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Found Money
While many residents poured money into the ticket booths at The Great Frederick Fair, some walked away with thousands of dollars. more »
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Full pull
At the start of the Great Frederick Fair's last day Saturday, enthusiasts gathered in the arena grandstand to watch the antique tractor pull. more »
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Students become journalists at fair
Producing print and video reports for the public as part of The Great Frederick Fair's Media Core program is an experience Tyler Bennett said he will never forget. more »
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Dierks Bentley performs at fair [SLIDE SHOW]
American country music singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley performs Saturday night at The Great Frederick Fai more »
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Jason Aldean performs at the fair [SLIDE SHOW]
"My name's Jason Aldean by the way," said Friday night's country artist after leaping right into his first song, "No." more »
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Kellie Pickler, Lady Antebellum rock the fair
Two of country music's top new artists, Kellie Pickler and Lady Antebellum, drew an eclectic group of fans to The Great Frederick Fair Thursday night -- from hard-core classic country fans to kids too young to remember Johnny Cash. more »
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Horses take center stage at the fair
Dorrance started life on the plains of Wyoming, the offspring of two wild mustangs. more »
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Jason Aldean performs at the fair [SLIDE SHOW]
Jason Aldean performs to a large crowd at The Great Frederick Fair on Friday evenin more »
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Children's Day: fun for kids of all ages
Only one place in Frederick on Friday produced both bone-chilling screams and thousands of smiling faces. more »
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Kellie Pickler performs [slide show]
Kellie Pickler performs her song "Small Town Girl" on Thursday night at the fairground more »
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Antique cars shown off at Old Fashioned day
On your mark. more »
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Sharing faith at the fair
If only one person's life is changed as a result of being at The Great Frederick Fair, it was worth the time, money and effort setting up the Seventh Day Adventist Church's exhibit for the nine-day event, Doris Blood said. more »
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Serving up safe food
It's not everywhere you can eat a barbecue beef sandwich while watching the possible progeny of your meal chewing its cud nearby.The mixture of animals and food at The Great Frederick Fair makes a unique environment of smells but, one hopes, not tastes.
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Business down at fair but still worth trip
Business exhibitors at the 2008 Great Frederick Fair said visitors and sales are down, but still good enough to make the experience worthwhile. more »
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Jousting a family tradition
Maryland's official sport doesn't require a uniform or special shoes. Just a horse, a lance and a whole lot of practice. more »
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On the fly: FMX Motorcross [video]
Six motorcyclists participating in FMX Motorcross competed in part of the X-Fest Championship series and wowed a grandstand crowd at The Great Frederick Fair on Wednesday night. more »
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Mayor asks O'Malley about road project
As he toured The Great Frederick Fair on Tuesday, Gov. Martin O'Malley asked Frederick Mayor Jeff Holtzinger what he could do for the city. more »
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Crashes, noise draw crowd to demolition derby
Rob Hanold of Laurel captured the championship at Tuesday night's demolition derby in a spectacular 10-minute duel with Jeremy Wood of Dickerson.
At left, Nick Fogle climbs from his burning derby car in the final heat of the derby. more »
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No regrets for first-time vendors at fair
Only three days into the nine-day Great Frederick Fair, several first-time vendors said whatever they paid to set up shop at the annual event was money well spent. more »
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Harness racing [video]
Mayor Jeff Holtzinger and his driver finish ahead of the competition in the celebrity horse race Tuesday afternoo more »
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Pretty Cow contest
It's common knowledge that Michael Phelps ruled the pool at China's Water Cube during the Beijing Summer Olympics. But he also had quite a presence at The Great Frederick Fair's 40th annual Pretty Cow contest on Tuesday night. more »
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Fire ’em up
Jimmy Kendle of Hagerstown fires up his twin T53 turbine aircraft engines at the starting line of Monday's modified tractor class at The Great Frederick Fair. more »
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Price of scrap affecting demo derby
It's getting more difficult to field enough cars for a demolition derby. Not because people don't want to crash into each other or because fans don't want to root for their favorite driver. The challenge is the price of scrap metal.
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Fair week makes a kid out of Ramsburg
At 72, Great Frederick Fair board President J.R. Ramsburg Jr. isn't too old to enjoy The Great Frederick Fair. more »
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Going once, going twice: Annual cake auction raises funds for 4-H
Drew Ridgeway's four years of baking experience paid off Sunday night. Not only did his chocolate layer cake win grand champion at the Great Frederick Fair, it also sold for more than $2,500 in the 4-H Cake Auction.As the auction heated up, the 12-year-old from Libertytown carried his pricey confection through a drooling crowd of more than 200 people, chalking up bids for the sweet treat.
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Fans crowd grandstand for Adkins
Trace Adkins' fans filled the seats on the track and grandstand at the Frederick fairgrounds Saturday night for the man who made "Honky Tonk Badonkadonks" and "The Celebrity Apprentice" famous. more »
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Country legends Tillis, Price perform [audio slide show]
Country music recording artist Mel Tillis performed at The Great Frederick Fair on Sunday evening, followed by Ray Price. more »
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Big horses brave the heat for draft show
A horse is a horse (of course of course) -- until you see the variety on display at The Great Frederick Fair Draft Horse and Mule Show. more »
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Sisters take top honors in first round of 4-H Horse and Pony Show
Nine-year-old Kelsey Baugher and her 14-year-old sister Kimberly were the picture of calm while waiting for their turns to impress the judges Saturday morning in the first round of the 4-H Horse and Pony Show at The Great Frederick Fair . more »
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Carnie’s job includes ‘a lot of miles and a lot of smiles’
The Great Frederick Fair is the latest stop in Dan Creekmore's 21st year of traveling with Reithoffer Shows -- a job he said entails "a lot of miles and a lot of smiles." more »
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4-H King and Queen crowned
Their many years in 4-H paid off royally Friday night for Brighid Heneghan and Jacob Roop. more »
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Aged to perfection
Berrywine Plantations and Linganore Winecellars -- Maryland's first and largest winery -- was selected Friday as the 2008 Farm Family of The Year at The Great Frederick Fair. more »
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The Great Frederick Fair comes alive
Thousands of items will be judged behind closed doors today in the farm and garden and household buildings as prelude to tonight's opening of The Great Frederick Fair.
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Trace Adkins kicks off super lineup of country music
Saturday night, the grandstand crowd at The Great Frederick Fair will be rough and ready to shake those badonkadonks when Trace Adkins takes the stage. And when this 6-foot, 6-inch country singer takes the stage, you can bet he will have his game on. more »
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Country legends double bill: Ray Price & Mel Tillis
Ray Price and Mel Tillis will perform in concert together Sunday, Sept. 14, at The Great Frederick Fair. The two country music legends have performed together before in their long and lustrous careers, but I had one question for both artists: Who's going to sing "Burning Memories"? more »
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The Great Frederick Fair goes green
Great food, entertainment, activities and lots of agricultural education are what an expected 250,000 people will enjoy over nine days at the 146th Great Frederick Fair, which opens Friday. more »
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