Spinning to win popular with fairgoers

Today was filled with visits from some very important Minnesota State Colleges and Universities members. Not only did we have the opportunity to visit with three presidents, but also the chancellor of all 32 state colleges and universities, James McCormick, who stopped by to greet future students and fairgoers.

With presidents Kevin Kopischke of Alexandria Technical College, Larry Litecky of Century College and Richard Shrubb of Minnesota West Community and Technical College all in the booth early this afternoon, you could guess they would be vying for chances to host our popular “spin-to-win” game and give away prizes from each of their respective schools.

President Richard Shrubb, center, and volunteer Craig Fautsch, right, from the Office of the Chancellor, watches with a contestant to see where the wheel would stop. If it lands on a state college or university name with a star, the contestant is a winner.



President Larry Litecky, center, visits with contestants spinning the wheel.

At left, President Kevin Kopischke meets a young contestant.

The best moment had to be President Kopischke’s trivia challenge questions for contestants who landed one spot away from the star on our spin-to-win game board. Contestants were stumped time and time again when asked to name one of the lakes in Alexandria.

One contestant finally broke the streak of wrong answers when she said “Lake Darling!”

Stop by and see us – you never know what you will learn next. - Justin