Champion Pen of Three and Reserve Champion Pen of Three.

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By Zachary Kaufman

Taylor Harpe, left, 11, and brother Jameson Harpe, 9, milk Ramona the goat at the Clark County Fair. Sticking to a consistent milking schedule is important, Jameson said.

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It's hot, it's sweet, it's funny, it's fragrant, it's rowdy, it's real. And it wraps up today. It's the 144th annual Clark County Fair -- summer's best party, as they say.What Columbian photographer Zachary Kaufman said is, "Let me at it!" Zach logged more hours at the fair than your average alpaca, pointing his lens at main events and peeking behind the scenes too. Here's some of what he found.

Enjoy this final day at the fair. It's open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. See you next year?

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