Steele County Free Fair 2015

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It’s fair time again in Steele County. The 2015 edition of the Steele County Free Fair runs Au-gust 18-23 in Owatonna. �ousands from all over southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa will attend Min-nesota’s biggest county fair. Admis-sion to the fair is free. �ere are over 7,000 free exhibits including 2,000

animals, the FFA Children’s Barn-yard, the Com-munity Bank/R & K Electric Petting Zoo, the Izaak Walton wild game and �sh display, free

entertainment on four outdoor stages and in the beer garden, 300 indoor commercial exhibits and over 200 outdoor vendors includ-ing 100 food stands.

Goldstar Amusements will provide over 40 thrilling rides on the midway, plus Owatonna Mo-tor Co., AmericaInn Motel, Gold-star Amusements and the SCFF

are sponsoring the return of David Smith Jr., Human Cannonball, who will be �red over a midway ride dai-ly at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and at 2:30 p.m.

and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Old-time musicOld-time music has been a part

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held and old time music lovers won’t have to go far to �nd your favorite old time performers.

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On Tuesday, the Leon Olsen Band from New Ulm will perform at noon and Luverne Wanous will perform at 2:30 p.m. on the Fair Square Stage. On the KRFO Stage Dain’s Dutchmen from Sleepy Eye will perform at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Later Wednesday night, Dan Stursa and the Band, sponsored by KCHK Radio in New Prauge, will perform the Barn Dance in the Swine Show Arena at 5 p.m. At 5:15, head on over to the Fair Square Stage to hear the Concord German Singers from New Ulm. Music starts early on � ursday with Marv Nissel and the Band from New Ulm at 11 a.m. on the Fair Square Stage. On the Fair Square Stage later that a� ernoon, stop by and listen to Ray Sands and the Polka Dots at both 1:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. The KRFO Stage will see Luverne Wanous per-form at noon on � ursday. Dan Stursa Band will perform on the KRFO stage at noon on Friday. � ere is plenty of music on Satur-day at the Fair Square Stage with Chimielewski Old Time band at

12:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. and at 5 p.m. with Kris and the Riverbend Dutchment from Mankato. The KRFO stage will see the Stanley Koslosky Polish Band at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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American Lumberjack Show has been a popular attraction for many years at the fair. It’s back again this year. Free shows daily will feature

log rolling and cross-cut sawing. In addition, daily kid’s lumberjack sports camps will be held Tuesday through Sunday at 1:30 p.m.New stage

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cated east of the 4-H building. Featured on that stage will be daily performances by students enrolled in the summer program at Camp Pillsbury. The “Thank a Farmer” Magic Show will be

presented several times daily on this stage. Joyce Rice presents this unique show designed to en-tertain and promote agriculture and our farmers and ranchers. Thank a Farmer sponsors in-clude Thompson Garage Door, TPS Insurance, Wencl Plumbing, Central Valley Co-Op, Metal Ser-vices of Blooming Prairie, Piepho Roo� ng Inc., R & K Electric, Mi-chaelson Funeral Home, Loken Excavation & Drainage Inc. and the Steele County Corn and Soy-bean Growers. Camp Pillsbury sponsors include � rivent Finan-cial, Nick Lewis and Derek Du-laney, � rivant City Board, First United Bank, Legacy Signs and TPS Insurance.Old Iron

Many enjoy looking at the past decades of farming when they come to the “Old Iron Display”. A large display of all makes of an-tique tractors and small engines. � ey all run and o� en you’ll hear one � re up.

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Ride specialsThe traditional ride specials

will again be featured on the Gold Star Midway. Tuesday is Power 96 Radio Night with all rides priced at $1. Wednesday (Kid’s Day No. 1) is Serengeti Water Park Day featur-ing a $20 ride pass for unlimited midway rides from noon until 5 p.m. �ursday is Culver’s Moon-light Madness from 5-11 p.m. Un-limited rides from 5-11 p.m. for $22 or $20 with a coupon available at Culver’s in Owatonna. Friday is Hy-Vee Family Fun Day from noon until 5 p.m. An unlimited ride wrist band is $20. Saturday is Pro�nium Day. Unlimited ride wrist band costs $22 and entitles the holder for a chance to win one of eight bicycles to be given away at 5:15 p.m.

Pepsi Family Day is Sunday. An unlimited ride wrist band costs $22 and that also entitles you to a free Pepsi and hot dog.

�e Mega-Ride tickets for all rides on the midway all week are on sale for $49 at Hy-Vee in Owa-tonna. Tickets must be purchased

by Tuesday, August 18 at 5 p.m.For the kids

Kid’s Days will be featured on Wednesday and Friday of fair week. There will be a free kid’s

show in Fair Square Park on both days at 11 a.m. On Wednesday, dancers from Unlimited Possibili-ties Dance Studio will perform at 10:15 a.m. followed by Jack Pear-son, humorist, magician and story-

teller at 11 a.m. �e show is spon-sored by Dr.’s Beth Gilthvedt and Nick Vincelli of Horizon Eyecare in Owatonna. Friday’s Kid’s Show, sponsored by Owatonna’s Wal-Mart, is at 11 a.m. and will feature

the Son�ower Puppets and a �rst hand look at amphibians provided by Rad Zoo in Owatonna.Child ID tags

The Steele County Sher-

iff ’s office will be offering free Child I.D. kits during the Steele County Free Fair. When recov-ering a missing child, the most important tools for law enforce-ment are an up-to-date, quality photograph and descriptive in-formation. This kit includes an up-to-date photo of your child and other pertinent information such as height, weight and other distinguishing characteristics, plus medical information. The kit also includes fingerprints of the child, which will be taken at the Sheriff ’s office at the fair from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

The Sheriff ’s office also re-minds you that the child I.D. tags are available at the fair of-fice. These should be attached to the child before you go onto the fairgrounds.

In the case of a lost child that is found wandering the grounds, the child will be taken to the Sheriff ’s office on the fair-grounds until parents or child-care people are found.

