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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 01 > ‘We have a great optimism about life’

‘We have a great optimism about life’

The Conklin family doesn’t hesitate to get involved, whether it’s the fair or the Iraq war

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
August 1, 2008

Beyond the carnival rides, elephant ears and broncos, there’s another side of the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo. It’s a place where craft and creativity rule, a place the Conklin family of Bend has come to know well.

Chelsea, 17, and Amy, 13, turned in eight projects....

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