Enter to Win Meet & Eat with CHANCE MCKINNEY on Friday, August 13th & Tickets for 4 to the Rodeo!

1. Take a video of your Fair Experience from Tuesday, August 10th - Thursday, August 12th at 5:00 p.m.. Videos must be from the 2010 Western Montana Fair or Fair Events including rodeos, Cast Iron Chef Competition.
2. Upload the video to YouTube, tag the video with "Western Montana Fair" and "Missoula, Montana". Videos must be public, and allow others to embed the videos, so they can be embedded on WMTFairs webpage.
3. Email the link to your YouTube video to Monica@JAMMediaGroup.net by 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2010.
4. One participant/video will be selected by a panel of judges and notified by telephone by noon on August 13, 2010.
By submitting your video to the contest, you are granting the Western Montana Fair the right to feature your video on the Western Montana Fair websites and social media sites. Entrants under the age of 18 must have their parents consent to submit videos. If a winner under the age of 18 is chosen, they must be accompanied by a parent for the duration of the winners' experience. Emails must contain the url of the video, the name, age and phone number of entrant.

Uncle Curly's Funtastic Kidzone - FREE Daily fun for kids!

Uncle Curly returns to the Western Montana Fair this year with his Funtastic Kidzone! The Funtastic Kidzone is located in the West Lawn and will be open every day of the fair. Here's a list of all the FREE activities.

-Basketball Center: Two double-hoop basketball sets with return chutes keep kids playing "horse" with their friends and family. For the younger ones, the original "Shape-Shot Basketball" lets kids try their hand at a
unique skill-shot game with a quick and easy return of lighter, easier to handle balls.

-Beach Center: It's actually a sandbox, but it feels like a day at the beach. Plenty of beach toys, a hanging funnel and a lot of clean sand give big and small kids a chance to exercise, scoop, scrape and pour their imaginations.

-Bean Bag Center: We provide beanbags and a target, your kids and you provide the good arm and aim to get the good shot! Includes ring-toss with safety uprights.

-Beautiful Center: We provide the paper, watercolor markers and spinners so your kids can create a real masterpiece! It's simple fun, but children of all ages love to make a thing of beauty. They can draw too with the chalk and chalkboard nearby.

-Blaster Center: Get ready for a blast! By peddling the Giggle Blaster you create a column of air that supports up to four balls at a time and that’s just the beginning! You can push all the balls through the “Peek-a-Boo Pipe” and make the fabric flap so you can see the dancing man.

-Block Center: Build a castle, a house, a Taj Mahal or anything the imagination can create. 200 hardwood blocks in 28 shapes along with “Pipe Blocks“ to make you feel like a plumber. We have four flat, colored block decks on which to build and a sturdy center in which to put the pipes.

-Bowling Center: Even the little ones can roll strikes and spares. The alley is slightly inclined so that toddlers can get a good shot at the pins. The bigger kids love to see the pins scatter when they give the ball the right spin.

-Bubble Center: Combine exercise and fun at the Bubble Center! The unique and original Bubblecycles for big and small children combine stationary exercise bikes and fans to create more bubbles than the Lawrence Welk Show! Keeps kids entertained and fills the air with millions of soap bubbles.

Talent Quest Regional Finals Karaoke Contest on Wednesday, August 11th

Harry David’s Bar and Casino is pleased to announce our Montana Regional Finalists for Talent Quest 2010 National Karaoke Contest!

Finally it is off to the Western Montana Fair for our Top 20 Finalists all listed below! On August 11^th from 3:30 to 6:30 pm on the West Lawn Stage they will compete for two spots to the national contest held in Laughlin, NV in September.

Congratulations to the Finalists and Thank you for every one who competed in the Regional Semi-Finals! The scores were very close!

The Western Montana Fair and Harry David’s Bar are committed to supporting our local talent! Singers who have qualified come from all over Montana and Idaho ranging from Missoula, Ronan, Philipsburg, Butte and Salmon.

What’s at stake! Two singers will have the opportunity to compete on behalf of Montana for a chance to win up to $3,000 in cash and prizes. Talent Quest draws internationally with singers coming from not only the USA but ten other countries as well! Prizes for the top two winners at the Western Montana Fair are receive Travel, Lodging and Entrance Fee paid, provided by Harry David’s, to the National Contest, September 20^th to 25^th, 2010. www.talentqst.com. Airfare to Las Vegas generously donated by Allegiant Air! The top two winners will receive two round trip tickets each!

Celebrity Judge Dan Stromme from Z100, Missoula’s only rock station, will join our competition judges Donna and Jim Huntley. Special Thanks to Donna and Jim for donating their time to judge the entire competition which started in June.

Back up music for our contestants will be provided by Party Trained! Party Trained plays performs LIVE BAND KARAOKE at Harry David’s every Thursday night; the only place in Montana where you can sing karaoke with a band backing you up and still have the words on the screen for you!

Harry David’s invites you come try us out for lunch or dinner with our all new kitchen in august, “The Wild Moose Grill” serving southern mesquite smoked barbeque ~ sauces made from scratch, brisket, ribs, chicken and home baked bread!

Please come and show your support for our local singers on the West Lawn Stage, August 11^th at the Western Montana Fair! This is a show you won’t want to miss!

