Alaska State Fair 2010

Security guards' handling of protest OK, fair officals say

Alaska State Fair officials have reviewed an Aug. 26 incident in which a man waving a sign clashed with security guards and was forced to the ground, and say the guards acted appropriately.

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ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Top cabbage short of record

Lovers of giant vegetables crowded the bleachers in the Farm Exhibits building at the Alaska State Fair on Friday evening with one question on their minds: Would the world cabbage weight record be broken?
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Tips to keeping your State Fair experience fun and frugal

Reporter Kaylin Bettinger has spent the past week at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer. In addition to writing about people and events, she's been making a checklist of practical tips for fairgoers.
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Monster pumpkin sets new state record

The new record to beat is 1,101 pounds in the giant pumpkin contest at the Alaska State Fair. On Wednesday, Dale Marshall, of Anchorage, beat the old state record of 1,019 pounds, set in 2006 by this year's second place finisher, John "J.D." Megchelsen.
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Merriment bubbles through the fairgrounds in Palmer

Ventriloquist Michael Harrison held a puppet on his hand at the Bluebonnet Stage at the Alaska State Fair. What had the audience -- more than 100 people from small kids to grandparents -- laughing? A wedgy joke.
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Boys offer a kid's-eye view of fun at the state fair

Conor, 10, and Quinn Janigo, 8, tagged along with me Monday at the Alaska State Fair. The boys each had $50. Booths that I routinely ignore were paradise to them.
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

For fair vendors, glitches are part of the game

Just after noon on Friday at the Alaska State Fair, Paul "Dizzy Hips" Blair had very still hips. Blair puts on a hula hoop show a few times per day at the fair and he was scheduled to start his first performance a few minutes later. But his hoops were locked in a trailer and he'd forgotten the...
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Deep-fried fair food so good -- and bad

As the Alaska State Fair drew near this year, the usual food fantasies took hold. But then, from some mean part of my brain, a dangerous question snaked its way through: Just what would a belly full of all that actually do to me, diet-wise?
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Lumberjack show is a state fair favorite

The weather at the second day of the Alaska State Fair may have curbed some of the crowds, but at the Woodlot at 1 p.m., a rain-jacket-clad crowd erupted in laughter at Fred Sheer's Lumberjack Show.
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Beer lovers find more taps than ever at the fair

A line stretched almost out of the tent at the Oasis Beer Garden at 4 p.m. on Thursday, the opening day of the Alaska State Fair. Amidst chaos that comes with rides, food vendors, events and music, grabbing a beer gives some people a chance to chill out.
ALASKA STATE FAIR 2010

Living legends, musical variety at Borealis Theatre

When it comes time to announce the performers at the Borealis Theatre at the annual Alaska State Fair, there are always two things to expect: a wide variety of genres covered and many artists attempting to recapture their glory.