June 4, 2009                                For More Information Contact:

For Immediate Release                 Ruth Anglin @ 248-7160

FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDEBOOK NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

            Ever wonder how your strawberry jam stacks up against the next guy’s?  Or, would you be proud to have your handmade quilt displayed where everyone can see it? Entering something in the Central Washington State Fair gives you a chance to earn prizes, contests, money and more!

Everything that you ever needed to know about entering an item in this year’s Central Washington State Fair is now available online through the Fair’s Exhibitor Guidebook at www.fairfun.com.  The 2009 Guidebook tells how, when and where to enter livestock, food items, flowers, hobbies, fruits and vegetables and more in this year’s fair.  It also provides information on contests open for exhibitors, as well as premium information and other useful tips for bringing home a blue ribbon.

Last year the Central Washington State Fair paid out over $100,000 in premiums to exhibitors.

Again this year participating exhibitors can win prizes and money in several contests including:  The Saco Foods “Bake Your Best” Contest; a  quilting “Fat Quarter” Contest; a “Best Display of Valley Produce” Contest for local fruit and produce stand operators; a “Feature Creature” Contest where creatures are created from fruit and vegetables; a “Trash to Treasure” Contest-make something from your trash and win a prize;  and a “Wheel Barrel” Contest – create a display with a wheel barrel using the Fair-n-Dipity theme. 

The new Central Washington State Fair Exhibitors Guidebook can be found on the Fair’s website at www.fairfun.com by clicking on “How to Participate.”  Those who don’t have online access can call the Fair office at 509-248-7160.  Individual department information is available and can be picked up at the Fair office at 1301 South Fair Ave. in Yakima.   

            This year’s Central Washington State Fair runs from September 25 through October 4.