REMINDER

                                                   THE FAIR BOARD WILL BE OFFERING STORAGE

                                                                           FOR YOUR BOAT, CAR, R.V.

                                                                                    AGAIN THIS YEAR

                                                    RATES:  MOTOR HOMES, CAMPERS, BOATS       OVER  30 fEET                    $ 225.00

                                                                       FROM 25 TO 30 FEET                                                                                   $ 200.00

                                                                        LESS THAN 20 FEET                                                                                    $ 175.00

                                                                        ALL CARS                                                                                                         $ 125.00

                                                                        CYCLES AND GOLF CARTS                                                                         $  60.00

                                                      CALL TRACEY:  507-402-5131 after 3:00 p.m.

FOLLOWING SPONSORS :  IT WAS GRADLY APPRECIATED.

ALBERT LEA SEED HOUSE

ALLIANCE PIPELINE

ALLIANT ENERGY

AMERICAN BANK

AUDIBEL HIGH TECH HEARING

BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOME

CLARKS GROVE VETERINARY CLINIC

DAVID KLATT- STATE FRM

DONNA NELSON INSURANCE

FARMERS STATE BANK

FARM BUREAU

FREEBORN CO COOP OIL

GENEVA GRAIN & FEED

GODFATHERS PIZZA

ITC MIDWEST,LLC

KRIS AND ERIC NEEL

LAND O LAKES

PEPSI BOTTLING

ROBERT GRANOWSKI

SECURITY BANK

SOUTH CENTRAL PET CARE

TOM HOVLAND ENTERPRISE

ULLAND BROS

WAL MART

WAYNE CLARK

WELLS FEDERAL BANK

WELLS INSURANCE

               A VERY BIG THANK YOU.

BUCKET OF JUNK  CONTEST   

THE CONTEST WAS A GREAT SUCCESS,  THE WINNER WAS SWAN LAKE, SECOND PLACE WAS SPRING TIME AND THIRD PLACE WAS THE BARBER CHAIR.  ALL THE ENTRIES WERE ORIGINAL AND VERY WELL DONE.  WE HAD 1097 VOTERS. 

THIS CONTESTA WILL CONTINUE NEXT YEAR SO CALL EARLY FOR YOUR “BUCKET:. 

THANK YOU TO ALL.

ALL THE BUCKETS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP AND PEOPLE ARE BUSY WORKING ON THEIR “ART”.  THE WORK WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE FRONT OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, THE PUBLIC IS ASKED TO VOTE ON THEIR FAVORITE. 

THE “ART” WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF ON SATURDAY EVENING AT ABOUT 5:30 ALONG WITH THE CHAIN SAW CARVINGS.  BE SURE TO BE THERE !

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A new contest was created for the 2010 Freeborn County Fair  and anyone over the age of 18 years is eligible to enter.  We will provide a five-gallon bucket of unique pieces, probably otherwise known as “junk”.  All the buckets will include the same number of items and be as close to identical as possible.

There will be a $10.00 deposit per bucket– due when the contestant receives the bucket.  The deposit will be returned on Entry day, August 2nd.

You can clean, sand, weld, glue, cut, bolt, fasten, bend, shape, paint or finish the items that were provided, BUT no pieces can be added.  Create whatever you want with the contents of your bucket.  The goal is to use all the items in the bucket.

The five-gallon buckets will be available beginning July 6th at ALBERT LEA STEEL,  1126 S. BROADWAY, ALBERT LEA  from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.  There will be a limited number of buckets available, so please reply early.

Entry Day will be Monday, August 2nd.  All entries need to be at the Freeborn County Fair Office by noon that day.  We ask that you please bring back the bucket so we can continue this contest next year.  Creations will be judged that afternoon and will be auctioned off on Saturday night, August 7th at 5:30 p.m.  PLEASE NAME YOUR CREATION.

