FAIRS
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA Blue Cross Blue Shield to hold job fair for PRACS workers
By Ryan Schuster Like other Fargo-Moorhead employers, we were saddened to hear the news last week that PRACS Institute has closed its Fargo location, leaving more than 350 employees without jobs. We...
Posted on 3/25/13 at 1:26 PM
MODERN-DAY JANE In which I start off with a bad pun.
If you were to say, "Hey Liz, how's your week been?" Iwould probablysay "Oh, it's been 'fair'". And then I'd giggle. First the Red River Valley Fair, and then the Downtown Street Fair...it's enough t...
Posted on 7/14/11 at 6:07 PM
THE DULLUM FILE U of M study raises new worries about flu at fairs
A study, released Wednesday, comes on the heels of recent reports that more than 150 people in other parts of the country have contracted a new type of swine flu, apparently after contact with pigs at state or county fairs.
By Maura Lerner , August 16, 2012
Kiss, Motley Crue coming to Minnesota State Fair 
Tickets are $81, $71 and $51 and will go on sale at 1 p.m. Saturday through the State Fair's box office and Etix.com.
By Ross Raihala , March 21, 2012
N.D. State Fair unveils 2012 musical lineup
Kid Rock, Blake Shelton and the Zac Brown Band are among the acts scheduled to perform during this summer's North Dakota State Fair in Minot. Organizers of the event announced the musical lineup Wednesday. Tickets go on sale March 7 for the fair, scheduled for July 20-28. Tickets can be ordered online, by phone or in person at the State Fair Center.
By Associated Press , February 15, 2012
Red River Valley Fair books CMA winners The Band Perry
The Red River Valley Fair announced the first mainstage act of its 2012 season this morning with the news that the country music family act The Band Perry will play the fair on July 11. The announcement comes days after the sibling trio won Best New Artist of the Year and Single and Song of the Year for “If I Die Young” at the Country Music Association Awards.
By Forum Communications , November 11, 2011
Minnesota State Fair's old Judging Arena demolished
The old Judging Arena withstood five decades of storm damage and extensive use. It hosted showmanship competitions for beef, goats, lambs, swine and horses, even llamas and alpacas.
By Associated Press , November 03, 2011
FAIR-LY FRUSTRATED: Voters vent to lawmakers at 'Minnesota Get-Together'
Many Minnesota State Fair attendees who stopped at the state House and Senate booths to fill out their annual State Fair polls and others who greeted Dayton and U.S. Sen. Al Franken as the Democratic office-holders strolled the grounds on the first day of the Fair.
By Bill Salisbury , August 26, 2011
Minnesota State Fair will be harder to reach, costlier to enter
Officials say construction at University and Snelling avenues in St. Paul will make this a great year to try a park-and-ride lot for the fair, which opens Thursday and runs through Sept. 5.
By Associated Press , August 24, 2011
Minnesota State Fair job applicants far exceed openings
Minnesota State Fair employers say they're seeing the effects of a tough economy. Job applications far exceed the number of employment opportunities.
By Associated Preses , August 19, 2011
OUR OPINION: Learn from catastrophe at Indiana State Fair
Local officials should pay attention to the investigation by Indiana state agencies and then incorporate any recommendations that result.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , August 18, 2011
VIDEO TIME LAPSE: Carving of world's largest cheese sculpture
Watch "The Cheese Lady," Sarah Kaufmann, carve a 1,080-pound block of cheddar at the Wisconsin State Fair to set the world record for largest chese sculpture.
By NDN , August 17, 2011
Questions about Indiana stage collapse linger
VIDEO: Stage collapse and resulting questionsAs the Indiana State Fair reopened after a deadly collapse of a concert stage, questions lingered about the structure's safety, why fans weren't evacuated as a storm moved in and whether anything could have been done to prevent the tragedy.
By Tom Coyne and Tom LoBianco , August 16, 2011
Minnesota State Fair stage vendor faces charges in Alberta 2009 stage collapse
Minnesota fair officials acknowledged that the company that erects its temporary stages faces charges in Canada for a fatal stage collapse during a storm two years ago. But they said they still have confidence in the vendor.
By Steve Karnowski , August 15, 2011
Indiana State Fair, governor honor 5 killed in stage collapse
VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of articleIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told hundreds of people who gathered today for a service to remember five people killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair that the tragedy has broken the hearts of the state's residents.
By Associated Press , August 15, 2011
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