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Hunter Grenvik, 10, introduces his pigs to water as he sets up for the Sherman County Fair Tuesday. The fair continues through Sunday. See the Aug. 18 Chronicle for a daily schedule of events. Mark Gibson photo
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Want to run? Better hurry
Vacancies remain for November election
By RODGER NICHOLS
of The Chronicle
It may be the dog days of summer, but the brisk winds of the November election aren’t that far away. Next Tuesday, Aug. 26, marks the deadline for nonpartisan candidates to enter local races if they want to appear on the Nov. 4 election ballot. So far, some races have no candidate, and some candidates are running without opposition.
The City of The Dalles will be electing a new mayor in November. Six-term mayor Robb Van Cleave announced earlier this year he would not seek a seventh term. He will be serving as the international chair of the Society for Human Resource Management for a two-year term, starting in 2009. 
Oregon 25th in obesity
PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon is the 25th most obese state in the nation with a rate of 25 percent, according to a report from the Trust for Americas Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is the third consecutive annual increase for the state.
Nationally, adult obesity rates rose in 37 states in the past year, and no state saw a decrease despite campaigns promoting exercise and good nutrition.
Lost wallet finds its way home on highway
By ELROY KING
of The Chronicle
A Portland woman who left her wallet on top of her car when she drove off got it and most of the contents back with the help of another motorist.
Amber Dawn Rhodes, 30, set her wallet on top of her vehicle at Milepost 64.5 on I-84 around 9:35 a.m. a log entry from the state police in The Dalles states.
