My husband and I recently celebrated our one year engagement anniversary with a special traditional meal in our relationship: pizza! When we arrived at Twilight Pizza Bistro’s new location off 192^nd Avenue on the Camas/Vancouver border, we waited our turn to be greeted. Once acknowledged by the hostess, I requested to be seated in our friend Tim’s section. As we waited to be seated, we visited with the co-owner Morgan and some friends of ours who had just finished their meal.

Tim greeted us and I ordered a glass of water, while my husband ordered the “Blue Monster,” which is not found on the written menu. It’s simply a glass of Sprite with a shot or two of blueberry syrup. My sip was cold, sweet, and delicious! The water was good – and I can be very picky about the water I drink. This water was so tasty; it didn’t need a lemon to cancel out the rusty pipe taste.

We shared the Twilight Salad, which the kitchen staff kindly split for us at no extra charge. It was a simple, delicious salad made up of dark leafy green lettuce, crisp bacon, blue cheese, a flavorful vinaigrette dressing and a generous amount of toasted and sweetened walnuts. I recommend sharing this salad with a friend because it is so large, two people can easily enjoy it and feel satisfied.

Our pizza order consisted of two different pizzas built onto a 16” extra-large pizza crust. I was thankful to use my “Free XL Pizza” coupon I had won – normally we wouldn’t order such a gargantuan pie of deliciousness. Maybe next time I will try the gluten-free crust, which my friend says is thin, crispy and delicious.

After considering The Bill Murray, The Flamin’ Lips and Good Karma, I went with Server Tim’s suggestion and ordered the Good Karma pizza. My husband ordered The Jester, which is built on a base of barbeque and traditional red sauce with mozzarella, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, chicken, bacon, Italian sausage, pineapple, garlic and HONEY! Honey may sound like a surprising ingredient, but it is so subtle that it works perfectly to blend all of those incredibly savory flavors together.

My pizza consisted of sun-dried tomatoes, roasted garlic, zucchini, artichoke hearts, sweet onions, mozzarella, and creamy goat cheese on a basil-pesto base. The crust was chewy and near-perfection, and after I added a sprinkling of salt, it was a mighty fine green pizza. On the last part of my second slice, I discovered the sun-dried tomatoes. I didn’t remember reading that they were on the pizza, so I was happily surprised. I don’t think the sun-dried tomatoes were distributed evenly on the pizza, but I understand that happens when two pizzas are built together on the same crust. After eating so many green and tasty vegetables with the pesto sauce, I was craving some classic red sauce. I requested a small container, and Tim obliged. He even had it heated up for me, which made dipping my pizza into the sauce more enjoyable. The red sauce changed the flavor of the pizza considerably, but eating the pizza with or without the red sauce was delicious. Sometimes I just need my red sauce fix!

We were only able to finish three slices each, so our server boxed up our leftovers and my red sauce into a pizza box. Then, he surprised us with a celebratory dessert of our choice! We agreed to try the Rhubarb Crumble and it was fabulous! The rhubarb was very tender, hot and was coated in the perfect amount of tangy sauce. My favorite part was the crumble topping with pieces of walnuts embedded into the dough. The scoop of vanilla ice cream slowly melted as it sat atop the hot fruit crumble. The presentation was beautiful – our ramekin was served on a white platter that included a dollop of whipped cream, fresh mint, and a drizzle of caramel sauce. Inserted into the ice cream was a decorative sculpture of melted sugar. Like children, my husband and I gobbled it up nearly as fast as we ate the rhubarb crumble.

To make our evening more special, our server changed the Pandora station playing overhead to a channel based upon our favorite band! That explained why the music was so good that night, and we were floored when the very song we got engaged to was played for us.

This was a wonderful evening and we were made to feel so valued and special. I think we proved that not all pizza places are equal because you can have a romantic, celebratory meal at a pizza joint!

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We’d love to share a couple things happening behind the scenes with the website. Early in 2012 we were pretty badly h@ck3d and it really messed up the look, feel and functionality of Clark County Real Estate Guide. We’ve hobbled the site through the remainder of the year. It’s still been a great resource for people looking for “things to do” in Vancouver and the entire Clark County area. It’s also been great for those looking to purchase or sell their home with The Chumbley Team. However, we need it to be better. For the last part of 2012 we’ve been working with Jim Marks at Virtual Results to design us a killer new site. I’m excited to say, it’s just about ready to roll! This site will offer a more robust home searching ability, wonderful neighborhood information, highlighted space for our listings and of course it will still have over 365 posts telling about all the fun things to do in Vancouver, WA (and surrounding Clark County area). Here’s a little screenshot teaser…

Look for this rollover to our new site very soon. In the mean time, if you are looking to buy or sell a home, plex or investment property please pick up the phone and give us a call. We look forward to serving you.

