Fair Annual Meeting Recap

Prizes and Election Results

Palmer, Alaska – The 2017 Alaska State Fair, Inc. annual membership meeting took place last week at Raven Hall on the fairgrounds, with approximately 50 Fair members and interested supporters in attendance.

The main item of business was the election of three members to the Fair’s seven-member board of directors. From a ballot of five candidates, including two incumbents, Fair members voted to reelect incumbents Kristy Bernier of Palmer and Danny Consenstein of Anchorage and elected its newest board member, Jason Ortiz of Palmer.  Bernier, Consenstein and Ortiz will each serve a three-year term on the board.

Several lucky Fair members also went home with door prizes, including a 2017 concert ticket package, Fair season pass, a family fun pack, a monster truck ticket package, a Mighty Matanuska Brewfest ticket package, and a Whittier fishing trip for two.

For more information, contact Dean Phipps, Fair director of marketing and communications, at [email protected] or 907.746.7153.

On Friday, December 9th at 6pm at the Borealis Theatre on the Fairgrounds.

Public parking at Purple Gate.

A public candelight Vigil of Hope and Prayer for David Grunwald at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in the Borealis Theatre. David’s parents, Ben and Edie have requested this time for our community to come together and begin the healing through fellowship, support and prayer. At the end of the ceremony, 100 floating lanterns will be given out to be released simultaneously in memory of David.
There will be a small heated tent available, but please dress warmly and be prepared to stand outside. For any questions, please contact Gina Spangler at 907-315-2043.

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Featuring Alaska hip-hop artist Tayy Tarantino

Keep the party going after the G-Eazy concert at an after-party featuring Tayy Tarantino, a hip-hop recording artist and songwriter from Anchorage, Alaska! The party happens Thursday, September 1 at 8:30 p.m. (or after the G-Eazy concert ends) in Alaska Glacier Products Events Tent. $5 cover charge*

Tayy, who began rapping at the age of 10, started his music career in the youth choir at his local church. Today, he’s opened for national acts such as August Alsina, Ludacris, Nelly, The REJ3CTZ’s, and local rock festival Summer Meltdown. Last year, Tayy was invited to perform at numerous music showcases at SXSW.

Currently, Tayy is working with Rawbeatzz to produce his full-length LP, Homecoming, under the Bad Agenda label to be released this year.

Want more Tayy right now? Check him out on DramaLiketheDJ.com (where he’s currently the only Alaska artist featured!), KGOT.com and on KTVA Daybreak’s Mic Check in the Morning!

Alaska State Quarter Horse Association Mat-Su Valley Circuit Horse Show   Lori M Hackenberger (907)727-4444(c) [email protected]

 13th Annual Summer Solstice Tourneys

June 20 – June 24 starting at 8 a.m.

Alaska Dogs Gone Wild, Alaska’s first flyball club, was created in 2004 and is based in Anchorage, Alaska. Our main goals are to have fun with our dogs, enjoy socializing with our teammates, and promote competitive flyball in Alaska.

Four days of racing
• Stunning backdrop of mountains
• A “midnight sun”
• Hospitality as big as the great state of Alaska

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