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ten at the Steele County Free Fair. Thursday is U.S. Bank “Senior Day”. All seniors 62 and over com-ing to the fair prior to noon that day can park free in the general parking lot on the ball diamonds. � e day will feature great enter-tainment seniors will enjoy. � e Senior Place “Golden Tones” will open the day at 10:15 a.m. in Fair Square Park. � e Marv Nissel Band performs at 11 a.m. Ray Sands and the Polka Dots make their an-nual appearance at 1:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. Our old friend, Wally Pikal, famous for playing two trumpets at one time will perform at 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. � e Senior Citizen Volunteers of the Year will be recognized at 6 p.m. to wind up Senior Day activities.Beer Garden

Great musical entertainment from popular bands will be fea-tured daily on the Coors Lite Stage in the Beer Garden. The schedule: Tuesday night: Johnny Holm; Wednesday night: Mad

Hoss Jackson; Thursday after-noon: Jivin’ Ivan; � ursday night: Coyote Wild; Friday a� ernoon: Led Penny; Friday night: Trip Wire; Saturday a� ernoon: Jivin’ Ivan; Saturday night: 32 Below; Sunday afternoon: Dan Stursa; Sunday night: Church of Cash.

GrandstandA great lineup of grandstand

shows is planned for the 2015 fair.Tuesday: Bull Riding (7:30 p.m.)

sponsored by Plaza Morena Camp-estre Gill/Owatonna Peoples Press/Wells Federal Bank/Holiday Inn

and Suites/Wol� and Sons/Mohs Contracting/Mohs Homes. Tick-ets are $14 for adults and $11 for pre-teens.

Wednesday: Battle of the Rock Bands (5:30 p.m.) followed by Lost Highway concert (7:30 p.m.). Warmup band will be “Drop Tail

Gate” prior to Lost Highway.Thursday: Hairball concert

(7:30 p.m.) sponsored by Godfa-ther’s pizza, Noble RV, Treasure Island Resort and Casino and Car Time of Owatonna. Warm-up band will be “Arena”. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for pre-teens.

Friday: NTPA Tractor Pull (7:30 p.m.) sponsored by Ag Power Enterprises, Cole’s Electric and Ad-vantage Lime and Trucking. Tick-ets are $16 for adults and $11 for pre-teens.

Saturday morning: Antique Tractor Pull (8:30 a.m.) sponsored by Mike’s Repair and Farmers First Ag. It’s a free show with coupon.

Saturday night: Enduro Race (6 p.m.) sponsored by Four Seasons Electric, American Classics and Hot Rods and A & R Auto Detailing. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for pre-teens.

Sunday afternoon: Demoli-tion Derby (4 p.m.) sponsored by Misgen Auto Parts Inc., Wholesale Tire, NAPA Auto Parts, One Main Financial and Kerry Americas. Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for preteens.Luverne is coming back

Luverne Wanous is coming out of retirement to be with us at this year’s fair. For over a de-cade, Luverne traveled around the fairgrounds on his Musicmobile entertaining fairgoers.


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He retired in 2013. Luverne has continued play-ing solo his concertina at many di� erent events. � is year he will be � lling in for Hans Hohrman the Ac-cordian Man who will not be playing this year due to heart surgery. Luverne will entertain fairgoers in the lobbies of the Four Season’s Centre late a� ernoon and evenings of the fair. He will also entertain on both the United Prairie Bank Stage in Fair Square on Tuesday a� ernoon and the KRFO Stage on � urs-day at noon. Many of Luverne’s friends and fans will want to stop by to say hello.New church service

A second Sunday morning church service has been added to the fair schedule. “Worship in the Village” will take place at the Village of Yesteryear on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. � is is a traditional worship service for those who prefer this format over the contemporary service later in Fair Square. Pastor Brent Carlson of Christ Community Cov-enant Church will give the message. Music will be provided by the Golden Tones from Senior Place.

� e contemporary service in Fair Square Park will commence at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Pastor Todd Buehler of Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna will deliver the message. Music will be provided by Trinity music groups.Aurora Diner 50th

� is year’s fair marks the 50th anniversary of the Aurora Diner, which is the only inside-sit-down full

service diner on the fairgrounds. � e diner has been a part of the fair since 1965 when, at the request of the fair board, the Aurora Lutheran Church built a food stand to serve the open class dairymen, hog men and 4-Hers near the barns. � e food is home made on site and the diner is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.Smoke free fairgrounds

� e county board and the fair board have des-ignated the fairgrounds to be smoke free. However, for the convenience of smokers during the fair, there

will be designated smoking areas clearly identi� ed in several areas of the grounds. Please refrain from smoking in non-smoking areas.Fair jottings

• Farmer’s Feed and Supply Equine Hall of Fame will be held Tuesday, August 18 at 12:30 p.m. at the Cattle Show Arena. � e Central Valley Co-Op Live-stock Hall of Fame induction will follow at 2 p.m. in the Cattle Show arena.

• “Bella the Cow” will be presented by the Steele County American Dairy Association. Here’s your

chance to see how well you do in milking a cow. Look for Bella outside the FFA barnyard.

• Th e Wells Fargo Auto Museum will feature cars of the ‘60’s.

• Visit the Safety Zone emergency equipment display and medical station. First aid will be avail-able here all during the fair and there will be an area designated for nursing mothers.

• Th e Izaak Walton Building features the Buxton World Adventure Mounted Exhibit and fi sh native to the area.

• Visit the Muckle Fair Museum featuring fair history displays.

• ATM machines will be located throughout the grounds.

• Th e Pedal Pull will take place near the cattle barns at 4 p.m. on Friday.

• Th e District Holstein Show will be held Satur-day at 6:30 p.m.

• U.S. Bank Senior Day is Th ursday. All seniors 62 and over are o� ered free parking in the general parking area on the ball diamonds until noon.

� e Steele County Free Fair website is www.sc� .org. � e fair o� ce number is 451-5305. Dan Deml, President of the fair board, and the entire working board members extend a cordial invitation to attend Minnesota’s biggest county fair. It’s Food, Fun and Screams in 2015!

Todd Hale can be reached at thale@sc� .org or write him at 632 14th St. S.E., Owatonna, MN 55060.

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Dan Deml, president of the Steele County Free Fair Board of Directors

issues a personal in-vitation to everyone to come and enjoy the 2015 Steele County Free Fair.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Steele County Free Fair, I want to welcome you to the 2015 fair.

