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¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Day at the fair scheduled for July 30

The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê will host ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30.

¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê activities throughout the fairgrounds.

The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net, a corn hole game and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê’s mascot, will be on site from 1-3 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct a demonstration and meet-and-greet.

Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê will have several special exhibits and activities:

•     Learn about earthquakes, satellites, and earth and space science.
•     Visit a mobile planetarium.
•     Launch paper rockets.
•     Participate in hands-on science activities.

In addition to these special activities, ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion during the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more. Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Day, including shows highlighting rabbits, cavies and poultry.

A full schedule of events is available on .