National Barrow Show dinner to be held

Published 7:00 am Thursday, September 5, 2019

The annual National Barrow Show Windsor pork chop dinner will be held Sunday, Sept. 8, in Austin.

Dine on a Hormel Windsor pork chop, coleslaw, baked beans, dinner roll and beverage, all for just $10 per person. The meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Plager Building on the Mower County Fairgrounds. Tickets for the dinner are available for purchase at the door on Sept. 8.

The meal is organized by the Austin Area NBS Committee. Event sponsors include Austin Hy-Vee Food Store, Minnesota Pork Board, Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services Operation Round-Up, Y-Waste Removal, Riverland Community College-Center for Ag & Food Science Technology, Mower County Fair Board, Austin Area Chamber of Commerce, and Discover Austin MN.

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All proceeds from the lunch help offset expenses associated with hosting the National Barrow Show in Austin. The 73rd annual show will be conducted Sept. 7-10 at the Mower County Fairgrounds.

The National Barrow Show is held annually by the National Association of Swine Records, and is assisted locally by the Austin Area NBS Committee. The local group is comprised of representatives from several organizations, including the Mower County Fair Board, Austin Area Chamber of Commerce and Discover Austin.