In focus: Scenes from the Thurston County Fair

Aurora Place, left, and her sister Maybelle Place hold their Tuxedo cats at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Don “The Reptile King” Riggs shows Toothless at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Don “The Reptile King” Riggs shows Toothless, a black dragon, at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Don “The Reptile King” Riggs shows Toothless at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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The audience reacts to Don “The Reptile King” Riggs showing “Later” at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Madison Keller, from Tennis, shows her cow at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Alivia Sage, from Yelm, runs through a dressage test at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Brynn Kirkpatrick shows her cow at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Frank jumps during an obedience contest at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Exhibitors hold their sheep for judges at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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A young attendee watches a bubble at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Debbie Peters, a member of the Olympia Bee Keepers Association from Elma, talks to attendees as they taste different kinds of honey at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Exhibitors hold their sheep for judges at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Exhibitors hold their sheep for judges at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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People buy tickets at the entrance of the Thurston County Fairgrounds in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Brynn Kirkpatrick leads her cow at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Bailey Mounts leads her cow during the intermediate runner-up competition at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Elowen, a member of the Cloverbuds, poses for a photo with her rabbits, Marshmallow and Clay, at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Don “The Reptile King” Riggs shows an alligator named Later at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Exhibitors hold their sheep for judges at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Layla jumps while competing in an obedience contest at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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A competitor runs through a dressage test at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Aurora Place holds her Tuxedo cat named Ruby at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Bailey Mounts leads her cow during the intermediate runner-up competition at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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A kid rides the swings at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Dover the Tortoise, owned by Reptile Isle, eats hay at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Alivia Sage, from Yelm, runs through a dressage test at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Zane McAferty, from Littlerock, shows his cow during the advanced showmanship at the Thurston County Fair in Lacey on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Posted Friday, August 2, 2024 3:25 pm

The Thurston County Fair began on Wednesday and lasts through Sunday at the Thurston County Fairgrounds in Lacey.

Learn more at https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/buzz-down-2024-thurston-county-fair-july-31-august-4.

Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson stopped by the fair to capture these photos on Thursday.

Southwest Washington Fair

The Southwest Washington Fair in Lewis County opens Aug. 13 through Aug. 18 at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.

Look for a special section highlighting activities and events at the fair in The Chronicle next week.

Learn more at https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/.

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