TAGS
These tag channels match your search request. Click the tag for collection of related articles and information.
dakota county fairRELATED CONTENT
Articles: 26 results from the past year. For older articles, see advanced options.
Column: Dakota County Fair? That's Farmington style
Dust fills the air. The aroma of frying corn dogs and exhaust mix in a pungent, heady scent. My yellow Dakota County Fair t-shirt sticks to my back under the hot sun. Engines grind, metal crunches as ancient bumpers collide, and the crowd cheers. Everyone is yelling for their favorite driver, and enjoying the demolition derby, a once-a-year treat.
Thursday, August, 09, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Dust fills the air. The aroma of frying corn dogs and exhaust mix in a pungent, heady scent. My yellow Dakota County Fair t-shirt sticks to my back under the hot sun. Engines grind, metal crunches as ancient bumpers collide, and the crowd cheers. Everyone is yelling for their favorite driver, and enjoying the demolition derby, a once-a-year treat.
Thursday, August, 09, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Your weekend: Dakota County Fair wraps up this weekend
There's a game day for families at the library, an author's reading at Dunn Bros. and, oh yeah, the Dakota County Fair to keep you occupied this weekend. Read on for the full list.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
There's a game day for families at the library, an author's reading at Dunn Bros. and, oh yeah, the Dakota County Fair to keep you occupied this weekend. Read on for the full list.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Editorial: Dakota County Fair is valuable to the community
There has been no shortage of opportunities to celebrate community so far this summer. There have been block parties and neighborhood gatherings, events in the park and celebrations designed to bring the whole city together.
Thursday, August, 02, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
There has been no shortage of opportunities to celebrate community so far this summer. There have been block parties and neighborhood gatherings, events in the park and celebrations designed to bring the whole city together.
Thursday, August, 02, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Preserved scrapbooks will be on display at the Dakota County Fair
It took more than five years of cutting, taping and standing over copy machines, but the members of a genealogy group based at Dakota City Heritage Village are ready to show off the work they have done to preserve stories of Dakota County’s past.
Sunday, August, 05, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
It took more than five years of cutting, taping and standing over copy machines, but the members of a genealogy group based at Dakota City Heritage Village are ready to show off the work they have done to preserve stories of Dakota County’s past.
Sunday, August, 05, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Chautauqua returns to Dakota City for the fair
The Dakota Chautauqua tent show will return to the Dakota County Fair Aug. 6-12, 13 years after its first performance in 1999.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
The Dakota Chautauqua tent show will return to the Dakota County Fair Aug. 6-12, 13 years after its first performance in 1999.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Column: A bit too much fair
Not long ago, and on this very page, there was an editorial about the value of the Dakota County Fair. The fair celebrates everything that makes Dakota County great, the editorial argued. It brings a widespread community together. There are funnel cakes.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Not long ago, and on this very page, there was an editorial about the value of the Dakota County Fair. The fair celebrates everything that makes Dakota County great, the editorial argued. It brings a widespread community together. There are funnel cakes.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Farmington’s Holz named outstanding senior
Farmington resident Don Holz was recognized last week as the Outstanding Senior Citizen in Dakota County for all of his volunteer work. Holz received the award Aug. 9 at the Dakota County Fair. Holz spends much of his time volunteering at various places in the area. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and a “Friend of the Farm” at the Holz Historic Farm.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Farmington resident Don Holz was recognized last week as the Outstanding Senior Citizen in Dakota County for all of his volunteer work. Holz received the award Aug. 9 at the Dakota County Fair. Holz spends much of his time volunteering at various places in the area. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and a “Friend of the Farm” at the Holz Historic Farm.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Organizers call county fair a success
A couple of rainy patches and two big grandstand no-shows couldn’t keep the Dakota County Fair down. Operations manager Don Storlie said he was very happy with activity last week. “It went really well,” Storlie said. “The weather was with us. The grounds were in great shape.”
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
A couple of rainy patches and two big grandstand no-shows couldn’t keep the Dakota County Fair down. Operations manager Don Storlie said he was very happy with activity last week. “It went really well,” Storlie said. “The weather was with us. The grounds were in great shape.”
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Colette J. Schwolow, 82
Aug. 4, 1930 - May 17, 2013
Monday, May, 20, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Obituaries (paid view)
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Aug. 4, 1930 - May 17, 2013
Monday, May, 20, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Obituaries (paid view)
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Spots remain in Dakota City youth camps
Several openings are available in the summer youth day camps scheduled at Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington. The day camps will run Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Several openings are available in the summer youth day camps scheduled at Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington. The day camps will run Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Editorial: Conservation is an intriguing option
When the Farmington School Board talked Monday night about the possibility of a conservation easement on part of the land it owns in Castle Rock Township, the focus was on doing the right thing. There just wasn’t always agreement on what the right thing was.
