Franklin County Fair!

This past Wednesday I went to the Franklin County Fair. This was a fair that I had been looking forward to going to since the day I had it put in my schedule. The reason for that is because I became good friends with the 2010 Franklin County Fair Queen Lindsey Bruns, which I was able to spend the whole day with her as her last day as queen. This day that I spent with Lindsey was very unforgettable. I arrived at the fairgrounds around 10 where I was welcomed by Lindsey and the Franklin County Fairboard members. We started out by getting a tour from Alan Brown, a member of the fairboard in Franklin County as well as on the Iowa State Fairboard. Franklin County should be very proud of their fairgrounds. It is very well put together and a lot of hard work goes into maintaining the great fairgrounds. After the tour Lindsey and I walked through the cattle barns as well as the other livestock barns. By this time we were hungry and ready for lunch. We were able to meet Lindsey’s parents for lunch at the 4-H food stand. It was great being able to meet them and chat with them over lunch. After lunch we went to watch the dairy show and hand out ribbons. As you can tell we did many different activities throughout the day and stayed really busy. Other activities were such as the nail driving contest, texting contest, making appearances a different building and walking through everything in pleasant hill which is kind of a heritage village. Also I was able to meet the queen candidates throughout the day, which was really neat to get a one on one with them rather than in a group setting. That evening the queen coronation was held. Lindsey and I both spoke of our experiences that we have shared as being county fair queens and so forth. The young lady that was crowned 2011 Franklin County Queen was very excited. I told her to look forward to a fun and wonderful year ahead of her. After the queen coronation we grabbed a bite to eat and then headed to their grandstand for the entertainment of the night which was a Christian rock band by the name of Lincoln Brewster. Before the act all the queen candidates and I were introduced in front of the big crowd. Before we headed out Lindsey and I had to enjoy the homemade ice cream and cookies. It is the best ice cream I have tasted, it was delicious. I left the fair very full and hurting, hurting as in my cheek bones from smiling and laughing all day with Lindsey. I couldn't have asked for a better day at the Franklin County Fair. Thank you to the fairboard for having me at the Franklin County Fair. Also a huge Thank you to Lindsey for being an all-around great young lady, thank you for the day I shared with you, being my friend, and being your beautiful self. I am so glad I met you and that we have stayed in touch. Thanks for all the memories :)


God Bless,
2010 Iowa State Fair Queen
Lacy Stevenson