2015 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com August 2-9, 2015 page 147
W
hether the contestants
perform a dance or
song, judges evaluate all on
costume, audience appeal,
stage presence and ability.
The winners go on to compete
at the State Fair Contest in
January.
The competition is divided into
two groups:
Junior Division - not over 14
years of age as of October 1.
Senior Division - over 14 and
under 22 as of October 1.
The junior division was full
of lively singing and dancing.
Thirteen-year-old Bailey Baker
belted out Shawn Mendes’
“Stitches.” And, thirteen-year-
old Zoi Dunse spiritedly sang
Francesca Batistelli’s “He
Knows my Name.” While
eight-year-old Ivy Sandel
gracefully danced her way
across the stage to Audio
Adrenaline’s “He Moves,
you Move.” Thirteen-year-
old Macee Walton soulfully
sang Miley Cyrus’ “Fly on
the Wall.” Eleven year old
McKayla Anderson sweetly
sang Dani and Lizzy’s
“Dancing in the Sky.” And,
eleven year old Grace Doolin
performed a lyrical dance to
Florence + The Machine’s
“Never Let Me Go.” Rounding
out the category with a duet
that began with some playful
bickering was Bailey Baker
and Zoi Dunse singing
“Anything You Can Do, I Can
Do Better.”
The normally small senior
division had just one but
talented entry this year with
Emily Johnson and Jonathan
Thomas. Accompanied by
Thomas on the guitar, Johnson
sang “Funny,” an original song
they composed.
While the judges tabulated the
scores, contestants nervously
awaited the results. First
place in the junior division
went to McKayla Anderson,
followed by Grace Doolin in
second place, Zoi Dunse and
Bailey Baker in third place,
Ivy Sandel in fourth place, and
Macee Walton in fifth.
In the senior division, Emily
Johnson and Jonathan
Thomas were awarded first
place. Anderson, Johnson,
and Thomas will vie for the
top prize at the State Fair
competition next January.
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Story by Angela Reiners and Photos by Lisa Ramlow
