County Fair Queen Pageant Tonight

(2020 MISS EFFINGHAM COUNTY FAIR QUEEN TAYLOR HARTKE FOLLOWING HER CORONATION)

The 2021 Effingham County Fair Queen Pageant will take place tonight at the fairgrounds at Altamont.

The pageant will begin at 7pm, including the 2021 Little Miss Pageant.

This year's queen contestants are Ella Zumbahlen, Allison Hall, Kaylee Phillips, Emily Becker, Abigail Cothran, Kyandra Zerrusen, and Joanie Fowler. The girls are vying for the right to succeed Taylor Hartke of Teutopolis as fair queen.

There are more than 20 Little Misses in tonight's pageant.

The new queen will compete in January in the Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant at the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs Convention in Springfield. The winner there will reign over the 2022 Illinois State Fair and DuQuoin State Fair.

Ella Zumbahlen is the 18-year-old daughter of Bill and Lisa Zumbahlen of Teutopolis. Allison Hall is the 20-year-old daughter of John and Debbie Hall of Altamont. Kaylee Phillips is the 20-year-old daughter of Glen and Jeni Phillips of Effingham. Emily Becker is the 21-year-old daughter of Jon and Susan Becker of Altamont. Abigail Cothran is the 19-year-old daughter of Michael Cothran and Jon and Jessica Rhodes of Effingham. Kyandra Zerrusen is the 17-year-old daughter of Matt and Tasha Verdeyen and Nate and Marcy Zerrusen of Effingham. Joanie Fowler is the 20-year-old daughter of Jack and Candy Fowler of Effingham.

There will be six heats of Big Ten harness racing today. Post time is 1:00. Hear the action on KJ Country 102.3 and www.kjcountry.com. 

Also today, the carnival opens at 6pm and it will be wristband night.

Also...

3:30 and 5:30pm--Smart Annuals and Perennials in the Midwest in the Schuetzenfest Building

Renee on the Free Stage

9am--4-H and Junior Dairy Goat Show

2pm--Junior Sheep Show

5pm--4-H and Junior Dog Show

The fair runs through Saturday.