We live in Scappoose (Pop 6,580), the second largest city in Columbia County, OR (Pop 50,000). Today, DeeDee and I went to the Opening Day of the Columbia County Fair, which is held in our County Seat, St Helens (Pop 12,000+), 8 miles from Scappoose. Having moved to Oregon in the past 20 months for DeeDee and 13 months for me, we are used to the big Los Angeles County Fair and the California State Fair in Sacramento. So our little Columbia County Fair is not real big, as county fairs go, but that being said, in just a few hours we were able to see all of the Fair and everything we want to see. And, because today was Senior Citizen Free Day, I got in free and with the $1-off discount Day Pass for DeeDee we bought yesterday at a local store, we got in for a grand total of $7, plus $2 parking; with a short 300 foot walk from where we parked to the front gate. Sometimes, there is something to be said for smaller. We stopped in the Pampered Chef and Tupperware booths, lunched on some great BBQed ribs and chicken, visited with a few friends we saw, wandered through the Oregon State University Master Garden area, the plants for sale area, and of course we checked out the quilt exhibit (where I took the photos). Many of the quilts were made by members of the Columbia River Piecemaker's Quilt Guild, of DeeDee is a member. We had a great time, spent a fraction of what we would have at the LA County or CA State Fairs, and were home within a couple of hours. It's nice to have a good time with someone you love.
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