LET THE FAIR BEGIN!

LET THE FAIR BEGIN!

ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman

Mike Dunham and the Miracle Drummers and Dancers entertain fair-goers on the Colony Stage during Thursday’s opening day of the 2009 Alaska State Fair in Palmer. See more images from the fair on page A13.

Steve Hamilton of Pretty Good Magic entertains fair-goers by
turning a dollar bill into four quarters to open the 2009 Alaska
State Fair.
Steve Hamilton of Pretty Good Magic entertains fair-goers by turning a dollar bill into four quarters to open the 2009 Alaska State Fair.
Carrie Doores, left, paints the face of Palmer resident Toni
Claire, 5, at the Clown Around face painting booth.
Carrie Doores, left, paints the face of Palmer resident Toni Claire, 5, at the Clown Around face painting booth.
Paris Galko, 7, reaches out to pet the nose of a goat at the
Alaska State Fair Thursday afternoon.
Paris Galko, 7, reaches out to pet the nose of a goat at the Alaska State Fair Thursday afternoon.
Ranae Bookman, left, and Jill Wheeler experience the feeling of
holding a Taiwanese beauty snake inside the reptile exhibit at the
Alaska State Fair.
Ranae Bookman, left, and Jill Wheeler experience the feeling of holding a Taiwanese beauty snake inside the reptile exhibit at the Alaska State Fair.

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