Trempealeau fair marks 125th year history
Trempealeau County celebrates its 125th Trempealeau fair as history buffs and exhibitors rally. Mary Jane Hilton of Galesville produced a book on fair history and has exhibited for about 38 years while Zelpha Erickson of rural Osseo designed the anniversary pin and earned awards for an authentic Norwegian apron and a costumed Norwegian doll after 47 years in the hobby.
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Mary Jane Hilton
Galesville
Zelpha Erickson
Osseo
Local fair date dispute rethinks 1859 kickoff
A Trempealeau County historian argues the county fair began in 1859, not 1858, based on a counting method that counts each annual fair as a year. Mrs. Hilton gathered 125 years of minutes to publish a 32 page history with help from Mary Abel and Margaret Doering, detailing droughts, polio era worries, and a shift to cooler October dates.
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Galesville
Trempealeau County Agricultural Society
Hilton
Fair Board
Trempealeau County Historical Society
Mary Abel
Gazebo Graphics
Margaret Doering
Mrs. Hilton
Ms. Doering
Fair Society
Homemaker Zelpha Erickson marks 47 years at Trempealeau fair
Zelpha Erickson, a 46 year Trempealeau County Extension homemaker, has shown at the Trempealeau fair for 47 years. She recalls a tall birch tree and a historic display including Olga Waller with 48 years in the fair, while volunteers raise funds to improve the tower and building for next projects.
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Zelpha Erickson
Trempealeau Fair
Mrs. Erickson
Decorah Museum Showcases Large Rosemaling Collection
Decorah Iowa hosts a rosemaling exhibit highlighting Withee’s famed master Mrs V A Hansen and JoAnne Witt. The piece explains rosemaling history and regional styles Telemark Hallingdal and Rogaland with examples from the Norwegian American museum in Decorah and ongoing demonstrations by Norwegian rosemalers.
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Decorah
Norway
Telemark
Hallingdal
Rogaland
American Museum
Iowa
Frankewicz
United States
Samoyed dog yarn spinning crafts in loving Finnish farmer
Mrs Halopainen learned dog wool spinning after 1953 and spent 12 years seeking a purebred Samoyed. She found Teddy in 1965, a runt who grew into a beautiful white dog that joined demonstrations at schools and meetings. Teddy loved by children, she says, and the artist spins dog hair daily creating sweaters and patterns with prices from 15 to 200 dollars.
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Teddy
Halopainen
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Catherine) Hansen
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van Dale
Buchner Sales & Service Rt. 1
Bloomer
Harry Draus Sales
Tri-County Equipment CO
Hedlund Equipment Sales, Inc
East St
Boyceville
Althoff Sales & Service
Bangor
Don Lauer
Arkansaw
Heath Farms
Tony, WI
Mike
West Cumberland
Donald Sikora
Colfax
Janicki Sales & Service
Gilman
Dennis Dietz
Stetsonville
Randy Winter
Kennan
Francis Schank & Sons, Inc
South Arcadia
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