Show Utah State Fair If Shining Success M I. I L. L JIT r F Emdee Hague eoll ing ng Writer e the road Weve We ve been on for about three months traveling traveling traveling travel travel- ing from fair to fair and Salt Lake definitely has one of the best said Matt Williams a aca ca carnival worker who travels from state to state with his wife ife A pound pumpkin a 7 foot tall steer and a sized life-sized cow cow sculpture made of butter were ere just a few of the attractions attractions attractions at the fair Other attractions attractions attractions included li livestock food live entertainment arts and crafts souvenirs and rides We come for the rides said Jeff Cornia who was there with his wife Katie We love it Cornia has attended the fair the past few years in keeping with a promise he made to his wife when they first got mar mar- ried Although it can be pricey it is worth it because of how much fun we both have The fair accommodates roughly three hundred thousand thousand thou thou- sand people in its short ten- ten day run according to volunteer volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer Bill Johnson Hosting hundreds of exhibits the fair provides an opportunity opportunity opportunity to showcase its best in agriculture art music and much much more This years year's Agriculture and Floriculture Exhibit offered a alook alook alook look at winning prize-winning flowers and the states state's best in homegrown homegrown homegrown home home- grown fruits and vegetables The blue ribbon winning pumpkin tipped the scales at over pounds The second place pumpkin was a hefty pounds The Floriculture exhibit also displayed a variety of flowers Many of the flowers were provided by Salt Lake native Nicholas Spencer Spencer dominated this years year's floriculture competition taking taking taking tak tak- tak- tak ing the blue ribbon in almost every category While the ups grown-ups had a great time the fair also catered to the youngsters At Atthe Atthe Atthe the fishing pond in front of the Division of Wildlife Resources' Resources display live fish bit the hooks on childrens children's poles The pond was small but the children were catching fish and the looks on their faces were priceless A sized life-sized replica of a dairy cow a farmer and his dog and a young boy was one of the most advertised attractions attractions attractions of this years year's fair People stood in amazement in front of the Meadow Gold exhibit featuring The Amazing Butter Cow made entirely of butter f- f L I r A free concert atthe Pepsi Grandstand highlighted Wednesday nights night's entertain entertain- ment The Bellamy Brothers and Carolyn Dawn Johnson performed Cody Sunderland a regular at the Utah State Fair said how great he thought the concerts concerts concerts con con- have been Every night there is a new singer he said Its fun to rest from the rides a bit and relax while listening to music Also performing at the fair this were Los Lonely Boys Grand Funk Railroad and Weird Al The Utah State Fair is held each September at the Utah State Fair Farr Park located on North Temple and 1000 West Westin in Salt Lake City The first State Fair was held in 1856 nine years after the arrival of the pioneers into the valley and has been held annually every year since The fair attracts people from all over the country Carnival worker Matt Williams returned this year to his home state of Utah to participate participate participate par par- in this years year's state fair Williams currently resides in Montana with his wife where they base their business It feels good to be home I j y J t c ill t t. t f I f Sr f. f t t tl u T Y l |