MT. GILEAD—With the return of a normal fair for Morrow County came the return of the royalty pageant on Tuesday evening.
Brooke Clapham and Myles Jordan found themselves with their names being called at the end of the night for the envious title of 2021 Morrow County Junior Fair King and Queen.
The 2021 Morrow County Fair Queen, Brooke Clapham, is a seventeen-year-old student at Cardington Lincoln High School, where she serves as president for Cardington’s FFA Chapter.
Clapham is also the treasurer for the Blazing Bridles 4-H club, and she takes horses, market hogs, and breeding hogs to the fair. She said that the hogs are less stressful because she only shows two days of the week with them versus every day of the week with horses, though she gets joy out of both projects.
When it came time to run for Queen, she said that her FFA president ran for queen two years ago and was someone she really looked up to, so she said that she felt a mental bit of inspiration from her to run.
When asked about advice that she would give to younger kids in 4-H and FFA, she said, “Do absolutely everything you can, don’t miss a beat, and don’t take anything for granted because I promise it goes away really fast. For queen specifically, I would say do it. If you aren’t confident in yourself, then other people can’t really be confident in you either, so just go for it.”
The 2021 Morrow County Fair King, Myles Jordan, is a seventeen-year-old student at Highland High School in Marengo, Ohio. He is involved in Highland’s FFA Chapter and the Next Generation 4-H Club.
Jordan takes market goats and market rabbits to the fair but prefers to show rabbits because he tends not to get attached to them, being that you have them for a shorter period.
When he decided to run for King said he thought it would be a great experience. “I thought it would be a great experience to run for King because I love our county, and I love our fair. And like with other organizations I’m a part of, I want to see it grow and to see it continue after I’m gone.”
When asked what advice he would give to younger 4-H and FFA members, he said, “Anybody who is younger and getting into 4-H, be involved. I’m part of the junior fair board, and I have so much fun during fair week. Yes, it’s a lot of work, but it is so much fun because I get to hang out with my friends every day and do fun stuff with all our animals. I love doing the hog show, and without the fair board, I wouldn’t be as involved as I am. If you want to run for King, take the risk and see what you can do, represent your fair and see how you can represent. Just don’t be afraid to try something new.”