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• Fair 2009: Ladies' Nail Driving

  (Aug 27, 2009) At Pioneer Hall, they have a board, some nails, a hammer, and there are women. Sounds like a basic recipe for a competition. It's the Ladies' Nail Driving Contest.

• Fair 2009: The Demolition Derby

  (Aug 27, 2009) Americans and Iowans seem to have a love/hate relationship with the automobile. Just witness the Demolition Derby on the Grandstand Track.

• Fair 2009: 4-H & FFA Sale of Champs

  (Aug 27, 2009) In a salute to hard work and perseverance, the winners of the 4-H and FFA animal events sell their prize-winning entries at the Iowa State Fair’s annual auction-style sale.

• Fair 2009: Fishing Friendzy

  (Aug 26, 2009) On Expo Hill, there’s a new attraction for kids. They can catch a fish and learn about angling at Fishing Friendzy.

• Fair 2009: 4-H Grand Champion Steer

  (Aug 26, 2009) The dream of many 4-H students who show beef cattle at the Iowa State Fair is to have their steer selected as Grand Champion in the Livestock Pavilion.

• Fair 2009: Art Judging - Wood Carving

  (Aug 26, 2009) Wood carving is both a skill and an art that people have used to express themselves for thousands of years. No wonder it’s in the "Cultural" Center at the Fair.

• Fair 2009: Side Roads - 24 Hours

  (Aug 26, 2009) The Dinner Bell at the Fairgrounds is the only eatery open 24 hours a day. Paul Berge took a Side Road to check out the action.

• Fair 2009: Tractor Pull - Modifieds

  (Aug 25, 2009) It’s time for more gear-grinding pulling at the Grandstand Track. As drivers pit unbridled horsepower against immovable objects, the smoke and dirt fly.

• Fair 2009: Dirt Track Racing II

  (Aug 24, 2009) Time to put the pedal to the metal. Toby Kruse is calling the dirt track racing at the Grandstand Track. This time it's the Hobby Stocks and Stock Cars.

• Fair 2009: Cake Creation

  (Aug 18, 2009) One purpose of the food competitions is education. For the finer points of making a chocolate opera cake, we went to a long-time Fair competitor, Eileen Gannon.