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Baby Mine Elephant Concrete Sculptures

August 9, 2019

Almost 30 entries were received for the 2019 Iowa State Fair theme, “Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites,” concrete elephant statue. The statues are displayed north of the Animal Learning Center in their own area next to Kids’ Zone, August 8-18, 2019.

Individuals, clubs and companies were invited to participate by simply completing an application with their proposed design. Following the Fair, selected applicants get to keep their statue.

Novice Category

1st place

“Avenue of the Breeds”

Char Baltes

Ankeny

2nd Place

“Forever, Fairever, Friends”

Pamela Kline with Kennedy and River Rorebeck and Christian and Brooklynn Borror

Norwalk

3rd Place

“Baby Mine Nose and Never Forgets”

Steve Randall and LeaAnn Henry

Gilman

Honorable Mention (in no particular order)

“Cinderelephant”

Tom Synhorst and Frank Christian

Knoxville

“Baby Mine as a Mine”

Bailey Douglas

Windsor Heights

“Part of the Herd”

Karman Downs with Aubry, Scott, Sahara, Fred, Isabell and Norma Downs and Nichole Harriman

Montour

Professional Category

1st Place

“Honoring Our Veterans”

Theresa Hildreth with Hildreth Company Inc. painted by Ray “Bubba” Sorensen

Rockwell City

2nd Place

“Baby Mine Comes to the Fair”

Kathy Stevens

Grimes

3rd Place

“Pastel Elephant”

Painting with a Twist – Andrea Kline, Alex Lihs and Katie Leeper

Urbandale

Honorable Mention

“Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation”

Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation painted by Sticks, Inc.

Des Moines

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines, is Iowa’s greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. “Nothing Compares” to State Fair Favorites, August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.

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