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July 2014 Issue featuring fairs and festivals. Places to go, things to do, people to see in Missouri for the fun side of life. Weekend getaways, travel, weekend fun.
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It’s almost Fair Time Having grown up in the hometown of the Missouri State
Fair, it didn’t take long for me to believe I was an expert onthe subject. I started working at our church sponsored tent atthe age of 13 and quickly learned which gates we the easiestto find parking spots and which areas to avoid at certaintimes of the day.
I even learned to drive on the streets of the fairgrounds -off seasons, of course. Dating back to 1901, the Missouri State
Fair is among the state’s oldest and mosttradition-rich events for summer familyfun! It’s where I looked at displayed wed-ding cakes and yearned to learn how todecorate one myself. Little did I know thatone day my sister (your managing editor)and I would both learn how and work inher bakery for more than 10 years. One
year, she made a portrait cake for Burl Iveswhen he performed at the fair. Another election year, the fairboard ordered a cake with the map of Missouri on it for theGovernor. To date, it was the largest cake she had everattempted. Assembling it “at” the fairgrounds, it was six fullsheet cakes 9’ x 12’ as big as my bedroom. She even had thepleasure of being asked to judge the cakes at the fair morethan once.
It was at the Home Economics building where I learnedabout ready made pie crusts and haven’t made my own fromscratch since.
Fairs mean different things to different people. One year,we sat on the grass next to our car and waited for midnightjust so we could say “we stayed too long at the fair.”
The concert lineup in front of the Grandstands should findeveryone attending very happy My sons’ favorite band willperform at the grandstand one night while another night willdelight my 86 year old father. So take a look at all the peopleto see scheduled to be at the fair this year - starting on page10.
Make plans to visit the air-conditioned Missouri State FairGift Shop & Museum during the 2014 Fair. The volunteerswill be glad to help you find the perfect 2014 State Fair sou-venir or collector’s item while they share historical highlightsof the Fair.
Who knows? I may even see you at the fair. Our publisherhas never been and I think it’s high time to take him.
Kathy Barnett/Senior Editor (Kandy’s sister)
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familiar scene in
Sedalia during the
Mo. State Fair.
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make at least
one loop around
the carnival
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Special Feature
Safe Family Travel Page 7
Places to Go:
Nemo Fair Page 12
The Festivals Page 13
Things to Do:
Piano Dueling Page 9
At Worlds of Fun Page 18
People to See:
All Wheel Sports Performers Page 8
At the Mo. State Fair Page 10
Black Diamond Page 16
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SEDALIA – Tickets to the Missouri State FairPepsi Grandstand concerts, State Fair Arenaevents and Governor’s Ham Breakfast are now onsale through Ticketmaster as well as the fair BoxOffice. The Box Office, also selling $6 advancedgate admission tickets, is located on the fair-grounds in Sedalia. The hours will be noon to 6p.m. Monday through Friday, now through Aug.1, expanding to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 4-6 and 9a.m. to 9 p.m. daily during the Fair Aug. 7-17.
“Concerts and events are an exciting part of theexperience for many fairgoers,” Missouri StateFair Director Mark Wolfe said. “We have a diverseline-up this year in the Pepsi Grandstand andState Fair Arena.”
The Pepsi Grandstand is the venue for eightconcerts and three tractor pulls this year; ticketprices do not include Fair gate admission:
Thurs., Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m. – Scotty McCreery andKelsey K, $20g r a n d s t a n d / $ 2 5track
Fri., Aug. 8, 7:30p.m. – Joan Jett andthe Blackhearts andBlack Stone Cherry$20 regular grand-stand/$25 premiumgrandstand and $30 regular track/$35 premiumtrack
Sat. Aug. 9, 7:30 – Sara Evans and Joe Nichols, $20 regular grandstand/$25 premium grand-
stand and $30 regular track/$35 premium trackSun., Aug. 10, 10 a.m. – Missouri Association
Championship Truck and Tractor Pull Qualifying
$12 adults/$5 ages 6-12/free ages 5 and under.7 p.m., $15 adults/$6 ages 6-12/free ages 5 and
under All day, $20 adults/$9 ages 6-12/free ages 5and under.
Mon., Aug. 11 1 p.m.– Missouri AssociationChampionship Truck and Tractor Pull Finals $12adults/$5 ages 6-12/free ages 5 and under
7 p.m., $15 adults/$6 ages 6-12/free ages 5 andunder. All day, $20 adults/$9 ages 6-12/free ages 5and under
Tues., Aug. 12 7:30 p.m. – Beatlemania Live!,$10 all seats
(Beatlemania Live! is not sponsored, endorsed by, or affil-iated in any way with Apple Corp. Ltd. or The Beatles.)
Wed., Aug. 13, 7:30p.m. – Florida GeorgiaLine, Here’s to the GoodTimes Tour 2014, andColt Ford, $25 regulargrandstand/$30 premi-um grandstand; $35 reg-ular track/$45 premiumtrack
Thurs,, Aug. 14, 7:30p.m. – An evening withMercyMe, 7:30 p.m.
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