We wish you all a most wonderful, happy new year and close with this classic U2 tune, New Years Day! Enjoy.

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The annual lighting of the Vancouver, WA Christmas Tree in Esther Short Park takes place this Friday, November 23rd. If you haven’t attended this event, it’s a lot of fun. There are huge amounts of people, lots of activities and overall merriment. Below is the schedule of events for this years Downtown Holidazzle. It’s important to note that the actual lighting takes place at 6pm. Don’t be late for this. Santa will be watching…

3 p.m. – Vancouver Farmers Market vendors open at Esther Short Park
3 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Loci train rides available around Esther Short Park
3 p.m. – Dixieland Jazz Band at the Vancouver Hilton
4 p.m. – Vancouver Community Concert Band Concert at the Vancouver Hilton
5: 30 p.m. – Combined Vancouver High School Choirs at Esther Short Park
6 p.m. – Community Tree Lighting with Santa at Esther Short Park
6:20 p.m. – Vancouver Pops Orchestra Concert at the Vancouver Hilton

Yes, it will likely be raining so dress appropriately. Don’t let that keep you away, after all this is the Pacific NW.

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• Washington is America’s coffee capital with more coffee bean roasters per capita than any other state.
• “The Wave,” a popular fan cheer for the past 25 years, was started by Husky fans at the University of Washington. (I used to work with the famous fan known as “Captain Husky” at PACCAR, years ago)
• Washington State is the nation’s largest exporter, representing 34 billion dollars and 5% of all US exports which includes forest products, aerospace products, apples, tulips, hops, mint, wheat and several other quality food products.
• The first revolving restaurant in the U.S. was built in Seattle for the 1962 World’s Fair and is located at the top of the Space Needle.  It’s called Sky City.



• The State is home to the world’s largest private car collection featuring over 3,000 vehicles.  I can’t believe someone has more cars than Jay Leno!
• Grand Coulee Dam, the largest concrete structure in North America, is located in Washington State.
• Washington’s residents are educated with the most residents holding high school diplomas than any other state. Seattle leads the country in residents with more college degrees per capita.
• The Boeing Plant, located in Everett, is the world’s largest building – able to fit 74 football fields inside!
• In Washington, a Seahawk is an athlete, not a bird. The closest thing to a “seahawk” is an osprey hawk.
• Washington, the 42nd state in the union, is the only state named for a U.S. President.
• Washington produces 70% of the nation’s hops used to brew beer.
• With 37” annually, Seattle gets less rainfall than Atlanta, Boston, New York, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, Philadelphia, or Washington D.C but we are still depicted as a very rainy city in movies.
• Washington’s Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America, deeper than the Grand Canyon at over 5,500 feet deep.
• Homegrown musicians include Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Heart, Kenny G, The Wailers, Pat Boone, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones and American Idol runner-up, Blake Lewis.
• Petrified wood is the state’s gem. There is a petrified forest in the state that is considered the most unusual fossil forest in the world.
• Washington State defines innovation. Some of the leading companies include Microsoft, Amazon, Nordstrom, REI, Boeing, PACCAR, Costco and Starbucks.
• More people in Seattle commute to work on bicycles than any other city in the nation.  Yep, they have Portland, OR beat!
• Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson is a Washington native (…and when I worked at Kinko’s in the mid 1990′s, we printed his retirement part invitations!)
• Washington has hosted the World’s Fair twice: 1962 in Seattle and 1974 in Spokane.
• The longest accessible beach in the U.S. is in Washington. The 28 mile long stretch is aptly named Long Beach.
• Washington’s cows produce more milk per cow than any other state, totaling 1.3 billion pounds of milk each year.
• The State’s nickname is the Evergreen State for its abundant evergreen forests.
• Washington has the largest ferry system in the nation; 26 million passengers travel by ferry each year.
• The State is America’s raspberry capital harvesting more than 57 million pounds of raspberries each year.
• Washington is the nation’s top apple producing state with 10-12 billion apples handpicked annually.
• Seattle sells more sunglasses per capita than any major city in the nation (probably because we have enough time between between sunny days, that we lose them and have to buy ‘em again!)

