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Fair 2007: Butter Sculptures (#3803)
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 ... 03:00
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Fair 2007: Side Roads - Fairly Historical (#3804)
On tonight’s Side Road, Paul Berge travels into the past. He takes us on a tour of some historical Fair highlights, from the sublime to the ridiculous. 03:00
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Fair 2007: Governor's Charity Steer Show (#3804)
In this event at the Livestock Pavilion, the competition is really all about helping others. At the Governor’s Charity Steer Show, well-known Iowans, including Governor Chet Culver, show the steers. 04:30
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Fair 2007: Timber Team (#3805)
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. 05:00
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Fair 2007: Fair Prep - 4-H Winner (#3804)
Meet Allix Tenold, 4-H winner. She started in 4-H when she was 9 and showed horses. Today she and a younger sister are building a cow-calf operation by selectively breeding their cows. 05:00
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Fair 2007: Fun Forest - Rickie Rowray (#3803)
For more than four decades magician Rickie Rowray has been perfecting his craft. Born deaf, he attended the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs and first began to practice magic at the age of ... 03:30
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Fair 2007: Veterans Parade (#3804)
The Veterans Parade is both solemn and celebratory. On the Grand Concourse, Fairgoers pay their respects to those who fight -- and die -- for us. 04:30
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Fair 2007: Horse Pulling (#3803)
Once a real life practical skill pitting men and horses against dead weight, today the horse pulling contest at the Livestock Pavilion is a matter of bragging rights. 05:00
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Fair 2007: Stock Car Races (#3804)
More dirt track racing with Toby Kruse from the Grandstand. It's the Main Feature in the stock car races. 06:00
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Fair 2007: Buttons the Clown (#3804)
Strolling the Fairgrounds we run into Buttons the Clown and his 1932 Ford Roadster. He loves to make people happy because he knows about sadness. 03:30
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Fair 2007: Side Roads - Sounds Like Fun (#3803)
Paul Berge decided to take a Side Road to fun at the Fair. Unfortunately, it only took him to trouble. Still, we get some fun -- set to music. 03:00
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Fair 2007: FFA Parade of Champions (#3803)
It’s a special moment for some young Iowans, a proud moment they’ve worked for all year. The FFA Parade of Champions at the Livestock Pavilion is always a favorite. 04:00
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Fair 2007: Pencil Portrait Lady (#3803)
For 25 years, artist Marjorie Muench has been drawing portraits of fairgoers who stop by her space in the Cultural Center. 03:00
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Fair 2007: Truck Races (#3803)
If it has an internal combustion engine, it can be raced at the Fair. We have the Main Feature in the truck races at the Grandstand Track. Toby Kruse calls the race. 05:30
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Fair 2007: Wind Power (#3803)
In the Fair’s early days, in the 19th century, windmills pumped water. Peter Hamlin shows us a windmill that pumps power for the Fair in the 21st century. 04:00
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Fair 2007: Queen Contest (#3802)
There were 102 contestants. But only one would be chosen to reign over the 2007 Iowa State Fair. Meet them all and see the winner chosen, Abby Salton, Clay County Queen from Ayrshire. 06:30
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Fair 2007: Stock Cars (#3802)
The Hobby Stock #1 Feature at the Grandstand Track is the second installment of dirt track racing on Fair 2007. Toby Kruse has the call. 05:30
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Fair 2007: FFA Breeding Sheep (#3802)
There's always a lot of excitement in the barns when young Iowans show their animals. At the Sheep Barn, we watch some of the FFA Breeding Sheep. 04:30
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Fair 2007: Hall of Law & Flame (#3802)
Robots, firetrucks and crash test dummies are all in the Hall of Law and Flame for one purpose: to teach kids and their families about safety. Tour the Hall with Dan Kaercher and find out how much fun ... 04:00
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Fair 2007: Food On A Stick (#3802)
Food on a stick has come a long way since caramel apples and corn dogs. New this year is the potato lollipop. The State Fair marketing department says there are 35 foods on a stick this year. 03:30
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