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Woodbury County Fair
Woodbury County Extension Office . The following scholarships will be awarded : $ 1000.00 – King ; $ 500.00 – Each Prince ; and $ 250.00 – Mr . Personality . Scholarships must be used within the twelve months after high school graduation and will be made payable to the school at the beginning of the 2 nd semester . Woodbury County Fair Board will have sole discretion as to the validity of the school . Plaques will be presented to the King and runners-up .
BILL RILEY TALENT SEARCH SPONSORED BY : WOODBURY COUNTY REC Superintendents : Kathy Clarkson ( 712 ) 251-9844 ( kathycla @ wiatel . net ) Tom Gerking ( 712 ) 899-6344
The Woodbury County Fair will hold two complete Bill Riley Iowa State Fair Talent Searches . The contests will be on Thursday , August 2 , at 7 PM and Saturday , August 4 , at 7 PM . The competition will be in Flathers Hall on the fairgrounds in Moville . The search is divided into two divisions , Sprouts--Ages 2 through 12 , and Seniors--ages 13 through 21 . The winner of each division will be entitled to enter the competition at the Iowa State Fair . If the first place winner cannot attend the Iowa State Fair , the second place winner may compete .
Prizes in each division will be 1st-- $ 75 ; 2nd-- $ 50 ; and 3rd-- $ 25 . A special prize of $ 25 will be awarded to the highest placing Woodbury County resident in each division .
The following rules are specified by the State Fair Talent Search . We have no means for checking every rule the day of the contest , however , you will be disqualified at state if you break one , so make sure your act is within these rules before you come . 1 . Show is open to legal residents of the state of Iowa only . Acts must appear in a locally sponsored / Iowa State Fair sanctioned show somewhere in the state of Iowa and be the show qualifier to be eligible to compete at the Iowa State Fair . Judges ’ decisions are final . 2 . Sprouts : 2 through 12 years Seniors : 13 through 21 years . A person ’ s age for the Iowa State Fair competition is determined at the time they win a local show . A 12 year old ( or 21 year old ) could turn 13 ( or 22 ) by State Fair and still be eligible in the Sprout ( or Senior ) division , as they met age requirements at the time of qualification . 3 . Sprout acts will be permitted to have one performer who is 13 years old only . If a performer in a Sprout act turns 13 before the State Fair , thus making the Sprout act have two or more 13 year olds , that act will automatically become a Senior act . Any performer who is 14 years or older will not be allowed to perform in a Sprout act . 4 . Professionals are NOT permitted to compete . This includes Union musicians and anyone whose principal income is from his / her talent . Compensation for performing at weddings , etc . does not constitute principal source of income . 5 . Acts are required to keep the performance at three minutes or less . Acts running longer than three minutes are subject to possible disqualification or point deduction . Five seconds over would be a starting point to begin deductions , ten seconds over or longer can be considered for disqualification . This will be at the judge ’ s discretion . Keep the act at three minutes , please . Set-up time is not included . Limit set-up time to one minute . 6 . No more than five persons are allowed in an act . Piano accompanist is NOT included in an act and may be any age . No more than three accompanists permitted per act . Drums , amps , etc . are discouraged due to the one-minute set-up time . No combos , rock bands or similar musical groups permitted . 7 . All acts must pre-register with the Talent Show Superintendent prior to the day of the talent show . Acts will need name , complete address , birth date , age , phone number ( include area code ), email , and type of talent . Multiple acts need one