With last year’s event being canceled due to the pandemic, Gopher State One Call is thrilled to get back together with everyone at the 2021 Minnesota State Fair. We invite you to join us August 26 through September 6 to celebrate the return of food on sticks and GSOC yardsticks at the “Great Minnesota Get-Together.” The GSOC booth will again be in the Blue Flame Gas Association building on the west side of Nelson Street, between Dan Patch and Carnes Avenues (across from the Giant Slide).
Buy your tickets early and save—advance tickets are available for a discount if you purchase them by 9 p.m. on August 25. Order over the phone (800-514-3849) or on the Minnesota State Fair website. Admission for kids 4 and under is always free.
To answer the big question on everyone’s mind: YES, there will be yardsticks!
In addition to GSOC magnets, key chains, chip clips and other fun freebies, we will have plenty of this favorite State Fair souvenir on hand in an assortment of colors. In addition to getting safe-digging info and locate request tips from our experts, you can try your hand at the American Public Works Association wheel. Spin the wheel, guess the utility assigned to that color and collect your yardstick prize.
Some ideas for using your GSOC yardstick around the house:
- Measuring (obviously!)
- Ceiling cobweb remover
- Social distancing guide (two yardsticks = 6 feet)
- Under- or behind-furniture lost item grabber (perfect for lost toys)
- Attach hooks and mount to the wall for a colorful key rack
- Teach kids (or re-teach yourself) about fractions
- Straight edge for folding paper or sketching>
- Attach a string and pom-pom to the end for a DIY cat toy
- Epic back scratcher
- Use to reach top-shelf boxes in the pantry>
- Lightsaber stand-in (proceed with caution)
- Check out yardstick craft ideas on Pinterest
When you stop by the booth, we welcome you to ask any questions you may have about damage prevention and learn about the important steps you should take to prevent damage to buried utilities. We want to know your thoughts about how we can improve GSOC to better serve our state’s excavators, homeowners and facility operators alike.
What: Gopher State One Call at the Minnesota State Fair
Where: Blue Flame Gas Association Building, between Dan Patch and Carnes Avenues on Nelson Street. (Look for the Giant Slide.)
When: August 26 through Labor Day, September 6, 2021
Why: Damage prevention info and experts, GSOC promotional swag and colorful yardsticks!
Get discounted advance tickets: Buy online or over the phone (800-514-3849) by 9 p.m. on August 25
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