#	First Name	Last Name	City	Semi-Final Score Rank
1	Angela	Longmire	Missoula	48.7
2	Aaron	Broxterman	Missoula	48.6
3	Cammy	Maughan	Ronan	47.3
4	Steve	Pallett	Missoula	47.3
5	Cyndi Lu	Welch	Salmon	47
6	Clarence	Cox	Salmon	46.3
7	Brittney	Nettles	Butte	46
8	Dennis	Demoss	Missoula	45
9	D.J.	Dahlquist	Missoula	44.9
10	Moose	Barton	Salmon	44.7
11	Christy	Higgins	Missoula	44
12	Marci	Olsen	Missoula	43.7
13	Dan	Mitchem	Butte	43
14	Theresa	Butt	Salmon	43
15	Augustine	Guerrero	Missoula	42.7
16	Camilla	Goodwin	Salmon	42.3
17	Justin	Barrett	Butte	42.3
18	Vickie	Hanson	Philipsburg	42.3
19	Evan	Disney	Missoula	41.7
20	Sue	Carpenter	Salmon	41.3

Win Free Airfare from Allegiant Airlines!

Attend the 2010 Western Montana Fair and enter a chance to win 2 free tickets anywhere Allegiant Airlines flies! The Western Montana Fair is giving away (2) Round Trip airline tickets Thursday-Sunday, August 12th-15th. Stop by the information booth near the Fair Office to register to win. Drawings will be held during the nightshow each evening, Thursday-Sunday.

Also, the top 2 lucky contestants in the Talent Quest Regional Finals Karaoke win airfare on Allegiant Air. Stop by the Harry David's Bar and Casino for details on the karaoke competition.

RULES

1. Prize: Two (2) roundtrip vouchers per night for air travel from Missoula, Mont. to anywhere Allegiant flies based on availability.
   
2. Prize Redemption: Voucher is valid for one-way travel only on Allegiant Air. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights. Prize is non-transferable. Insurance, taxes, all expenses and incidentals not mentioned above and required travel documents are the responsibility of the winner and winner's travel guest. No substitution or transfer of prize or cash redemption is permitted. However Allegiant may, at its option, substitute another prize of equal or greater va lue, or the cash value of the above prize, if the stated prize is unavailable.
3. Use of Likeness: By accepting prize, winner consents to use of their name, photograph and/or likeness for advertising/publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
4. Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the continental U.s., 18 years of age or old er. Employees (and their immediate families) of Allegiant Air, their subsidiaries, vendors, media partners and advertising agencies are not eligible. Void where prohibited. Federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
5. To Book: Reservations for travel can be made online at www.allegiantair.com or by calling Allegiant Air at 702-505-8888. Please have the Voucher Number and Booking Code available when calling for a seat reservation. Travel must be completed on or before the expiration date and will not be extended. Check-in at least 90 minutes before scheduled departure time.
6. Changes/Cancellation: Allegiant reserves the right to cancel, alter routes and times or suspend air service without notice. All changes must be made through Allegiant Air's reservation center at 702-505-8888.
7. Management reserves all rights. No cash value.
8. Hotel, transportation and baggage fees are not included.
9. Persons are not eligible to win tickets multiple nights of the Western Montana Fair.
   

*Note: Allegiant Air must be notified of any changes, alterations or cancellations related to this promotion/sponsorship. Allegiant Air reserves the right to approve all changes or alterations. Travel vouchers that become a part of this promotion may not be transferred or used with any other promotion without the exclusive approval of Allegiant Air.

Fair Gets Connected

News and Updates to be Broadcast Using Technology from Missoula Startup Company Castmo.com

The company will be broadcasting news and updates related to the Fair which patrons can access by going to www.castmo.com and clicking on the “Connect with the Western Montana Fair” button. Patrons may also subscribe for a free membership and receive the Fair’s information via Castmo’s internal messaging system, email or text messaging.

During the Fair, Castmo.com will provide video monitors throughout the fairgrounds to keep visitors up to date on what’s happening. Castmo.com is also sponsoring the “Excite the Mind” science and technology center upstairs in the Commercial Building where people are invited to come and learn more about the company and how to use its web site.

Castmo.com will officially launch its web service that the company calls “anti-social” networking during this year’s Western Montana Fair.

“Unlike users of top social networking web sites our members retain complete ownership and control over their content, their connections are not visible to anyone, and we have a revenue model that doesn’t include selling off their information,” says Eric Smith, the company’s marketing and media relations manager. “As more lawsuits and criminal investigations are levied worldwide against our predecessors who haven’t given privacy and user rights much consideration, we hope to rise to the top by providing excellent services and being trustworthy.”

Follow the fair through Social Media

The Western Montana Fair is using social media to keep everyone informed this year. Powered by JAM Media Group, watch for fair related highlights, contests, photos, trivia and more. Go the following links to join in the fun and learn about what's happening August 10-15, 2010:

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/WesternMontanaFair and http://www.facebook.com/MissoulaStampedeRodeo

Twitter: http://twitter.com/westernmtfair

Castmo: http://www.castmo/members/WesternMontanaFair

You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/westernmontanafair

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/westernmontanafair

Blogger http://westernmontanafair.blogspot.com/

Scribd http://www.scribd.com/westernmontanafair

Free Bus Rides to the Western Montana Fair!

Mountain Line buses will offer free rides to the Western Montana Fair on fixed routes of service beginning August 10 through August 15, 2010.

Park and Ride locations are also available.

Park and Ride from:

Dornblaser Field / Lewis & Clark Transfer Center on Higgins / Fair Grounds

• 10 minute service Tuesday through Friday from 4 PM to 11 PM

• 10 minute service Saturday from 11:30 AM to 11 PM

Or Park and Ride from:

Rosauers / K Mart / Southgate Mall / Fair Grounds

• 10 Minute service Tuesday through Saturday from 6 PM to 11 PM

• 20 minute service Tuesday through Friday from 4 PM to 6 PM

• 20 minute service Saturday from 11:30 AM to 6 PM

Get a dollar off coupon for gate admission when you ride!

Save parking hassles and costs – ride the bus!

Brought to you in partnership by Mountain Line and Missoula County.