The Accolade

The OC Fair is canceled, but the food isn’t: Drive-thru option worth the ride

The Hawaiian Chicken Bowls offers a fair staple -- turkey legs for $15 each.

Alice Lee • October 6, 2020

For many families, the Orange County Fair has been a summertime staple. Held annually at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, the event has been known for its rides, entertainment and most...

Oink, oink; Sunny Hills agriculture’s Astro the pig wins Grand Champion title at OC Fair

Sophomore Samantha Stanfill holds the ribbons she won after her pig Astro notched the top prize of Grand Champion Market Hog at the Orange County Fair over the summer. Image posted with permission from Samantha Mejia.

Hanna Oltman • August 29, 2019

For the first time in 18 years, the Sunny Hills Agriculture Department won the top prize of Grand Champion Market Hog over the summer at the Orange County Fair with its 295-pound pig, Astro. “I...

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