Waltman, Molnar named 2010 Holmes County Fair King and Queen

  • By Tricia Flickinger
  • August 17, 2010
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Crowns, sash’s and ribbons, oh my! Royalty has a new name in Holmes County this year and it’s Waltman and Molnar. “I was very surprised because there was some pretty touch competition,” said Aaron Waltman, 2010 Holmes County Fair King. “All four of us guys I thought had an equal chance and the same with the girls, so I knew this would be a tough year to win and I’m glad I was able to do it.” “I’m totally surprised and I was not expecting this at all,” said Emily Molnar, 2010 Holmes County Fair Queen. “I’m really happy though. I’m glad I’m going to be able to represent my club and then later down the road, represent the Holmes County Fair around the state.” Waltman and Molnar have both been involved in 4-H the past decade. Waltman is a member of the Town and Country Kidz 4-H Club and Molnar is a member of the Ripley Ringleaders Club. In 2007, Waltman’s older sister, Ella, was crowned Holmes County Fair Queen and he is happy that he can follow in her foot steps. “I’m actually pretty happy that I could carry on the family tradition,” he said. “That was my goal. Pretty much everything that Ella has done, I’ve wanted to do and I’ve actually completed everything she has done in 4-H. I’ve actually gone above her, but I’ve done everything she’s done and it makes me so happy.” Waltman said it has been his goal to become king ever since sixth grade, which was about the time Ella was getting really involved with 4-H. “It started as I wanted to do everything and get involved in everything with 4-H,” he said. “Learning in seventh and eighth grade that there are so many opportunities in the last four years of 4-H, I just wanted to complete them all. I watched Ella complete them all, so I was like now I have to complete them all.” Waltman was also selected by Holmes County to attend different conferences and camps in various states. “One was actually in Washington, D.C., which was pretty cool to attend. You have this opportunity, an opportunity to show at the fair and the state fair, which I have done. There are so many opportunities in 4-H, you just have to get into it. You’re not going to do every single one of them your third grade year, but as you stay with it, you’ll learn so much and learn about so many opportunities. I’m busy every summer with 4-H and I think that’s awesome.” Waltman is the son of Steve and Arlene Waltman of Millersburg and is a college freshman and plans to attend The Ohio State University to major in engineering. He took a market hog to the fair this year. During his time in 4-H, Waltman has taken two projects that guys don’t necessarily take, but he said that was all part of taking advantages of the opportunities one has in 4-H and he is looking forward to his time as king to represent Holmes County and to spend time at the fair. “I hope I can get around the fair and meet people and encourage them to join 4-H/FFA and also encourage people to stick with it,” he said. “I encourage them to take projects they wouldn’t typically take because I took a cooking and sewing project in the last three years. Those projects are for girls, well that’s what people think, but I did it by showing people that they can do it too. I just hope I can be an inspiration to people and show people you can do anything you want through 4-H.” During her 10 years in 4-H, Molnar has looked up the the fair queen and she has always wanted to be the one who wore the sash and crown and that time has finally come for her. “My parents and I would always come to this show,” she said. “We would always look at it and I always wanted to be the queen and have the crown. It’s just really exciting.” Molnar said that her whole family is involved with 4-H and it has really affected her life and has helped shape the person she is today. “My family has gotten closer because we’ve all been in 4-H,” she said. “A lot of people think that, ‘Well your parents just did it for you.’ If you’re actually in 4-H and enjoy it, you’ll take care of your animals the best you can.” Now that she is queen, she hopes that her younger sisters can help carry on the family tradition. “They made a big show and my sister missed her volleyball practice because she wanted to see this,” Molnar said. “I was like, ‘Well, you’ll be here someday.’ It would be awesome for them to carry on the family tradition.” Through her years in school, Molnar was involved in many school activities and sports. She said that being apart of 4-H really helped her in a leadership role when it came to those sports and other activities. “It taught me how to be a leader and how to handle with people,” she said. “It also taught me a lot of responsibility with what I need to do to succeed in life.” Molnar is the daughter of Mike and Carrie Molnar of Shreve. She is a college freshman planning to attend Ohio Dominican University to major in chemistry. Later she wants to attend medical school to become a pediatrician. She took a market hog to the fair this year as well as a miscellaneous project. Molnar is looking forward to her week at the fair and traveling around the state to represent Holmes County and the Holmes County Fair. “I’m excited about reaching out to other kids and getting the word out about the Holmes County Fair and all the good things that happen here,” she said. “I can’t wait to tell everybody how great Holmes County is because I would tell them that it’s a really nice community, everybody is nice, close together and everybody knows each other.” Some words of advice from Molnar for younger kids involved in 4-H, “Just keep going hard and taking responsibility because, sooner or later, it will get you where you need to be.”


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