Monroe County Fair Update - July 20, 2009

Monroe County Fair Kicks Off Sunday With Fair Queen Pageant And Horse Show

Klayton Owens as Cupid, along with horse Lucky, won first place Sunday in the Monroe County Fair's Junior Horse Show Costume Contest.         - photo by Carol Floarke

Amanda Stumpf was crowned Sunday evening as the 2009 Monroe County Fair Queen. Amanda, 20, is the daughter of Richard and RuAnna Stumpf of Waterloo. She was a 2007 graduate of Waterloo High School and is currently a senior at Southern Illinois University Carbondale majoring in fashion design. Also during tonight’s pageant, Emily Edler of Valmeyer was named the first runner up, Mary Kate Brumit – second runner-up and Laurie Barchet, Miss Congeniality. Ashley Osterhage was crowned the 2009 Little Miss. She is the daughter of Todd and Lucy of Waterloo.

The 2009 Monroe County Fair Queen Court is, left to right, Mary Kate Brumit, second runner up; Fair Queen Amanda Stumpf; Emily Edler, first runner up; and Laurie Barchet, Miss Congeniality.

The 2009 Little Miss Monroe County Ashley Osterhage, right, is congratulated by 2008 Fair Queen Carolyn Wicklein, left, and 2008 Little Miss Heather Albers.       - photo by Judy Brinkmann

Little Miss Monroe County Ashley Osterhage, center, visits with her sponsored, Wm. Nobbe John Deere’s Brad, Jared, Tom and Brian Nobbe