Fair Queen Chloe Rowland
Royalty has been a fantastic experience
By Lorie Palmer
Idaho County Free Press
“Royalty has been a fantastic experience so far and making memories and impacting my community has all been a part of that experience,” smiled Idaho County Fair Queen 2022 Chloe Rowland.
She said she enjoyed serving hamburgers at the Idaho County 4-H Party, welcoming people to the Cottonwood Buy Local Craft Fair and spending time with the community and Lewis County Royalty at the Cottonwood Lighted Christmas Parade.
“I would highly encourage other well-rounded teen girls to become apart of royalty as well,” she added.
Rowland, 17, will be a senior this year at Prairie Junior-Senior High School. She is the daughter of Brent and Tara Rowland, and sister to Halee, 13, and Mikayla, 12. Her grandparents are Rex and Karla Williams of TwinFalls; Ralph and Susan Williams of Nampa and Cottonwood; and Dennis and Helen Rowland of Cottonwood.
Rowland said her favorite part of the royalty experience was the princess tea party.
“Getting to interact with everyone and meet and see all the little kids is a great experience,” she said. “It’s awesome to get to see the little kids' faces light up when they see us, just like I know mine did when I used to see the royalty girls.”
“I always looked up to them so much and it’s really cool to get to influence the youth of Idaho County in the same way the royalty used to influence me,” she added.“The tea party was just so much fun.”
Rowland is a member of the Cottonwood Saddliers and Livestock 4-H Club. At school, she enjoys playing volleyball and being a member of Prairie League, Knowledge Bowl, HOSA and was elected president of the senior class of 2023. She has served as Idaho 4-H State Teen Association Northern District Representative, State Teen Association Steering Committee member, Leadership!Now - Idaho 4-H Leadership Program 2nd year mentor, as an Idaho State 4-H Ambassador, and Idaho County 4-H Ambassador, a Northern Counties Camp Counselor andas a 4-H club officer and teen leader. She also spends time baby-sitting and working at Cottonwood Livestock Auction.
“I have loved making unforgettable memories with the other royalty girls. We spent a lot of time working on our float. We took a dress shopping weekend trip to Boise and were back at our Airbnb and thought we were getting robbed, when really it was just the Boy Scouts collecting canned foods,” she laughed. “The next night we got to go bowling with our moms and all had a good laugh. There was also the time when Riley was giving us batting instructions and the yardstick flew out of her hands across the shop; we all laughed so hard we cried. We have had a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to the rest of the summer!”


First Princess Kaylee Graves
'Really Fun Time'
By Lorie Palmer
Idaho County Free Press
“I have had a really fun time this year, and would definitely encourage others to participate, not only as royalty, but 4-H as a whole,” Idaho County Fair First Princess 2022 Kaylee Graves said.
Graves, 15, is a junior at Clearwater Valley High School. She is the daughter of Doug and Susan Graves of Kooskia, and has one sister, Josie, 14. Her grandmother, Donna Graves, also lives in Kooskia.
A member of the Clearwater Valley Go-Getters 4-H Club, Graves is also involved in school volleyball and tennis, as well as KYRO softball, and in church youth group.
One of Graves’ favorite memories is the trip to Boise with the royalty court and staying in an AirBnB for a few nights.
“We went there to look for dresses,” she explained.
Graves is unsure at the time where she will attend college, but plans to go into the medical field and become an orthodontist, dentist or a plastic surgeon.


Second Princess Riley Enneking
Best part is the Tea Party
By Lorie Palmer
Idaho County Free Press
“The best experience of the year for me was seeing all the little girls at the Princess Tea Party and getting to see their excitement about the whole thing,” smiled Idaho County Fair Second Princess Riley Enneking.
Enneking, 17, will be a senior at Prairie High School this fall. She is the daughter of Bob and Jennifer Enneking of Cottonwood. Her grandparents are Dave and Debbie Todd of Grangeville and the late Frank Enneking and Dolores Enneking of Cottonwood.
Another memory that’s close to her mind is when the girls were dress shopping in Boise and someone ran up the steps of the house wherethey were staying.
“I thought we were being robbed, but it was actually the Boy Scouts,” she laughed.
Enneking is a member of Keuterville Livestock 4-H Club, and at school, she is involved in volleyball, basketball, softball, Prairie League and Knowledge Bowl. She has two brothers, Payton Moore, 24, and Jackson Enneking, 14.
When she isn’t in school, Enneking enjoys church activities, working on the family farm. and baby-sitting.
Following graduation, she plans to attend the University of Idaho and major in either prephysical therapy or history and English to become a teacher in those subjects.


Photos from the Royalty Luncheon

The current royalty along with the 2023 candidates. Back from left are Payton Brown, Makenna York, Abbie Frei and Gracelynn Missman. Front from left are 1st Princess Kayle Graves, Queen Chloe Rowland and 2nd Princess Riley Enneking.

The 4 candidates. From left are Payton Brown, Makenna York, Abbie Frei and Gracelynn Missman.

Queen Chloe Rowland giving her speech.

1st Princess Kaylee Graves giving her speech.

2nd Princess Riley Enneking giving her speech.

Gracelynn Missman giving her speech.

Abbie Frei giving her speech. She compared the Fair and 4-H to a sundae and wound up making an actual sundae which her father Steve got to enjoy.

Makenna York gives her speech and has a timeline from a little girl dreaming of being royalty through 4-H and earning ribbons. The sash and crown are from when he mother, then Heidi Agee, was Queen in 1996.

Payton Brown gives her speech and connects her time getting started in 4-H at the Asotin County Fair then moving to Grangeville and the Idaho County Fair.