Dubuque County Fair Magazine

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59th Annual Dubuque County Fair

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

See Page 4 to find out how you can win

1000s

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in groceries & gas!!

• GATE INFORMATION •

DAILY HOURS OF OPERATION

Adults (12 & Over) Must Have An Admission Ticket Everyone except children 11 years and under, as listed on the schedule below, must have proper Official Admission Tickets - including employees, Fair Officials, Exhibitors, Concessionaires, Delivery Personnel, 4-H Exhibitors, Judges & the General Public.

Schedule Of Fair Admission Prices 12 Years & Over.........................................$9.00 Children Age 11 & Under.........................FREE

On Tuesday, July 24th and Thursday, July 26th, if you are in the gates by 3:00 pm, you get in for In by 3pm on Tuesday and Thursday - Free Admission Stamps for re-admittance only given after 3pm.

ACRES OF FREE PARKING plus...

• Preferred Parking (Across From Fairgrounds) - $5.00 Daily • Motorcycle Parking in Preferred Parking Lot - No Charge* *sponsored by Dubuque Harley-Davidson Free Shuttle Service from Parking Lots to Gates

Save Big with a Dubuque County Fair

FUN TICKET BOOK

$

45.00 (includes 6 Admissions and a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Kellie Pickler Hillside Concert Ticket)

Dubuque - All Kwik Stops, Theisen’s, Hendricks Feed, McGovern Hardware Dyersville - Kwik Stop Epworth - DB&T, Silker’s Farley - DB&T, Greenwood Grocery

Holy Cross - DB&T, Schmitt Implement Luxemburg - Ung’s Shopping Center Peosta - Fidelity State Bank Sageville - Eichman’s Sherrill - Breitbach’s Feed

You must purchase advance ticket books before July 20

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Advance Admission Ticket Books are available at the Dubuque County Fair Office, at the locations listed below.

• No Refunds • No Rain Checks • No Road Parking • No Skateboards • No Roller Blades • No Roller Shoes

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• Fairgrounds open at 8:00 am daily.

• Creative Arts Building open: Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Fri. Noon to 8:00 pm • 4-H Community Center open: Tues. thru Sat. 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Sun Noon to 7:00 pm • Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building open: Tues. thru Sat. 12:30 pm to 9:00 pm; Sunday 12:30 pm to 8:00 pm • Outdoor Exhibit Park open: Tuesday thru Saturday 12:30 pm to 9:00 pm Sunday 12:30 pm to 8:00 pm

No Carry-In Food or Beverages Including Alcoholic Beverages

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

CONCERT TICKETS AVAILABLE

Reserved Seating is available for our Big Shows! Ticket prices do not include gate admission.

There are no free seats for the Friday and Saturday Evening Concerts.

Everyone needs a ticket to see the show!

Grandstands open at 6:30pm • Concerts start at 7:30pm

Friday, July 27

Kellie Pickler

Neil Hewitt and Kari & Billy with

Festival Area $35* • Reserved Grandstand $25* • General Admission $15* Hillside Seats - $5* (Hillside On Sale Starting July 23 on Grounds) *Does not include Gate Admission.

Saturday, July 28

Three Days Grace with Black Stone Cherry & Cavo Festival Area $35* • Reserved Grandstand $30* General Admission $20* Hillside Seats $10* (Hillside On Sale Starting July 23 on Grounds) *Does not include Gate Admission.

Order tickets by calling 563-588-1999 or online at www.dbqfair.com You can also get them in person at the Fair Office!

1.00 service fee per ticket for online or phone orders.

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Grocery Giveaway

July 24 through July 29, 2012

YOU COULD WIN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GROCERIES OR GASOLINE! Tickets available during the Fair at the information booth at the entrance to the Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building.

