Updated: 2011 State Fair Results—Golden Valley

Ag-Hort-Bee

Flowers

Rita Knudson

• Planter/dish garden, three varieties, first place
• Sweepstakes, Open, Others and Decorative, third place
• Sweepstakes, Open, fifth place

Fruit and wine

James Cogelow

• White grape table wine—any other source, fifth place
• Elderberry wine, second place
• Any other berry wine, fifth place

Vegetables

Renae Brunner

• Largest pumpkin—youth entry, first place

Education

Robotics Competition

Courage Center

• Aug. 25, high score of 35

Horse

English Horse—Aug. 24

Elizabeth Coaty 

• Warm-up A—Height of fences 2' 6", first place (on Lady Godiva)
• Warm-up A—Height of fences 2' 6", second place (on Lady Capulet)
• Warm-up B, Height of fences 2' 6", first place (on Lady Godiva)
• Warm-up B, Height of fences 2' 6", third place (on Lady Capulet)
• .91m 3' Jumper, sixth place (on Coquette)

English Horse—Aug. 25 (morning)

Elizabeth Coaty

• Low Working Hunter—Height of fences 3', sixth place (on Lady Capulet)
• Children's Working Hunter—13 & Under—14 to 17—Over Fences, fifth place (on Lady Capulet)
• Children's Working Hunter—13 & Over—14 to 17—Over Fences, third place (on Lady Capulet)
• Children's Working Hunter—13 & Under—14 to 17—Under Saddle, third place (on Lady Capulet)

Creative Activities

Baking

Roberta Niemela

• Chocolate cake, second place

Hannah Weber

• Banana bread, fourth place
• Cookies—light ball, flattened before baking, third place

Beer brewing

Patrick McNeely

• GV Cocoa Nutty Vanilla Porter, second place

Canning

Paula Pentel

• Pepper jelly, third place

Garments

Lisa Dietz

• Adult vest, fourth place

Handcrafts

Terri Bloomquist

• Tatting-ornament, third place

Lisa Dietz

• Beads—handmade, third place
• Decorated sweatshirt—other than painted, first place
• Felting—non-woven, second place
• Tie-dyed or dip-dyed fabric, second place
• Upper Midwest Bead Society—decorative crafts, third place
• Wall hanging on fabric or paper—original design, fourth place

Rita Knudson

• Mosaic—on flat surface, second place
• Mosaic—on 3-D form, fourth place

Needlecrafts

Barbarb Cogelow

• Group quilt by 3 people or more, third place
• Not otherwise specified—lunch cloth, third place

Jolyn Lynd

• Hooked rag primitive cut—3 ft or over, first place

Alissa Rosenberg

• Original design—embroidery, third place
• Other canvas article, first place

Joanne Sorbel

• Drawn/pulled threadwork, second place
• Needlework Guild of MN, first place

Works of senior citizens

Peggy Neibling

• Folk painting on wood, third place

Fine Arts

Ceramics/Glass

Mike W. Norman

• "Tibet Sunrise," ceramic, first place

Oil/Acrylic/Mixed Media

Michael T. Anderson

• "Lock and Dam on the Mississippi," oil on panel, honorable mention

Photography

Heather Janelle Novak-Peterson

• "No More Copper Here," honorable mention

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Golden Valley Patch's ongoing Minnesota State Fair coverage:

Monday 'Where at the Fair?' Answer: Midway Ticket Booth

State Fair Day 5: Stock Dogs, Drug-Sniffing Dogs and Sixties Songs

State Fair Day 4: Fiddle Contests, Milk Runs and Minnesota Chefs

Saturday 'Where at the Fair?' Answer: Haunted House

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Pre-fair information

Here’s Patch’s rundown on what you need to know to get to the fair and find your way around:

Admission

Hours

Admission gates open daily at 6 a.m. Ticket sales end at 10 p.m. (9 p.m. on Labor Day). Grounds close at midnight (10 p.m. on Labor Day). Most buildings are open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Cost

Adults (13-64) pay $12, seniors and children 5 and older pay $10, and children younger than 5 are admitted for free. Promotional days are offered throughout the fair.

Transportation

The Minnesota State Fairgrounds are located at 1265 North Snelling Ave. N. in St. Paul. Maps and directions are available on the fair’s website. Note that light-rail construction on University Avenue will slow traffic flow; the fair’s Website has tips on how to avoid the congestion.

Here’s a breakdown of various transportation options:

Car
Fairgrounds parking
State fair parking lots cost $12 and can be accessed off Larpenteur, Snelling, or Cleveland avenues. Discount tickets can be purchased in advance through Aug. 24 at Cub Foods or the State Fair Box Office. (Motorcycle parking is offered for $6 on Como Avenue.)

Free park and ride
Free parking is available at 34 locations around the fairgrounds. Complimentary buses leave every 20 minutes from 8 a.m. to midnight to pick up fair-goers. In 2010, the park and ride program gave 920,000 rides.

Bike
Free bike racks are offered at the Como-Snelling and Hoyt-Snelling gates and at Commonwealth-West Dan Patch from 6 a.m. to midnight daily.

Bus
Regular bus routes
Three buses service the fair and accept cash or transit passes. Route 960 goes from Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis to the fairgrounds in about 15 minutes. Route 84 travels along Snelling Avenue. Route 3 connects downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul along Como Avenue.

Express bus service
State Fair Express buses operate from 17 Twin Cities locations on 15- and 30-minute loops. Check the fair’s express bus Website for more information.

Navigating the fair

The state fair’s Website has downloadable maps of the grounds and daily activity schedules. You can also keep checking Patch for a daily rundown of the top five things to see and do at the fair.

Smart phones

The state fair is also smart phone accessible, with a mobile Website and stand-alone apps for iPhones and Android phones that include a manipulable map and the ability to search listings of events, merchandise and food.