Posts Tagged ‘fair queen’
A dream comes true for Dell
The 75th annual Monroe County Fair’s first day concluded with the crowning of its new fair queen and little miss Sunday night. Sophia Dell, the 18-year-old daughter of Brian and…
Read MoreIt’s county fair time
With last year’s event canceled due to COVID-19, Monroe County Fair Association President Don Schrader is proud to proclaim this year’s fair will be business as usual. “Naturally last year…
Read MoreBrinkmann crowned queen; Day is little miss
Another Monroe County Fair Queen and Little Miss pageant is in the books, and this year’s crowns were presented to two young ladies who are the picture of grace and…
Read MoreWessel reflects on 50 years of helping with the county fair
Half a century ago, in 1964, the future of the Monroe County Fair looked anything but bright. In fact, the year before, there had been no fair queen selected. Disarray…
Read MoreAltadonna crowned fair queen; Halleran is Little Miss
Erin Halleran, daughter of Amy and Jim Halleran of Red Bud, was crowned Little Miss. And to cap off the night, Jessica Altadonna, daughter of Kelle Altadonna of Waterloo, was…
Read MoreLocals excel at Illinois State Fair
Following up on the success of this year’s Monroe County Fair, locals continued to make names for themselves at the Illinois State Fair, which took place Aug. 7-17 in Springfield.…
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