Oregon State Fair Oregon State Fair The Oregon State Fair is the official state fair of the U.S. state of Oregon. It takes place every August–September at the Oregon State Fairgrounds located in north Salem, the state capital, as it has almost every year since 1862. In 2006, responsibility for running the fair was delegated to the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department, and the division is now known as the Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center (OSFEC), which holds events on the fairgrounds year-round. As Oregon agriculture expanded in the early 19th century many communities formed agricultural associations for the purpose of
1941 Oregon State Beavers football team of silk socks, and pillowcases. On the 27th, the Beavers scrimmaged again. Norm Peters went out with a back injury and Orville Zielaskowski was hospitalized with a head injury. Stiner allowed Oregon State to go to Pinehurst on the 28th. At a polo game at Pinehurst, a polo player, Frank McCleur's horse spooked and threw him into a tree, killing him instantly in full view of the Beavers. Oregon State practiced for the last time at Kenan Stadium on the 30th. To simulate Oregon State, Duke was practicing against what Brian Curtis of Sports Illustrated would call "the most talented