Fair Board members have worked all the past year in planning for this year’s fair.

I also want to thank all the hundreds of volunteers who help make this fair the biggest and best. Be safe while you’re on the fairgrounds and enjoy the many features for all ages.

Have a great time at this year’s fair. It’s ‘Food, Fun and Screams’ in 2015. Next year’s fair dates are August 16 to Aug. 21.”

Dan Deml is the president of the Steele County Free Fair Board of Directors.

A message from the fair president Great musical entertainment from

popular bands will be featured daily on the Coors Lite Stage in the Beer Garden.

EntertainmentTuesday, Aug. 18• 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Johnny Holm

Band, sponsored by the Hubbell House.Wednesday, Aug. 19• 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Madd Hoss

Jackson, sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway.Thursday, Aug. 20• 3 p.m., Jivin’ Ivan.• 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Coyote Wild,

sponsored by Treasure Island Resort and Casino.

Friday, Aug. 21• 3 p.m., Led Penny, sponsored by Kwik

Trip.• 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Trip Wire,

sponsored by C-4.Saturday, Aug. 22• 3 p.m., Jivin’ Ivan.• 8:30 p.m. to midnight, 32 Below,

sponsored by Paffrath Jewelers.Sunday, Aug. 23• 1 p.m., Dan Stursa Band.• 6 p.m., Church of Cash, sponsored by

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.

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Grandstand advance ticketsFairgoers are reminded that there are no advance ticket sales

for grandstand shows at the Steele County Free Fair. � e grand-stand ticket o� ce will open approximately two hours ahead of each performance. � ere are no reserved seats in the grandstand.Wells Fargo auto museum

Les Abraham, Sandy McIntosh and Steve Stansberry, co-super-intendents of the Wells Fargo Auto Museum will have a new display of cars of the 1960’s at this year’s fair. � e auto museum is free to the public during the running of the fair. Fi� een cars will be on display.Mega Ride tickets

To accommodate those fairgoers who wish to redeem Mega Ride tickets for wrist bands, the Gold Star Midway ticket o� ce will be

open beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18. � ere will also be a separate ticket o� ce open for the purchase of the $1 rides on Tuesday night. � e midway o� cially opens at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.Safety Zone

� e Safety Zone will be located inside and outside of the Commu-nity Building near the Elm Street entrance of the fairgrounds. Outside the building will be displays of vehicles from the Sheri� , Police, Gold Cross Ambulance, Minnesota State Patrol and Steele County � re departments. Inside the Community Building will be representatives of the various law enforcement agencies including CERT, SKYWARN, CARE and the Amateur Radio Club. � e Community Building will also provide a private area to be used for nursing mothers.

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Battle of the Bands�e Battle of the Bands will

be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, August 19.

Six bands will be competing including:

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receive $500 cash and a chance for future bookings. Following the battle will be a concert by Lost Highway.

The event is sponsored by Treasure Island Resort and Ca-sino, Red Wing, Noble RV, Car-time and Godfather’s Pizza all of Owatonna.Cow milking

�e Steele County American Dairy Association invites fairgo-ers to try their hand at milking the �berglass cow with working udder.

Bella the cow will be located near the FFA Storybook Farm.

Barn dancesThere will be two old time

barn dances at the 2015 SCFF. �e dances will take place in the swine show arena on Wednes-day and Saturday nights. The Wednesday dance will feature the music of the Dan Stursa Band, sponsored by KCHK Radio in New Prague. �e Saturday dance will feature Big Ben and the Bri-ans and is sponsored by Ag Star Financial. Bring your partner and enjoy old time dancing on the sawdust at the fair.Amateur Talent Contest

Those wishing to compete in the Owatonna People’s Press Amateur Talent Contest at the fair are reminded that the entry deadline is Monday, August 17.

�e contest will be held in Fair Square Park on Sunday, August 17. �ere are three divisions, pre-teen, teen and open. First place winners in each division receive $75 in cash and can compete in the State Fair Amateur Talent Contest. Second place winners in each division receive $25 cash. Talent show entry forms are available on the fair website at www.sc�.org, at the fair o�ce and at the Owatonna People’s Press.Human Cannonball

Owatonna Motors presents David Smith Jr., Human Can-nonball, twice daily at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. on the Gold Star Mid-way. Smith will be shot over a midway ride.

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Fairgoers will be able to get a close-up look of exotic animals, many not native to Minnesota, at the Voegel’s Exotic Petting Zoo coming to the 2015 SCFF. �e zoo is located on the north end of the grandstand track. �ere will be over 50 species of rare animals on display. �e Petting Zoo is free to all fairgoers and is sponsored by R & K Electric and Community Bank, Owatonna.Med City Mobility

Med City Mobility will again have wheelchairs and scooters available to rent to handicapped fairgoers during the Steele County Free Fair. �e rental location is at the Elm Street entrance to the fair.Camp Pillsbury stage

A fourth stage has been added to this year’s fair. �e stage will feature students from Camp Pillsbury three times daily. �e “�ank a Farmer” magic show will also be presented on this stage. �e stage will be located in front of the 4-H build-

ing along Elm Street. �ank a Farmer with Joyce Rice and her daughter, Rhon-da Ross, promotes agriculture and our farmers and ranchers.

Luverne Wanous returnsLuverne Wanous is returning to the

fair this year a�er retiring his Musicmo-bile two years ago. He will be entertaining

fairgoers on his concertina at the main entrances of the Four Seasons Center ex-hibit building.Reminder

�e Steele County fairgrounds have been designated as a no-smoking area. However, for fairgoers who smoke, sev-eral designated areas for smoking will be identi�ed on the grounds. Please use these areas when smoking.

No pets, bicycles, Segways or skateboards are allowed on the fairgrounds during the fair. Permits for golf cart usage on the fair-grounds may be obtained at the fair o�ce.Agricultural Society membership

Help support the Steele County Free Fair by joining the Steele County Agricul-tural Society. Annual membership is $5 per person. Memberships may be purchased at the fair o�ce. Deadline for purchase for the next year is Sunday, August 23.Flag raising ceremonies

�e VFW and Auxiliary is sponsoring the opening �ag raising ceremonies in Fair Square Park on Tuesday, August 18 at 5 p.m. Honored veterans at this year’s ceremony will be those who have served during the decade of the 1980’s.