Thursday, June, 28, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
When the Farmington School Board talked Monday night about the possibility of a conservation easement on part of the land it owns in Castle Rock Township, the focus was on doing the right thing. There just wasn’t always agreement on what the right thing was.
Thursday, June, 28, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Editorial: Get out and explore Farmington
It’s going to be a busy weekend in Farmington, and it’s starting early. Depending on when you get this particular issue of the Independent, it may already be going on.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
It’s going to be a busy weekend in Farmington, and it’s starting early. Depending on when you get this particular issue of the Independent, it may already be going on.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Marjorie Slavicek, 90
Marjorie "Marge" Slavicek, age 90, of Farmington, formerly of Jordan, passed away on Nov. 26.
Tuesday, November, 27, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Obituaries (paid view)
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Marjorie "Marge" Slavicek, age 90, of Farmington, formerly of Jordan, passed away on Nov. 26.
Tuesday, November, 27, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Obituaries (paid view)
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Organized for Farmington: June news and notes
Want to know what's going on in the nonprofit organizations around Farmington? Check out the information from the Independent's June Organizational Page.
Saturday, June, 16, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Want to know what's going on in the nonprofit organizations around Farmington? Check out the information from the Independent's June Organizational Page.
Saturday, June, 16, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Dakota City offers summer day camps for area kids
Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington will again be offering several four-day sessions of day camp in summer 2013. Day camp will run Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each camper will need to bring a bag lunch and a water bottle each day.
Monday, March, 04, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington will again be offering several four-day sessions of day camp in summer 2013. Day camp will run Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each camper will need to bring a bag lunch and a water bottle each day.
Monday, March, 04, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Farmington's farmers market is bigger than ever
Pretty soon, Farmington residents won’t have to step foot into a grocery store over the summer months. If the Farmington farmer’s market keeps growing the way it has been, visitors will be able to get three square meals and a few snacks fresh from the market.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Pretty soon, Farmington residents won’t have to step foot into a grocery store over the summer months. If the Farmington farmer’s market keeps growing the way it has been, visitors will be able to get three square meals and a few snacks fresh from the market.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Column: The coolest things in town
News programs in December and January are usually stuffed with Top Ten lists. Although they are a handy way to fill a little space in a column, until two weeks ago I hadn’t yet resorted to them. Then for the first time ever, I decided to cull the best of Farmington into one giant list, which I branded the Top Ten Coolest Things in Farmington during 2012. In my last column we explored a few of these cool things.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
News programs in December and January are usually stuffed with Top Ten lists. Although they are a handy way to fill a little space in a column, until two weeks ago I hadn’t yet resorted to them. Then for the first time ever, I decided to cull the best of Farmington into one giant list, which I branded the Top Ten Coolest Things in Farmington during 2012. In my last column we explored a few of these cool things.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Chicken issue comes home to roost in Farmington
Chickens may be allowed on residential lots after all, thanks to the efforts of a group of teenage 4Hers. At the very least, the teens have convinced the Farmington City Council to take another look at an ordinance originally proposed in 2011.
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Chickens may be allowed on residential lots after all, thanks to the efforts of a group of teenage 4Hers. At the very least, the teens have convinced the Farmington City Council to take another look at an ordinance originally proposed in 2011.
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Urban chickens get the OK in Farmington
It’s time for those who want to raise fresh eggs to get their chickens in a row, or at least start construction on a new coop. On a 4-0 vote Monday, the Farmington City Council approved a new ordinance allowing residents to keep chickens on properties that are at least 10,000 square feet.
Thursday, March, 21, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
It’s time for those who want to raise fresh eggs to get their chickens in a row, or at least start construction on a new coop. On a 4-0 vote Monday, the Farmington City Council approved a new ordinance allowing residents to keep chickens on properties that are at least 10,000 square feet.
Thursday, March, 21, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
Organized for Farmington: July news and notes
Lots of neat events are coming up thanks to the various organizations around Farmington. Read on to see what's ahead in the next few weeks.
Sunday, July, 15, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
1
2
Next »
Lots of neat events are coming up thanks to the various organizations around Farmington. Read on to see what's ahead in the next few weeks.
Sunday, July, 15, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Community
Purchase a print of this Newspaper Page
RSS Feeds