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Archive Home > 2002 > August > 04 > Kids trade pigs for full piggy banks

Kids trade pigs for full piggy banks

Courtesy, marketing increase prices at county fair auction

By Mike Cronin / The Bulletin
August 4, 2002

REDMOND - They spend months raising their animals for the Deschutes County Fair's livestock auction.

Then comes the hard part: finding a buyer.

"About two weeks before the fair I send letters to potential buyers," said Michelle Roats, a 17-year-old Mountain View High School student and....

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