This will include deployments such as Operation Eagle Claw in Iran, the Gulf of Sidra Incidents, Operation Ur-gent Fury in Grenada, and others.

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The All American Lumberjack Show will feature two lumberjacks. The woods boss will go foot to foot in ten events consisting of log boom racing, racing hot saws, log rolling cross cut sawing, ax throwing, spring board tree topping and more.Support of Purple Ribbon Club

The Steele County Purple Ribbon Club is a local non-profit corporation made up of Steele County volunteers who raise funds to support Steele County 4-H programming efforts in-cluding: Purple Ribbon Project pre-miums at the Minnesota State Fair supporting both livestock and non-livestock 4-H projects. The funds also support livestock quality assurance and ethics training for 4-H members, Steele County Free Fair 4-H judge’s training and project trainings and updates for 4-H members.

Donations are what support the Purple Ribbon Club. Your donation

helps to strengthen the 4-H program and the youth learning that takes place in Steele County. Your donation helps to create “Purple Ribbon Kids” who in turn give back to our community through leadership and service. If you are a business, your donation insures that your business is recognized as a supporter of the Steele County Purple Ribbon Club. There are several sponsor levels ranging from $50 to $500.

If a Steele County 4-Her shows their animal in the state livestock auction, funds from the Purple Ribbon Club are used to buy back the animal. These funds go to the 4-Her. The club also awards an extra $25 for all projects en-tering state competition and receives a purple ribbon at the State Fair.

While at the fair, you can show your support of the Purple Ribbon Club by purchasing a raffle ticket at the 4-H Food Stand. First prize is $1,000, sec-ond prize is $500 and third prize is $300.

Funds earned at the annual 4-H Pork Chop Feed on Friday August 21 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the 4-H food stand will go toward the Purple Rib-bon Club.

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Equine Hall of FameLuVerne Utpadel of Ellendale will

be inducted posthumously into the 2015 Equine Hall of Fame. LuVerne was instrumental in building the �rst fast horse arena on the fairgrounds. He served as a 4-H leader for the Bea-ver Lake Beavers in 1974-1975 and 1981. He was named Steele County 4-H Leader of the Year in 1975. “To love horses/animals, treat them with respect, and in doing so learn to treat people with love and respect” is a legacy LuVerne has le� behind. He passed away in 1997. �e Equine Hall of Fame induction will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18 in the livestock show arena.

Livestock Hall of FameBarb Kasper, Howard Schoenfeld

and Donald Sloan will be inducted into the Steele County Free Fair Live-stock Hall of Fame, which will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18 in the livestock show arena.

Barb KasperBarb bred and showed Kashome

Registered Holsteins for many years on a Century Farm. She has hosted numerous dairy tours for local, state, national and international groups. She is a 20 year board member for the American Dairy Association and is the regional president. She is a 50 year member of county, state and national Holstein Association and a past county director. She is a past 4-H adult leader and Execu-tive Committee board member and coached 4H and Junior Holstein Dairy Bowl teams. She has served

four years as Director of the Min-nesota Milk Producers and for-mer AMPI District President. The Kasper Family was honored as the Steele County Farm Family of the Year in 1992.

Howard SchoenfeldHoward operated a commercial

farrow to finish swine operation from 1975-2004. He served as a di-rector and past president of the Steele County Pork producers. He served as a director on the Minnesota Pork Producers and was a national delegate to the Pork Board annual meeting. He is a member of the 4-H swine and auction committee and served as a 4-H Herdsmanship and Swine inter-view judge. �e Schoenfeld family was named Steele County Farm Family of the year in 1989 and was named

an Outstanding Young Farmer by the Jaycees in 1984.

Donald SloanDon Sloan will be inducted post-

humously. He passed away in 1996. Don exhibited his registered Holsteins at national shows. He developed and sold herd sire “Prince X Gypsy Lead-er” to American Breeders Service. He hosted many Holstein meetings, Purina demonstration and American Breeders Service meetings. He was a 40 year member of the Holstein Association. His Ellendale farm was featured on the cover of the Holstein World magazine in 1962. He repre-sented Steele County and Minnesota at the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. He was a sectional winner in the National 4-H Dairy Achieve-ment contest.

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• The VFW and Auxiliary is sponsor-ing the opening flag raising ceremonies in Fair Square Park on Tuesday, August 18 at 5:00 p.m. Honored veterans at this year’s ceremony will be those who have served during the decade of the 1980’s. This will include deployments such as Operation Eagle Claw in Iran, the Gulf of Sidra Incidents, Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, and others.

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the fair with over 100 American flags.• The 10th annual ROTARY Club/

SCFF Four-Mile Run will be held on Sat-urday, August 22.

• The All American Lumberjack Show will feature two lumberjacks. The woods boss will go foot to foot in ten events consisting of log boom racing, racing hot saws, log rolling cross cut sawing, ax throwing, spring board tree topping and more.

• Butter making competition was one of the biggest attractions at the fair from 1923 until the department closed in 1969. Over 30 Steele County butter makers competed in the annual contest. Today there is only one butter maker in Steele County.

• The 1924 fair included airplane rides. The planes used the race track as a runway

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Noon — Leon Olsen Show (UPB Stage)

12:30 p.m. — Equine Hall of Fame (Horse Barn)

1:20 p.m. — Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest (KRFO Stage)

2 p.m. — Livestock Hall of Fame Induction (Show Arena)

2:30 p.m. — Flemming Fold

(United Prairie Park Stage)3 p.m. — Four Seasons Opens3:30 p.m. — Jake Jones (UPB

Stage)4 p.m. — Goat Show (Foundation

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(UPB Stage)5 p.m. — O� cial Opening of Fair5 p.m. — Midway Opens5 p.m. — Camel Rides Start

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Owatonna/R & K Electric Exotic Petting Zoo Opens (North of Race-Track)

5 p.m. — Ladies Nail Driving Contest (KRFO Stage)

5 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Enter-tainment (E of 4-H Bldg.)