The Dubuque County Fair Association is proud to bring back the “Great Grocery Give-Away!” Raffle tickets will be sold for $20.00 each from now through the 2012 Dubuque County Fair. Only 2,000 Tickets will be sold! Each evening of the fair two lucky tickets will be drawn and each winner will receive a $1,000 Hy-Vee Gift Card. Need not be present to win, BUT, if the winner is present on the grounds and reports to the grandstand ticket office at the top of the grandstands within 15 minutes of the drawing, they will receive a BONUS $250 Gift Card!! Each ticket will be eligible for all 12 drawings. Proceeds from the Great Grocery Giveaway will go toward capital improvement projects at the fairgrounds.

Sponsored in part by:

If you can’t make it to the fair but want to purchase tickets, call the fairgrounds office at 563-588-1406.

Only 25¢ Per Game

Is Back at the Fair!

Tuesday thru Friday from 11am to 3pm in the Hy-Vee Big Top Tent

Watch for information about a special RTA shuttle that will run from Kennedy Circle to the Fairgrounds every day during the fair.

Hours. Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sun. Noon to 10 pm; Friday and Saturday Noon to 11 pm.

The riders will pay $1.00 each way and then receive a coupon for $ 1.00 off admission.

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FAIR ROYALTY

July 24 through July 29, 2012

2012 DUBUQUE CO. FAIR QUEEN COURTNEY EHRLICH Courtney is the daughter of Mike and Cindy Ehrlich. She graduated from Beckman Catholic High School in 2011. Courtney is sponsored by Dubuque Bank and Trust.

2013 DUBUQUE CO. FAIR QUEEN CANDIDATES Alison Green, Cascade, IA She is the daughter of Dennis & Amy Green and has graduated from Cascade High School. She plans to attend Northeast Iowa Community College.

Her sponsor is Wayne Feed.

Stacey Sigwarth, Holy Cross, IA She is the daughter of Jerry and Joan Sigwarth and will be a Senior at Western Dubuque High School.

Her sponsor is Jerry’s Tractor Repair.

A committee of judges will select the Dubuque County Fair Queen.

Judging will be based on personality, awareness, leadership, citizenship, contributions to the community as well as overall appearance, charm and poise.

Fair Queen contestants must be attending or have graduated from high school. They must reside in Dubuque County along with at least one parent or guardian. They must be an active member of at least one service organization such as Girl Scouts, church group, 4-H, etc.

4-H ROYALTY

L-R: Austin Ockenfels, Holy Cross Home Helpers (4-H King); Megan Rauen, Farley Wranglers (4-H Queen); Molly Kluesner, New Vienna Future Leaders (4-H Princess); Andy Kruse, Farley Wranglers (4-H Prince)

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

EVERYONE CAN ENTER!!!

Dubuque County Fair Creative Arts Exhibition

Come join the fun in our Creative Arts Building during the 59th Annual Dubuque County Fair. Whether you’re an old pro or a beginner with your creative talents, be sure to enter your projects for ribbons and other prizes.

Everyone is welcome to enter, and entry is FREE! If you have questions about entering the 2012 Dubuque County Fair Creative Arts Competition or want to download entry forms, just log on to the Dubuque County Fair’s Website at www.dbqfair.com or feel free to call the fairgrounds office at 588-1406 for more information on how to enter the competition. Entries must be postmarked by July 11th!

NEW IN CREATIVE ARTS

Mixes in a Jar Trash to Treasure Novelty Vegetable / Fruit Largest Potato, Pumpkin, Squash, Tomato, Watermelon, Zucchini Most Unusual Vegetable Most Unusual Fruit Best Decorative Fruit or Vegetable

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What can I enter in the fair?

ANYTHING!!!

Candle making Home decorations Holiday decorations Birdhouses Wood refinishing Woodworking Homemade dolls & toys Original artwork

Needlework Quilting Beadwork Memory books Embossing Stamping Painting Stamp collections

Here’s just a small list of ideas: Flower arranging Knitting Tomatoes Salsa Apple pie Cookies/Candies Clothing Dubuque souvenirs

USE YOUR IMAGINATION!!! ANY CREATIVE HOBBY APPLIES!!!

