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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Evergreen State Fair Results 9/3/08 • Fair's been quite a ride 9/1/08 • The Fair: Best bets 9/1/08 • The Fair: Results 9/1/08 • A front-row seat at the fair 8/31/08 • Evergreen State Fair results 8/31/08 • Best Bets for Saturday at the Evergreen State Fair 8/30/08 • Evergreen State Fair Results 8/29/08 • What goes into a photo? Light, camera, action 8/29/08 • The Fair snapshot: A cattle fan's two worlds 8/28/08 • Fair results 8/28/08 • The Fair: Best bets 8/27/08 • The Fair: Results 8/27/08 • The Fair: Snapshot 8/27/08 • The Fair: Results 8/26/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, August 28, 2008 The Fair best bets for Aug. 28 ANIMALS Noon to 1:30 p.m.: Draft horses -- regular mare team class and log skidding finals, covered horse show ring. CONTESTS & DEMONSTRATIONS 3 p.m.: Pie-eating contest, Courtyard stage. 6 p.m.: Air-guitar contest, Courtyard stage. KIDS 1 p.m.: Fifth annual parent-child decorated cookie barn, Snohomish Agriculture Display. 4 to 6 p.m.: Kids karaoke contest, Courtyard stage. ENTERTAINMENT 7 p.m.: Blaine Larsen and Bill Engvall, Grandstand stage. TICKET PRICES General admission: Adults, 16-61, $9. Senior citizens, 62-89, $7. 90 and older, free. Youth, 6-15, $5. Five years and younger, free. NO NEED TO DRIVE Community Transit provides an easy way to get to the fair. Buses from Everett, Snohomish and Gold Bar (routes 270, 271 and 275) are running on extended hours. Fares are $1.25 for adults, 75 cents for youth, and 50 cents for seniors. Park your car free at Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. in Everett, or at the Snohomish park-and-ride at Highway 9 and Bickford Avenue. PARKING One-day pass, no re-entry, $7. HOW TO GET THERE The Evergreen State Fairgrounds are in Monroe, 14 miles east of Everett on U.S. 2, and 30 miles northeast of Seattle via I-405 and Highway 522. CONTACT INFORMATION 24-hour event line and main office: 360-805-6700. Web site: www.evergreenfair.org.

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