"Four students from the Master of Public Health in Epidemiology program at the U carefully placed green split peas onto an enlarged drawing of E. coli."
The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready
By Alicia Eler
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/the-state-fair-is-months-away-but-crop-artists-are-getting-ready/601543806?utm_source=gift
Hype for the Future 51V: The Research Interests of novaTopFlex for Columbus, Ohio
Located within the City of Columbus is The Ohio State University, though the culture associated with the university largely extends into the overall area representing the University District, including Old North Columbus and Glen Echo in the northern part of the area. Further east is the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds, for which the Ohio RV and Boat Show, the Ohio National Poultry Show, the All American Quarter Horse Congress, Schmidt’s Columbus Oktoberfest, the All American Youth […]Hype for the Future 51O: The Minnesota State Fair
For the twelve (12) days leading up to Labor Day, within the same neighborhood as Hamline University in Falcon Heights, a suburb between Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the State Fair of Minnesota is typically the busiest state fair by daily attendance in the nation, especially as the numbers at the State Fair in Texas have dwindled somewhat in recent years. In the near future, the Texas Fair may no longer receive as many people, thus resulting in the larger dominance of the Minnesota State Fair, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/hype-for-the-future-51o-the-minnesota-state-fair/
Hype for the Future 39A: Northwest Missouri
Two of the largest communities along U.S. Highway 136 within northern Missouri, Maryville and Bethany, are located on the western side of the State, with similar cultural traits to the Iowa state line nearby. Unionville, Missouri, is located further east along Route 136 and Route 5 within Putnam County. Even though Unionville is located in Putnam County, county fair tickets for the county are also typically sold in Milan in Sullivan County and in Centerville in Appanoose County, Iowa. A very […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/hype-for-the-future-39a-northwest-missouri/
Hype for the Future 33B: Different State Fair Satellites in New England
While all six (6️⃣) New England states are represented within the scope of the Big E at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, individual states may also host fairs within the region, most notably the Vermont State Fair in the City of Rutland, Vermont; and the Fryeburg Fair in Fryeburg, Maine. Within Contoocook, New Hampshire, the Hopkinton Fair is notable for being the largest in-state fair in New Hampshire, largely serving a more local area within the State as […]Hype for the Future 33A: Texas State Fair Satellites
Apart from the mainstream Texas State Fair on the eastern side of the City of Dallas, serving approximately two million people as of the 2025 session. The satellite fairs of Texas, typically serving anywhere from 125,000 to 250,000 people, are located in Abilene (West Texas), Tyler (East Texas), Denton (North Texas), and Beaumont (South Texas).
Inktober 2025 Day 31: Award. A well-deserved rest after a lot of hard work.
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Won second place at the North Carolina State Fair for my cinnamon swirl bread!
State Fair of Texas ‘25
1st Place - Teachers & Professionals - Counted Cross Stitch
2nd Place - Teachers & Professionals - Needlepoint
3rd Place - Teachers & Professionals - Specialty Stitches
and yes, the third premium ribbon has Specialty misspelled.
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