Kid’s Korner Rules & Regulations

1. All General Creative Rules Apply to the Kid’s Korner Rules.

2. All kids up to and including age 14 may exhibit in the “Kid’s Korner” division. Entries for Divisions E&F are not restricted by this rule.

3. An Exhibitor may enter any class. Division E&F entries must be sent to the chairpersons of those divisions.

4. Six “Best of Show” ribbons may be awarded.

5. The management will use the utmost care to guard and protect exhibits; however, we cannot and will not be held liable.

6. All kids’ ages must be included on the entry form.

Thank You DRA

As you look around the fairgrounds, many improvements have been made with the help of the DRA and we want everyone to know how much we appreciate their support!

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

CONCESSIONAIRES The Dubuque County Fair Association is proud of their partnership with local service organizations. For many of the groups, this is their major fundraiser for the year.

Visit the following groups, who will be selling at this year’s fair: 4-H Food Stand Choo Choo Charlies Classic Kitchen Covered Wagon Almonds Dubuque Community Y Dubuque County Dairy Assoc.

Dubuque Morning Optimists Dubuque Noon Lions Dubuque Shrine Club

Dubuque Evening Optimists Kalmes Restaurant & Catering Kiwanis Int’l Dubuque Noon Knights of Columbus #510 Lettuce Eat Lutheran Layman League Miller Concessions Inc. Simmons Promotions Still Pop’n Kettle Korn

We also have several groups that help in non-vending roles and we would like to recognize them as well.

• Eagles Club • Dubuque Area Labor Harvest • Custom Riders • Boy Scout Troop 94 • ARK Advocates • Hempstead High School Booster Club • Dubuque High School Hockey “Devils” Booster Club

• Moose Lodge • Tri State Car Club • West Dubuque Football Team

EXHIBITORS While at the fair this year, make sure you take time to stroll through the outside exhibit area and stop in the Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building and visit with the local businesses displaying their goods and services. Here is a list of the exhibitors at this year’s fair at the time of printing. More may be added. If your business would like to participate, please call the Dubuque County Fair office at 588-1406.

OUTDOOR EXHIBITORS 4J Fence Company Avalon Service Center Inc. Brunkan Equipment Cowboy Way Decal Depot Deebobbers Fabulous Faces HJF Trading J & S Enterprises Shovelhead Schu Racing Summerwinds Resorts US Army Recruiting

INDOOR EXHIBITORS Aerotech Avon C&G DACPCA Dubuque County Democrats Dubuque County Right to Life Dubuque Noon Lions Club Family First Chiropractic Wellness Center Foto Booth Fun Health From Within Heartland Church of Christ Hillcrest Family Services Honor Flight of Greater Dubuque Jewels by Park Lane Kathy Spear Landscaping

Kitchen Craft Lema’s Malone Family Chiropractic Mystic Tattoo Prairie Farms Sam’s Club Scentsy Stanley & Fuller Products Thirty-One Gifts Tri-State Vein Center Vollara Willenborg Ag. & Lawn Ornaments Willustrations Window Depot USA Young Living Essential Oil

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF GROUNDS ENTERTAINMENT

TENT Hijenx Puppet Show Bingo Tropical Illusions Show Dubuque Dance Studio Pop Quiz Game Show Karaoke Professor Paddy-Whack Big Bear Show Zipline Mechanical Bull Spelling Bee See the Chapman Motor Sports Car Display

The Newest in High Thrill Adventure

BIG TOP TENT Yo-Yo Contest Eating Contests Two Liter Toss Musical Chairs Trivia Contest & MORE!

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Join Your Friends in the Beer Garden Beer Garden Operated by the Noon Optimists

The Dubuque County Fair means many things to many people, but one thing is for sure – there are people that you see only once a year at the fair. It’s just like an annual reunion.

The Beer Garden gives you a chance to visit with your friends, both old and new – and take in some of the best entertainment around! Cold beer, great entertainment and good friends! It doesn’t get any better than that. Don’t miss this great entertainment lineup.

