Fairgoers enjoy the twister at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Carson Kuenzi shows a pig in the 4-H Round Robin competition at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Corbin Kuenzi on Kubota tractor at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Allison Nisley, right, and Sophia Dandridge complete a 105 pound tractor pull at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Brandon Kester with his satin angora rabbit Saffron, grand champion wool winner at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Martin Link-Cole with his Cornish Cross chicken at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
An auctioneer at the Marion County Junior Livestock Auction (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Nicole Varner and her sheep Arlo at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
The Ferris wheel at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Sophia DiSenso navigates the obstacle course in the Ranch Horse class at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Braeli Doukas-Jansen getting ready to ride in Ranch Horse class at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A blue ribbon winning blueberry lemon cake at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
In the ring at the Marion County Junior Livestock Auction at the 2022 fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A worker at the Dairy Women ice cream stand prepares a soft-serve cone at the Marion County Fair. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Award-winning onions at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Fairgoers try their luck with games at the midway at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Lavender the llama on display at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Micah Wright and Tyra Thach work on their pottery at the Willamette Pottery Center booth at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Sarah Kester holds Satin the rabbit and talks to fairgoers about his wool at the 2022 Marion County Fair(Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Families have fun on bumper cars at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Bella Morales tries her luck in the midway at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Justin Kuenzi, left, and Round Robin Judge Austin Brill at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Breland performs at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A child enjoys the rides at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Kaitlin Fogarty and Matthew Fogarty eating at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Kids enjoy the slide at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Workers hold an alligator at the Brad’s World of Reptiles booth at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Ethan Oeffner in the auction line with his sheep at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Grace McNichols and her miniature horse Hardy at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Fairgoers watch a performance at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Fairgoers enjoy the Breland concert at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Grand Champion and Supreme Champion Jersey cow Maisie and her owner Briggs Snell at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
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