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Super Cross Racing Coming Back!

After a 2 year absence from the Rice County Fair, Super Cross - Moto Cross Racing is coming back to the Fair. In the past years this popular sport has drew up to 100 riders from the upper midwest. The event will be held in the Grandstand starting at 7 pm on Wednesday, July 21st. The promotor of the event will be MotoKazie of Jordon, MN. The sponsor of this family event will be J&J Power Sports in Faribault. J&J are located at 2700 Airport Dr., Faribault. Their phone number is 507- 332-7341. Keep an eye on their website for discount tickets to the Super Cross event.
www.jjpowersports.com

Town & Rural Mercantile to bring Ranch Rodeo to Fair!

After Several years of being absent at the Rice County Free Fair, Troy and Rustinna Mechura, owners of Town and Rural Mercantile of Faribault, will bring back the Ranch Rodeo on Sunday, July 25th at 12 noon. This is a FREE event at the fair that will be held at the Horse Arena. Four events will be held - Team Sorting, Team Penning, Rope & Vet and Trailer Loading. For more information contact Bear Valley Riders at 651-923-4888 or call Town and Rural at 507-334-1818.

Fair Office Hours:

New summer hours for the Fair office will be every
Tuesday from 5-8 pm.
The Fair office is located just east of the Grandstand
Phone number of the office is 507-332-2470
e-mail address is jameshermel@yahoo.com
If you have any business with the Fair or fairgrounds
property or rental of any of the buildings, please stop in.
Everyone is Welcome!

Volunteer at the fair!

Volunteers are the heart of the Rice County Fair and many are needed to help keep the fair running effortlessly. We invite you to check back periodically for a list of volunteering opportunities during the Rice County Fair as well as throughout the year.

In the days leading up to the fair, volunteers are needed to:
Paint and maintain buildings and grounds.
Perform miscellaneous administrative tasks.
Assist in creative projects.
Assist with sponsorship and advertising committees
And a litany of various other projects as assigned.

Work nights will be every Wednesday evening from June 1st through July 4th. After July 4th work nights continue nearly every evening up until the day of the fair. We typically work from the time we get off of our day jobs until either it becomes to dark or the mosquitoes tell us its time to quit.

Once the fair has begun we will need volunteers for the following:
Staff the fair entrance
Assist in the fair office
Work in the grandstand
Assist the erecting exhibits
And varied other projects (both large and small) as assigned.