 FAIR OFFICE PHONE  507-373-6965

RULES

1. All pieces are to be used in the finished creation.

2. You can cut, weld or form any piece.  If you cut a piece BOTH PIECES MUST be used.

3. ALL creations will be judged on creativity, workmanship and inclusion of ALL PIECES of the bucket.

4. A count of the junk pieces will be done to aid in the judging. ALL pieces must be used.

5. A check list will be handed out at the time of pickup and will be required when the creation is entered on Monday, August 2.

 has a very special line-up of entertainers for the 2010 fair:

TUESDAY::

3:00-4:30  Gus and Julie Courrier

5:00 – 6:00   The Grapevine Twist

6:00 -7:00    Dunnell Lenort

7:00 – 8:00  Heartland Story Teller

8:00 – 9:00  TBA

9:00 – 11:00 – TBA

WEDNESDAY:

12:00 – 1:00  The Wendinger Brothers

1:00 – 2:00   Outstanding Citizen Award

2:00 – 3:00   Larry J (old time & Country)

3:00 – 4:00  The wendinger Brothers

4:00 – 5:00   Larry J

5:00 – 6:00    The Wendinger Brothers

6:00 – 7:00    Larry J

7:00 -  10:00  American Legion Karaoke Contest Final

THURSDAY:

3:00 – 4:30  The Good Times Band

5:00 – 6:30   Kozy Lil Duo

7:00 – 10:00   Open to the Public  Karaoke

FRIDAY:

Teen Music all Afternoon and Evening

3:00 – 8:30  Various Bands Playing

8:30 – 10:00  Silent Agency

SATURDAY::

2:00 – 3:00  The Bar Stool Cowboys

3:00 – 4:30   Jennifer Ordalen

4:45 – 5:30    Country Classics  (Doug Leste, Todd Utpadel,

                           Jim Pilgrim, Danny Beighley, Bob Stephen

                           Merle Krause & Others)

5:30 – 6:30    L.D. Cruisers

6:30 -7:30    Country Classics

7:30 -8;30       L.D. Cruisers

8:30 – 10:00   All Star Jam (Both Bads) Country – 50’s – 60’s

SUNDAY:

12:00 – 1:30   Praise Him

1:30 – 3:00    Area Talent Contest

3:00 – 5:00    TBA  

RULES & APPLICATION:  

FREEBORN COUNTY FAIR

2010 AMATEUR TALENT CONTEST

ENTRY RULES AND INFORMATION

The Freeborn County Fair Amateur Talent Contest is open to all amateur entertainers.  Contestants must reside in Freeborn County.  Professionals (union musicians or those whose talent is a principle source of income) are NOT permitted to enter.  Acts that have participated in the past may compete again with the exception of the First Place winner(s) in the Open Division.  Former first place winners in the Pre-Teen Division are required to compete in the Teen Division as long as they are between the ages of 13 and 18, otherwise they must compete in the Open Division.  Former First Place winners in the Teen Division must compete in the Open Division if they choose to compete again.  Former Open Division winners may compete again after two years from the time they won.

Contestants must submit a complete Entry Form to the Talent Contest Coordinator.  Entry forms must include the following information on each person in a group: name, address, phone number, and age on date of contest, birth date, and county of residence, type of talent and title of selection.  Incomplete entry forms will not be accepted.  Entries that do not match the information submitted on the entry form exactly will be disqualified.

There will be three divisions.  The PRE-TEEN DIVISION is open to contestants age 12 and under.  The TEEN DIVISION is open to contestants ages 13-18.  The open division is OPEN TO CONTESTANTS OF ANY AGE.  Accompanists, when NOT part of the act, may be any age.

The contest will be held on SUNDAY, AUGUST 8^{TH for} all divisions.  The contest will be held on the stage in front of Entertainment Square on the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.  The contest will begin with the youngest entrant in the Pre-Teen Division and progress through to the oldest in each division.  A schedule will be posted prior to the beginning of the contest at the stage area.  Contestants using costumes should come ready to appear.  There are no dressing rooms available other than fairground restrooms.