5-9 p.m. — Village of Yesteryear Open

5-10 p.m. — FFA Children’s Barn-yard Open

5-10 p.m. — Exhibit, Muckle Mu-seum Buildings Open

5-11 p.m. — Power 96 Ride Night On Midway (All rides $1)

5:30 p.m. — 4-H Dog Demonstra-tion (Cattle Arena)

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5:30 p.m. — 4-H Swine Judging Cloverbuds, Pen of � ree, All Gilts Breeding and Marketing (Swine Barn)

5:30 p.m. — Owatonna Commu-nity Band (UPB Stage)

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7:30 p.m. — All American Lum-ber Jack Show (Alexander Junction)

7:30 p.m. — Pumper, Peddler, and �e Politician

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Company David Smith Jr. — Hu-man Cannonball (Midway)

8:30 p.m. to midnight — Johnny Holm Band (Beer Garden)

9 p.m. — All American Lumber Jack Show (Alexander Junction)

Other events today:Gandy’s Old Iron Show (Outside

by Village of Yesteryear)Wells Fargo Auto Museum

5-10 p.m. (Cars of the 1960’s)Wild Animal and Fish Display

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& K ElectricExotic Petting Zoo 5-10 p.m.KRFO Pig Races 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.Camel Rides (North of Racetrack)Luverne Wanous sponsored by

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Vehicles (North on Elm Avenue)Lumberjack Shows 7:30 p.m. and

9 p.m. (Alexander Junction)Mechanical BullKrazy MazeFair Store Open (Four Seasons

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Demolition Derby. Sponsors: Misgen Auto Parts, Wholesale Tire, NAPA Auto Parts of Owatonna, One Main Financial, Kerry Americas

Tuesday August 18, 7:30 PM:

THURSDAY August 20, 7:30 PM:

Wednesday August 19, 5:30 & 8:00 PM:

FRIDAY August 21, 7:30 PM:

Sunday August 23, 4:00 pM:

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3:15 p.m. — Dain’s Dutchmen (KRFO Stage)


4 p.m. — Jill Hoggard Dancers (United Prairie Bank Stage)

4 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)

4 p.m. — Sing A Long with Ruth Emro, Carol Morsching, & Eileen Ptacek (Village Stage)

4:15 p.m. — Fair Talk with Todd Hale (KDHL)


4:30 p.m. — 4-H Beef Show—Cow/Calf at Pens, Breeding Beef, Market Beef (Cattle Arena)

5-8 p.m. — KCHK Old Time Barn Dance –Dan Stursa Band (Swine Barn)



5 p.m. — Jill Hoggard Dancers (Village Stage)

5:15 p.m. — Concord German Singers (United Prairie Bank Stage)

5:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr., Human Cannonball (Midway)

5:30 p.m. — Battle of the Bands (Grandstand)

5:30 p.m. — Bluegrass Review (KRFO Stage)


6 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)

6 p.m. — Marion Johnson Con-certina (Village Stage)

6 p.m. — Homemade Beer Judg-ing (Fine Arts Building)

6:30 p.m. — DeKam & Johnson (KRFO Stage)



8 p.m. — Lost Highway—Grand-stand $10 per person

8 p.m. — Funktion Junction (United Prairie Bank Stage)

8 p.m. — Karate Demo (North of Fine Arts Building)


8 p.m. — Dennis Warner & �e D’s (KRFO Stage)

8:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company Lottery David Smith Jr. — Human Cannonball (Midway)

8:30 p.m. to midnight — Mad Hoss Jackson (Coors Light Stage—Beer Garden)

Other events today:KRFO Pig Races Noon-2-4-6-

8 p.m.Lumberjack Kids Camp 1:30 p.m.

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Community Bank Owatonna/R & K ElectricExotic Petting Zoo 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.Camel Rides (North of Racetrack)Luverne Wanous sponsored by Harland’s Tire and Auto“� e Godfather” From Godfather’s Pizza“Burger Dog” From Gass Concession’sVillage of Yesteryear (Far East Side of Grounds)Safety Zone Display of Emergency Vehicles (North on

Elm Avenue)Lumberjack Shows 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Alexander

Junction)Mechanical BullKrazy MazeFair Store Open (Four Seasons Centre) 11 a.m. to

10 p.m.Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr. 5:30 p.m.

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Welcome to the Fair!

6 a.m. to Noon — Seniors (age 62 and over) Park for Free Sponsored by US Bank

6 a.m. — KRFO Live at Fair (Aurora Diner)8 a.m. — FFA Children’s Barnyard Open8:30 a.m. — 4-H Dairy Judging (Cattle Arena)9 a.m. — 4-H Horse Show—Training and

Achievement, Halter & Performance & Games (Horse Arena)

9:30 a.m. — KDHL A.M. Minnesota — Live (KDHL)

9:30 a.m. — KOWZ Live at Fair All Day (KOWZ Korner)

10 a.m. — 4-H Pet Parade (KRFO Stage)10 a.m. — Exotic Petting Zoo Opens (North

of Racetrack)10:15 a.m. — Fair Talk with Todd Hale

(KOWZ)10:15 a.m. — Golden Tones (UPB Stage)


11 a.m. — Marv Nissel Band (United Prairie Bank Stage)

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Exhibit, Commercial, Muckle Museum Bldgs.Open

11:30 a.m. — Bingo Tent Opens until 10 p.m.11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. — “Bill’s Bus” Shuttle Down-

town to Fair and Concessionaires Bus from In-dustrial Park to Fair (Free)

Noon to 5 p.m. — Senior Spotlight (Specials for Seniors)

Noon — Midway Ticket O�ce Opens (Rides open at 1 p.m.)

