Nineteen seek Clay County Fair crown

The public is encouraged to attend the Clay County Fair Queen crowning ceremony at the Clay County Regional Events Center, Sunday, April 19. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with the program to begin at 7 p.m. From Left to Right: (Row one) Brooke Baschke, Kassandra Kroger, Erin Dvorak, Kelsey Salton, Emily Jones. (Row two) Callie Hoffman, Haili Iles, Erin McDermott, Hannah Brockshus, Julia Olson. (Row three) Grace Toale, Grace Gould, Kelsey Stoever, Marybeth Quattlebaum, Megan Rustad. (Row four) Kodi Hansen, Taylor Jepsen, Victoria Forester, Rebecca Florke.

Nineteen area young ladies will vie for the Clay County Fair Queen title on Sunday, April 19.

The winner will reign over the Clay County Fair Sept. 12-20 and will compete for the State Fair Queen title in Des Moines in August. She will also participate in various celebrations throughout the summer. A first runner-up will be named in the event the queen cannot complete her duties.

Those vying for the crown are: Hannah Brockshus, Spencer, daughter of Todd and Barb Brockshus; Erin Dvorak, Spencer, daughter of Brian and Debra Dvorak; Rebecca Florke, Spencer, daughter of Rick and Ruth Florke; Victoria Forester, Spencer, daughter of Ray and Linda Foerster; Grace Gould, Spencer, daughter of Bob and Kaelynn Gould; Haili Iles, Spencer, daughter of Valerie Iles; Callie Hoffman, Spencer, daughter of Nancy Hoffman; Taylor Jepsen, Terril, daughter of Shane and Anissa Jepsen; Emily Jones, Spencer, daughter of Paul and Deb Jepson; Kassandra Kroger, Spencer, daughter of Kim and Jayne Kroger; Julia Olson, Spencer, daughter of Mark and Brenda Olson; Marybeth Quattlebaum, Spencer, daughter of Steve and Theone Quattlebaum; Megan Rustad, Spencer, daughter of Roger and Ardith Rustad; Kelsey Salton, Ayrshire, daughter of Russ and Sue Salton; Kelsey Stoever, Spencer, daughter of Tim and Kimberly Stoever; Grace Toale, Spencer, daughter of John and Heidi Toale; Erin McDermott, Spencer, daughter of Jim and Kris McDermott; Brooke Baschke, Spencer, daughter of Roger and Ann Baschke; and Kodi Hansen, Everly, daughter of Mark and Teresa Hansen.

Candidates will be judged on personality, attitude and awareness, leadership and citizenship, contribution to the community, overall appearance, charm, poise and self-expression. Each will receive a Mark gift package from Avon, Fair Queen t-shirt from Relativity Tees, Ruthven, a Clay County Fair bag from Weaver's, Algona, a glass nail file from World's Away, Arnolds Park, a scented candle from Burning Desire, West Des Moines, along with at $500 scholarship for full-time students and a $250 scholarship for part-time students to Iowa Lakes Community College.

The 2009 Clay County Fair Queen will receive $1,000 cash from Community Bank and Insurance, Spencer; a sterling silver, genuine yellow topaz and diamond cuff bracelet from Avon; personal care session throughout her reign from Design Masters, Spencer; personal photo session from Quattlebaum Photography, Spencer; a pearl necklace from Nelson Jewelry, Spencer; two grandstand tickets to the shows of her choice at the 2009 Clay County Fair; transportation money for the State Fair Queen Contest from H&N Chevrolet-Buick Co., Spencer; complimentary teeth whitening trays from Dr. Bill Phelps, Spencer; a gift certificate to The Hen House, Spencer; a three-month membership to the Athletic Enhancement and Adult Wellness Center at the Spencer Municipal Hospital, Spencer; a $200 savings bond from Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, Estherville; and a dozen long stem roses from HyVee, Spencer.

The first runner-up will receive $500 cash from Community Bank and Insurance, Spencer, and diamond earrings from Avon.

The public is encouraged to attend the crowning ceremony at the Clay County Regional Events Center, Sunday, April 19. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with the program to begin at 7 p.m.