Page 48 Lincoln Daily News 2024 Logan County Fair Jul/Aug 2024 sister. Ellie closed by saying it was a blessing to reign as Little Miss. In her farewell speech, Queen Ellyn reflected on how the year has bettered her. She has been in awe of many other queens who paved the way for her. Queen Ellyn next thanked the fair board, volunteers and sponsors for their hard work. She said after visiting numerous county fairs recently, Logan County Fair is the cleanest. Queen Ellyn was thankful for the support of her family, pageant director Bethany Rademaker, pageant crew member Katie Martinez and other pageant crew members who made everything incredible and helped make her the best version of herself. She appreciated Little Miss Kodi’s kind heart and Junior Miss Ellie’s brilliance in everything she puts her mind to. In closing, Queen Ellyn said she will cherish her time as queen forever and always be proud to represent the community even though she will no longer be wearing a sash and crown. She reminded the new queen to embrace the role and remember little eyes are always watching and looking up to you. Finally, the judges’ decisions were announced. Abbie Arnold was crowned 2024 Miss Logan County Fair Queen; Sophia Goodman was crowned Junior Miss Logan County and Olivia Harmsen was crowned as the new Little Miss Logan County. The first Runner-Up for queen was Adi Rumler. The Dean Bruns Memorial Miss Congeniality Award went to Abbie Arnold, who was also the individual who connected to the most businesses The Crowd’s Choice was Arianna Morris. Brinley Bruns sold the most raffle tickets. Other awards for the Junior Miss contest were First Runner-Up Brooklyn Clark, who also sold the most raffle tickets. Miss Congeniality was awarded to Courtney Cecil and Crowd’s Choice winner was Andrea Rogers. Other awards for the Little Miss contest were First Runner-Up Lillian Rademaker, Second Runner-Up Hadley Tripplett, Crowd’s Choice Deryn Bainter, most raffle tickets sold Layla Schreiner and most photogenic Olivia Harmsen. This fall, Queen Abbie will attend the University of Illinois in Champaign, where she plans to major in Dietetics and Nutrition. Her goal is to specialize in providing healthy eating and diet plans for children and teenagers, especially those who are struggling with eating disorders. Queen Abbie, Junior Miss Sophia and Little Miss Olivia will reign over the remainder of the Logan County Fair attending various events and presentations handing out ribbons. The fair royalty will then represent Logan County at various events throughout the year with Queen Abbie competing in January for the title of Miss Illinois County Fair. Angela Reiners
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