The time limit is FOUR (4) minutes.  Points will be deducted for contestants going over this time limit.

An 88 key keyboard will be available; however, contestants must provide their own accompanist.  There will be no backup band.  Vocalists may use taped accompaniment, provided the tape contains musical accompaniment only.  Absolutely NO background vocals will be allowed on tape.  A sound system will be provided and a sound technician will be on hand to assist with any special needs.  All contestants are required to use the sound system provided by the Freeborn County Fair.  No setup time or warm-up time will be allowed between acts.

Gate admission will be the responsibly of each contestant.  Parking is provided on the fairgrounds.  No vehicles will be given special permission to park in the Entertainment Square area.

First, second and third places will be awarded in each division.  The first place winner in each division will be eligible to compete in the semi-final competition at the Minnesota State Fair.

The acts, selected to perform at the Minnesota State Fair will be required to perform the same act or musical selection exactly as performed at the Freeborn County Fair.

All contestants will be judged on quality of performance, stage presence, entertainment value and selection.  Judges’ decisions are final and score sheets will not be released to contestants or to the public

Prize money will be awarded as follows in each division:

First Place        $75.00

Second Place    $60.00

Third Place       $50.00

If you have any questions, please contact Merle Krause at 507373-3144 or cell 507-279-1108.

KEYBOARD PLAYERS, PLEAE NOTE:  If you need a keyboard for your performance and are unfamiliar with the touch on an electronic keyboard, you may go to Tone Music to try one out and get a feeling for how they play.

DANCERS, PLEASE NOTE:  There will be no warm-ups or practicing in or around the stage

 before the contest.

FREEBORN COUNTY FAIR 

AMATEUR TALENT CONTEST

INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP NAME __________________________________________________

IF GROUP, NAME OF CONTACT PERSON__________________________________________

ADDRESS __________________CITY_____________________________STATE ___________

HOME PHONE (     )___________________________WORK PHONE ____________________

DESCRIPTION OF TALENT & TITLE OF SELECTION ________________________________

Act will compete in one of the following:

                                                                  (     ) PRE-TTEN DIVISION (AGE 12 & UNDER)

CHECK ONE                                                (     ) TEEN DIVISION (AGES 13-18)

                                                                  (     ) OPEN DIVISION (ANY AGE)

AGE AND DATE OF BIRTH ______________________________________________________

NUMBER OF PERSONS IN ACT ________________INSTRUMENTS IN ACT _____________

DO YOU NEED A PIANO OR KEYBOARD?_______________________

Contest will be held on Sunday, August 8^th at 1:00 p.m.  The order of competition will be available prior to the contest at the stage area.  A keyboard will be provided, however, you must supply your own pianist.  A sound system and tape layer will be available and will be operated by the sound technician with no substitutions allowed.  There will be a limit on the numbers and types of acts entered.  There will be a FOUR minute time limit for each act.

Entry forms must be received NO LATER THAN JULY 30^TH, 2010.  Please send to:  Merle Krause, 625 MARSHALL ST, ALBERT LEA, MN. 56007

Are you a union musician or have you ever performed the above-mentioned talent as a professional on a regular employment basis?  Yes _____No._________

Have you ever participated in the Minnesota State Far Amateur Talent Contest?  Yes _____No______

If yes, were you a division winner?  Yes ______No______ If yes which division?_________________

I acknowledge that I have read the entry rules and agree to abide by them.

Signature of Contestant (s)

If group, please list each entrants name, address, phone, age, birth date, and county of residence on back of entry form.

TALENT SHOW:  507-373-6965.    THREE DIVISIONS:

PRE-TEEN, TEEN AND ADULT.

starting approximately 7:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Full Hitch Up and Runing by the Grandstand before each 8:30 Show and Walking through the Fairgrounds.

PHOTO SESSIONS :

WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY  1:00 – 3:00 P.M.

CLYDESDALE TENT.