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Princess Sadie Anderson and Queen Sarah Kreutner

2014 Fair Queen Karley Kenney presents 2015 Queen Sarah Kreutner her flowers.

Sarah Kreutner reacts to the announcement that she has been named Fair Queen.

Sarah Kreutner, the 2015 Fair Queen, is the second generation in her family to have earned that title.

Sarah, the daughter of Brian and Jen (Peterson) Kreutner, was crowned Queen on Thursday, July 23. Her mom had been the Story County Fair Queen in 1989.

"So far, I’ve had a wonderful time as Queen," says Sarah. "I’ve gone to many shows I usually don’t see and loved them. The pork show was especially interesting. Dad had hogs as a kid and showed in 4H, but I’ve never been around them. I wasn’t expecting the hogs to bump into us, but it was neat and I learned a lot. I met the Iowa Dairy Queen, Riley, at the dairy show, and then I got to spend all afternoon at the horse Fun Show. Sadie, the Princess, is a wonderful girl and helped me stay organized all day. I saw many friends and made a few more."

Other honorees this year include Princess Sadie Anderson, 1st runner up Bobbie Hilmer, and Miss Congenality Payton Sash.

More about Fair Queen Sarah Kreutner:

Sarah has a sister Sophia, 9, and a brother Jonathon, 14. Sarah is homeschooled so she doesn’t participate in a lot of organized sports or other events, However, when you’re homeschooled, any activity is curricular! Here are some of Sarah’s major activities– 10 years or more; Riding Lessons – 2 years; Clinton Anderson’s Walkabout Tours – 2 years; Soloist at church – at least 5 years; Batman Club – 4 years; CHEC Co-op – 3 years; Sanders’ Pumpkin Farm – 7-8 years; Entrepreneurship (artwork, cards, jewelry, etc.) – 9 years; EMS Tours – 2 years; Babysitting – at least 5 years; Youth Horse Jamboree – 3 years; Garrison Fun Day helper – 1 year; First Aid & CPR training – 2 years; Visual Journaling Project – 2 years Sarah has been in 4-H – 8 years in North Eden Willing Workers, 2 years in the Garden Club; Eden Community Aid – 5 years; Trinity Lutheran’s Jr. and Sr. High youth groups – 5 years; Sunday School assistant teacher – 1 year; Helper at TLC Preschool – 1 year; Lutheran Home Junior Volunteers – 2 years; Junior Volunteer at University of Iowa Hospitals – 1 year; Vinton Guild of Fine Arts – 1 year; Junior Counselor at Camp Io-DisE-Ca – 3 years. In the summer Sarah doesn’t mind doing homework She like to learning something new all the time this is also going to get ready for college. Sarah’s plan is to attend Kirkwood for her freshman year. She would like to study art, English, or something in medicine, but she hasn’t made a final decision; she still has a year to think about it. She is planning on Junior Counseling at camp, shows and meetings with the Vinton Guild of Fine Arts, and 4-H – always are her largest commitment. Over the years she has earned State Fair Blues in Visual Arts, Woodworking, and Self-Determined, and last year she received county Citizenship and Visual Arts awards. This year she serving as President of the North Eden Willing Workers 4H club where she says it’s wonderful to help mentor and teach the younger members! Sarah is planning to hold a record book workshop for our club this summer, and she is excited about her proj