Harrison County Fair

            From Jones County on Thursday night we had a long drive to Harrison County which I had to be there by 10 am. We drove through the night till about 4 and posted up in a motel, then woke up at 8 to arrive at Harrison County on time. This will probably be our longest road trip we literally went across the whole state of Iowa that night. A prop to my Dad as he drove through the night, there is no way I would have ever been able to stay awake. Thanks! I was asked to make an appearance at the Harrison County Fair for their cattle show that day. This year their fair was held in Dunlap normally it is held in Missouri Valley but due to water and flooding they did not want to chance having their fair under water and not being able to proceed with all shows and events. I enjoyed myself as I watched the cattle show all morning and was able to chat with their County Fair Queen and Princess. They are also one of the few counties that have a king and prince. I think that it is really neat to also give the guys a chance to participate in interviews and competing. While the cattle show proceeded Herald Bertleson a man that is on the Harrison County Fairboard came up with an idea of the Queens and Princess to do a fun showmanship class. He announced it as the “Battle of the Tiaras.” I thought this was a great idea as it got us involved and gave a little fun to the end of the cattle show. Since we all show different species I showed a bottle-bucket calf, Briar the Queen showed a hog, and Shelby the princess showed a sheep.  The twist to this class is that we had to show all three species. They had us switch about every two minutes until each one of us had a chance to show each species. Of course there was no winner, it wasn’t about that, it was about us having fun and being able to enjoy that experience. This will always be a memory to me as I loved showing livestock and for me to get in the ring and show just for fun was great. I enjoyed my morning and evening at the Harrison County Fair watching the cattle show, mingling with fair goers, eating fair food, participating in the showmanship class, and receiving a nice flower bouquet. Thank you to Herald and his wife D and the Harrison County Fairboard for having me at their fair.

God Bless,

2010 Iowa State Fair Queen

Lacy Stevenson