Sophia Murphy, 8, of Port Angeles walks around the show ring with her alpaca, Julie, during Saturday’s alpaca costume parade at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sophia Murphy, 8, of Port Angeles walks around the show ring with her alpaca, Julie, during Saturday’s alpaca costume parade at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Weekend at the fair

Sophia Murphy, 8, of Port Angeles walks around the show ring with her alpaca, Julie, during Saturday’s alpaca costume parade at the Clallam County Fair.

Cole Anderson, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the East Clallam Livestock 4H Club, shows off his Angus-cross steer, Oreo, in the Clallam County Fair auction ring on Saturday. The 1,200-pound steer fetched $10.50 per pound at the sale. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Cole Anderson, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the East Clallam Livestock 4H Club, shows off his Angus-cross steer, Oreo, in the Clallam County Fair auction ring on Saturday. The 1,200-pound steer fetched $10.50 per pound at the sale. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Katelynn Sharpe, 14, of Sequim, representing the Neon Riders 4H Club, gallops her horse, Zoe, around the show ring as a warmup before judging on Saturday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Katelynn Sharpe, 14, of Sequim, representing the Neon Riders 4H Club, gallops her horse, Zoe, around the show ring as a warmup before judging on Saturday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Alice Rasmussen, 8, of Forks, a member of the Happy Tails 4H Club, takes her dog, Reba, a mini Labradoodle, around an obedience course during a show on Saturday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Alice Rasmussen, 8, of Forks, a member of the Happy Tails 4H Club, takes her dog, Reba, a mini Labradoodle, around an obedience course during a show on Saturday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim musician Buck Ellard performs on the Sunny Farms Stage on Saturday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim musician Buck Ellard performs on the Sunny Farms Stage on Saturday at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A pig named Buttercup snoozes in its pen in the swine barn at the Clallam County Fair on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A pig named Buttercup snoozes in its pen in the swine barn at the Clallam County Fair on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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