A staple of any fair is a fruit pie contest. Thursday night, the Norman County Fair held its annual Fruit Pie Baking Contest. There were ten entries…and the competition was close, with one point separating first and second place. The winner…for the fourth consecutive year….was Katherine Petry. She talks about her winning pie. Petry won…
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The Inaugural Norman County Fair FFA Day was yesterday, and dozens of FFA members past and present flocked to the Norman County Fair Grandstands to take in some music and celebrate everything FFA. In attendance at the event was FFA American Star Farmer winner Daniel Jossund who presented some awards and even rocked out on…
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Among the attractions at the Norman County Fair this week are a husband and wife from the Twin Cities. Jennifer Sharpe draws caricatures and Nick is a magician who has the Dr. Street Magic Show. Both will be at the Fair on Friday. Jennifer and Nick say they’ve been working at local fairs for 30…
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The Norman County Fair kicks off Wednesday night and you can find Ada Borup West FFA Advisor Abby Savage there serving malts all week long. The funds raised at the fairgrounds this year will go towards helping students in the FFA program attend multiple events. The roots of the FFA program run deep in the…
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The Norman County Fair begins today, which means the summer has officially begun. Fair Board President Don Merkens says the fair will kick off with the parade at 5:30 PM. Merkens says they will also be celebrating everything FFA with the inaugural FFA Day, which includes a free concert in the newly renovated grandstands. Merkens…
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In just a few hours, the 128th annual Norman County Fair will begin in Ada. One of Wednesday’s events is the Kickoff Parade, which starts at 5:30. Norman County Farm Bureau President Mike Kitchell has details. Norman County Farm Bureau is also sponsoring the Old Time Tractor Show at the Fair. Kitchell talks about what…
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The Ada Borup West Cross Country Team is now taking registrations for their 5K Fun Run that runs in conjunction with the Norman County Fair on Saturday, June 22 at 9:00 AM. Ada Borup West Cross Country Head Coach Tyler Hennen tells us more. To register scan the QR code below:
Benedictine Living Community of Ada will be taking a big part in this week’s Norman County Fair. Benedictine executive director Morgan Hviding talks about BLC’s involvement. Hviding says Wednesday’s Kick-Off Parade will have a different route this year that will accommodate Benedictine Living Community residents. Hviding says Living Community residents will indeed take part in…
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One of the most mouth-watering events at the Norman County Fair is coming up next Thursday, June 20th with the annual Fruit Pie Baking Contest. Contest organizer Whitney Pittman says if you want to enter the Fruit Pie Baking Contest, make sure you bring something along with the pie. Pittman says you don’t need to…
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One of the attractions at this year’s Norman County Fair is Eli Alger and the Faster Horses. They’ll be giving a free concert as part of FFA Day Wednesday, June 19 at 7pm at the Grandstand. Eli talks about his music. Alger talks about one of his favorite songs…and you can hear part of it.…
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