Galen Carpenter
A local mayor helped OCF find camping space for hundreds
After Galen Carpenter became the first female mayor of Veneta in the 1990s, she created a campground for the Oregon Country Fair. A former full-time … Continue reading
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Darcy DuRuz
Keeping women and girls up in the air
Girl Circus is a Eugene-based organization featuring professional and amateur female performers with the goal of improving gender equality in circus and theater arts. Formed … Continue reading
Paul and Judy Fuller
Finding the right balance for Fair food
Divine Balance Fruit Salad began at the 1978 Oregon Country Fair as an enterprise of Om Farm, a commune near the Fern Ridge Reservoir. Paul … Continue reading