Fair Ambassador Information
APPLY TO BE A YAMHILL COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO AMBASSADOR
The mission of the Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo program is to provide a scholarship for higher education to outstanding young people in a program that perpetuates an appreciation for Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo history and tradition while promoting community outreach and volunteerism.
Being selected as a Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo Ambassador is an honor and an outstanding opportunity; it is also a large responsibility. The position requires a time commitment and adherence to strict behavioral standards that, at times, may prevent participation in other school or personal activities.
Please consider the following before applying:
- Ambassadors are public figures. Your words, your actions, and your past may be discussed by your school, the media and the community. As an “Ambassador”, you are always “on the record.” Think about what this means to you and your family before you apply.
- During the school year events will take place either after school or on weekends. During June, July and August you will be attending and speaking at events around the County promoting the Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo. Ambassadors will be responsible for their own transportation; being on time for every event is of utmost importance.
Eligible Candidates:
- Male or Female – unmarried
- Permanent resident of Yamhill County
- Be a graduating Senior this year or next year
- Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Must submit a sealed high school transcript along with application
The application deadline is 4:30 PM on February 28, 2025.
MEET YOUR FAIR AMBASSADORS – 2024
Anna Baumholtz
Fair Ambassador Anna Baumholtz will graduate from Dayton Senior High School in June. She is her school’s FFA Chapter President and Softball Team Captain. Anna is an Oregon High School Equestrian Team member, President of the Rough Riders 4-H Club and serves as Junior 4-H Horse Superintendent at the County Fair. She will show her horse at this year’s Fair. Anna will attend Linfield University, then OSU College of Veterinarian Medicine to become a veterinarian.
Chloe Bingman
Fair Ambassador Chloe Bingman will graduate this June from Amity High School. She served this school year as Student Body President and FFA Chapter Vice-President. In 2023, Chloe earned Outstanding 4-H Member of the Year and won FFA Grand Champion with her Rabbit Pen. At the 2024 Fair, she will show rabbits plus enter horticulture and food contests. Chloe will attend college to pursue Agricultural Marketing. Her goal is to eventually own her own business.
Emma Matthiesen
Fair Ambassador Emma Matthiesen, a Senior at Newberg High School, has been President of the Country Critters 4-H Club for three years. She raises, exhibits, and sells Boer goats and serves as Junior 4-H Superintendent for Meat Goats and Horticulture at the County Fair. She is also raising and starting a young horse under saddle. Emma plans to go to Carroll College in Montana, major in Biology, minor in Anthrozoology, then earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Madison Gregor
Fair Ambassador Madison Gregor is a Junior at Yamhill-Carlton High School, where she is FFA Chapter President. Madison is a Lucky Clover 4-H Club member and Lower Willamette FFA District past-President. She plays high school flag football, Varsity Basketball (team Captain) and represented her Varsity Trapshooting Team at the 2023 nationals, placing third. Madison will show sheep and pigs at the 2024 Fair. Her goal is to enroll at a 4-year college in 2025.
BELT BUCKLE SPONSORS
Knife River
Firestone Ag Enterprises
The 2024 Fair Ambassadors want to sincerely thank the following Sponsors for their generous
donations funding the college scholarships:
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.
Kit Johnston Farms
United Steelworkers Local Union
Yamhill County Board of Commissioners
Past Yamhill County Fair and Rodeo Ambassadors
2011 – Jennifer Goddik and Grace Wildhaber
2012 – Andrea Hunter and Luke Wildhaber
2013 – Marissa Dyck and Katie Noragon
2014 – Kayla Davis, Joanna Kubes and Tia Piscitelli
2015 – Liberty Greenlund, Austin Lebsock-Binz and Sasha Perez
2016 – Courtney Croft, Samantha Roff and Erin Rush
2017 – Abigail (Abbey) Berhorst, Elsie Duyn and Tatiana DeHart
2018 – Abigayle Darula, Paige Schwarz and JD Stables
2019 – Emily Hembree, Isabell (Izzy) Tillotson and Christopher Trapp
2020 – Grace Adams and Cydney Stables
2021 – Cydney Stables
2022 – Madison Bingman, Cheyanna Kelly and Kaydence Vertner
2023 – Ava Hargett, Hannah Hurty, Calli Jordahl and Nora Liesegang
for questions about the ambassador program or inquiries about becoming a sponsor, please contact the Yamhill County Fair Grounds
McMinnville, OR 97128
Phone: (503)434-7524
Fax: (503)435-1860
Email: yamhillcounty@gmail.com
Office Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Mon-Fri