On the Diamond Jo/Miller Lite Stage: Tues. 8pm......................Free for the Haulin’ Wed. 8pm.......................Taste Like Chicken Thurs. 8pm....................The Mighty Short Bus Fri. 9pm.........................The Sunshine Band

Sat. 9pm......................................Wheeler Sun. 2pm.............................Nutsy Turtle Sun. 7pm.............................Zero to Sixty

MUD VOLLEYBALL

Sunday, July 29 Behind the Beer Garden

Still Time to Sign Up!

Registration due on or before July 15 For complete rules or to register your team go to www.dbqfair.com or call 563-588-1406

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Opening Day Tuesday, July 24th

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WEST GATE WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL 3:00pm DUE TO ANIMALS LOADING! Please use other gates!

5 Barns Full of Various Animals Throughout the Fair! Visit the Barns Any Day!

Timber City Cowgirls Equestrain Drill Grandstands - 1:30pm 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Facebook Contest - Win Our Daily Prize!

8:30 AM Judging 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat - Livestock Arena 9:00 AM Judging 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle - Livestock Arena 9:00 AM Judging 4-H/FFA Sheep & Meat Goats - Swine Barn 10:00 AM 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public 10:00 AM Creative Arts Building Opens 10:00 AM Trash Can Painting Contest, Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 10:00 AM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 11:00 AM to 3 PM • Bingo - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 12:00 PM Toilet Paper Costume Contest - Coca-Cola/Jumpin Jane’s 12:30 PM Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building Opens 12:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 1:30 PM Timber City Cowgirls Equestrian Drill - Grandstand 2:00 PM Draft Horse Pull - Grandstand 2:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:00 PM Judging 4-H/FFA Swine - Swine Barn 3:15 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:15 PM Spelling Bee - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 3:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 4:00 PM Karaoke - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 4:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM Opening Ceremony - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 6:00 PM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 7:00 PM Tri-County Pullers & Fantasy Truck Pull featuring Max Smith - On The Track 7:00 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 7:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:15 PM Yo-Yo Contest - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 8:00 PM Free For The Haulin’ - Diamond Jo Stage - Beer Garden

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Major Events Tuesday, July 24th

IN BY 3, IT’S FREE!

DRAFT HORSE PULL 2:00PM

If you are in the gates by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 24th you get

FREE ADMISSION! 59th Annual Dubuque County Fair Opening Ceremony 6:00 pm Coca-Cola Jumpin’ Janes Tent

Carnival Rides open at 4:00 pm

$

1.00 Carnival Rides 4 to 11 pm - No Age Limit!

FEATURING

TRI-COUNTY PULLERS & FANTASY

TRUCK

PULL 7:00 pm On the Track 8:00 pm - Diamond Jo Stage in the Beer Garden

sponsored by:

Free for the Haulin’

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

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Kids’ Day

Wednesday, July 25th Kids will enjoy FREE LT Amusements Rides!

Dubuque County Dairy Association Activity & Little Tykes Pedal Tractor Pull y b r e D r e p Sign up at Noon • Pull at 1 PM Dia d e t a r o c e D Best on Dubuque County Fair’s World Diaper at No Famous Frog Jump • 4 PM DRAWINGS FOR GRAND PRIZES at 5 pm Remember, kids, you must be present to claim your prize!

Trophies sponsored by Paul & Carol Coates, Roeder Implement and Roeder Outdoor Power Equipment.

Personnel provided by the Cascade FFA. Prizes provided by the Dubuque County Fair Association and Coca-Cola.

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Facebook Contest - Win Our Daily Prize!

