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Nueces County Junior Livestock Show Grants Awarded - Tuesday was a big day for students as the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show awarded college scholarships. Thirty-four graduating high school students received a combined $74,500 . . . >>>more

Legislation Will Fix Home Wine Brouhaha For California Fairs and Other Events - It was essentially a whirlwind in a wine glass for California home winemakers. When Illinois resident Joel Sommer who operates a winemaking Web site . . . >>>more

Ohio Poultry And Dairy Industries Sponsor New Cooking Contest At The State Fair - It’s hard to believe that another Ohio State Fair is right around the corner. Many activities featuring cooking contests will be held through the duration of the fair, July 30 to Aug. 10, at the DiSalle Arts and Crafts Building . . . >>>more

Hernando County Gives Fairgrounds To Association - The county fair will go on. And the county will be free of a maze of contradictory leases and legal liability issues. That is the upshot of a unanimous vote by county commissioners . . . >>>more

Indiana State Fair Covered Bridge Celebrates Hoosier Hardwood Industry - This is the Year of the Tree at the Indiana State Fair, and a new covered bridge will be the centerpiece of that celebration. There were once over 500 covered bridges in Indiana . . . >>>more

Ag Kit Made For Teachers; Workshop Is On Goat Milk - Schoolchildren can learn about sheep and make models of them as part of the run-up to the Stanislaus County Fair. The fair is providing a limited number of kits that help teachers educate . . . >>>more

WSFP Foundation Awards Grants to WLBA - The Wisconsin State Fair Park Youth Foundation has awarded two grants to the Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association. The first grant, in the amount of $3,750, was awarded to support . . . >>>more

Weld County 4-H Livestock Judging Team Heads To Scotland - The Weld County 4-H Livestock Judging Team has qualified to attend the 166th Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, Scotland June 21 to 24. The team consists of . . . >>>more

Fans Line Up Early For Benton County Fair Concert Tickets - Hot musical acts scheduled for the Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo in August drew an earlier-than-usual crowd to the fair office Friday morning. People began arriving at the office at 9:20 a.m . . . >>>more

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Cal Expo Takes Over Harness Racing - The California Exposition & State Fair Board of Directors has terminated its lease with the now-defunct Sacramento Harness Association (SHA). The SHA was unable to meet requirements . . . >>>more

Lynn Dunn Passes Away - Lynn Dunn, of Marion, Iowa quietly passed away in his sleep while attending the IAFE Spring Seminar in St. Louis on March 12, 2008. Funeral services were held March 17, 2008, at Faith Lutheran Church in Marion . . . >>>more

Nevada County Fair Names New CEO - The Nevada County Fair, Grass Valley, Calif., recently announced the appointment of Sandy Woods to the position of Chief Executive Officer. She will take over for Ed Scofield, who announced that he will retire . . . >>>more

Orange County Fair and Event Center Names New CEO - Steven Beazley, the current chief operating officer and senior vice president of the Orange County Fair & Event Center (OCFEC), Costa Mesa, has been named the new CEO . . . >>>more

Ozark Empire Fair Announces New General Manger - Dan Kinney was named the new general manager of the Missouri Entertainment & Event Center (MEEC), which is home to the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, Mo . . . >>>more

Schulz Named Manager of Red River Valley Fair - Bryan Schulz was recently named the manager of the Red River Valley Fair in West Fargo. Schulz has a degree in Mass Communications from North Dakota State University . . . >>>more

Beverly Wilson Passes Away - Beverly Wilson, longtime CEO of the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma, Calif., passed away on Dec. 31, 2007. She was 79 years old. She is survived by her children Suzanne Wilson, Bill Wilson, and Gregory Wilson . . . >>>more

Yesteryear Village Renovation Underway - Yesteryear Village, a historical complex on the South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm Beach, Fla., has begun to undergo an ambitious renovation. Organizers have developed a strategic plan to make the village period time . . . >>>more

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Ovations Food Services Named Food Service Provider for New JQH Arena - Ovations Food Services, a division of Comcast-Spectacor, Philadelphia, Pa., was recently selected to provide food service at the JQH Arena on the campus of Missouri State University . . . >>>more

NAAFA Holds Annual Conference in Maine - The National Association of Agricultural Fair Agencies (NAAFA) will hold its annual conference from June 1-5, 2008, at the Holiday Inn in Bangor Maine. Attendees will be welcomed by NAAFA President Fred Lunt . . . >>>more

Barb Fitzgerald Writes Book On Food Concession Business - Barb Fitzgerald of Firdale Food Company, has recently released her new book titled Food Booth, The Entrepreneur’s Complete Guide to the Concession Business . . . >>>more

HOK Smith Forkner To Undertake Canadian Projects - HOKCalgaryStampede: HOK Smith Forker, Nashville, Tenn., was recently commissioned to design a new arena for the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede in Calgary, Alberta . . . >>>more

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