Fair Recap 2009
General Information
- Dates: September 11-20, 2009
- Theme: We've Got Something to Crow About
- Attendance: 227,075 (Down 6.23%)
- Revenue (including ticket sales, booth rentals, food vendor and carnival commissions, livestock entries, sponsorships, etc.): $2,027,977.26
- Vendors: 221 Commercial, 40 Food
Number of Exhibits
| Department | Open | Youth |
|---|---|---|
| 4H / FFA Demonstrations |
0 |
74 |
| Antique Machinery |
131 | 0 |
| Baking | 404 | 541 |
| Beef Cattle |
593 | 144 |
| Bees / Honey / Eggs |
76 | 70 |
| Cats / Dogs / Pocket Pets |
0 | 0 |
| Cereals / Forage Crops |
55 | 7 |
| Crafts / Hobbies |
765 | 2,004 |
| Creature Feature |
20 | 87 |
| Dairy Cattle |
50 | 22 |
| Fine Arts |
227 | 354 |
| Floral | 551 | 134 |
| Floral (Dahlias) |
691 | 0 |
| Food Preservation |
475 | 238 |
| Goats / Pygmy Goats |
1,058 | 261 |
| Grange / 4H Education Booths |
22 | 19 |
| Horses / Long Ears |
657 | 691 |
| Horticulture | 1,230 | 596 |
| Llamas | 259 | 75 |
| Photography / Slides |
680 | 589 |
| Poultry / Pigeons |
259 | 254 |
| Rabbits | 200 | 334 |
| Sewing | 1,219 | 306 |
| Sheep | 200 | 180 |
| Swine | 0 | 225 |
| Wine / Beer |
101 | 0 |
| Wool | 86 | 18 |
| Total Exhibits |
10,009 | 7,223 |
Premium Point Values
- Adult: 15.5 cents each
- Youth: 15.5 cents each
New Food Items
Azar's: Greek cuisine
Gumbo Goddess: Gumbo, Jambalaya, Beignets, Fried catfish, Pecan pie
New Commercial Vendors
- 3 Granny Ds (salsa)
- Airbrush Ink
- AJ Satellite (satellite services)
- American Family Insurance (insurance products)
- American Medical Response (ambulance services)
- Boogie Bodies West (green screen videos)
- Bright Smiles Express (teeth whitening)
- Capture Your Essence (caricature drawings)
- Cho's Fine Arts (paintings)
- Clayton Homes (modulars)
- Community Frameworks (home buyer education)
- Crossley's Furniture (log bedroom sets)
- Daub Ghiorso (hair exfoliator)
- Fantasy Art on You (face painting)
- First Investors Corp (financial services)
- Future Glory (detox foot bath)
- Go Wireless / Verizon (cell phone service)
- Golf Markers (custom golf ball markers)
- Gorton Construction (home improvement)
- Grant Creek Enterprises (filtering water bottle)
- Heaven Scent Candles
- Interface College (education)
- It Is All About Hair (hair products)
- JSC Creations (garlic products / CROC shoes)
- Keeping Up Appearances (children's clothing)
- Kinetico (water softeners)
- Lannon's Leap (sticky roller)
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
- Lutz (bungee jump)
- MSM Health Solutions (dietary supplements)
- New Balance (orthotics)
- Nhance Wood Renewal (wood cleaner)
- Northwest Lands (RV Community)
- Pacific North America Company (import/export)
- Pine Pride Incorporated (log furniture)
- Professional Piping (heat pump water heater)
- Qwest
- Raindrop Raingutters
- Rebath of Spokane (bath remodeling)
- Sanford Foster Constructions (garage shelve system)
- Scrubs n More (medical uniforms)
- Scum Off Shower Cleaner
- Second Round Balls (recycle golf balls)
- Silver Mountain Resort
- Specialty Walls (faux decor)
- Spokane Chimney and Fireplace
- Sun Roads Farmery (livestock feed growing system)
- Swing Company (play equipment)
- Take Shape for Life (dietary supplements)
- University Chiropractic
- US Census Bureau
- Waddell and Reed (financial services)
- Western Case (backpacks, bags)
- Wheelchairs and More LLC (wheelchair rentals)
- WSU / Spokane County Master Gardeners
- Zack's Zoo (Beanie Babies)
Fair Ambassadors
The Interstate Fair selected four young adults to serve as the 2006 Fair Ambassadors. Selected were Heather Arts (North Idaho College), Anna Daines (Central Valley High School), Chelsie Hardwick (East Valley High School), and Jordan Roskelley (Mt. Spokane High School). The Ambassador's Award, given to any one, any exhibit, or any booth, was awarded to the Quichua Mashis (Ecuadorian Musicians) in 2006.
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:
- Derma Systems / Prokera (Auxiliary Building Commercial)
- Golf Markers (Bay 1 Commercial)
- Second Round Balls (Outside Commercial)
- Shepard's Ice Cream Shoppe (Portable Food Booth)
- Spokane Valley Kiwanis (Permanent Structure Food)
Washington State Fair Commission Black & White Award
Each year the Fair is visited by a State Fair Commissioner who has the awesome responsibility to select one or two outstanding exhibit(s) at the Fair. This year's winners were the Rabbit Barn (Superintendent Taya Halverson) and the Hen House (Orville Clouse / Bonnie Sewell).