Five girls compete for Henry County Fair crown

MT. PLEASANT — Five Henry County girls are set to compete at the Henry County Fair on Wednesday for the title of the Henry County Fair Queen

The Henry County Fair Queen pageant will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Wright Pavilion in McMillan Park.

The crowning of this year’s queen is open to the public. Reigning 2019 Queen Sophie Lounsbury held on to the crown for an extra year after the queen contest was canceled last year due to COVID-19.

Contestants will be judged on personality, attitude, leadership, citizenship and poise. The contestants will model an array of outfits during the contest. A panel of judges will ask the contestants questions about the fair and the community.

The contestants are expected to volunteer at the fair throughout the week. They will be coached on interviewing, public speaking, networking and onstage performance techniques to make sure they stand up to the challenge.

The current Queen Sophie Lounsbury will make an appearance and speak during the contest.

The 4-H clothing modeling event will be held during the queen contest.

The year’s contestants are:

Alexandra Farley is the daughter of Carolyn Farley and Jason and Tara Farley and the sister of Allyson Farley and Lainie Zachmeyer. This fall she will be a junior at New London. She participates in football cheer, fall play, dance team, spring musical, track and field, student council, softball, band, choir and speech. She plans to attend cosmetology school in the future to become licensed in hair and skin services.

Allie McArtor is the daughter of Kenneth and Brooke McArtor and sister of Kristina, Tanner and Katelyn. This Winfield-Mt Union graduate was involved in National Honor Society, basketball, softball, track, FFA, pep club, drill team and was a student classroom helper. She would love to eventually go into schools and teach about agriculture, specifically farm animals.

Haley Rohdy is the daughter of Jeremy and Karla Rohdy and the sister of Kristen Rohdy. This fall she will be a freshman at Ellsworth Community College studying in equine science. In the future, she hopes to own her own horse farm where she would breed and train horses as well as offer an on-site horse therapy clinic.

Kaitlyn Lee is the daughter of Jens and Denise Lee and sister of Megan Lee. This fall she will be a junior at New London High School. Kaitlyn loves visiting museums and other historical places, attending collegiate sporting event and spending time with friends. In the future, she wants to attend the University of Iowa to major in pediatric occupational therapy.

Madie Anderson is the daughter of Matt and Kerri Anderson and the sister of Anna, Grant and Colin Anderson. This fall she will be a freshman at Indian Hills Community College where she will be studying physical therapy while playing on the softball team. In her free time she likes to show her 4-H animals, swim, play softball and enjoy time with her friends.