On this date in 1989, Big Iron officials harshly criticized fair manager Jennifer Johnson Seltzer for mismanagement at the Red River Valley Fair’s record-attended exposition, citing poor organization, financial losses, and administrative chaos, prompting calls for disciplinary action.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

By Christopher Sprung

STAFF WRITER

The already beleaguered manager of the Red River Valley Fair was hit with a salvo of professional and personal criticism Tuesday night by the directors of Big Iron, an annual agricultural exposition tied to the fair’s administration.

Despite the fact that Big Iron drew a record attendance of 61,312 over a three-day period, Rich Spichke, the exposition’s vice president, said the event was plagued by problem

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