Polk County Fair is a Family Tradition
Daphne Mentink had quite the cheering section for her at this year's fair. The section included siblings, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Polk County News photo by Rick Holtz-
Daphne Mentink prepares her goat for the Goat Show. Polk County News photo by Rick Holtz
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Donna Mentink and her grandkids, Daphne Mentink (left), Gracelyn Warren, Hunter Warren, Ivy Mentink and Kerry Forbes posing in the goat barn. Photo provided
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Fair traditions are passed down through the generations. Marlene Sterup and her great-granddaughter Ivy Mentink watch the Swine Show together. Photo provided
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Daphne Mentink showing off her “Best of Show” ribbon on her painting. Photo provided
OSCEOLA — All people bleed red, but some families bleed green.
Marlene Sterup of Osceola is a part of one of those families. Born in 1940, Sterup participated at the Polk County Fair in the 1950s. She didn’t show animals, baking was her project of choice.
The county fair is in her blood and that love has been past down through the generations.
“My mom had to ...
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