Lee County Fair Board seeks junior members

The Lee County Fair Board is looking for young people to serve on its Junior Fair Board. “It’s a way to bring young people into the fair and get them involved in the fair,” said Katie Pratt, Lee County Fair Board secretary.Nov. 15 is the deadline for young people to submit their applications to be a junior fair board member. Prospective members must be 14 to 21 years of age. Applicants will be interviewed from Nov. 20 to 22. Applications are available at forms.gle/4VGtU9MSdTeJdAbBA. The 2026 Lee County Fair was the first year for the new junior fair board members to participate. Those first junior fair board members included Emma Dinges, Addison Fegan, Lily Johnston, Rachel Lance, Bethany Odle, Elsie Viall and Lauren Wagner. The junior fair board members introduced activities like the Ultimate County Fair Road Trip, an interactive scavenger hunt and road trip that involved Lee County businesses and communities.They also helped bring butter sculpting to the 2026 Lee County Fair. “To kee