9:00 AM Judging 4-H/FFA Beef - Livestock Arena 10:00 AM 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public 10:00 AM Creative Arts Building Opens 10:00 AM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 10:00 AM Boat Races - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 11:00 AM to 3 PM • Bingo - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 12:00 PM Diaper Derby - Grandstand 12:00 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 12:00 PM Real Science Presentation - Top of Grandstands 12:30 PM Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building Opens 12:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 12:30 PM Decorated Diaper Contest - Grandstand 1:00 PM 4-H/FFA Poultry Show - Poultry Barn 1:00 PM Little Tykes Pedal Pull - Grandstand 2:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:15 PM Cookie Stacking Contest - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 3:15 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 4:00 PM World Famous Frog Jump - Grandstand 4:00 PM Karaoke - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 4:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 5:15 PM Renegade Cloggers - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:00 PM IMCA Races - On the Track 7:00 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 7:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:15 PM Hula-Hoop Contest - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 8:00 PM Taste Like Chicken - Diamond Jo Stage - Beer Garden

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Major Events Wednesday, July 25th

Kid’s Day!

Hop out to the Fair and bring your favorite frog for Kid’s Day Festivities!

See the Real Science Presentation at Noon at the Top of the Grandstands!

Test your endurance in the Diaper Derby, the Little Tykes Pedal Pull, then enter the real-live, honest-to-goodness, genuine, world famous frog jump!

SPECIAL RIDE BRACELETS Noon until 11 pm - $23.00

18th Annual

Julien Dubuque Classic Stock Car Race 7:00 pm On the Track

All New MUSCO Lighting on the Track!!

Auto Accessory & Installation IMCA Sport Modifieds • Dubuque Moving & Storage Modifieds Peosta Automotive IMCA Hobby Stocks • Merfeld Bros. Automotive SPI Stock Cars IMCA Sport Compacts • Wenzel Towing IMCA Late Models 8:00 pm - Diamond Jo Stage in the Beer Garden

sponsored by:

Taste Like Chicken

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Blue Ribbon Thursday

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Thursday, July 26th BID ON EXCITEMENT If you’ve never been to a livestock show or auction before, the Dubuque County Fair offers an experience you won’t forget.

Livestock shows and auctions are a true Iowa experience. Bid on a hog, or sheep, or beef, or attend just to hear the auctioneers work their tongues!

Thursday is the day that the auction of animals takes place at the Dubuque County Fair.

Special thanks to the people and businesses that come out and buy animals and support our auctions.

IN BY 3, IT’S FREE! If you are in the gates by 3:00 pm on Thursday, July 26th you get

FREE ADMISSION!

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Facebook Contest - Win Our Daily Prize!

9:00 AM Judging of 4-H/FFA Horse & Pony - Horse Arena 9:00 AM 4-H/FFA Sheep/Meat Goat, Swine and Poultry Auction - Swine Barn 10:00 AM 4-H Building exhibits open to the public 10:00 AM Creative Arts Building Opens 10:00 AM Eating Contest - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 10:00 AM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 11:00 AM to 3 PM • Bingo - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 12:00 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 12:30 PM 4-H/FFA Dairy & Poultry Auction - Outside Swine Barn 12:30 PM Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building Opens 12:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 12:30 PM 4-H/FFA Beef Auction - Livestock Arena 1:00 PM Lego Contest - Creative Arts Building 2:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 3:15 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 4:00 PM Karaoke - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 4:00 PM Scavenger Hunt - Top of the Grandstands 4:15 PM Dubuque Dance Studio - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:00 PM NTPA Tractor Pull - On the Track 7:00 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 7:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:15 PM Juggling Contest - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 8:00 PM The Mighty Short Bus - Diamond Jo Stage, Beer Garden 8:00 PM Barn Dance for ages 9-20 - Show Barn

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Major Events Thursday, July 26th SPECIAL RIDE BRACELETS

1 pm until 11 pm - $23.00

OLD-FASHIONED EATING CONTEST • Pies • Hot Dogs • Dilly Bars Registration at 9:30 am in the Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent.

Limited number of contestants per age category. sponsored by:

LEGO CONTEST 1:00 PM Children ages 4 to 12 can enter the Lego contest.

They will be asked to create with Legos that are furnished.

There is NOT AN ENTRY FEE! Competition held in the Creative Arts Building.

Contest Ribbons will be awarded.

Barn Dance for Ages 9 to 20 in the Show Barn!

