Crystal Quint crowned Miss Logan County
Fair 2013 and Celia Cross, Little Miss
It was before a packed house on
Tuesday evening that eight lovely
and talented young women and 15
little ladies from every corner of
Logan County vied for titles and
the opportunity to represent agri-
culture.
The 74th anniversary Miss Logan
County Fair Queen Pageant and
fifth anniversary Little Miss com-
petition had its twists and turns,
starting with the weather and the
location. A phrase is gaining popu-
larity this year, especially in con-
trast with last year’s extreme heat
and drought: “There’s never been a
day this cool for this event.”
The day also held more than a few
raindrops. A good soaker fell all
morning, and with the threat of
more to come, the event was moved
from the spacious outside grand-
stand to the Visual Arts Exhibit
Building’s Lincoln Stage.
The more confined space and show
lights actually provided warmth
from the 72-degree damp chill that
descended as a drizzle outside the
barn doors.
Later in the event, Dean Bruns,
president of the Logan County Fair
board, who is fondly considered
“Father over the Fair,” recalled a few
of the unusual years.
Now in his 64th year working the
fair, Bruns has seen it all. He ob-
served that while the rain drove
everyone into the tight quarters
of the exhibit barn, the fair is a
farmer’s event. Farmers are used
to dealing with the weather, and
his proclamation, “They like rain!”
brought chuckles.
So, those running this year’s fair
weren’t complaining this day.
Bruns also recalled the year that a
heavy rain began during the pag-
eant. It became necessary to move
across the midway, which was not
paved then, to finish the event.
“Luckily, there were only five
contestants that year,” Bruns re-
membered, as when the contestants
crossed the midway, they all lost
their shoes in the mud. After they
finished, the girls all had to go back
into the mud to find their shoes.
This evening went on as expected,
with some modifications to fit the
space, but no one lost their shoes.
In the next hours, sunny smiles
prevailed and broke the gloom that
Brittney Bone
, 19, from Lincoln, attends Southeast Missouri
State University. .
Sara Buchanan
, 19, from Lincoln, attends Bradley
University.
Kenna Cooper
, 20, from Lincoln, obtained her cosmetology
license from Empire Beauty School in Florida and plans to
continue in the cosmetology profession here.
Haylie Langley
, 20, from Hartsburg, attends Heartland
Community College.
Crystal Quint
, 19, from Lincoln, attends Western Illinois
University.
Sydni Rohlfs
, 18, from Emden, will be attending Benedictine
University.
Angie Ruff,
19, from Lincoln, attends Lincoln College.
Rachel Skelton
, 19, from Middletown, attends Illinois State
University.
Eight queen candidates
graced this year’s stage:
2013 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR. A special editon of LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com July 30, 2013 page 71
