Rice County Fair

The fair is not officially open yet as I write this, but the fairgrounds are bustling with activity. We had a great three J's breakfast from the Cardinal Cafe on Tuesday morning. Jerry Groskretuz and Fair Secretary John Dvorak joined us for good food and an update on how the final fair preparations were going...

The formula is easy: a handful of ladies, hammers, a board, and nails, but the outcome is always a fun time. The Rice County Fair starts today and runs through July 23, bringing plenty of fun, including the annual KDHL Ladies’ Nail Driving Contest!

KDHL Radio will be live streaming video of the Rice County Fair Queen Coronation on the KDHL YouTube channel. I will be the Master of Ceremonies for the event and always look forward to taking the stage with some outstanding young women. This year six young ladies are competing for the honor to represent the Rice County Fair throughout southern Minnesota...

This Friday night a longstanding member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association will be entertaining the grandstand audience at the Rice County Fair. The Barnes PRCA Rodeo's award-winning bucking horses, bulls and saddle horses ridden by some of the best cowboys and cowgirls on the rodeo circuit are sure to thrill the young and old alike...

Rice County Fair Secretary John Dvorak stops by KDHL to give us a preview of the excitement that starts tomorrow in Faribault. There was a rumor that the fair was not going to have a carnival this year but that is absolutely false as you can see by the pictures I took this morning on the fairgrounds with Gold Star Amusements getting ready to set up the rides at the Rice County Fair...

Late this morning I stopped in at the studio before I headed out to the farm. Rice County Fair Manager John Dvorak had called and asked if we could announce that the carnival Gold Star Amusements will be at the Rice County Fair starting Tuesday...

Rice County Fair Board President Kathleen Cap is in charge of the Fair Queen Contest and will visit with us today on AM Minnesota at 9:30AM. Deadline for ladies to sign up is June 29. A two-page entry form is available on the Rice County Fair website: www...

When you work in smaller market media, you don't have a team of people to set up your booth at a fair. Put the signs up. Set the broadcast equipment up. You have to use the people you have to get it done. Monday a number of us set up the booth...

Wow, another fun year at the Rice County Fair comes to an end. Today's weather was fantastic, I hope you were able to get out to fairgrounds and enjoy all the free events that were available on the Sellner Midway Stage and the Cannon Stage...

The Rice County Fair was last week, and as always, there was fun for everyone!