Noon — Midway OpensNoon — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)Noon — Luverne Wanous (KRFO Stage)Noon to 9 p.m. — Village of Yesteryear Open

12:30 p.m. — Linder Farm Network Live (KOWZ Korner)

12:30 p.m. — Fair Bulletin Board with Todd Hale (KRFO)

1 p.m. — Irv’s Concertina (Village Square)1:15 p.m. — Ray Sands Polka Dots (United

Prairie Bank Stage)1:20 p.m. — Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest

(KRFO Stage)1:30 p.m. — 4-H Goat Show—Cloverbuds,

Meat Breeding Does, Market Goats and Dairy Goats (Cattle Arena)

1:30 p.m. — Lumber Jack Sports Camp (Alex-ander Junction)

2 p.m. — SeniorPlace Golden Tones (Village Square)

2 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)2 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)

What’s going on: �ursday, Aug. 20 — Senior Citizen Day


What’s going on: �ursday, Aug. 20 — Senior Citizen Day2 p.m. — Jerry Kent/Steele County 6th Grade Spelling Bee (KRFO Stage)2:30 p.m. — Wally Pikal (UPB Stage)3 p.m. — TriM W’s (Village Stage)3 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E of 4-H Bldg)3 p.m. — Jivin’ Ivan (Coors Light Beer Garden Stage)3:45 p.m. — Ray Sands Polka Dot Band (United Prairie Bank Stage)3:45 p.m. — Flemming Fold (KRFO Stage)4 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East

of Racetrack)4 p.m. — Gina Mathison Elstad

& Students (Village Stage)4 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east

of 4 H Building)4:15 p.m. — Fair Talk with Todd

Hale (KDHL)4:30 p.m. — All American Lum-

ber Jack Show (Alexander Junc-tion)


5 p.m. — Emma Hellevik (Vil-lage Stage)

5 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury En-tertainment (E of 4-H Bldg)

5 p.m. — 4-H Lamb Lead & Breeding Sheep Judging (Cattle Arena)

5 p.m. — Wally Pikal (United Prairie Bank Stage)5-11 p.m. — CULVER’S Moonlight Madness Ride Special $20 with

coupon from Culver’s5:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr – Human

Cannonball (Midway)5:45 p.m. — KDHL Jerry Groskreutz Farm Show (KDHL)5:45 p.m. — Dave Williams (KRFO Stage)6 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)6 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)6 p.m. — Recognition of Senior Citizen Volunteers of the Year (United

Prairie Bank Stage)6 p.m. — Jacob Hellevik (Village Stage)6:30 p.m. — DeKam & Johnson (United Prairie Bank Stage)7 p.m. — Dave Williams (KRFO Stage)7 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E of 4-H Bldg.)

7:30 p.m. — Hairball in Concert ($20) GRANDSTAND7:30 p.m. — All American Lumber Jack Show (Alexander Junction)8 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)8 p.m. — Karate Demo (North of Fine Arts Building)8 p.m. — White Sidewalls (UPB Stage)8:15 p.m. — Darlene and �e Boys (KRFO Stage)8:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr.— Human

Cannonball (Midway)8:30 to Midnight — Coyote Wild

(Coors Light Beer Garden Stage)Other events today:KRFO Pig Races Noon-2-4-6-

8 p.m.Lu m b e r j a c k K i d s C a mp

1:30 p.m. (Alexander Junction)Gandy’s Old Iron Show (Outside

by Village of Yesteryear)Wells Fargo Auto Museum

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Cars of the 1960’s)

Wild Animal and Fish Display (Izaak Walton Building) 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.


Racetrack) 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.Community Bank Owatonna/R & K ElectricExotic Petting Zoo 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.Camel Rides (North of Racetrack)Luverne Wanous sponsored by Harland’s Tire and Auto“�e Godfather” From Godfather’s Pizza“Burger Dog” From Gass Concession’sVillage of Yesteryear (Far East Side of Grounds)Safety Zone Display of Emergency Vehicles (North on Elm Avenue)Lumberjack Shows 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Alexander Junction)Mechanical BullKrazy MazeFair Store Open (Four Seasons Centre) 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr. 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 PMElectric Scooters and Manual Wheelchairs can be rented at the Elm

Avenue Gate.


6 a.m. — KRFO Live at Fair (Aurora Diner)8 a.m. — FFA Children’s Barnyard Open8:30 a.m. — Talent Show Rehearsals (UPB

Stage)9:30 a.m. — KOWZ Live at Fair All Day

(KOWZ Korner)9:30 a.m. — KDHL Minnesota Live (KDHL

Central)9:30 a.m. — Open Class Cattle Judging (Cattle

Arena)Open Class (Colored Breeds except Hol-steins)

10 a.m. — 4-H State Fair Livestock Trip Reg-istration Deadline

10 a.m. — 4-H Mark Sale Registration Dead-line

10:15 a.m. — Fair Talk with Todd Hale (KOWZ)

11 a.m. — Midway Ticket O�ce Opens (Rides open at noon)


11 a.m. — Kid’s Day—Sonflower Puppets (UPB Stage)

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Exhibit/Commercial, Museum Buildings Open

11:30 a.m. to 11 pm — Bingo Tent Opens11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — “Bill’s Bus” Shuttle Down-

town to Fair andConcessionaires Bus Shuttle from Industrial

Parkto Fair (Free)Noon to 9 p.m. — Village of Yesteryear OpenNoon — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)Noon — Midway OpensNoon — Dan Stursa Band (KRFO Stage)Noon to 5 p.m. — Midway Ride Special (Five-

hour Ride-a-thon $20)12:15 p.m. — Klondike Kates (UPB Stage)

1 p.m. — Izzy Melgaard (Village Stage)1:20 p.m. — Watermelon Seed Spitting (KRFO

Stage)1:30 p.m. — Son�ower Puppets (UPB Stage)

1:30 p.m. Lumberjack Sports Camp (Alexander Junction)

2 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)2 p.m. — Joe’s Concertina (Village Stage)2 p.m. — Greta Jacobson (KRFO Stage)2 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Build-

ing)3 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E

of 4-H Bldg)3 p.m. — Nordic Notes (Village Stage)3 p.m. — Led Penny (Coors Light Beer Garden

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Stage)3:30 p.m. — Son�ower Puppets (KRFO Stage)

What’s going on: Friday, Aug. 21 — Kids Day II


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1 p.m. — Izzy Melgaard (Village Stage)1:20 p.m. — Watermelon Seed Spitting (KRFO

Stage)1:30 p.m. — Son�ower Puppets (UPB Stage)

