United Community Partners P.O. BOX 545 Halfway, Oregon 97834 president@unitedcommunitypartners.org 541-742-4065

Exhibit Hall Fund

HALFWAY FAIR EXHIBIT HALL FUND

Snow Storm Barn Winter 2016
Photo By Liz McLellan lizmclellan.com

On January 11, 2017 the Halfway Fair Exhibit Hall succumbed to the weight of a record-breaking snow year like many other buildings around the valley. The picture tells the story. It was a total loss and the facility was not insured.

Photo By Tim Bishop basecampbaker.com

For more than 90 years, the old Exhibit Hall was the core structure of the Halfway

Young Cowboy with Rope
Photo By Tim Bishop basecampbaker.com

Fairgrounds. Like an old-fashioned barn raising, this effort will take many willing hands. But, unlike the traditional process, you can avoid the heat, flies and hammer-whacked thumbs!

As of February 2018 the Friends of the Fair 501c3 nonprofit is up and running. Please contact Lynda Bird to make a donation to rebuild the Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall.

 

 

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