And one last thing to share with you.  As a little girl, my dad would read me the L. Frank Baum Wizard of Oz books every night at bedtime.  I really enjoyed these moments with my dad, and the books were so enjoyable to read.  Like nearly everyone, I grew up watching “The Wizard of Oz” movie and sequel “Return to Oz“.  One thing that would always confuse me was when Dorothy approached the Emerald City: it looked nothing like Seattle!  There was no Space Needle!!  As a child, it was hard for me to understand that this was a different city than the nickname we’ve given Seattle. 

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I enjoyed showing these landmarks to friends and buyers relocating to the Greater Seattle area when I sold real estate there from 2004-2011 and I hope you’ll enjoy seeing these sites, too. If you’re thinking of buying or selling property in the Greater Seattle Area, please get in touch with me because I have very close ties with some excellent and trustworthy real estate brokers.

If you find this post useful or you have questions, please comment below. I’d love to read your stories. Thanks!

Things for the Seattle Tourist to See:

• The CRAZY amazing house featured in The May 20, 2007 Seattle Times “Pacific Northwest” magazine (reminds me of a decorated teapot): 2018 Nob Hill Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109-2546. “A Victorian dream house built in 1906 is a vision of silk and stencils and period pieces galore.”
• Covington Landmark: a beige house with white trim and red door on 161st Pl SE in Covington (between Kent and Maple Valley, where they meet Auburn) – they have FAKE PLASTIC GRASS!
• Kurt Cobain’s house, where he died (171 Lake Washington Blvd. E. Seattle, WA 98102) & the memorial bench next door at Viretta Park

Viretta Park – Kurt Cobain Memorial Bench

• “Come As You Are” sign in Aberdeen, where Kurt Cobain was raised

Welcome to Aberdeen – Come As You Are Sign

• The apartments at E. Thomas St & 18th Ave E. in Seattle – this is the apartment building where the characters in the 1992 or 1991 movie “Singles” lived.

18th and Thomas – Apartment from the Movie Singles

• The OK Hotel (I think it’s gone now, but I used to see live local bands play here and it was also a coffee house. It was featured in the movie “Singles”.)
• The house where The Real World: Seattle people lived (Pier 70)
• Highway 99 is the best way to enter Seattle! It’s so scenic and beautiful as you approach Downtown.
• Safeco Field- I remember when the famous Kingdome was demo’d and dust filled the Puget Sound (March 1999, I believe). I attended so many Mariner’s and Seahawks Games as well as a few Home Shows there. But we have a better stadium now! I will always remember attending the inaugural Mariner’s game when “The Safe” opened July 15, 1999. It’s famous for its retractable roof – very important for the rain we supposedly get all the time. GOOO M’S!
• Quest Field- The Seahawks and Sounders have their own stadium, as well. GOOO ‘HAWKS & SOUNDERS!
• Bruce and Brandon Lee’s graves at Lakeview Cemetery on Capitol Hill – Bruce’s headstone looked worn out after Brandon’s shiny headstone appeared once he died filming “The Crow” in 1993. Bruce’s headstone got a facelift and a bench was added shortly after the installation of son Brandon’s headstone.

Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee – New Headstones

• Jimi Hendrix’s headstone used to be a modest, flat, regular headstone set in the grass near the infant section of Greenwood Memorial Park off 4th (a.k.a. Cemetery Road) in the Renton Highlands. However, in the late 2000’s it was moved & remodeled into a gazebo near the parking lot. His old grave-site had been worn down by all the visitors of this incredible musician.
  

  Jimi Hendrix – Gazebo Memorial

• The beautiful Pergola/Trundle in Pioneer Square, which was rebuilt after a public utility truck accidentally caught it and destroyed it in the early 2000s
• Boren Park- there’s a park with an amazing view across from Lakeview Cemetery on East Olin St. and 15th by the beautiful turn-of-the-century homes. Here’s the view but it’s better in person.
  