8:00pm $ 3.00 Admission

TRACTOR PULL 7:00 PM Feel the Power, Hear the Noise & Try to See Through the Smoke!

8:00 pm - Diamond Jo Stage in the Beer Garden

The Mighty Short Bus sponsored by:

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Great Sounds Friday

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Friday, July 27th Open Class Dairy Show Even if you are from the city you will appreciate the beauty of these dairy cows.

Many different breeds will be judged as they compete for honors in this Open Class competition.

In the Show Barn by the West Gate 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Facebook Contest - Win Our Daily Prize!

8:00 AM Open Class Garden Show - Creative Arts Building 9:00 AM 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show - Swine Barn 10:00 AM 4-H Building exhibits open to the public 10:00 AM Open Class Dairy Show - Livestock Arena 10:00 AM Coloring Contest - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 10:00 AM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 11:00 AM to 3 PM • Bingo - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 12:00 PM Creative Arts Building Opens 12:00 PM Clover Kids Pet Show - Swine Barn 12:00 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 12:30 PM Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building Opens 12:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 12:30 PM 4-H Entry & Judging of Horticulture - 4-H Building 2:00 PM 4-H/FFA Pet Judging - Swine Barn 2:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 3:15 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 4:00 PM Karaoke - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 4:15 PM Dubuque Dance Studio - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:00 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 7:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:15 PM Rock Paper Scissors Tourney - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 7:30 PM Kellie Pickler; Kari & Billie & Neil Hewitt - Grandstand 9:00 PM The Sunshine Band - Diamond Jo Stage - Beer Garden

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Major Events Friday, July 27th SPECIAL RIDE BRACELETS

1 pm until 11 pm - $23.00

OPEN CLASS GARDEN SHOW 8am to Noon The Dubuque County Fair’s Garden Show is your chance to show off your green thumb! ~ Anyone Can Enter - Everyone Welcome ~ ENTRY IS FREE Bring your best produce to the fair and prove you are the finest gardener in the county!

Ribbons and premiums awarded in all divisions: • Fruits • Vegetables • Cut Flowers • Terrariums • Potted Plants • Flower Arrangements

Kellie Pickler with

Neil Hewitt and

“Best Days of Your Life” “I Wonder” “Didn’t Know How Much I Loved You” “Red High Heels” “100 Proof” Grandstand Opens @ 6:30pm • Concert 7:30pm

Kari & Billy

Festival Area $35* • Reserved Grandstand $25* • General Admission $15* Hillside Seats - $5* (Hillside On Sale Starting July 23 on Grounds) *Does not include Gate Admission.

Order tickets by calling 563-588-1999 or online at www.dbqfair.com You can also get them in person at the Fair Office!

1.00 service fee per ticket for online or phone orders.

$

9:00 pm - Diamond Jo Stage in the Beer Garden

The Sunshine Band

sponsored by:

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Family Day

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Saturday, July 28th Special Advance Ride Bracelet tickets may be purchased for $18.00 from July 21 - July 28 only at

in Dubuque and Dyersville.

Save $5.00 on an advance ticket.

Ride from Noon to 11:00 PM. Regular ride bracelets on grounds will be sold for $23.00 from noon until 9:00 PM

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Facebook Contest - Win Our Daily Prize!

9:00 AM Open Class Horse Show - Horse Arena 10:00 AM 4-H Building exhibits open to the public 10:00 AM Family Fun Olympics - Top of Grandstands 10:00 AM Creative Arts Building Opens 10:00 AM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 10:00 AM Two Liter Toss - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 11:00 AM Word Scramble Contest - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 12:00 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 12:30 PM Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building Opens 12:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 1:00 PM 4-H Kiddie Calf Show - Livestock Arena 1:30 PM Cell Phone Picture Scavenger Hunt - Top of Grandstands 1:30 PM Kids Bean Bag - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 2:00 PM 4-H Fashion Review - 4-H Clothing Selection Program; Following Fashion Review Mable Hilton & Fran Gansen Scholarship Awards 2:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 3:15 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 4:00 PM Musical Chairs - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 4:15 PM Dubuque Dance Studio - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 5:00 PM Wrist Wrestling Championship - Festival Garden Pavillion 6:00 PM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Ten 7:00 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 7:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:15 PM Jump Rope Contest - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 7:30 PM Three Days Grace; Black Stone Cherry & Cavo - Grandstand 9:00 PM Wheeler - Diamond Jo Stage - Beer Garden

