Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 01, 2004

At 6:30 p.m. Thursday the annual Ringgold County Fair queen and princess contest will be held in the grandstands. There are six fair queen candidates which include:

Shelly ADAMS, daughter of Sherry and Larry ADAMS of Mount Ayr; Chelsea CAMPBELL, dauaghter of Dana and Doug CAMPBELL of Shannon City; Nancy ELMER, daughter of Rich ELMER and Lonnie and Diane HUNTSMAN of Mount Ayr; Breann McDONNELL, daughter of Randy and Robin McDONNELL of Mount Ayr; Stephanie NOBLE, daughter of Lori and Don NOBLE and niece of Vic and Shelly LIIENTHAL of Mount Ayr; and Mary Sue PRITCHARD, daughter of Jo Ann and Donnie POLLOCK of Mount Ayr and Steve PRITCHARD.

Thirteen princess candidates include Samantha CRAWFORD, daughter of Harold and Melynda CRAWFORD; Kirsten DOLECHECK, daughter of Lesa DOLECHECK of Diagonal and Roger DOLECHECK; Laura DAVISON, daughter of Robert and Julie DAVISON of Maloy; Jaci HAIDSIAK, daughter of Josh and Jessie HAIDSIAK of Clearfield; Breanne Listya Gale HALEY, daughter of Bobby and Vera HALEY of Benton; Cheyenne HAVEMAN, daughter of Dan and Jennifer HAVEMAN of Kellerton; Jennifer KING, daughter of Dan and Esther KING of Redding; Lacey KING, daughter of Dan and Esther KING of Redding; Kasydi KLOMMHAUS, daughter of Kevin and Shelly KLOMMHAUS of Mount Ayr; Ashton QUICK, daughter of Bruce and Kris QUICK of Tingley; Megan REASONER, daughter of Duane and Deb REASONER of Ellston; Megan WARIN, daughter of Joe and Donna WARIN; and Taylor Jo WILSON, daughter of Mike and Lori WILSON of Mount Ayr.

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 01, 2004

Despite some bouts with rain, most of the activities at the 2004 Ringgold County Fair came off well this year and there was a good participation in many aspects from booths in the commercial building to the number of volunteers helping with events.

Winning the grand prize in the pie baking contest was Brandon WERNER and Hannah SAVILLE had the reserve champion pie.

The 4-H County Council also sponsored a kiss the pig contest. Kissing the pig this year was Mike SOBOTKA for the 4-H fund-raiser.

Chelsea CAMPBELL of Shannon City was crowned queen of the 2004 Ringgold County Fair and Ashton QUICK of Tingley was crowned fair princess at the fair's evening of entertainment Thursday night.

CAMPBELL, daughter of Doug and Dayna CAMPBELL of Shannon City, was croned by 2003 fair queen Danielle NEWTON. NEWTON helped organize the event as her last official duty as queen.

CAMPBEL helped present awards in many activities at the fair and will go on to represent the county fair at the Iowa State Fair queen contest in August. Her escort for the evening was Kyle HAYSE.

First runner-up was Stephanie NOBLE, daughter of Don and Lori NOBLE and niece of Vic and Shelly LILIENTHAL of Mount Ayr. She was escorted by Burt MURPHY.

Second runner-up was Breann McDONNELL, daughter of Randy and Robin McDONNELL of Mount Ayr. She was escorted by Nathan WEEDA.

Princess Ashton QUICK is the daughter of Bruce and Kris QUICK of Tingley. She was crowned by 2003 fair princess Kaitlyn KLOMMHAUS. QUICK was escorted by Trevor ANDERSON.

The coronation ceremony was part of an evening of entertainment held at the mount Ayr Community high school auditorium because of the weather.

Hypnotist Ray Thompson of Des Moines put on a show with a dozen Mount Ayr residetns taking a "trip to Hawaii" for the entertainment of the audience.

Other queen candidates included:

Shelly ADAMS, daughter of Larry and Sherry ADAMS of Mount Ayr. She was escorted by Mark TRULLINGER.

Nancy ELMER, daughter of Rick ELMER and Lonnie and Diane HUNTSMAN of Mount Ayr. She was escorted by Mark HYMBAUGH.

Mary Sue PRITCHARD, daughter of Donnie and JoAnn POLLOCK of Mount Ayr and Steve PRITCHARD. Her escort was Raece NEIMAN.

Other princess candidates and their escorts included:

Samantha CRAWFORD, daughter of Harold and Melynda CRAWFORD of Mount Ayr, escorted by Ernie BRILLO; Kirsten DOLECHECK, daughter of Lesa DOLECHECK of Diagonal and Roger DOLECHECK of Beaconsfield, escorted by Rhett MURPHY; Laura DAVISON, daughter of Robert and July DAVISON of Maloy, escorted by Wyatt JACKSON; Jaci HAIDSIAK, daughter of Josh and Jessie HAIDSIAK of Clearfield, escorted by Morgan SPURRIER; Breanne HALEY, daughter of Bobby and Vera HALEY of Benton, escorted by Kyler MARTIN;

Cheyenne HAVEMAN, daughter of Dan and Jennifer HAVEMAN of Kellerton, escorted by Bradley PHELPS; Jennifer KING, daughter of Dan and Esther KING of Redding, escorted by Brent BOUNDS; Lacey KING, daughter of Dan and Esther KING of Redding, escorted by Clint BOUNDS; Kasydi KLOMMHAUS, daughter of Kevin and Shellie KLOMMHAUS of Mount Ayr, escorted by Ty TAYLOR; Megan REASONER, daughter of Duane and Deb REASONER of Ellston, escorted by Grant STAATS; Megan WARIN, daughter of Joe and Donna WARIN of Clearfield, escorted by Cal DAUGHTON; and, Taylor Jo WILSON, daughter of Mike and Lori WILSON of Mount Ayr, escorted by Caleb SCHNOOR.

A storm with heavy rains, strong winds and sharp lightning blew through Ringgold county Sunday afternoon, causing problems with some of the final Sunday events of the Ringgold County Fair.

One lightning strike hit a tree along Fillmore Street on the lot where the First Baptist Church used to stand. The lightning strike stripped bark from the tree in long strands as electricity made its way to the ground.

The force was so strong that pieces of bark exploded across the street and hit the home of Keith and Betty COLE.

Among the grand champion market livestock winning top honors at the Ringgold County Fair last week were these three entries.

Below left, Matthew WEEDA showed the grand champion market lamb in the sheep show.

Below center, Holly ENGLAND showed the grand champion beef of the show.

Below right, Matthew WEEDA showed the grand champion market swine in the swine show.

  Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News

Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2012