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Photos: An evening at the Fair

Northwest Washington Fair continues through Saturday

Kids ride on swings high in the air as they cheer and scream from the thrills.
Kids ride on swings high in the air at the Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden on Aug. 18. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Hailey Hoffman Visual Journalist
Maddison Reedy, 6, takes a seat on the Dragon Wagon mini rollercoaster.
Maddison Reedy, 6, takes a lap on the Dragon Wagon mini rollercoaster. Reedy spent her birthday, Aug. 18, at the Fair. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Sweet Art owner Mimi Jackson adds a cotton candy hat to a cotton candy duck.
Sweet Art owner Mimi Jackson adds a cotton candy hat to a cotton candy duck at her Seattle-based business’ stand at the Fair. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Selah Morgan, 1, plays with orange kittens.
Selah Morgan, 1, plays with kittens through a cage in the small animal experience area. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
A rider smiles big while on top of the brown horse with a white marking on its forehead.
A rider smiles big after finishing a round in the Light Horse Open Trail competition. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Fairgoers mill around and enjoy rides as the sunset colors paint the sky.
Fairgoers mill around and enjoy rides beneath the pink sunset. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Emery Pass, left, and Cristian Hernandez ride bumper cars as they look around to the other visitors.
Emery Pass, left, and Cristian Hernandez ride bumper cars. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Keith Bruland sits on his 1,130-pound Shorthorn cow as a calf looks at him in curiousity.
Keith Bruland from the Barnyard Adventures 4-H Club sits on his 1,130-pound Shorthorn cow in the cattle barn. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
People of various ages chat and walk around the rides.
People walk among the rides. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Fairgoers spin quickly in a tight circle on the Zero Gravity ride as they hold onto the rails.
Fairgoers spin quickly in a tight circle on the Zero Gravity ride. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Fairgoers wait in line to ride the bright multicolored Ferris wheel.
Fairgoers wait in line to ride the glittering Ferris wheel. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
People queue in line for ice cream and Moowichs.
People wait in line for ice cream and Moowichs at the end of the night. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

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