Plymouth County Fair Royalty Selected

(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Fair Queen and King were selected last evening.  KLEM’s Dave Grosenheider served as the emcee as he announced the 14 king candidates all hoping to win the crown. Lane Marienau was picked to represent the county fair as the new king. 
Next, was the selection of the queen candidates.

This year’s queen is Cali Westergard of Akron.  Westergard had the weight of tradition on her shoulders as she is the youngest of four sisters to bear the crown.  Each of her older sisters were chosen as the Plymouth County Fair Queen.  Westergard believes her 4-H and FFA experience will help direct her career involving health and nutrition.

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The newly crowned queen explains why she wanted the honor.

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Lane Marienau of Brunsville was selected as the Fair King.  He explains why he chose to become a king candidate.

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Marienau says there is no doubt being selected as the county fair king will go down as being his most memorable moment for his 4-H and FFA career, but he says he will also remember his work in community service.

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The newly crowned king says he will pursue his agri-business goals starting with attending South Dakota State University.