Coos County Fair 1969 Promises Five Days of Thrills
Record crowds are expected for the 1969 Coos County Fair in Myrtle Point August 12 to 17. The 50th annual event features a space age theme World Today Moon Tomorrow with rodeo, log show, bands, dances, Kiddies Day and 95,000 dollars in prize money.
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Coos County
I Myrtle Point
Fair Association
Myrtle Point
Oaks Pavillion
Coos
William R. Blake
Fairgrounds
Renee
Regina Roshon
Blake Amusement Company
Herald
Coos County Royal Court Selects 1969 Fair Princesses
Pat Easley of Coos Bay and Lynne Mast of Coquille join Princess Cindy Ingram as 1969 Coos County Fair royalty. The trio, riding sorrel horses, promotes area events from Yoncalla Rodeo to Oregon State Fair while planning futures in business and veterinary training.
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Coos County Royal Court
Peace Corps
Princess Lynne Mast
Coquille
Robert
Faye Mast
West &K Street
Lynne
Coquille High School
Merritt Davis &School of Business
Pat Easley
Box
Coos Bay
Yucca
Gertie Easley
Pat
Sandy
University of Oklahoma
Ricky Sindel
Coos County
Yoncalla
Myrtle Point
Curry County
Douglas County
Cindy
OK Annual Logger's Shodeo Moves to Sunday
Shodeo shifts to Sunday afternoon August 17 at the Coos County Fair. Coos and Curry county loggers will compete in seven events for 31800 in prize money including high climbing and power saw bucking. Senator Mark Hatfield will attend and help present awards with his wife.
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Christensen
Shodeo
Coos County
Coos
Curry County
Mark Hatfield
Coos County Fair Hopes To Break 1967 Attendance Record
Fair officials forecast a strong turnout at the Coos County Fair with hopes of surpassing the 1967 attendance record of 35 544. Weather optimism and a revamped program aim to draw more fairgoers though 1968 figures lagged behind due to poor weather and free admissions for exhibitors and guests.
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Coos County
Fair Association
Fair
Plaque honors Myrtle Point Vietnam dead four men
Four Myrtle Point High School graduates lost in the Vietnam War are honored with a plaque at the Flora M. Laird Public Library. Evelyn Lynn, Esther Jenkins, and Betty Tyre led fund-raising with families present for the dedication. The plaque lists Donald Miller Danny Kilgore Alfred Pisco Jr and Terry Staman with his date.
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United States
Myrtle Point
Vietnam
Myrtle Point High School
Spring
Evelyn Lynn
Esther Jenkins
Betty Tyre
Sitkum
Flora M. Laird
Kilgore
Alfred Pisco, Jr
Terry L. Staman
Lynn
Curt Beckham
Library Board
Myrtle Point Garden Club
Fair edition highlights 1969 Coos County Fair memories
The Herald presents a 38 page fair edition with many pictures from local residents who answered a summer call for help. Verlin Hermann provided official data and old images to aid attendees and Wem remember the 1969 Coos County Fair.
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Fair Board
Verlin Hermann
Coos County
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Ed Hughes
Sixth Street
MP Lions Club
The
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Denver
Colo. E
Rodeo Committee
Wilbur Plauger
Plauger
Walt Disney
Gene McLaughlin
Pat, Lynne Princesses
Cindy Ingram
Curry
Haley and Haley Trucking
J.H. Freeman
Skkum
Darwin Pullen
J. H. ‘Jay
Freeman, John Eggers, and
Scott Pierson
Sikkum
Stamans
Staman
Myrtlewood
Donald G. Miller
Danny R
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