  View from “my” Bench at Boren Park

• Broadway Dance Steps all over the sidewalks on Broadway, on Capitol Hill in Seattle – fun dance steps embedded in the sidewalk
  

  Broadway Dance Steps on Capitol Hill Seattle

• Dick’s Drive-In- this is a walk-up-to restaurant that is famous for their shakes, greasy fries and DELICIOUS, juicy, affordable, arguably-the-best cheeseburgers in Seattle! Local Seattle area rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot mentions Dick’s in a song or two. Dick’s is located in several areas in Seattle – just Google /Yelp them to find one near the location you’re in.
  

  Dick’s Drive-In Sign

  

  Dick’s Drive-In Burgers

• Broadway New American Grill – yummy, healthy, fresh food on Broadway, Capitol Hill. They have a really bountiful selection of vegetarian dishes. I haven’t eaten here in years, so I don’t know if it’s still around.
• Orpheum Records – great indie CD store on Broadway, Capitol Hill & they sell posters and records on the 2nd floor (Sad! I think Amazon.com put them out of business because they’re gone now.)
• Jimi Hendrix statue across from Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), where I took Graphic Design & Illustration classes on Broadway on Capitol Hill

Jimi Hendrix Statue

• Espresso Vivace Roasteria (901 East Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98122) -I l once read an article saying that Emeril (BAM!) says you must go here, and it’s always been a favorite place of mine but you’ll smell like coffee beans if you go there. They roast their own coffee at this location, and it’s really delicious! Star-what? Forget that other famous Seattle coffee company – you need to try Vivace’s. They always do a pretty decoration (like a leaf or heart) with the foam. Make sure you check out the Etch-a-Sketch on the wall. It is an amazing “sketch” of the inside of the coffee place! This is off Broadway, near Jack in the Box and Kinko’s.
• Bauhaus Books & Coffee – an old favorite haunt of mine serving a handful of foods and lots of delicious hot and cold drinks. There’s a second floor and a 2 story bookshelf, complete with a sliding ladder. This is just up the street from the Paramount Theatre and near Seven Arms (I wonder if that place is still around). It’s always crowded, so if you are lucky enough to get a table, STAY PUT. 301 Pine Street.
• The Rainier Chapter House, which is a George Washington Replica House off Broadway by Cornish College of Arts (actor Brendan Fraser attended Cornish).
  

  Rainier Chapter House

• The Wall of Gum in Post Alley, attached to the north side of the Pike Place Market. This disgusting wall has been covered with a gross rainbow of chewed gum. I think it started in the early 1990s when I used to stand in line to go to Theater Sports at Unexpected Productions in Post Alley. Joel McHale was just starting out here as an actor.
• SAAM (Seattle Asian Art Museum) – GREAT Asian Art Museum and beautiful park! Lots of flowers and outdoor art, perfect for posing for pictures with friends!
• Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave E., Seattle (Capitol Hill) – very close to SAAM
• SAM – This is my favorite art museum!
• SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park – this is a fantastic place for taking very interesting photos! Try this link, as well – it’s a guide to the park.
  

  Art at SAM Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle

• Pike Place Market
  

  Stephanie Chumbley at the Pike Place Market

Pike Place Market Veggies

• The Gum Wall in Post Alley, on the south side of the Pike Place Market.  I remember waiting outside in line for Unexpected Productions‘ Theater Sports to begin late Friday and Saturday nights in the early 1990s and I watched people stick their gum on this wall. I have to admit, I have added some gum to that wall back in the day and it’s not one of my prouder moments.  Over the last twenty years, it has become quite a disgusting rainbow of chewed up rubbery morsels.  I should mention that Joel McHale was our favorite hilarious improv actor at Theater Sports and sometimes I would snag tickets to see KING 5′s Almost Live recorded – Joel was on that show before he became famous.
• Space Needle
  

  Seattle Space Needle

• The EMP, Experience Music Project – if you like music from the 1970′s, you may enjoy this musem, and sometimes they have live music and good exhibits. Frank O. Gehry is the futuristic architect behind the eye-sore, as well as the Guggenheim, Sydney Opera House and other odd or amazing buildings. More can be read about the project design here.
  

  Experience Music Project

• Fremont Rocket- there is a cool rocket that blows smoke in Fremont! It’s made of a real 1950′s rocket.
  

  Story of the Seattle Fremont Rocket

  

  Chuck Wadey at the Fremont Rocket

• Lenin Statue in Fremont Lenin Statue: 600 N 36th, Seattle, WA. Directions: North 36th St. and Evanston Avenue North, just north and west of the Fremont Bridge.
  