1:30 p.m. Lumberjack Sports Camp (Alexander Junction)

2 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)2 p.m. — Joe’s Concertina (Village Stage)2 p.m. — Greta Jacobson (KRFO Stage)2 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Build-

ing)3 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E

of 4-H Bldg)3 p.m. — Nordic Notes (Village Stage)3 p.m. — Led Penny (Coors Light Beer Garden

Stage)3 p.m. — Klondike Kates (United Prairie Bank

Stage)3:30 p.m. — Son�ower Puppets (KRFO Stage)


What’s going on: Friday, Aug. 21 — Kids Day II4 p.m. — Gogs (Village Stage)

4 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)4 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)4 p.m. — ADA Kids Pedal Pull (Leisure Lane)4:15 p.m. — Fair Talk with Todd Hale (KDHL)4:30-8 p.m. — 4-H BBQ/Corn Feed— 4-H Grill4:30 p.m. — All American Lumber Jack Show (Alexander Junction)4:30 p.m. — Turpentine Wine (United Prairie Bank Stage)4:30 p.m. — Youth General Livestock Judging Contest(Cattle Arena)5 p.m. — Ladies Nail Driving Contest (KRFO Stage)5 p.m. — Shawn Larson (Village Stage)5 p.m. — Turpentine Wine (United Prairie Bank Stage)5 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E of 4-H Bldg)5:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr— Human

Cannonball (Midway)5:30 p.m. — Grandstand Ticket Booth opens5:30 p.m. — Youth Rabbit Judging Contest (Rabbit Barn)5:30 p.m. — Youth Dairy Judging (Cattle Arena)6 p.m. — Just Friends (United Prairie Bank Stage)6 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)6 p.m. — Ray Bissen (Village Stage)6 p.m. — Grandstand Opens6 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)


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6 p.m. — Line Dancing (KRFO Stage)7 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E

of 4-H Bldg)7:30 p.m. — All American Lumber Jack Show(Alexander Junction)7:30 p.m. — Steele Steppers (KRFO Stage)7:30 p.m. — NTPA Tractor Pull (Grandstand)($16 adults/ $11 Pre Teen)7:30 p.m. — �e Jimmys (United Prairie Bank

Stage)8 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)8 p.m. — Karate Demo (North of Fine Arts

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vid Smith Jr. — Human Cannonball (Midway)8:30 p.m. to Midnight — Trip Wire (Coors

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Yesteryear)Wells Fargo Auto Museum 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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8 a.m. to 10 p.m.Community Bank Owatonna/R & K ElectricExotic Petting Zoo 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Camel Rides (North of Racetrack)Luverne Wanous sponsored by Harland’s Tire

and Auto“Burger Dog” From Gass Concession’sVillage of Yesteryear (Far East Side of Grounds)Safety Zone Display of Emergency Vehicles

(North on Elm Avenue)Lumberjack Shows 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

(Alexander Junction)Mechanical BullKrazy MazeFair Store Open (Four Seasons Centre) 11 a.m.

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6 a.m. — KRFO Live at Fair (Aurora Diner)8:30 a.m. — 4-H Market Sale Buyers Breakfast

and Orientation—(Swine Arena)8:30 a.m. — Antique Tractor Pull (Grandstand)9 a.m. — 4-H Market Livestock Sale (Swine

Arena)9 a.m. — Dra� Horse, Dra� Mules, and Pony

Show (Horse Arena)9 a.m. — FFA Children’s Barnyard Open9 a.m. — Strive/Rotary/SCFF 4 Mile Run (OHS

Track)9:30 a.m. — KOWZ Live at Fair (KOWZ Ko-

rner) (all day)10 a.m. — Exotic Petting Zoo Opens (North

of Racetrack)10:15 a.m. — Fair Talk with Todd Hale

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11 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Exhibit, Commercial and Muckle Museum Bldgs. Open

11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. — Bingo Tent Opens11:30 a.m. — Dan Stursa Band (United Prairie

Bank Stage)Noon — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)Noon — Dave and Rachel Schroeder (Village

Stage)Noon — Midway Opens12:30 p.m. — Fair Bulletin Board with Todd

Hale (KRFO)12:45 p.m. — Chmielewski Band (United Prai-

rie Bank Stage)Noon to 5 p.m. — Saturday Ride Spectacular—

Bike Give Away Day (Five-hour Ride-a-thon $22) (Drawing at 5:15 p.m.)

Noon to 9 p.m. — Village of Yesteryear Open

1 p.m. — 4-H Llama Judging (Cattle Arena)1 p.m. — Johnny Bird (Village Stage)1:20 p.m. — Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest

(KRFO Stage)1:30 p.m. — Lumberjack Sports Camp (Alex-

ander Junction)2 p.m. — Dunnell Lenort (Village Stage)2 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)2 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Build-

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What’s going on: Saturday, Aug. 22 — Old Time Day


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4 p.m. — Bad Tangerines (Village Stage)4 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races ( East of Racetrack)4 p.m. — Lisa Murphy, Singing Cowgirl (KRFO Stage)4 p.m. — Grandstand Ticket O� ce Opens4 p.m. — � ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)4:15 p.m. — Fair Talk with Todd Hale (KDHL)4:30 p.m. — All American Lumber Jack Show (Alexander Junction)4:30 p.m. — Grandstand Doors Open5 p.m. — Kris & � e Riverbend Dutchmen (UPB Stage)5 p.m. — Ladies Nail Driving Contest (KRFO Stage)5 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E of 4-H Bldg.)5 p.m. — Lonesome Ron (Village Stage)5 p.m. — Dra� Performance (Horse Arena)5 p.m. — Old Time Barn Dance-Big Ben and � e Brians (Swine Barn)5:15 p.m. — Drawing for eight free bikes-(front of ticket booth on Mid-

way — must be present to win and a purchaser of Saturday ride ticket)5:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr. Human Can-

nonball (Midway)5:30 p.m. — American Pie (50’s—80’s Music) (KRFO Stage)6 p.m. — Announcing of the KDHL/SCFF So. Minn. Ag. Ambassador

