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Fair 2008: Iowan of the Day (#3906)
For 10 days of the Fair, an Iowan of the Day is named. We meet some of the people who have been recognized for volunteer service to their local community and learn how this Fair honor got started. 05:00
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Fair 2008: Side Roads - Driving a Race Car (#3906)
Paul Berge's Side Road takes him round the outside turn at the Grandstand Track. You just might be surprised at who he finds driving a race car. 03:00
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Fair 2008: Husband Calling and Mom Calling Contest (#3906)
Strange sounds are coming out of Pioneer Hall again. The kids are calling their moms; the moms are calling their husbands; and Peter Hamlin is listening. 04:00
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Fair 2008: Demolition Derby (#3906)
It’s been a few years since we last saw this at the Fair. Get ready to collide, crash and smash. The Demolition Derby at the Grandstand is making a comeback. 04:00
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Fair 2008: Dairy Goat Celebrity Milking Contest (#3906)
More people in the world drink goat's milk than any other kind. We wonder if they have as much trouble getting it as the celebrities with Jeneane Beck. 03:00
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Fair 2008: 4-H Grand Champion Steer (#3906)
At the Livestock Pavilion, it's the 4-H Grand Champion steer judging. This is not only a highlight for some 4-H competitors but for the Iowa livestock industry as well. 05:00
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Fair 2008: Decorated Diaper Contest/Diaper Derby (#3906)
It really doesn't matter what these contestants do at the Riley Stage. They're cute no matter what, whether they're racing in diapers or sitting around in decorated ones. It's a fun time. 03:00
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Fair 2008: Food Judging - Breads (#3906)
When it's hot and humid, baking bread can be a challenge. Some contestants at the Elwell Family food Center were up at 4 am just so their dough would rise. The division is Red Star with Whole Grain ... 03:00
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Fair 2008: Tractor Pulls - 7,400 Lbs. Modifieds (#3906)
They're revving up the engines getting ready to pit unbridled horsepower against an immovable object. Once again, it's the gear-grinding tractor pulls at the Grandstand Track. 05:00
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Fair 2008: Big Pumpkin Contest (#3906)
At the Fair, bigger is often better. Take, for example, the quest for the Blue Ribbon for the biggest pumpkin. We find the big pumpkins just outside of the Agriculture Building. 02:30
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Fair 2008: Cow Chip Throwing Contest (#3905)
Up at Pioneer Hall, it's the cow chip throwing contest. 03:30
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Fair 2008: Stock Dog Trials (#3905)
Dogs helping herd other animals goes back centuries. At the stock dog trials in the new outdoor arena, humans and their dogs continue this ancient partnership. 04:00
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Fair 2008: Side Roads - Our State Fair on the Silver Screen (#3905)
Paul Berge takes a Side Road where the Grand Concourse and Hollywood Boulevard meet and learns how a book put "our state fair" on the silver screen. 03:00
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Fair 2008: Pie Eating Contest (#3905)
Some people seem to think it’s fun to eat without things like knives or forks or even hands. We think it’s funny to watch the pie eating contest at the Riley Stage. 03:30
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Fair 2008: Bubble Gum Blowing Contest (#3905)
August 14 was Iowa Park and Recreation Day at the Fair. One of the contests was bubble gum blowing. Even though when some of us were kids our parents frowned on bubble gum, big bubbles were winning ... 03:30
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