Opening Weekend of Dayton Fair Includes Queen Coronation
Last year’s Great Dayton Fair Queen Abigail Biesinger will pass along her crown this Sunday night.
A year ago Monday - August 10, 2014 - Abigail Biesinger of Ford City was crowned the 2014 Great Dayton Fair Queen, but this Sunday, she will pass on her crown to one of four local contestants.
At the start of the Dayton Fair on August 16, Abie will pass her crown on to the 2015 Dayton Fair Queen.
During the past year, Biesinger has attended parades, fairs, festivals, and resident homes, run raffles and competed at the 2015 State Fair Queen Competition. At each event, she said she has had the privilege to promote the fair she has grown up with and has a deep love for. During her journey as fair queen, she was able to meet new people who had as much of an appreciation for fairs and agriculture as she did.
The first part of this year’s annual Dayton Fair Queen contest was held at the Marshall House, in Dayton, on Sunday, August 9. Participants competed in the contest with an interview, speech, and an essay.
There are four young women competing for the title of 2015 Dayton Fair Queen.
Bernadette Boylan, 16, is the daughter of Darlene and Ken Boylan of Ford City. She will be a junior in high school this fall. She has been a member of Dayton Livestock 4H Club for seven years - where she has shown Market and Dairy Goats.
During community service projects through 4-H, she helped with a Rabies Clinic, barn clean up at the fairgrounds and willing to help where needed.
Boylan is a member of St. Mary, Our Lady of Gaudalupe Parish where she is a cantor, involved with youth group, Vacation Bible School and the Armstrong Folk Festival apple dumpling booth. She enjoys baking, reading, painting, and spending time with her family and friends.
Sarah Cramer, 16, is the daughter of Cindy and Rich Cramer of Shelocta. Sarah is very involved in church activities including youth group, VBS, and helping out in the infant nursery. She attends Lenape Vo-Tech where she is majoring in Cosmetology.
Cramer is currently vice president of Triple-S 4-H club and has shown hogs for three years and cattle for six years at the Dayton Fair. She has participated in many animal clinics and fair clean ups. She also enjoys babysitting.
Shania DeFoor, 18, is the daughter of Terry and Jayme DeFoor of Ringgold. She is a recent graduate of Punxsutawney High School where she played volleyball and softball. Her extracurricular activities include Tournament Team, church team softball, and showing swine at the Dayton Fair. Shania coaches minor league softball teams and umpires for Punxsutawney Little League.
She regularly attends Faith Fellowship Church where she also participates in youth group. She loves to spend time with family and friends and helping children learn various sports. She loves taking nature bike rides and works at Walmart where she unloads trucks.
Kara Zolocsik, 19, is the daughter of Michelle and John Zolocsik of Dayton, Pa. She is active in her church where she helps with VBS and benefit dinners. She has also hosted the Ag-Science Trailer at her high school and has been involved with FFA and the Pa Farm Bureau.
In her senior year of high school, she took part in “Showin’ for a Cure” which involved teaching 4-H and FFA members how to become better at showing and fitting their cattle. Kara was on the Dean’s List her freshman year of college at Penn State – State College, where she majors in animal science and minors in agribusiness and veterinarian biomedical science, and received the Tim Barrett and a 4-H Scholarship.
Zolocsik is currently a member of Triple-S 4-H club and Marion Center FFA (in FFA she won the Greenhand, Star Chapter Greenhand and Star Chapter Farmer awards). She won the senior showmanship class at the Dayton Fair. She is also the leader of teen council of Armstrong County and a member of THON.
Each contestant must be 16 to 20 years of age and live in Armstrong County or attend a school or 4-H club in the county.
The crowning ceremony will be held at 8PM Sunday, August 16 at the grandstand on the Dayton Fairgrounds. Contestants will wear an evening gown, give an introduction, and answer an impromptu question.
Local News | jweaver August 12, 2015
By Just sayin, August 13, 2015 @ 2:49 PM
They should have a Dayton Fair King, too.
By goober, August 13, 2015 @ 10:29 PM
are you just talkin to hear youreself? thats just stupid
By Just sayin, August 14, 2015 @ 9:14 AM
goober: YOUR reply says it all — about STUPIDITY.
First of all, I was writing, not talking. Second of all, you don’t know how to spell or use punctuation.
(HINT: When you see a red underlined word after you WRITE, you are supposed to take the time and effort to fix it.)
Third of all, which was TRULY my point, it is 2015, Dayton, PA., not 1915. If you have a Dayton Fair Queen, you should have a Dayton Fair King. I didn’t think I needed to explain, “goober.”
Economically, it would bring in more people to see him, especially the younger crowd. It’s brilliant, in my mind.
Why shouldn’t a boy be recognized for his farm accomplishments and whatever else they are judged on these days.
By Just sayin, August 14, 2015 @ 9:18 AM
Oops, I forgot my question mark at the end. “Why shouldn’t a boy be recognized for his farm accomplishments and whatever else they are judged on these days?”
By goober, August 14, 2015 @ 11:11 PM
lol thanks teach.our schools are safe in youre hands.
By Just sayin, August 15, 2015 @ 10:42 AM
Well, goober, I’m guessing you don’t have a peanut for a brain.
Can you explain why you think the idea is stupid instead of just writing that it is stupid?
By Just sayin, August 19, 2015 @ 9:14 AM
I didn’t think you could, goober.