Umatilla County
2008 Fair Court
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Fun Facts
August 1912 was the first Fair and was known as the Hermiston
Dairy and Hog Show. The first fair was a joint fair with Morrow County
and in 1913 legislation change that made it no longer possible to have
a
bi county fair.
ATTENDANCE:
2007 Fair 65,00 paid
2007 Festival of Lights 8,000
2006 Fair 61,500
2006 Festival of Lights 6,846
Fair Theme:
"BarnYard
Boogie"
Location
Umatilla County Fair
PO Box 94
515 W Orchard Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
1-541-567-6121 phone
1-541-567-8115 fax
1-800-700-3247 toll free
The fairgrounds are open 8 am. to 5 pm. Mon. through Fri.
Location and hours for
other County offices
Umatilla County Accepting Applications
For
The 2009 Fair Court
Umatilla County is currently accepting applications for the 2009
fair court. Fair court application
deadline is October 15, 2008.
- Click here to download a copy of the the fair court application.
- Click here to view
Umatilla County's fair court policies / procedures and guidelines
Introducing Umatilla County 2008 Fair Court
Saturday Night February 23, 2008 the
Umatilla County Fair announced
the 2008 Queen and her court.
Princess
Kati Leetch Queen Emily Lyle
Princess Sarah Smith and Princess Nancy Platt
Queen Emily Lyle
Queen Emily Lyle,
daughter of Roy and Elaine Lyle of Pendleton, OR. Queen Emily is a
senior at Pendleton High School. Emily’s Court horse is Rey Jey and is
a
Quarter horse. She has been involved with the Umatilla County Fair 4-H
horse and sewing. Queen Emily has received awards for 4-H showing,
various rodeos, barrels and poles. She has donated her time to the
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce and has helped organize fundraising
efforts for a local leukemia victim. Emily has been a pennant Bearer
for the Pendleton Roundup for
7 years. Her high school activities include cheerleading, secretary of
the Intermountain Rodeo team, Astra, and art. Emily was the 2008 Fair
Contest Logo Winner. Her logo competed against local graphic artist.
Her future ambitions are to to go to college and become a teacher.
Princess Kati Leetch
Princess Kati
Leetch, daughter of Robert & Terri
Leetch of Pendleton, OR. Princess Kati is a senior at Pendleton High
School. Kati’s Court horse is named, Trader and is a Quarter horse.
Kati has been competing in the Umatilla County Fair for the past 8
years as a 4-H member and the last 5 years she has been a junior 4-H
leader. Kati has been a volunteer for the Pendleton Round Up and at the
Cat’s Meow Humane Society. Kati’s High School awards and activities
include the United States Achievement Academy, Miss Oregon Teen State
Finalist, Student Government Senior Class Vice President and
cheerleading. Katie enjoys horseback riding and cheerleading. Her
ambition is to go to Boise State University and major in chemistry and
minor in forensic science.
Princess Nancy Platt
Princess Nancy
Platt, daughter of Wayne Platt Jr of Pilot Rock and
Jeanne Reeves of Pendleton. Princess Nancy is a senior at Pendleton
High School. Nancy’s Court horse is Lenny and is a Quarter horse. She
has been involved for the past several years. She starting showing 4-H
swine at the age of ten and has went on to show in Open Class and FFA.
Her involvement includes cooking, table setting, flower arranging,
sewing, and livestock. Nancy’s community involvement includes making
fleece hats for needy children at Christmas time, being Benny the OSU
Beaver for the Pendleton Round Up and Westward Ho parade, she also
volunteers her time with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and National
Wild Turkey Federation. Her ambition is to attend Oregon State
University this fall and major in biology, from there she would like to
go to veterinary school. Nancy would like to become an equine surgeon
or a livestock veterinarian.
Princess Sarah Smith
Princess Sarah Smith
Daughter of Troy and Joanne Smith of Pendleton Oregon. Princess Sarah
is a senior at Pendleton High School. Sarah's horse is Sonny and he is
a quarter horse. Sarah has participated in 4-H cooking and she will be
showing a sheep and her horse at this years fair. Sarah has been a
can-can dancer in the Happy Canyon night pageant for three years. Sarah
has volunteered at the annual BMCC Christmas Eve Dinner for three
years, Relay for Life for two years; she is the publicist for her high
school Sparrow Club, and she has volunteered many hours to other
service projects. Sarah's other high school activities include:
equestrian team, dance team, ballet, drama, tennis, Acapella choir, key
club, and four years of Spanish. When Sarah has free time she enjoys
horseback riding, dancing, hunting, photography, and running. This fall
Sarah will be attending BMCC and later transferring to OSU where she
will obtain a Bachelor's of Science in Human Biology. From there she
will go on to Life University of Georgia to become a Wellness
Chiropractor.