Long before the crowds fill the grandstands, the carnival rides start up or the making of scones, there is some pageantry to take care of.
Five local girls are vying for the title of queen and princesses for the 2016 Clallam County Fair.
The fair, set for Aug. 18-21, has the theme for “Cowboy Boots and Country Roots.” Representing the fair and the county at several other fairs, parades and community events is the royalty, three of whom are to be selected at a ceremony set for March 2.
Sequim’s Katelynn Carter and Sadie May Hall are competing for royalty honors alongside Lacey Bishop of Chimacum, Summer Moroz of Port Angeles and Samantha Winger of Forks.
Lacey Bishop
Year: Freshman
Sponsor: Double D Electrical
Parents: Shannon, Ron Bishop
Bishop is an active 4-H member in Clallam County 4-H Rascal Club. She has participated at the Clallam County Fair for four years in the project of dairy cows. Bishop is president of her FFA group. Her hobbies include riding horses, playing her clarinet in the school jazz club and she participates in her school’s marching band. Her future school plans are to attend Gonzaga University to study agriculture and criminal justice law to become an agriculture lawyer.
Katelynn Carter
Year: Junior
Sponsor: Black Bear Diner
Parents: Lisa, Scott Carter
Carter is an FFA member and her project is swine. She has participated at the Clallam County Fair for three years. She’s involved in Sequim High School’s Select Choir and says she enjoys being involved in different community services. Carter’s future school plans are undecided but she has an interest in being an ultrasound or X-ray technician.
Sadie May Hall
Year: Freshman
Sponsor: Brothers Plumbing
Parent: Sarah Hall
Hall, a freshman at Washington Virtual Academy, is a 4-H member in Clallam County club Rabbit Hole Gang and her projects are rabbits, chickens and cats. She is a member of the Young Eagles Fly Club and has plans to get her pilot’s license. She also loves music and writes some of her own. She is involved in acrobatics and geocaching. Hall’s school plans are to attend Washington State University and become a veterinarian.
Summer Moroz
Year: Junior
Sponsors: Blue Meadow Farm, Rustic Riding
Parents: Vivian, James Moroz
Moroz is an active 4-H member in Clallam County Silver Spurs with the horse project. She is a member of a Washington State High School Equestrian Team. Her hobbies include dance and she participates with the dance team at Port Angeles High School. She has participated with Relay for Life at the Clallam County Fairgrounds with her 4-H club. Moroz’s future school plans are to attend Central Wyoming College.
Samantha Winger
Year: Freshman
Sponsor: Forks Real Estate
Parents: Jolene, Danny Winger
Winger is a cheerleader at Forks High School and plays softball. She also is involved in community service such as being a part of a fundraiser for Oso. Winger’s future school plans are to attend the University of Oregon and to become a dental hygienist.
