Lawson is this year's fair queen

NORWALK — Madilyn Lawson is this year's Huron County Fair Queen. She beat out four other contestants in Tuesday night's event. Anita Ruggles was first attendant, while Grace Montgomery was second attendant. Also competing were Adelynn Kradlak and Kamiah Felver. Lawson, 17, of Norwalk, is the daughter of Erik and Rebecca Lawson. She is a senior at St. Paul High School where she is active in cross country, track and serves as a student ambassador. She also was a member of the back-to-back Firelands Conference junior high basketball championship teams in seventh and eighth grade. She is enrolled at BGSU Firelands through the College Credit Plus program. "I was so surprised and excited," Madi told the Reflector. "I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and get to work promoting 4-H and the Huron County Fair." Lawson is a member of the Huron County Clover's 4-H Club. She is a member of the Huron County Junior Fairboard, Huron County CARTEENS, a 4-H Camp Counselor, a Huron County 4-H Advisory Committee member, a member of the Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Counsel, she attended the 2022 Ohio 4-H Leadership Camp and served as an Ohio delegate to the 2022 National 4-H Conference. Her projects this year are Look Great for Less, Your Thoughts Matter: Navigating Mental Health, The Laundry Project, Pantry Panic, Nailing it Together, Finding Your Voice: Public Speaking Made Easy, and Beef Feeders. She plans to attend The Ohio State University and major in Community Leadership and minor in Political Science. Ruggles, 17, of Norwalk, is the daughter of Marc and Betsy Ruggles. She will be a senior at EHOVE Career Center and Monroeville High School where she is a member of the track and cross-country teams, a cheerleader and in National Honor Society. Ruggles is a member of the Ridgefield Country Kids 4-H Club where she has held many offices, including serving as Club president. Additionally, she is the president of the Monroeville Chapter of the FFA. She is on the Huron County Junior Fairboard and has served as a 4-H Camp Counselor. She has participated in the Health and Safety Speaking contest and the Demonstration Contest at past Huron County Fairs. Her projects this year include Market Chickens, Market Lambs, Shopping Savvy and Soybeans. She will graduate in May with her cosmetology license. She plans to attend The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute to major in Agricultural Business. "It is an honor to be choses as the Huron County Fair first attendant," Ruggles told the Reflector. "Ever since I was little I have dreamed of being on the court and I am very excited to represent Huron County all over the state of Ohio." Montgomery, 17, of Greenwich, is the daughter of Gary and the late Kim Montgomery. She will be a senior at New London High School in the fall where she serves at Student Council secretary and Class President. Montgomery is a member of the New London FFA where she has earned both her Greenhand Degree & Chapter Degree. She currently serves as chapter president. She is also the secretary of the Huron County Junior Fairboard. Additionally, she has been a 4-H Camp Counselor. Her projects this year include Market Broilers, Dairy Beef Feeders, Agronomy, and Vegetables. After graduation, she plans to enroll in the Sunrise Cooperatives' RISE FFA Career Program as an intern exploring the Agri-Business, Agronomy, and Energy sectors. Kradlak, 19, of Monroeville, is the daughter of David and Amy Kradlak. She is a graduate of Monroeville High School where she was active in softball, basketball and track. She will be a sophomore at Bluffton College in the fall. She also has her cosmetology license. Kradlak is a member of the Monroeville Fortune Finders 4-H Club and has held several Club offices, including serving as secretary. She is a member of Junior Fairboard, has served as a 4-H Camp Counselor and helped at Cloverbud Fun Days. Her project this year is Market Chickens. She plans to be an elementary teacher/intervention specialist and eventually earn her Doctorate in Speech Pathology. She hopes to become a traveling early interventionist specialist. Felver, 17 of Greenwich is the daughter of Kirt and Crickett Felver. She will be a senior at South Central High in the fall where she is active in Jazz, Pep & Marching Band as well a theater and SADD, Student's Against Destructive Decisions. She is a member of the Greenwich Country Cornhuskers 4-H Club. She also serves on the Huron County Junior Fairboard and has been a 4-H Camp Counselor. Her projects this year include Photography and Woodworking. After graduation she plans to attend college to become a choir teacher, and she hopes to explore the option of eventually becoming a musical therapist.