Coos County Fair,
Myrtle Point OR
July 22-26, 2008
THE DAILY LOG. Vendors were allowed to set up On Monday. I checked in
at the office at 7:45 and they showed me my space on their map. When I
drove to my space, I asked Ron where it was located. It was supposed to be
the second space over after the food area. He looked at his map and told
me that I wasn't even on his map. So, the office has a map and this guy
has a different map. I couldn't believe it. I ended up with a
space about 80 feet from where I was located last year.
In my place this year, was some kind of Jeep dealer which
really wasn't fair. To make things worse, they even closed up very early,
leaving a dark booth for all to see/not see.
Tuesday, July 22. Senior Citizen's Day.
Large amount of kids in carnival area. Good sales until 3:00. Night crowd mostly
stood around socializing. Lots of $1.00 sales in evening. No sun all day; breezy
at times. Cooler in the evening.
Wednesday, July 23. Weather
prediction. High 69 Low 48. Partly cloudy. It was sunny all day long with
occasional winds. Mostly kids today, but more adults than on Tuesday evening.
However, sales were slow and many booths closed at 10:00.
Thursday, July 24. Sunny during the day,
cloudy and cool in the evening. Breezy occasionally. Mostly penniless kids
(after paying for rides) around. Crowds less than Wednesday.
No real drawing card. Rodeo starts on Friday, which should
bring people in. But will they bring their money? Vendors quite friendly and
need support
Friday, July 25. Great weather. Little wind
and sunny. Where's Waldo? Rodeo has started but sales are slow for everbody....slow,
slow, slow until around 7:00PM and then things picked up (from the rodeo crowd).
Please read below about break-ins late Thursday evening.
Saturday, July 26
Last day of the fair.
Better crowd late morning, but this is Saturday and should be the busiest day.
A bit slow mid-afternoon. Weather is great. Slight breeze.
When we arrived at our booth around 10:45AM, we noticed that a couple of our
bungies had been undone at the bottom of the front side, indicating an attempted
break in. However, we had barricated the bottom and they were unable to
get in. What a shame, especially after there were people robbed the night
before. Damm!!! Had a Philly Cheesesteak for lunch and it was pretty
good. Of course, this is the best Philly Cheese that I have ever had at
any fair or festival. However, can not match the ones back east in and
around Philadelphia. Also, had a Mocha Smoothie from Coral Reef and of
course, it was pretty darn good. Be sure to check out the beautifully decorated booth, Coral
Reef Smoothies for a cool, refreshing drink or try a slice or two of
great-tasting pepperoni pizza next to Marcella' s Thai Food, which is pretty
good also. Should be constant lines of 30 people waiting later on in the week.
And of course, come on over and check us out. We are on the right hand side
about 8 booths down next to the trailer selling cell phone cases. We sell
shoulder (sling) bags, wrap skirts, sarongs, shell necklaces and a lot more.
NOTE: There was no major entertainment at this fair; the main
attraction is the Rodeo. Maybe not having entertainment to draw the people
is no big deal after all because concert-goers usually just head for the gate
and we don't get too many sales from them.
JULY 25. MYRTLE POINT, OR. Last night a bunch of hoodlums calling
themselves "The Pink Hat" gang robbed a number of vendors after the fair
closed down and intimidated and threatened several other people and there
was some outright vanndalism. Supposedly a group called the Pink Hats has
been been frequenting this event and were free to road at will since there
was inadequate security at that time and poor lighting.
Where was the security force at? I have no idea. One of the vandals was
caught with drugs on him and supposedly he was the only one taken in,
because he was on parole. This whole thing is one ugly mess. The Fair
promises to have added security next year, along with spotlights, but I am
afraid that the vendors will have to foot the bill with increased booth
fees.
I never knew that Myrtle Point had these kind of problems.....drugs....thieves..vandalism.
