With the Great Junk Hunt, things start to return to normal at the Oregon State Fairgrounds

A sign for The Great Junk Hunt at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Since the pandemic began, the Oregon State Fairgrounds has been used as a temporary hospital, Covid testing site, temporary shelter for homeless people and wildfire evacuees, as well as a vaccination clinic.

But on Friday it will be used for a “normal” event for the first time since the pandemic this year as…