  Lenin Statue in Fremont

• The Fremont Troll- he is made of clay; holds a real VW Beetle in his clutches and lives under the Aurora Bridge at N. 36th Street – GREAT photo op!!!
  

  The Fremont Troll

• Wallingford’s “The Wall of Death“, an outdoor art installation, located under the University Bridge in Wallingford (Seattle). Cool photo op, but very strange.
  

  Dale Chumbley at the Wall of Death in Seattle

• The Crocodile Cafe – lots of famous bands have played at this indie club
• The Moore Theatre – beautiful architecture inside, and lots of great bands have played here. This is my favorite venue – not a bad seat on the floor – you feel like you could reach out and touch the stage.
• The Paramount Theatre – another historical, beautiful building with lots of musicals and musical artists performing here regularly.
• 5th Avenue Theatre – ditto! Also a great place for plays. 1308 5th Avenue, Seattle
• Pacific Place Mall – high end shopping mall with cheap or free parking. 6th Ave. & Pine Street, Seattle
• Niketown – Nike’s 2nd official Niketown store, 1500 6th Avenue, Seattle 98101. The first Niketown was in Portland, Oregon, where Nike headquarters is located.
• GameWorks – the very first Game Works opened in Seattle in 1997 (1511 7th Avenue, Seattle)
• Nordstrom – the downtown store was the 1st Nordy’s and is an icon! Called the Flagship Store, it’s located at 1601 – 2nd Ave. Seattle, 98101
• Sit ‘n Spin – never mind, this Belltown favorite (2219 4th Ave) is CLOSED! I used to see concerts here, play board games and eat with friends and do my laundry while snacking on hummus and pitas! I am so sad one of my all-time favorite places has closed.
• Kerry Park – in Queen Anne, this has the BEST view of the Space Needle and it’s a pretty park: 211 West Highland Drive, Seattle. You would not be the first one to get engaged here or take a large family photo.  I seem to see those things happen every time I visit this crowded park.  It’s in a residential area, but you can’t miss it because a lot of people know about this park with the million dollar view and it can be tricky to find street parking.
  

  Skyline View from Kerry Park in Seattle

• Bhy Kracke Park (Queen Anne) 1215 5th Ave. N. – this is my faaaavorite park! It’s on Queen Anne in a neighborhood and it has 2 levels. I can attest that it has GREAT views of fireworks on July 4th!
  

  Bhy Kracke Park

• Gas Works Park – My 2nd favorite park! It’s fun to canoe here – I have canoed to Gas Works once. Built on a former gas plant, it’s industrial, has a great view of the Needle and Lake Union and has a fun hill to climb. Dog friendly! Go on Tuesday nights in the summertime and watch the boat races! I used to grab an “Organic Drift” pizza from Zeek’s Pizza(MY FAVORITE) at 41 Dravus St., Seattle, WA 98109 and eat it on a bench overlooking the water at Gasworks Park.
  

  Gas Works Park

  

  Gas Works Park – Industrial

• Archie McPhee’s in Wallingford, just west of Dick’s – looking for the weirdest gifts EVER? Then you must come to this original store – they have weird plastic 1950′s toys and other silly retro fun, kitschy gifts.
• Gasworks Park Kite Shop – I still have a button I got there as a kid and it aptly states, “Go Fly a Kite.”
• Here are fun places we have flown kites
• Kenworth plant (Green River killer was captured while working here) – I used to work at PACCAR Parts which is 1 parking lot away from Kenworth in Renton. I was at work when he was captured and I saw the news reporters and helicopters! It’s right across from PACCAR Parts, which is 750 Houser Way N. in Renton.
• Cool house in Kent where the drummer from local rock band HEART used to live – people call it “The Taj Mahal” because it has a crazy red roof and elaborate architecture. It’s off 240th in Kent, past 156th.
• Hat & Boots near Michigan Street in Seattle
• Kent, WA signon James St. & Kent-Des Moines Road just down the hill from the exit off I-5 (drive east)
  

  Welcome to Kent, WA Sign

• Best WA Golf Courses – I found this list for any golfers out there but with Yelp’s popularity, that may be the best place to check
• Mt. Rainier- we are the home to the highest mountain in North America (14,411 feet tall)
  

