Pam Welborn blows a bubble for a judge during Tuesday's Bubble Gum Contest at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo. Fifty contestants participated in the fair contest, which was followed by a sack races, ...

Only in the Guitar Arena at the Taylor County Fairgrounds was inflation a welcome sight Tuesday. That was the venue for the annual bubblegum blowing contest at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo in Abilene.

Well, at least no one spit their gum out this time. Or did they? "A few of these kids, they'll try to blow a bubble and spit the gum out," said Taylor County Precinct 3 Constable A.D. Bush. "Then ...

Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Chloe Moore competes in bubble gum blowing contest Tuesday at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo. (Photo: Nellie Doneva) Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Lorne Sloan competes in the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - There is always some friendly competition at the Iowa State Fair. That includes the contests to see who can blow the biggest bubble with bubblegum and the pie eating contest.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Their mouths were stuffed with three pieces of sugar-free bubble gum. Each child chewed ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) – The celebration of the summer is here. Hundreds of thousands of people are visiting the Iowa State Fair. It’s been around since 1854. Every summer, the fair releases a list ...

Sometimes they came in waves, sometimes one at a time, but one 10-year-old made sure no one crowded his turf his bubble gum-blowing turf, that is.Steven Estrada, 10, of Basalt and many other kids ...