Information Regarding 
the 2010 Contest

Applications, rules and regulations are available by writing to:
 
Hookstown Fair, Queen Contest, P.O. Box 33, Hookstown, Pa. 15050, or by calling 
Mary Lee McElhaney, chairwoman, at (724) 573-9207.  

Applications must be returned to the fair address by July 15th.

Hookstown Fair Queen Program 

Is to promote greater public understanding and awareness of agriculture and its importance to Pennsylvania.

The 2010 Fair Queen will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship for the purpose of higher education and will participate in many of the activities at the fair.

She also will represent the Hookstown Fair at the Pennsylvania State Fair Convention in January, as well as other events to which she may be invited throughout her reign.

Contestants must live in Pennsylvania, have never been married, and be at least 16 years old and not older than 20 by 
June 1, 2010.

As part of the competition, each contestant is required to write an essay titled "What My Fair Means to My Community" and present a three to five minute speech on "Why You Should Come to the Hookstown Fair."