Logan County Fair 2022

2022 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 Page 93 her friends, “sash sisters” Little Miss Sofia and Queen Caroline. She also thanked the fair board and all who helped make everything go smoothly and especially the pageant directors. In her farewell speech, Queen Caroline Ahrends said she has been involved in the fair since her first chicken scramble at age five. Later, she spent summers preparing baked goods, art projects and flowers for exhibition. Becoming queen opened a whole new world for Queen Caroline as she showed a sheep and experienced her first demolition derby. The highlight of Queen Caroline’s year was the Miss Illinois pageant. She feels the Logan County Fair Pageant is one of the best in Illinois. Queen Caroline then thanked the pageant directors for all their assistance and dedication. She also thanked the fair board and especially her family. Queen Caroline said she had many special experiences with her “sash sisters” Little Miss Sofia and Junior Miss Alayna. She advised the next fair queen to soak up every minute because it will go fast. Finally, the judges’ decisions were announced. Emma Stoltzenburg was crowned 2022 Miss Logan County Fair Queen. Isabella Pollice was crowned Junior Miss Logan County and Luci Bobell was chosen as the new Little Miss Logan County. First Runner-Up for queen was Ellyn Martinez. The Dean Bruns Memorial Miss Congeniality Award was given to Alyvia Gannon. Crowd’s Choice and individual who was connected to the most businesses was Emma Stoltzenburg. Other awards for the Junior Miss contest were First Runner-Up Ellie Wrage, Miss Congeniality Preslee Sherren, Crowd’s Choice Andrea Rogers and most raffle tickets sold, Ashten Wolf. Other awards for the Little Miss contest were First Runner-Up Reagan Anderson, Second Runner-Up Lilian Rademaker, Crowd’s Choice Hadley Tripplett, most raffle tickets sold Emma Bolen and most photogenic Emersyn Brooks. This fall, Queen Emma will be a junior at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. She plans to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Special Education in May 2024. After graduation, she plans to teach pre-k through fifth grade students with learning and physical disabilities. Her ultimate goal is to obtain a master’s degree in Education Administration and open a school for students with disabilities. Some of Queen Emma’s honors have included the Lincoln Junior High School Alumni Scholarship, James P. Maxwell Educational Memorial Scholarship, National Honor Society and National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Queen Emma joined by Junior Miss Isabella and Little Miss Luci will reign over the remainder of the Logan County Fair attending several events and presentations handing out ribbons. The fair royalty will also represent Logan County at various events throughout the year with Queen Emma competing in January for the title of Miss Illinois County Fair. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022 STORY by Angela Reiners