‘Thank you, Idaho County. I am honored to be your queen’
Grangeville High School senior Kinzley Adams has served as the 2024 Idaho County Fair Queen. The 17-year-old is the daughter of Jeff and Trisha Adams. She has three sisters: Lexis Knigge, Delanie Adams and Bridgelee Adams. Her grandma, Pat Adams, lives in Grangeville, as well.
Adams serves as president of the Barnyard Beastiles 4-H Club, which is led by Ty and Shannon Reuter. At school, she is a member of both varsity basketball and softball. She also spends time filming for the GHS varsity football team each fall.
“Some of my best experiences so far this year have been getting to learn more about myself and showing my love for the beautiful, supportive county we live in,” she stated. “I have gained so many responsibilities as the Idaho County Fair Queen and faced many different learning experiences, such as negotiating with people that I wouldn’t usually come across on a normal day and learning how to work around problems.”
She said she has also learned she loves to serve as a role model for younger girls and boys in the crowd, “just like the royalty girls, when I was a little girl, did for me!”
“Seeing their faces light up as we drove by on the float made me realize how much I appreciated this opportunity I was given,” Adams emphasized. “This is my true passion and I love representing this amazing county.”
Following high school graduation in 2025, she hopes to play college softball.
“If that doesn’t work out, I will attend the University of Idaho, get my business degree and go into real estate,” she said.
Adams thanked her classmate and 2023 Idaho County First Princess Makenna York, who originally recruited Adams to try out for royalty.
“She was the one who convinced my parents that this experience would benefit me in the long run, and boy was she right,” Adams smiled.
She also thanked her advisors, both retiring  royalty advisor Joyce Gehring-Sonnen, and incoming advisor Tara Connolley for their guidance and assistance.
“And finally, my world, and my biggest supporters, also known as my wonderful family,” she emphasized. “My mother has worked so hard to make everything work as smoothly as possible and I am so grateful that I got a funny, honest, and smart human who lets me be myself whatever the situation is, to call my mom. I’m also thankful for my dad for putting up with my mom and me when we come up with crazy ideas, for being my rock, helping me get through thick and thin, and, of course, letting us use his shop to store the float when my sister, Delanie, was decorating.”
“That brings me to my sisters,” she continued. “My three sisters are truly like my personal paparazzi and fanclub. They are with me every step of the way pushing me to strive to be the best version of myself. I am so extremely grateful for everyone in my life and if I didn't thank you now, just know you have contributed greatly to my life and the person I am today. Thank you, Idaho County. I am so honored to be your queen.”

Has plans to be a social worker
Chayla Christopher, 17, is the 2024 Idaho County Fair First Princess.
Christopher is a 2024 graduate of Prairie Junior-Senior High School and will be a freshman at Lewis-Clark State College this fall. She is the daughter of Brandee Ross of Keuterville.
A member of Keuterville Livestock 4-H Club, Christopher thanks sponsors Diana Graning and Cara Uhlenkott.
“Some of my best memories of the year have been going dress shopping, staying at a Spokane hotel and just being silly,” Christopher recalled.
At Prairie, she participated in volleyball and softball, as well as Prairie League. She is a member of Idaho Catholic Youth Group and volunteers with Idaho County Recycling-Cottonwood site.
“I plan to attend college to become a social worker,” she stated.


Hopes to explore career in fashion
Lydia Stowell is the 2024 Idaho County Fair Second Princess.
Stowell is the daughter of David and Dori Stowell of Grangevilleand is a homeschooled senior. The 17-year-old has four siblings: Benjamin (Brooke) Stowell; Abigail (Matthew) David; Levi Stowell; and Bethany Stowell.
“My best experiences this year have included going to the Asotin County Fair, parade and rodeo with my family,” Stowell said. “I was also able to go to the royalty luncheon and meet the rodeo royalty from all over the Northwest and talk to them about their royalty experiences.”
Stowell is a member of the Crazy Critters 4-H Club and has been involved in the fair in many ways throughout the years, including as a fashion board member.
She is a member of the Grangeville High School audition-only Varsity Blue Choir and also plays soccer. She is involved in youth group and church choir and helps in the nursery at her church. She also works at Cash and Carry, as well as having a cleaning job.
Following finishing high school next year, Stowell plans to attend college for her general education courses.
“My goal is to go into a fashion or art career,” she stated.
Stowell thanked Gortsema Motors who provides the trucks for the Idaho County Fair royalty float in parades, and also thanked Les Schwab Tire Center for the axles for their float. She also expressed appreciation for Catrina Rioux for taking their royalty photos.