State Fair Officials Say 2011 Fair Was Very Good

Clean up is underway at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds as crews tear down what was the 126th edition of the Fair. State Fair manager Jerome Hertel is thrilled with another good year…

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Hertel says most every event in the Grandstand surpassed expectations…

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Hertel says the stock car races on Monday also drew a large crowd to the Grandstand. And while official numbers are yet to be released by the State Fair, talk around the grounds have some estimates of attendance for the five day event near 200-thousand…

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Official numbers should be released in the next few weeks.