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• Fair 2007: Truck and Tractor Pulls

  (Aug 17, 2007) It's the battle of the behemoths at the Grandstand track when the 7400 lbs. modified tractors and the 4-wheel drive trucks burn rubber and blow smoke down the track.

• Fair 2007: Cow Chip Throw

  (Aug 17, 2007) Fairgoers had a chance to put their throwing arms to the test this week at Pioneer Hall for the traditional Cow Chip Throw.

• Fair 2007: Side Roads - "What Sounds Like Fun?"

  (Aug 17, 2007) Paul Berge takes a Side Road at the Fair to create a game show he's calling "What Sounds Like Fun?"

• Fair 2007: Timber Team

  (Aug 16, 2007) Outdoorsmen -- and women -- are keeping the Paul Bunyan tradition alive and well. Peter Hamlin learns the tricks of the trade near the west end of the Grand Concourse.

• Fair 2007: Generations of Cookies

  (Aug 10, 2007) Some things at the Fair become family traditions as generation after generation participates. We found one such family of cooks.

• Fair 2007: Butter Sculptures

  (Aug 16, 2007) In her second year as lead sculptor in the butter case, Sarah Pratt takes on Harry Potter and a Jersey cow. Come inside the cooler with Peter Hamlin to get some insight on Sarah's sculpting history and personal approach to butter art.

• Fair 2007: Pencil Portrait Lady

  (Aug 15, 2007) For 25 years, artist Marjorie Muench has been drawing portraits of fairgoers who stop by her space in the Cultural Center.

• Fair 2007: Woodcarving (Art Judging)

  (Aug 10, 2007) The woodcarving judging at the Cultural Center attracted some great work. It's amazing what can be made from a piece of wood.

• Fair 2007: Photography (Art Judging)

  (Aug 10, 2007) The Photograpy Salon in the Cultural Center features 25 classes of photographs. We feature the best of the best with all the "Blues."

• Fair 2007: Sale of Champions

  (Aug 21, 2007) Hard work and perseverance are rewarded as the winners of the 4-H and FFA animal events sell their prize winning entries at the Iowa State Fair’s annual auction-style sale.