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More Best of Department Winners at The Fayette County Fair

Mon, 09/07/2026 - 21:38

BEST OF THE CANNING AND PRESERVING DEPARTMENT From left, best of department in the child division went to Joseph Nigh for grape jelly; best of department in the teen division went to Jacob Nigh for marina sauce; best of department in the adult division went to Cathy Gau for pickled squash; best of department in the senior division went to Willie Gillie for tomato lemon jelly.

BEST OF THE MACHINE SEWING FABRIC AND FIBERS Best of department in the adult division went to Cathy Gau for a repurposed men’s shirt. Not pictured was Annette Hansen, who won best of department in the senior division.

BEST OF THE NEEDLEWORK DEPARTMENT From left, best of department in the child division went to Abbigale Eichler for a pink and yellow crochet afghan; best of department in the adult division went to Jillian Gillie for a Texas Mandala. Not pictured were Emma Koeth, who won best of department in the teen division and Annette Hansen, who won best of department in the senior division.

BEST OF THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT From left, best of department in the adult division went to Anissa Menefee for a collection of precious moments; best of department in the senior division went to Angie Pavlicek for a collection of antique glass jars.

Emmalee Laffey was the Adult Best of Department in the Baked Goods Division.

BEST OF THE QUILTING DEPARTMENT From left, best of department in the senior division went to Deborah Kainer; best of department in the professional division went to Leoni Shaw; best of department in the group division went to the Colorado Quilt Guild, represented by Marian Tajchman and Dawn Allison. Not pictured was Sandy Courrier, who won best of department in the adult division.

In what has become a tradition, the members of the La Grange High School senior class participated in a massive paint war in the field beside the school prior to boarding the senior float in the Fayette County Fair parade Saturday. Here’s a group photo of those seniors, post-paint war.

Outgoing Fayette County Fair Queen Hailey Janish gave a tearful farewell speech followed by a final walk as queen during Thursday’s pageant. Janish holds the all-time fair record for ticket sales with $52,185 sold last year. Photo by Grace-Anne Matocha Photo by Jeff Wick