The Brief
- Diane Juvland has worked at the Minnesota State Fair for 27 years. She began working as a ticket taker when she was 60 years old.
- The Juvland family made the state fair a tradition, attending the fair year after year for several consecutive days.
- After Diane’s husband passed away, she started quilting. Her favorite building at the fair is the Creative Activities Building because of the quilts and crafts.
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) – Walking down memory lane almost always sparks emotion. For 87-year-old Diane Juvland, that emotion is bittersweet.
“I grew up across the street from the Rice County Fair,” she said. “The six of us kids, we’d walk over to the fair every day and just look at stuff.”
For as long as she can remember, Diane has enjoyed attending the Minnesota State Fair. But it wasn’t until she had her own family when she realized the magnitude of the memories she began making.…