2017 Logan County Fair

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2017 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR

LINCOLN DAILY NEWS

July 30 - August 6, 2017

he Logan County Fair Queen Pageant is

tonight, Tuesday, August 1st starting at 6:30

p.m. “We would love everyone to come out and

support all of the contestants’ hard work!” ~ 2016

Miss Logan County Michelle Paulus

On Tuesday evening for one last time Michelle

Paulus graced the stage at the Logan County Fair

as the reigning queen. The Lincoln native has

represented Logan County in a spectacular way.

Paulus, an upcoming senior at the University

of Illinois, has traveled interstates and county

roads to attend as many fairs and local festivals

as possible. Whether she was walking through

the fair crowd greeting little wide-eyed girls

eager to get a picture with the queen or walking

through a dirt-filled barn filled with the scent of

farm animals who were equally as impressed for

photo opportunities, Paulus obliged each and

every moment with a million dollar smile. With

her year-long reign coming to end tonight, Paulus

finally had a chance recently to reflect on her

reign.

“I still cannot believe it has been a whole year

since I’ve been crowned,” said Paulus. “It feels

like just yesterday I was up on the stage being

crowned by 2015 Miss Logan County, Lizzie

Ford. This year has flown by! My Little Miss

Paisley and I have had an amazing year with

all of our events we were able to be at. The fair,

parades, balloon fest, working with 4-H, and

traveling to other county fair pageants are just a

few to name. Absolutely nothing can compare to

our week spent at the fair handing out ribbons,

watching the events in the grandstand, and so

much more. It brings back memories of my 10

years spent in 4-H, and I love kids still being

involved with their projects and showing their

passions through them.”

Raised on a sixth-generation family farm just

north of Lincoln, Paulus is following her passion

by pursuing an Agricultural and Consumer

Economics degree. Paulus Farms, the family’s

hog and grain operation, is where the young farm

girl first honed her skills.

Michelle Paulus reflects on spectacular year

2016 Miss Logan County

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