Rice County Fair

Each woman told KDHL they were shocked when they heard their name called because all the ladies involved in the contest were awesome.

Dvorak emphasized the Passports to Fun will be available through Tuesday evening and a decision could be made to extend the sales to Wednesday depending on the number sold.

The Rice County Fair Ambassadors will be announced during a program opening night of the fair, Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

Some food stands told KDHL they had a record year for sales.

Years ago the Rice County Fair had no outside of Faribault food vendors. All vendors were from here. I walked around the fairgrounds visiting with local vendors and they all said they had varying degrees of success.

The winning essay was submitted by Evelyn Horwath of Faribault and was entitled, "A Close Call." The story of an eventful trip aboard a hay rake in the summer of 1941. Horwath describes the harrowing experience in such vivid detail you can close your eyes and see it happening.

Ron Parker has been very involved with the Rice County Fair Board, Rice County Historical Society Board and the start of the River Bend Nature Center in Faribault.

The 26 foot by 26 foot barn is a replica of an early barn that would have been a common scene around 1920 in the county.

Vikla's oldest sister Heather was the Second Attendant in 2012 and Emily was the First Attendant in 2013. The First Attendant was 17 year old Zoe Nassif of Dennison and the Second Attendant 16 year old Hannah Singh of Northfield.

The Fair Queen Pageant is Tuesday night 7:00 p.m. on the Sellner Stage and will be followed by a performance by the Faribault Community Band on the opening night of this year's event.