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Major Events Saturday, July 28th

FAMILY FUN OLYMPICS AT 10AM Face Twitch, Sack Race, Toilet Paper Toss, Cereal Box Puzzle, Feed the Baby • Up to 5 Family Members (2 Adults 21+ and 3 Children 11 & Under)• National Amateur Wrestling Association presents the 2012 Dubuque County Fair Wrist Wrestling Championships 5:00 pm Weigh-in; Matches to follow in the Festival Garden Pavillion!

Three Days Grace with Black Stone Cherry & Cavo Festival Area $35* • Reserved Grandstand $30* General Admission $20* Hillside Seats $10* (Hillside On Sale Starting July 23 on Grounds) *Does not include Gate Admission.

Grandstand Opens @ 6:30pm • Concert 7:30pm

“Break” “Never Too Late” “Riot” “I Hate Everything About You” “The Good Life” “World So Cold” “Animal I Have Become” “Lost in You” “Just Like You” “Pain”

Order tickets by calling 563-588-1999 or online at www.dbqfair.com You can also get them in person at the Fair Office!

1.00 service fee per ticket for online or phone orders.

$

9:00 pm - Diamond Jo Stage in the Beer Garden

Wheeler

sponsored by:

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

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Mystique Magnifique Day

Sunday, July 29th Sunday is the last day for you to bring your family out for a magnifique day!

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Facebook Contest - Win Our Daily Prize!

9:00 AM Mass - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 9:00 AM Mud Volleyball - Festival Garden 10:00 AM Creative Arts Building Opens 10:00 AM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 10:00 AM Balloon Animal Contest - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 11:00 AM Musical Chairs - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 12:00 PM Enormous Demolition Derby - On the Track 12:00 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 12:00 PM 4-H Building Exhibits open to the public 12:30 PM Kitchen Craft Commercial Exhibit Building Opens 12:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 1:30 PM Trivia Contest - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 2:00 PM Open Class Steer & Heifer Show - Livestock Arena 2:00 PM Nutsy Turtle Band - Diamond Jo Stage - Beer Garden 2:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:00 PM Egg Pass - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 3:15 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 3:30 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 4:00 PM Limbo Contest - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 4:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM HIJENX Puppet Show - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent 6:00 PM Pop Quiz Game Show - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Ten 7:00 PM IMCA Stock Car Races - On the Track 7:00 PM Big Bear Show - Exhibit Park 7:00 PM Zero to Sixty - Diamond Jo Stage - Beer Garden 7:15 PM Tropical Illusions - Coca-Cola/Jumpin’ Jane’s Tent 7:15 PM Duct Tape Creations - Hy-Vee Big Top Tent

2:00 pm - Diamond Jo Stage in the Beer Garden

Nutsy Turtle

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59th Annual Dubuque County Fair

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Major Events Sunday, July 29 SPECIAL RIDE BRACELETS

Ride from Noon to 9pm • $23.00 (only sold from noon to 7pm)

MUD VOLLEYBALL STARTS AT 9AM

HUGE DEMO DERBY

sponsored by: I LUV USED

Northend Wrecking, Inc.

New Larger Purse Starts at Noon IMCA Racing Series

sponsored by:

Stock Car Races On The Track at 7:00 pm

See the exciting action on our fast 3/8 mile dirt track!

