2021 Fair

2021 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July/August 2021 Page 325 Lastly it was Christian Life Academy - Hopedale freshman Lydia Marie Simpson. Simpson sang a soulful song "Hold on" that she wrote last year and she accompanied herself on guitar. Fair royalty attended the performance and then while judges stepped out to confer, the girls were called to the stage to fill time. The Fair Royalty spend an intense week on the grounds attending numerous events and activities. They hand out hundreds of ribbons and awards, and pose for innumerable photo ops. They act as fair emissaries and radiate joy everywhere they go. This group did a splendid job interacting with the audience relaying their experiences of the last few days and even throwing in a little dance at the end. Queen Caroline Ahrends shared what she has enjoyed at the fair since being crowned on Tuesday evening and then she prompted Junior Miss Jaelynn Anderson and Little Miss Sofia Farmer to do the same. Together they all agreed they loved the sheep show best of all. They had a great time being around the people and touching the sheep. The girls differed vastly on which carnival ride was their favorite with the Ferris Wheel and the Scrambler their top choices. When the judges returned Begolka said the scores were narrow making difficult decisions for the judges. She then asked Little Miss Sofia to hand out the awards as they were read off. In the Junior division first place went to Kristina Morrow. In the Senior division first place went to Lydia Marie Simpson. You can hear Lydia, her winning song and another song on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=hFQNttJrfB4&list=PLSa-8UranP7P By Jan Youngquist SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021