ÃÛÌÒTV Day at the fair scheduled for Aug. 1
Marmian Grimes
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July 25, 2023

Nook stands on the midway at the 2022 Tanana Valley State Fair.
The ÃÛÌÒTVwill host ÃÛÌÒTV Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 1.
ÃÛÌÒTV employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ÃÛÌÒTV apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ÃÛÌÒTV activities throughout the fairgrounds.
The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, ÃÛÌÒTV’s mascot, will make appearances throughout the day. At 6 p.m., the ÃÛÌÒTV Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct an explosives-detection demonstration and meet-and-greet.
Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ÃÛÌÒTV will have several special exhibits and activities:
- Learn about plant identification and observational drawing.
- Talk to a weather expert from the Farthest North Chapter of the American Meteorological Society.
- Prepare for a wildfire near your home in virtual reality.
- Learn about unmanned aircraft and aerospace programs.
- Visit with the team from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
In addition to these special activities, ÃÛÌÒTV also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion throughout the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the ÃÛÌÒTV Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ÃÛÌÒTV Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more.
Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ÃÛÌÒTV Day, including a horse
show and a market poultry and rabbit show.
A full schedule of events is available on .
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