Friends and Neighbors: Cross, Klinkhammer excited about duties at county fair

It has been a busy time for the Kimball Banner County Fair royalty.

Kimball PRCA Rodeo Queen Paige Cross, 17, of Banner County, and Lacey Klinkhammer, 14, of Kimball, were chosen last September as the royalty for 2015.

Tryouts for the honor included an interview, a speech, horsemanship pattern and they were judged on their appearance.

"We've been running around quite a bit," Cross said. "We go to different rodeos, parades and events throughout the year and promote the Kimball County fair and rodeo."

Cross said that she and Klinkhammer have participated in many parades, but they also carry flag...