Bonner County Fair & Rodeo Royalty

MAKAYLA CHAPMAN

Makayla Chapman is 17 years old and is a senior this year. Makayla's main goal as Fair Queen is to help out her 4-H community as much as possible, as well as set a great example to other 4-H'ers. Makayla is involved in the 4-H Swine Program.

If Makayla could make a new activity for the fair, she would love to create a "SuperFarmer" Contest - in which male and female duos would go head-to-head throwing haybales, moving haybales across the arena, gathering eggs from a nest and finding the hard boiled one by cracking them on the male partner's head, hanging a gate, and completing an obstacle course that involves rolling one partner in a tractor wheel and jumping over a 5-foot haybale! Sounds pretty fun, doesn't it?!

Makayla is an excellent representative of the Bonner County Fair and 4-H Program. CONGRATULATIONS MAKAYLA!

SHELLBIE MONTGOMERY

Shellbie Montgomery is twenty-four years old and was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho. She graduated from Sandpoint High School in 2013, and is currently attending North Idaho College, majoring in Physical Therapy.

Shellbie is currently working two jobs: one for the Lake Pend Oreille School District Transportation Department, and the other for Nu-Way Dry Cleaners.

Shellbie did not become serious about horses until the age of sixteen, when she become heavily involved in horse 4-H and participated in several events, including Horse Camp, horse shows, and gaming events. She has always had a love for rodeos and for the past few years, has participated in Grand Entry, carrying sponsor flags.

With a huge passion for animals, Shellbie volunteers as a 4-H leader for Swine and has been doing so for four years now. Her other interests include dancing, hunting, riding at gaming events, and spending time with her family.

ANGEL CLARK

Angel Clark is 22 years old, born here in Sandpoint, and has lived in Priest River all of her life. She grew up on her family's small ranch learning the ins and outs of raising different livestock, and was a member of the Bear Paw 4-H Club from the time she was 8 until she was 18. She raised and sold pigs, raised and showed rabbits, and of course, raised and showed horses, and attended horse camp for several summers.

A 2015 graduate from Priest River Lamanna High, Angel spent some time at North Idaho College before moving on into several different jobs including landscaping, barista, and physical therapy assistant, but her heart has always been with her horses and with that in mind, she is currently working as a stable hand at a boarding stable in Coeur d'Alene, allowing her to work with and exercise the horses boarded there.

Angel's love for horses started very young and only grew stronger. When she was 3, all she wanted for her birthday was a 'corn horse'.... a unicorn. So her mom made her a rainbow colored Arabian Unicorn out of her old grey mare and she was in love. Growing up with horses, she learned a lot before ever riding, and at 13 years old, she trained her first horse....which is the mare her mom rides today. She bought her very own first horse when she was 14 and spent a few years trying to fix the neglected state he had been in before finally having to do the right thing and send him on to warmer pain free pastures. She bought the mare she rides today as a yearling , and has done 100% all of the training on her herself. The bond they have is a strong one, as good friends should have.

Angel has dreamed of being Rodeo Royalty since she was a little girl. She is so proud to represent Bonner County as Princess 2019, and hopes to inspire other little girls into working toward their dreams as well.