Live on KDHL (Cattle Arena)6 p.m. — Enduro Race (Grandstand)(Adults: $14 Preteens: $11)6 p.m. — Dan Stursa Band (Village Stage)6 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)6 p.m. — � ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)6:30 p.m. — Open Class Holstein & MN District II Holstein Show(Cattle Arena)7 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E of 4-H Bldg)7:30 p.m. — All American Lumber Jack Show (Alexander Junction)7:30 p.m. — Dueling Pianos (KRFO Stage)8 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)8 p.m. — DC Dri� ers (UPB Stage)8 p.m. — Karate Demo (North of Fine Arts Building)8:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company—David Smith Jr.—Human

Cannonball Midway8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. — 32 Below (Coors Light Beer Garden Stage)Other events today:KRFO Pig Races Noon-2-4-6-8 p.m.Lumberjack Kids Camp 1:30 p.m. (Alexander Junction)Gandy’s Old Iron Show (Outside by Village of Yesteryear)Wells Fargo Auto Museum 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Cars of the 1960’s)Wild Animal and Fish Display (Izaak Walton Building) 10 a.m. to

10 p.m.Muckle Fair MuseumGold Star Midway ShowsFFA Children’s Barnyard (East of Racetrack) 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.Community Bank Owatonna/R & K ElectricExotic Petting Zoo 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.Camel Rides (North of Racetrack)Luverne Wanous sponsored by Harland’s Tire and Auto“Burger Dog” From Gass Concession’sVillage of Yesteryear (Far East Side of Grounds)Safety Zone Display of Emergency Vehicles (North on Elm Avenue)Lumberjack Shows 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Alexander Junction)Mechanical BullKrazy MazeFair Store Open (Four Seasons Centre) 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr. 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 PMElectric Scooters and Manual Wheelchairs can be rented at the Elm

Avenue Gate.

What’s going on: Saturday, Aug. 22 — Old Time Day


8 a.m. — FFA Children’s Barnyard Open9 a.m. — Dra� Horse Show (Horse Arena)9:30 a.m. — KOWZ Live at Fair All Day

(KOWZ Korner)9:30 a.m. — Worship in the Village (Village)10 a.m. — Community Bank Owatonna/R &

K ElectricExotic Petting Zoo Opens (North of Racetrack11 a.m. to 8 p.m. — Exhibit, Commercial, and

Muckle Museum Building Open11 a.m. — Community Outdoor Church Ser-

vice (UPB Stage)11 a.m. — Camel Rides Open (North of Race-

track)11 a.m. — Midway Ticket O�ce Opens (Rides

open at noon)11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Bingo Tent OpenNoon — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)

Noon — Midway OpensNoon to 6 p.m. — Village of Yesteryear OpenNoon to 10 p.m. — Pepsi Family Day -10 Hr.

Ride Special($22 includes free Pepsi and hotdog)12:30 p.m. — American Pie (UPB Stage)1-5 p.m. — Dan Stursa Band (Coors Light Beer

Garden Stage)1:30 p.m. — Grandstand Ticket Booth Opens1 p.m. — Witness (KRFO Stage)1 p.m. — OUMC Singing Men (Village Stage)1:30 p.m. — Lumber Jack Sports Camp (Alex-

ander Junction)2 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Race Track)2 p.m. — Amateur Talent Show (UPB Stage)2 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Build-

ing)2 p.m. — Ross Sletten (Village Stage)

2:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Company David Smith Jr.—

Human Cannonball (Midway)2:30 p.m. — Stix of Fury (KRFO Stage)3 p.m. — Todd Uptadel (Village Stage)3 p.m. — 4-H Parade of Champions (Cattle

Arena)3 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertainment (E

of 4-H Bldg)3 p.m. — All American Lumber Jack Show

(Alexander Junction)3:15 p.m. — Lisa Murphy, Singing Cowgirl

(KRFO Stage)4 p.m. — Swine Show (Swine Arena)4 p.m. — �ank A Farmer (east of 4 H Building)4 p.m. — KRFO Pig Races (East of Racetrack)4 p.m. — Southern MN Demo Derby (Grand-

stand) (Adults: $15 Preteen: $11)

What’s going on: Sunday, Aug. 23 — Pepsi Family Day


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What’s going on: Sunday, Aug. 23 — Pepsi Family Day4:30 p.m. — Stix of Fury (UPB Stage)5 p.m. — � e Vegas Guys (UPB Stage)5 p.m. — Banjo Boys Variety Band5 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertain-

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H Building)6:30 p.m. — Owatonna Motor Com-

pany—David Smith JR.Human Cannonball (Midway)7 p.m. — Tae Kwan Do Demonstra-

tion (UPB Stage)7 p.m. — Camp Pillsbury Entertain-

ment (E of 4-H Bldg)8 p.m. — Deadline to join Steele Coun-

ty Ag. Society for 2015-2016 (Fair O� ce)8 p.m. — Exhibit Buildings Close8:15p.m. — O.H.S. Football/Cheer-

leader Rally (UPB Stage)10 p.m. — Midway ClosesOther events today:KRFO Pig Races Noon-2-4-6 p.m.Lumberjack Kids Camp 1:30 p.m. (Al-

exander Junction)Gandy’s Old Iron Show (Outside by

Village of Yesteryear)Wells Fargo Auto Museum 11 a.m. to

8 p.m. (Cars of the 1960’s)Wild Animal and Fish Display (Izaak

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Racetrack) 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.Community Bank Owatonna/R

& K ElectricExotic Petting Zoo 10 a.m. to

8 p.m.Camel Rides (North of Racetrack)Luverne Wanous sponsored by

Harland’s Tire and Auto“Burger Dog” From Gass Conces-

sion’sVillage of Yesteryear (Far East

Side of Grounds)Safety Zone Display of Emergency

Vehicles (North on Elm Avenue)Lumberjack Show 3 p.m. (Alexan-

der Junction)Mechanical BullKrazy MazeFair Store Open (Four Seasons

Centre) 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Owatonna Motor Company Da-

vid Smith Jr. 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 PMElectric Scooters and Manual

Wheelchairs can be rented at the Elm Avenue Gate.

What’s going on: Sunday, Aug. 23 — Pepsi Family Day


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