Autumn has officially arrived, which means that it’s almost time for the Norman County Fair’s annual Oktoberfest celebration. Norman County Fair board President Don Merkens tells us more about Oktoberfest, which is set to take place on Sunday. The Norman County Fairgrounds has undergone a lot of upgrades over the past few years, and Merkens…
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ADA, MN—The Norman County Fairgrounds will be going to the dogs later this month. Norman County Extension educator Linda Houglum has the details. Once again, that will be Monday, July 28 at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada.
ADA, MN—Next week, the Log Cabin Museum near the Norman County Fairgrounds will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Solveig Kitchell, the curator of the Norman County Historical and Genealogy Society, talks about the museum’s beginnings. Kitchell says the Log Cabin Museum wanted to keep items that were salvaged from Ada’s museums following the 1997 floods. But…
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ADA, MN—There’s going to be a tractor safety course in Ada aimed at 14 and 15 year olds. Heather Dufault with Norman and Polk County Extension talks about the reason for the course. Dufault says the course will take place at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada. We have a link to register for this…
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The University of Minnesota Extension will offer a youth tractor and farm safety training this summer at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada. U of M Extension educator Emily Krekelberg says this will be one of five training courses held in Minnesota this summer. Krekelberg talks about the training and who’s eligible for it. She…
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ADA, MN—FFA students from across northwest Minnesota gathered at the Norman County Fairgrounds Wednesday for a fall rally. Emma Brayford, State Vice President for FFA, talks about the rally. Brayford is a freshman at the University of Minnesota-Crookston. Students from Fosston, Stephen-Argyle, Frazee-Vergas, Rothsay and Barnesville were among those attending the FFA fall rally.
The Norman County Fairgrounds and Raceway is currently having fiber optic internet installed. Fair Board President Don Merkens says the project could help open the door to new projects and innovations at the fair. Norman County Raceway manager Jake Bitker says the fiber optic project will be a great benefit to the race track as…
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ADA, MN—You can get a great meal for free on Tuesday, June 20 at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada. Austin Germolus is one of the event planners for the Ag Appreciation Supper. The Ag Appreciation Supper, which is sponsored by the Norman County Farm Bureau and Norman County Corn and Soybean Growers, is a…
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ADA, MN—The Norman County Fairgrounds was a busy place Wednesday as the Minnesota Region 1 FFA held its annual fall rally in Ada. Abbie Savage, the Ada-Borup-West FFA coordinator, says the event was for students in grades seven through nine who are interested in joining FFA. Savage tells us what went on at the fall…
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Ada, MN — Think you got what it takes to be the next BBQ Pitmaster? You can find out by participating in the annual Kelly Thronson Memorial BBQ Contest on Saturday, September 10th at the Norman County Fairgrounds. Up to 40 cookers of all different experience levels will compete to see who cooks the best…
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