Classes to Run Are: Auto Accessory & Installation IMCA Sport Modifieds Dubuque Moving & Storage Modifieds IMCA Sport Compacts Peosta Automotive IMCA Hobby Stocks Merfeld Bros. Automotive SPI Stock Cars Wenzel Towing IMCA Late Models

7:00 pm - Diamond Jo Stage in the Beer Garden

Zero to Sixty

sponsored by:

59th Annual Dubuque County Fair

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July 23 through July 29, 2012

Thanks to Our Sponsors Many people take sponsors for granted . . . but not us! We appreciate all the sponsors that help us bring the Dubuque County Fair to you. A lot of people don’t know that without the contributions of the sponsors, we could not have all that the fair has to offer. Please take a look at the sponsors; if you have a chance to tell them “Thank You,” please do. Also, if you can patronize them we would appreciate it.

2012 Dubuque County Fair Sponsors as of press time.

Some sponsors may be added.

Company Sponsorship For: Black Hills Energy.................................................Kids Day Prairie Farms.....................................Blue Ribbon Thursday Great Sounds Audio-Video...................Great Sounds Friday Theisen’s....................Family Day - Saturday & Neil Hewitt Mystique Casino...................................................Magnifique Sunday Dubuque Bank & Trust....................................Kellie Pickler Concert Bud Light...Three Days Grace, Black Stone Cherry & Cavo Hy-Vee Foods................Big Top Tent / Great Grocery Giveaway US Bank.....................................................Midway Sponsor C O U L E R VALLEY Roger’s North End Auto Wrecking..........Demolition Derby Kitchen Craft International. . . .Commercial Exhibit Building Dubuque Harley-Davidson.........................Motorcycle Parking Biechler Electric..............................Equipment and Support McDermott Excavating....................Equipment and Support Dirty Ernie’s................Golf Cart and Beer Cooler Donation Coca-Cola ..............................Kids Day Beverages & Prizes Coca-Cola..................................Outdoor Exhibit Park Stage Jumpin’ Jane’s...........................Outdoor Exhibit Park Stage Paramount Ambulance............................Rest Area Pavillion Miller Lite – Matthew’s Distributing ......Diamond Jo Stage Kwik Stop/DQ Dubuque...Dilly Bars and Competition Prizes Couler Valley RV ........................................Camper Sponsor Roeder Outdoor Power.........................Lawn Tractor Usage DUBUQUE Diamond Jo Casino...........Diamond Jo Stage / Beer Garden HARLEY-DAVIDSON Hodge..............................................Equipment and Support Xtreme 107.1..................................Mud Volleyball Sponsor KWWL..........................................................Media Sponsor The Dubuque Advertiser...............................Media Sponsor Mediacom......................................................Media Sponsor The Rock, 97.3 FM. . . . .Three Days Grace & Media Sponsor 101.1 The River..................Kellie Pickler & Media Sponsor Y105, Eagle 102, Q107.5, WJOD. . .Beer Garden Entertainment

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Dirty Ernie’s

2012 Ticket Sponsors If your company would like to become a ticket sponsor and provide fair admission tickets for employees and/or customers, call Jamie at 563-588-1406.

I LUV USED

Northend Wrecking, Inc.

59th Annual Dubuque County Fair

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

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July 24 through July 29, 2012

Enjoy the Mega Carnival with New & Exciting Rides!

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Special Ride Prices and Bracelets Tuesday, July 24

Friday, July 27

1.00 Rides from 4:00 to 11:00 pm Carnival Opens at 4:00 pm

Special Ride Bracelets 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm ~ $2300

Wednesday, July 25

Saturday, July 28

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Special Ride Bracelets Noon to 11:00 pm ~ $2300

Thursday, July 26 Special Ride Bracelets 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm ~ $2300

Special Ride Bracelets Noon to 9:00 pm ~ $2300

Sunday, July 29 Special Ride Bracelets Sold from Noon to 7:00pm Ride Noon to 9:00 pm ~ $2300

Saturday, July 28 Special Ride Bracelets Noon to 11:00 pm Available in advance at Theisen’s from July 21st thru July 28th for only $18.00 SAVE $5.00