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Magnolia Fair to open on original Aug. 2 start dateSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:51AMMATEWAN - The 61st Magnolia Fair, a yearly favorite for many Tug Valley residents, will begin Monday, Aug. 2 rather than July 31. The fair had previously been rescheduled to start July 31, but ha...

A queen ‘Blooms’ in PuebloSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:19AMCHIEFTAIN PHOTO/JOHN JAQUES Bloomie Brown smiles after she was named 2010 Colorado State Fair Silver Queen. Her son Venson Brown Jr. (right) points her out to the crowd at the Pueblo Convention Center.

Melody in patchwork hits the high note in national crafts competitionFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:56PM“NEEDLEWORK!” WAS the triumphant female cry that erupted yesterday in the RDS Concert Hall when Mary Palmer from Innishannon, Co Cork, was announced overall winner of this year’s National Crafts Competition.

Things To DoFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:14AMAVALANCHE-JOURNAL

Event Melds Ball (Game), YarnThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:08PMKnit one, pearl two, knit one, pearl two … SCORE! Hundreds of knitters and other needlework enthusiasts will be at the ball game rooting for the Dodgers Friday, Aug. 6 — their needles clicking along with cheers and classic tunes from the organist.

Fair supt. still having fun after 25 yearsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:28PMConnie Sandstead thought you couldn’t enter the fair unless you were a resident or a landowner! So when she would come down to visit her fiancé, she would just wish she could enter.

If it’s a farm or ranch animal, it will be at the fairThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:31PMYearn for yesteryear or just a bit of the country life? Roam Cam-plex during the Campbell County Fair. It will offer something for everyone including a youth rodeo, a demolition derby and mountains of free entertainment.

Obituaries for July 29, 2010Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:23PM read more »

Joan I. NeedhamThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:09AMJoan I. Needham, 74, of DeKalb, formerly of Maple Park and Big Rock, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the DeKalb Area Retirement Center in DeKalb.