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MEET ME AT THE FAIR
Amelia Blankmeyer, age 8, guides her market hog into the livestock auction ring on Aug. 14, 2022, with help from others at the Ouray County Fair last summer. Blankmeyer, of Colona, participated in 4-H for the first time last year, according to her mom, Rachel. The 2023 county fair runs today (Thursday) through Saturday. Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer
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By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com, on August 9, 2023
MEET ME AT THE FAIR

It's time for the Ouray County Fair and this year's event features everything from livestock shows to cotton candy, face painting, snow cones and carnival games. The local 4-H club has tripled in membership since last year, with 24 local kids participating in the program and 18 of them expected to sell animals at the auction.

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