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County fair hits record: 159,314 CENTRAL POINT � Attendance at this year�s Jackson County Fair rose 3.5 percent over last year�s record-breaking crowds, final figures show. Final tallies counted 159,314 visitors to the six-day event, up from 153,927 a year ago. That sets a new record for fair attendance, said manager Chris Borovansky. Revenues from the carnival and concessions were also up. Carnival rides earned nearly $335,000, up from $270,000 in 1999. Concessions topped $325,000, up from $275,000 in earnings last year. The Junior Livestock Auction also set record sales of nearly $940,000, up about $100,000 from last year�s total. "We�re trying to reach $1 million in the millennium," said Mel Morris, a retired Eagle Point High School agriculture instructor who has worked the fair for 30 years. "Maybe next year." Buyers paid a record $20 a pound for the grand champion steer sold at the fair. Lacie Hoffman�s prize 1,250-pound steer earned $25,300; it was purchased by Stan Foley, Casey Casebier and Herb Sutton. A total of 156 exhibitors sold animals in the beef sale with an average price of $2.90 per pound. The second-highest beef sale went to Lindsey Trautman, who earned $13.50 a pound for her 1,260-pound animal. It was purchased by Bob and Suzie Lyon, Dick and Wendy Earl, Robert Lyon Construction and Bob and Joanne Lyon. Third-highest sale went to David Trautman, who earned $10.25 for his 1,195-pound animal. It was bought by Rogue Valley Medical Center, Premier West Bank and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon. This year�s swine sale also set fair records with 249 exhibitors who sold animals at an average price of $4.53 per pound. Grand champion John Barton earned $28 a pound for his prize 244-pound pig, bought by Stan Foley, Casey Casebier and Ronald Henderson. He was followed by Aimiee Smith, who earned $22 a pound for her animal of the same weight, bought by RVMC, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Premier West Bank. In third place was Aaron Colvin, who earned $12.50 a pound for a 243-pound animal bought by Southern Oregon Orthopedic practice. Figures for the lamb sales were not available. Obituaries | Sports | Business | Classifieds | Tempo | Prime Times | So Oregon Sites | Outdoor Journal | Subscribe | Contact | Movies | Advertise | Real Estate Showcase | Archive | Editorials | Letters to the editor | Religion | Wake-up Call | NIE | Cyber Chef | Job Network | So Oregon Weather | WSJ Northwest | Forums | AP Wire | AP Money | F.A.Q. | Awards Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co, Inc Copyright �The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA