Page 46 Lincoln Daily News 2024 Logan County Fair Jul/Aug 2024 with hopes of one day becoming an attorney. Brenley Bruns, Lincoln, daughter of Corey and Sasha Bruns. Bruns will be a junior at LCHS this fall. She hopes to eventually take over her father’s roofing business. Ariana Morris, Lincoln, daughter of Dwayne and Tara Morris. Morris is a 2024 LCHS graduate who will attend Illinois College in Jacksonville this fall. She plans to pursue a career in Aerospace Engineering after college. Emma Menzel, Lincoln, daughter of Darrin and Elaine Worth. Menzel will be a senior at LCHS this fall. To display communication skills, which is 40 percent of the score, queen contestants spoke on a topic of their choice. Topics included learning life is too short to let fear get in the way, recognizing the power of feeling deep emotions and not letting fear control you. Others talked about developing leadership skills while coaching Little League players, hard lessons learned after lying and realizing wearing heels helps with confidence even when they are uncomfortable. For the pop question, contestants were asked to someone visiting Logan County where they would take them to help showcase the county. Answers included Missy’s Sweet Shoppe in Atlanta, the Logan County Fair, Flossie and Delzena’s, the Logan County Courthouse, the covered wagon, the pond by Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Route 66. Two contestants said they would take a visitor to downtown Lincoln because of its locally owned business, great restaurants and cute boutiques. The rest of the scoring was based on an interview earlier in the day plus an evening gown competition to display their stage presence. The local Junior Miss competition began in 2017 for girls between the ages of nine and 12. In 2018, the age range was changed to girls between 11 and 13. 2023 Logan County Junior Miss Ellie Wrage was escorted to the stage by her father Jason. She welcomed everyone and said she hoped everyone there would cheer for all the contestants. Junior Miss contestants sashayed across the stage to Kenny Chesney’s This is our Moment then introduced themselves. This year’s junior miss contestants included: Brooklyn Clark of Lincoln, Lily Zirkelbach of Beason, Emery Maynard of Lincoln, Reagan Titus of Elkhart, Andrea Rogers of Beason, Courtney Cecil of Atlanta, Sophia Goodman of Lincoln and Brinley Balance of Emden Their scores came from an earlier interview and their appearance on stage. Each Junior Miss contestant talked about where they were from and activities they enjoy. Their answers included basketball, volleyball, softball, cheerleading, track and field, student council, riding dirt bikes, dance and showing cows. Continued --
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