Washington County Fairgrounds, Idaho

09/01/2026

If you have not received your livestock sale/Add-On bill, please reach out to me! The report did not send all bills to print and it seems a few have been missed but not sure how many.

A rookie mistake, and I just thank you all for your patience.

Alea Bunker
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208-257-3773 or 208-907-2654

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08/24/2026

To our auctioneers, Baker Action Company, showing more than 40 years of support to the Washington County Fair.
To the buys who come from near and far to support our hard-working youth. To the family, friends, and community for adding on to kid’s projects, setting them up for the next year of showing, or for college!
Thank you all who added a donation to Wes Barton and family. The support you gave them during this time is so immensely apricated!
To Margaret Fostberg, for the amazing cookies for our wonderful buyers!
To our gate help, Ryan Barton, Nick Rynearson, Chance Rollings, Adam and Kevin Papineau, Lee and Zane Nicoles, John Bilboa and to anyone else who I may have missed or was behind the scenes!
To, Justin Mink and Jon Mills, for being awesome ring man every year and knowing the buyers each by name and helping our runners deliver paperwork!
To all three of our FFA chapters for having ready and willing kids to come help get each buyer the proper paperwork! Thank you, Kristin Nolte and Tyler O'Donnell for keeping runners lined out.
To our three ladies Pam Swinkfelder, Peggy Mink, Vicki Turnbull who show up every year to double check prices and buyers, write names, prices, and amounts on papers for the exhibitors to display above stalls.
To our wonderful clerks, Kelley Bruce and Brooke Mink.
To Our office crew, Alea Bunker, Joya Hill, Emily Whitener, and Randy for making sure all the information is getting put in the right spot, in the computer and payment are made properly.
Randy, our show works guy, show works is the program we use to run fair smoothly and easily. Without Randys help we would be lost in it! He makes sure all the bugs are out, and things run smoothly throughout the week, and on sale day.
Once again, we live in such a wonderful community who always shows up for the youth, for the fair and for each other. Thank you all!

08/24/2026

The Village Continues!
Huge thank you to our ENTIRE community,
for sponsoring and participating in our games during fair week to raise funds for continued upgrades, and maintenance! All the donations you made throughout the year, and being willing to help the fair when a need raised! The community support is the only way we can have this fair and continue to grow. THANK YOU!
Throughout the week when you saw a kid in need or animal making a break for it, you didn’t hesitate, you helped. When a ribbon blew down, you picked it up! For the shows, you watched and made those kids feel important. For sale, you showed up and showed your support in bidding and purchasing or adding on the kid’s project. You guys are the real MVPS.
Open class entries, you guys filled the hall with so many beautiful masterpieces. Your hard work in sewing, quilting, baking, crafting, drawing, Lego making, welding, photo taking and so much more is such an inspiration to families all over fair. The open class is a great way for kids to be a part of fair, even without an animal project!
To our volunteers who show up for hours of sorting, helping, and guiding in the exhibit hall.
Our vendors for coming and providing us wits amazing food! Our 4-H food booth for being there from start to finish! For the Midvale and Cambridge FFA food booth. For the kids who work hard and are learning to be great at customer service. For the parents behind each kid, teaching, nurturing and guiding them.
Thank you, community, for showing up and supporting the Washington county Fair! We couldn’t do it without you!

08/24/2026

They always say it takes a village to raise our kids; I couldn't be happier with our amazing village. At the Washington County Fair, we are one heck of a village.
Thank you to our fair board, Kelley Bruce, Ryan Barton, Nick Rynearson, Brooke Mink, Kristin Nolte, Justin Mink, for the hours and considerations put into putting on the fair and for maintaining and keeping up with the constant upgrades to our growing fairgrounds.
To our manager, Alea Bunker, for the countless hours she puts in preparing for meetings, contacting judges, vendors, extension staff, paying the bills and countless other things.

To the maintenance man, Perry Goodman, for all the things he's fixing for us year around all to make sure things are working as they should, not only for fair week but for all the activities that happen here.

The janitor, Dorthy Bayes, for keeping our buildings clean and in tip top shape.
To the night watchman, Michael Thatcher, for watching over our livestock and grounds each night. For the countless hours you put in during fair week, helping with weigh-ins, helping Perry when and where needed, engaging with our youth. You are always there and a helping hand for whatever comes your way.
To the extension staff, 4-H leaders, and FFA advisers, for teaching and mentoring the youth of our communities.
The Superintendents (CJ & Austen Barnett - Swine, Mark Moura & Lee Nichols - Beef, Ty & Rachel Hawkins - Horse, Jessica Pedevilla - Small Animal, Nick Rynearson & Chance Rollins - Sheep/Goat, Janit Sorenson & Amy McDonald - Dog, Brooke Mink - Exhibit Hall), for the hours they put in getting the setup done and ready for the exhibitors, for putting on and organizing the shows for each specie. All the different superintendents it takes in the exhibit hall, from sewing to pictures, food to art, painting to quilting. We appreciate every one of you.
To our judges, judging exhibits in the exhibit hall or an animal during shows. We appreciate each of them for taking the time to come to our fair and for their expertise. For communicating with the youth while judging the livestock shows, I personally really appreciate that.
To the folks who show up early Sunday morning to haul the livestock to their destination. We couldn't get it done without you.
And if none of this makes you proud or feel happy, find Justin and he'll get you a meal ticket.

08/16/2026