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The Salt Lake County Fair, which starts Wednesday, is offering free tickets to a concert opening night by country recording artist John Gracin. Go HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page for more information and for a list of Mountain America Credit Union union branches that have the free tickets, which are available while supplies last.

Have your children been reading this summer? The fair is giving out free carnival rides to children who write reports on the books they have read. Go HERE for details of this offer. Click on "Read and Ride."