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Exhibit 31.1





|CERTIFICATIONS
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|I, Ken F. Parsons, Sr. certify that:
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|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Venture Financial Group, Inc. (the "registrant");                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|   | statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;           
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|4. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and
have:                                                                    
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|   | (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|   | (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|   | (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|5. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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|   | (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|   | (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|Date: November 14, 2005 |  |  |  | /s/ Ken F. Parsons,
Sr.                                                                                  |  | 
|                        |  |  |  | Ken F. Parsons, Sr.Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

     (principal executive officer) |  | 



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