Rice County Fair

I sure hope to see many of you tomorrow morning for the Rice County Agriculture Hall of Fame program. A free breakfast will be served in the Beer Garden from 7:30-9AM. The Hall of Fame program will begin about 9:15 in the new part of the Beer Garden...

The Rice County Fair starts today and runs through July 24, bringing plenty of fun, including the annual KDHL Ladies’ Nail Driving Contest!

The Rice County Fair will be the topic on today's AM Minnesota program. John Dvorak, the Rice County Fair manager, will be stopping by KDHL studios to discuss everything that goes into putting on a great fair. Many do not understand or appreciate all the planning and organization that goes into a county fair...

I had my usual spot Saturday evening at the Rice County Fair. I had the job of unhooking the trucks and tractors after their pull. It is safe to say I had about the best seat to watch the pull. The Allis Chalmers pictured below is called Endangered Species...

The Rice County Fair was last week, and as always, there was fun for everyone!

John Dvorak, Rice County Fair executive secretary, will be on today's AM Minnesota program at 9:30AM. I am not sure if John will have all the numbers analyzed from the grandstand, parking and beer garden. Those are the numbers they can use to judge how successful the Rice County Fair was...

This morning John, Mike and I went out to the Rice County Fairgrounds to take down our booth. We had to take the tents back to Faribo Rental and everything else back to the studio. There was a lot of activity at the fairgrounds so I parked in the parking lot with a number of new vehicles from Harry Brown's...

The 4-H Livestock Show Arena was a busy place Saturday morning on the Rice County Fairgrounds. The morning began with a complimentary buyers breakfast in the 4-H building at 8:30 and the annual 4-H Livestock Auction began at 9:15. It was great to see so many business and individuals there to support the Rice County 4-H...

I left the grandstand infield last evening about 10PM after the NTPA Truck and Tractor Pull. This morning I was heading to the studio about 8AM and realized I had left my sunglasses by the cement barricades at the grandstand. I was going to drive right by the fairgrounds so I thought I would see if I could get to the infield...

The Rice County Fair has been going on since Tuesday, and there is no shortage of fun, including carnival rides such as the Tilt-a-Whirl. Check out this fun video from inside the famous ride!