  Mount Rainier

• West Seattle – a very charming part of the city with little shops, hilly streets, good eats and pretty city and water views.
• Luna Park Cafe – Great 50′s style diner with milkshakes & jukeboxes – in West Seattle, southwest of Alki Beach
• Alki Beach – postcard-style city views from Alki Beach! Lots of rollerbladers and beach volleyball players roam here. Sadly, dogs aren’t allowed past the sidewalk and I don’t think beach fires are allowed anymore.  Good luck finding any parking – plan ahead and give yourself time to cruise for parking.  Look for the mini Statue of Liberty o the north side.  It’s a gift from the Boy Scouts of America.
• Pacific Medical Center, formerly occupied by Amazon.com and located at 1200 – 12th Ave. S./ Seattle (Beacon Hill). I think all the locals recognize this building, which can be seen from I-5 and if you’re like me, it resembles something you’d see in Gotham City.  It was the home of Amazon.com until 2010, when the lease contract was up for review and they left.  A tidbit about Amazon.com: while the rest of the world doesn’t have to pay tax at Amazon, we Washington State residents do because it’s a local business.  When Amazon left, the building reverted back to a hospital.  Here are some interesting facts about this Art Deco, Gothic looking building.
  

  Pacific Medical Center

• Local artist Dale Chihuly’s Museum of Glass in Tacoma
• The Tacoma Dome – If you like major pop bands, gun shows, or monster truck shows, chances are that ones of these events will be going on here when you’re in town. On your way to the ‘Dome, you may have all your car windows tightly sealed but you cannot escape the “Tacoma Aroma” that comes from the paper manufacturing that takes place there. In the late 1990′s, the order was cut down by 90% but I can still taste the odor.
• Leavenworth – This was one of my favorite places to go! No, not the prison – it’s a little Bavarian village that embraces the Christmas holiday with tree lighting festivals in December. During the summer months, it’s fun to catch a live performance of The Sound of Music in the outdoor amphitheater. There’s so much to do there – just click the link to read more about it.
• Deception Pass – what can I say? The bridge is spectacular and the beach is incredible. This is a fun place for kids of any age and you must bring your camera. Words cannot describe this special place. Just read about it online, look at the photos and GO THERE!
• One tourist posted a blog with some good hot-spots

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Let’s look at the facts.  According to RMLS data, more than 75 percent of all Clark County’s new listings in the Third Quarter were not distressed properties at all.  Just over 17 percent were short sale listings and only 7.4 percent of the listings were bank-owned properties.  There are still PLENTY of non-distressed properties for sale, and we can help you find them if that’s what you’re looking for.

I want to thank the RMLS for providing this picto-graphic which explains what I’m saying even better:

Distressed Homes – Clark County, WA 3rd Quarter 2012

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Today kicks off the 2012 Clark County Fair! It’s time to enjoy some carnival rides, time to eat more calories than any one human should eat in a day. Kettle-corn, Dairy Women’s Milkshakes, amazing sweet grilled onions covering a yummy burger from The Smokehouse. Corn on the cob, funnel cakes, snow cones and more… Time to see all sorts of animals. Animals like horses, cows, llamas, pigs, dogs, cats and even bees. It’s a great time to enjoy our local artists and crafters in the Clark County Event Center with all their fun quilts, cards, sketches, flowers, photos, paintings, jams and baked goods. Also in the big hall are vendors selling all sorts of fun, cool, quirky things. Ya never know what you might walk out the door with?

In addition to all these fun things at the Clark County Fair, don’t forget the great events of each day. The Grandstand Entertainment is FREE with your admission to the fair. The schedule is as follows:

Saturday August 4th: MOTO X – Big Air Bikes 2pm and 6:30pm (one of my personal favorites)
Sunday August 5th: Medieval Jousting 2pm and 6:30pm
Monday August 6th: Barrel Racing 2pm Roughstock 6:30pm
Tuesday August 7th: Mutton Bustin’ 2pm Bull Riding 6:30pm
Wednesday August 8th: Truck Pull 2pm and 6:30pm
Thursday August 9th: Demolition Derby 2pm and 6:30pm
Friday August 10th: Tuff Trucks 2pm and 6:30pm (one of my personal favorites)
Saturday August 11th: Monster Trucks 2pm and 6:30pm
Sunday August 12th: Monster Trucks 2pm and 6:30pm

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