Jean Lindsey marks 80 years of Rooks County Fair entries
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JEAN LINDSEY has entered items from flowers to collages at the Rooks County Free Fair for the past 80 years. She is pictured with some ribbons and the recipe book, a Grand Champion winner she made for her family as a Christmas present in 2013.
Jean Lindsey joined Webster’s 4-W/4-H group (Webster’s Willing Winning Workers) in 1943. She turned eight during the Rooks County Free Fair that year, which was always held during her birthday week, August 21st. Turning eight meant she could enter and show items as part of her 4-H group, and so…
