Fair Recap 2010
General Information
- Dates: September 10 - 19, 2010
- Theme: It's an AG-Venture
- Attendance: 195,255 (Down 14.01%)
- Revenue (including ticket sales, booth rentals, food vendor and carnival commissions, livestock entries, sponsorships, etc.): $2,109,532.91
- Vendors: 220 Commercial, 43 Food
Number of Exhibits
| Department |
Open | Youth |
|---|---|---|
| 4H / FFA Demonstrations |
0 | 72 |
| Antique Machinery |
121 | 0 |
| Baking | 393 |
476 |
| Beef Cattle |
324 | 102 |
| Bees / Honey / Eggs |
49 | 58 |
| Cats / Dogs |
0 | 0 |
| Cereals / Forage Crops |
40 | 26 |
| Crafts / Hobbies |
643 | 1,440 |
| Creature Feature |
15 | 74 |
| Dairy Cattle |
60 | 13 |
| Fine Arts |
209 | 513 |
| Floral |
480 | 157 |
| Floral (Dahlias) |
1,306 | 0 |
| Food Preservation |
320 | 107 |
| Goats / Boer Goats |
1,241 | 374 |
| Grange / 4H Education Booths |
23 | 27 |
| Horses / Long ears |
540 | 1,052 |
| Horticulture | 1,183 | 316 |
| Llamas | 309 | 32 |
| Photography | 636 | 32 |
| Poultry / Pigeons |
315 | 382 |
| Rabbits | 328 | 297 |
| Sewing | 1,142 | 279 |
| Sheep | 326 | 264 |
| Swine | 0 | 235 |
| Wine / Beer |
113 | 0 |
| Total Exhibits |
10,116 |
6,929 |
Premium Point Values
- Adult: 14 cents each
- Youth: 14 cents each
New Food Items
- Baja Grille
- Big Bear Chocolates
- Creagle Concessions
- Doner Haus
- Salazar's Ecuadorian BBQ
- Slavic Rolls
New Commercial Vendors
- A Laser Image (custom gifts)
- Advanced Window Fashions (window coverings)
- Alder Family Chiropractic
- American Income (child ID kits)
- Another Flakley Peddler (Magic Snow, Survival Bottle, Webb Back Support)
- Bargain Hunt (kitchen cabinets)
- Boaz Backus (chainsaw carver)
- Bob's Custom Log Furniture
- Carved Wood Signs
- CDA Structures (garages, shops)
- Choice Marketing Group (Dish Network)
- Cleanse 4 Me
- Committee to Elect Timothy Note
- Cook's Warehouse Inc. (kitchen items)
- Country Financial (insurance, financial products)
- Create Air (airbrushed clothing)
- Creator's Clay, Cross Stitch (clothing)
- Crystal Springs (water service)
- Custom Concrete Curbs
- Diamond Wireless (Verizon services)
- DirectBuy of Spokane
- Discovery Toys
- Fletcher Financial Group
- Frameworks NW (frames)
- Gerry Lamarre Wildlife Photography
- Got Mechanical Bull (climbing wall, crazy bike, paintball)
- Incaicos (imported clothing)
- J and P Enterprises (Mini Masseuse)
- Joe Rock (Eurobobbles)
- Karen's Collectors Cottage (books)
- Leafguard by Beldon Enterprises (rain gutter covers)
- Lighthouse Gifts (Pure Energy Bands)
- My Cute Pillow (pillow pets)
- Pacific Wireless (Direct TV)
- Papa Ray's Market Place (baking mixes)
- Paradise Art Letters (name scrolls)
- Reality Homes (on your own lot builder)
- Rebath (bathroom remodeling)
- Remax of Spokane (real estate)
- Spokane HCG (diet supplement)
- Tuff Shed (storage buildings)
- Uniquely U Images (photography)
- Washington State Patrol
- Wind 2 Energy (wind turbines)
- Wonder Crystals (photo buttons, t-shirts)
- Ziggy's (antique truck display)
Fair Ambassadors
The Interstate Fair selected four young adults to serve as the 2010 Fair Ambassadors. Selected were Bethany Bothwell (Timberlake High School), Jessica Levy (Mt. Spokane High School), Ashley Smith-Fenton (Medical Lake High School), and Sondra Willmann (Spokane Falls Community College). The Ambassador's Award, given to any one, any exhibit, or any booth, was awarded to Georgia Oberg (Senior Day Activities Coordinator) in 2010.
Special Award Winners
Each year the Fair gives five outstanding achievement awards to exhibitors at the Spokane County Interstate Fair for their efforts. This year's Red, White and Blue Award winners were:
- Baja Grille (Best Food Booth)
- Chase Honey Farm (Best Outdoor Commercial Booth)
- Papa Ray's Market (Best Indoor Commercial Booth)
Washington State Fair Commission Black & White Award
Each year the Fair is visited by a State Fair Commissioner who may select up to two outstanding exhibit(s) at the Fair. This year's winners were the Agriculture Building (Superintendent Bonnie Sewell) and the Goat Barn (Superintendent Barb Kunze).