Josh Turner, the country singer-songwriter with a deep, soulful voice has joined the 2010 Nebraska State Fair Entertainment Series. His performance begins at 8:00p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2010 at the Heartland Events Center. The show is free with a paid gate admission.

The concert begins at 8:00p.m. on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the Heartland Events Center. Tickets are $25 plus gate admission to the Fair and standard Ticketmaster fees. Tickets will be available mid-June.

This competition provides an opportunity for all communities across Nebraska to compete for one of three prized and complimentary exhibit booth spaces at the 2010 Fair.  All Nebraska county, community and tourism entities are encouraged to enter this competition.

It started at noon Monday with a Knights of Columbus color guard in their distinctive plumed hats and colorful capes. By parade’s end an hour later, fairgoers at the Nebraska State Fair had seen 98 antique tractors, the Stepping Saints drill team from Omaha, the University of Nebraska yell squad, the Budweiser Clydesdales, the North Platte Chamber of Commerce float, fire-spitting hot air balloon gondolas, the 4-H mascot, animals from the petting zoo, and a magician, snake handler and other fair favorites.

Lincoln Amateur Radio Club volunteers work with the fair’s security detail and Nebraska State Patrol to find lost people and lost cars and assist in case of a medical emergency, she said. They work in shifts. By Sunday night, 85 volunteers had worked a total of 1,728 volunteer hours, Leavitt said. Those who patrol on bicycle had ridden 877 miles.

The rabbit show took place at the Small Animal Pavilion. It had a showmanship category for students and two categories for rabbits: fancy and commercial. Katie Larson of Lincoln, assistant superintendent of the show, said the show had about 250 entries. The pavilion was a cacophony of sounds Monday, not from the rabbits, but from the chickens, ducks and geese that were housed there as well.