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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Day at the fair scheduled for July 30

ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ will host ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30.

ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ 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, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½â€™s mascot, will be on site from 1-3 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct a demonstration and meet-and-greet.

Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ 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, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ 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 ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more. Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Day, including shows highlighting rabbits, cavies and poultry.

A full schedule of events is available on .