Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Hofmeyer, Wittrock win O'Brien County Fair crowns
2024 O'Brien County Fair Royalty pictured front row, from left to right: Queen Makenna Hofmeyer, King Caden Wittrock and Princess MaKenna Wallin. Back row: Paisley Tesch and Kierstyn Sandy.
2023 O'Brien County Fair Queen Ellen Hunt helps her successor, Makenna Hofmeyer, into her sash.
King Caden Wittrock adjusts his new head gear after being crowned king.
Fair royalty from several generations came together during Monday's coronation ceremony to commemorate the O'Brien County Fair's 100th anniversary.
The 100th edition of the O'Brien County Fair ushered in a new regime of royalty on Monday.
Caden Wittrock, of Paullina, and Makenna Hofmeyer, of Granville, were named king and queen during the coronation ceremony. Wittrock will a be a senior at South O'Brien High School this fall while Hofmeyer is a recent graduate of MOC/FV High School in Orange City.
Wittrock is involved in both FFA and 4-H, and is involved in showing cattle, swine and woodworking projects. Hofmeyer is also involved in 4-H and FFA and shows livestock. She plans to attend Iowa Lakes Community College and pursue a career as a veterinarian technician.
Other contestants during Monday's contest included MaKenna Wallin, of Paullina, Kierstyn Sandy, of Hartley, and Paisley Tesch, of Granville. Wallin was named 2024 fair princess.
In addition to annual the coronation festivities, more than 50 former fair royalty members were brought on stage to commemorate the event's 100th birthday. Each person shared their name, year of coronation and a favorite fair memory.
