GENTRI GUTIERREZ NAMED 158TH WASHINGTON CO. FAIR QUEEN
County Fair Queen on Saturday by the previous Fair
Queen, Haileigh Lange.
Royalty was crowned Saturday night to mark the start of the 158th Washington County Fair.
Named the new Fair Queen was Gentri Gutierrez, a junior at Brenham High School representing Washington County 4-H. Gentri is the daughter of Savannah and Matt Gutierrez, and she is the granddaughter of Jody Schulz and the late Larry Schulz, and Terry and Matt Gutierrez. She sold 2,144 season passes for the fair.
Gutierrez said the announcement was a huge surprise, but she is immensely thankful for all those who supported her.
The runner-up for Fair Queen, selling 1,214 season passes, was Barnes Koehl. She is a junior at Brenham High School, representing Brenham FFA. She is the daughter of Destre and Blaine Koehl, and she is the granddaughter of Patsy and Rayburn Klussmann, and Deloris and Billie Koehl.
Brooke Mulder was the winner of the essay contest and interview contest, winning two $1,000 scholarships. She is a junior at Brenham High School and is representing Washington County 4-H. She is the daughter of Rheagan Mulder and the granddaughter of Randy Gaskamp and the late Tina Gaskamp.
Also running were Monnica Colanter, a senior at Grace Lutheran School representing Grace Lutheran High School Athletics who is the daughter of Eddie N. and Brit Colanter and the granddaughter of Bonnie Lewis; and Lilly Baker, a senior at Brenham High School representing the Brenham Anchor Club who is the daughter of Lacy and Raymond Sutton and the granddaughter of Carolyn Baker, William Baker, Laurie Sutton, and the late Ray Sutton.
The five candidates collectively sold over 4,600 season passes for over $234,000.
Saturday’s festivities also included the parade through downtown Brenham, with photos and a video available here. Many more events are on the horizon, with the crowning of the Little and Junior Mister and Miss set for Wednesday.
