The Indiana State Fair named seven 4-H livestock exhibitors champion at tonight’s Grand Champion 4-H Drive in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The best of the best came together from different breeds, classes and weights to be in the running for champion. Animals were judged in the following categories: breeding gilts, market barrows, market lambs, meat goat […]
Oliver Winery Launches Oliver BeanBlossom Hard Cider
Oliver Winery, the largest winery located east of the Mississippi, has launched a hard cider. BeanBlossom Hard Cider is crafted from the juice of gently pressed Midwestern apples. “We are thrilled to introduce BeanBlossom Hard Cider,” said Oliver Winery President Bill Oliver. “Oliver recently invested in advanced cider making technology, which shows our commitment to […]
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #5 Schedule
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #5: $2 Tuesday Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Today’s Highlights $2 Tuesday — $2 admission, foods, and midway rides 4-H Horse & Pony Western Classes —Youth Arena at 8 a.m. Hoosier Lottery Media Event — Lotto Town at Hoosier Lottery Grandstand at 9:45 a.m. Dustin Lynch pres. by HANK FM & Royal Pin […]
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #4 Schedule
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #4: Meijer Day Monday, August 4, 2014 Today’s Highlights 4-H Horse & Pony Western Classes—Youth Arena at 8 a.m. Kids Day on the Midway special with unlimited rides ($15) — Midway from Noon to 10 p.m. Freestyle Madness BMX Stunt Show — Dow Agro Sciences Celebration Park at 12:30, 3 & […]
Muncie Central wins Indiana State Fair Band Day!
For the first time in four years, a band other than Winchester Community High School has won the Musical Travel Consultants Indiana State Fair Band Day competition. The Spirit of Muncie Band and Guard, newly formed after the consolidation of the Muncie Central and Muncie Southside High Schools, can call itself State Fair champions. The […]
Indiana State Fair Band Day Sweet 16
After a long morning of competition, only 16 bands remain in the hopes of becoming the winner of the 2014 Music Travel Consultants Indiana State Fair Band Day tonight. The highest scoring of the 40 bands that performed during preliminaries at 9 a.m. this morning will move on to the final competition at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand. […]
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #3 Schedule
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #3: Elanco Day Sunday, August 3, 2014 Today’s Highlights 4-H Beef/Dairy Feeders & Beef Heifers— Coliseum at 8 a.m. Hispanic/Latino Music Festival pres. by Honda — Free Stage from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Domino Sugar/ Indiana State Fair President’s Contest: Strawberries — Home & Family Arts Bldg. at 2 p.m. […]
Spotosaurus Rex is 2014 “World’s Largest Hog”
Two-and-a-half years ago David Lamb purchased a 10 pound hog that is not so little anymore. Spotosaurus Rex weighed in at 1,007 pounds tonight to claim the title of World’s Largest Male Hog at the Indiana State Fair. The hog belongs to the Woodward and Lamb families from Carroll County. “We feed him 25 to […]
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #2 Schedule
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #2: Band Day Saturday, August 2, 2014 Today’s Highlights 4-H Horse & Pony Contesting classes—Youth Arena at 8 a.m. 4-H Beef Showmanship — Coliseum at 8 a.m. Taste of the Wild Cookout — DNR Amphitheater at 11 a.m. Vocal Throwdown Preliminaries — Subaru Main Street Stage; Jr. from 1:30—3 p.m. & […]
Indians & Fifth Third Bank Stand Up to Cancer August 8th
Since 2013, Fifth Third Bank has donated more than $2.6 million to Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C), a national cancer research organization. On Friday, August 8, Fifth Third and the Indianapolis Indians will celebrate the success of this partnership by hosting Stand Up To Cancer Night at Victory Field. As part of Stand Up To […]