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Show Utah State Fair By TOM HARALDSEN Editor ' SALT LAKE CITY It's state fair time again, and when gates open Thursday, fairgoers will see cleaner facilities (see accompanying accompany-ing story in this issue of the Clipper). A wide variety of contests and exhibits are planned, as usual, in agriculture, livestock and home economics. And entertainment will again be an important part of the show, as each evening, the fairgrounds fair-grounds will have a grandstand performance by some of music's best entertainers. Thursday night will feature the mother-daughter act, The Judds, at 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. On Friday, singer sin-ger Sylvia will return for another evening at the Utah State Fair, again at 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. This weekend will feature the Forester Sisters at the same times on Saturday, Satur-day, and singer Louise Mandrell on Sunday at the same times. On Monday, Sept. 14, singer Helen Cornelius will perform at 6:30 and 9:15. Tuesday, Sept. 15 will see Paul Revere and the Raiders, Raid-ers, a popular rock group from the early '70's, taking center stage at 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. The remaining lineup shows Janie Fricke on Wednesday at 6:30 and 9: 15 p.m., singer Roy Clark on Thursday at the same times, the group Exile on Friday, Sept. 18 at the same times, and Salt Lake City's Ci-ty's own The Jets on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. As the fair closes on Sunday, Sept. 20, popular Crystal Gayle and her floor-length hair will take stage, at 6 and 8:30 p.m. As always, competitions will take place in a variety of areas, including agriculture, cattle, dairy goats, fine arts and photography, crafts, flowers, home arts, horses, 4-H and FFA, music, pigeons, poultry, rabbits, sheep and swine. The fair will open Thursday at 3 p.m. and will close Sunday, Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. Gates will be open daily from 10:30 a.m. until 1 1 p.m., with the exception of the first and last days of the fair. Ticket prices are $4 for adults, $2 for children 6-16, and children 5 and under are admitted free. Parking at the fairgrounds fair-grounds will cost you $1.50. ' For more information, contact the fair offices at 533-5858. When people visit Utah State Fair this year they will find a new and clean look, due to the efforts of the newly appointed fair director, Jackie Nokes. In the two months since her appointment, Nokes has concen- -trated on giving the fair a new look and feel. Under her direction, state fair employees have repaired, painted, and cleaned the buildings and grounds in preparation for the Utah State Fair, which runs from Sept. 10-20. Much of the attention has gone to windows. In every building, crews have washed the windows and replaced broken glass. "People "Peo-ple will be hard pressed to find a dirty window this year," said Nokes. "This year the fair will be ' different it will be clean." Nokes has prompted repairs on the aging horticulture building and several others. "Built as early as ' 1905, these structures are both beautiful and historical. It is too bad, though, that they have been allowed to deteriorate," she said. . Over the years, the windows in many of the buildings have been boarded up. Nokes explained that the buildings were not meant to be closed up. "By closing them up," she said, "the dry rot and deterioration de-terioration in some buildings has actually increased." Another improvement to the fair is the addition of new places to sit. Benches around the rides and other tent-covered seats will allow parents pa-rents to rest while watching their children. Strollers and wheelchairs will also be available for rent, making mak-ing the fair a better place for families. fami-lies. "Everybody loves a fair," Nokes said. "That's why we have received so many generous contributions contri-butions from individuals and local businesses." |