Princess Katherine "Katie" joins the fair court as a 9^th grader from Hermiston. Katherine has been involved in a variety of activities at the UCF including shooting sports, poultry, art, communication contests and goats! She has won awards not only for her small animal showmanship but also in academics and service work. She strives to lead by example as a Junior Leader in 4-H, assisting with Project Leaders, past President, as Secretary of her 4-H club, Team Captain for the Umatilla County 4-H Livestock Team and Greenhand Treasurer for her FFA Chapter. She loves to teach younger members and help with any aspect of supporting 4-H and the UCF as much as possible. Katherine is passionate about serving her community and wants to pursue a degree in agriculture so that she can return to Umatilla County to help support youth development programs and “Advocate for the agricultural way of life that is the backbone of this area”.  We are eager to watch Princess Katie embrace her roll this year!

Princess Cheyanne joins the Fair Court as a 9^th grader from Hermiston. Cheyanne is active in 4-H Archery and Equine Showmanship where she has won Reserve Champion Showman. Cheyanne is dedicated to academic excellence and has won numerous awards in language arts, math, science and strives for overall academic success.  She has a goal of obtaining her college Associates degree while in high school and graduating as a valedictorian. Cheyanne enjoys assisting her community through her church and school activities such as choir and youth group. After high school she hopes to attend the University of Oregon, majoring in Psychology and Criminology and Forensic Anthropology to become a Criminal Psychologist. Cheyanne’s passions include softball, reading, fashion and art. We look forward to watching this tenacious young lady blossom this year on the fair court!

Princess Catherine Doherty

Grade 10, Hermiston, OR

Princess Catherine “Cate” joins the Fair Court as a 10^th grader from Hermiston. She has participated in UCF events her entire life along side her family. She started showing animals at the fair as soon as she was old enough, starting with peewee showmanship. Once she joined 4-H she excelled in her small animal classes winning a number of awards for her poultry and turkeys. In FFA she shows steer, heifers and small animals. Catherine is a born leader having served as FFA Chapter Vice President and Greenhand President, captain of her volleyball and softball teams and represented her class on the Executive Council of the HHS Association of Student Body. She is dedicated to giving back to her community and enjoys participating in church, school and community activities. We are excited to have such an ambitious young lady join us this year and look forward to her watching her shine!

Princess Hailey Loiland

Grade 11, Athena, OR

Princess Hailey joins the Fair Court as an 11^th grader from Athena. Hailey shows livestock at the UCF as well as participates in Home Economics and the Fashion Revue. She is an outstanding leader as she has previously been a FFA Greenhand Vice President, FFA Treasurer and Sophomore Class Secretary.  She has won multiple awards due to her exemplary skills including Outstanding Jr. Clothing Exhibitor, Champion Beef Showman and Overall Reserve Champion Beef Showman. Hailey has a passion for community involvement that not only includes Athena as her community but all of Umatilla County. She has helped organize 4-H personal hygiene drives, canned food drives and participated in land clean up days in both Athena and Pendleton. She participates in the Happy Canyon night show and volunteers for the Pendleton Round-up. She also helps coach youth t-ball and track.  We look forward to seeing this young lady in action this year on the Fair Court. 

Fair Court Chaperone Rebecca Manning is a Fair Court Alumni who served as Queen on the last Umatilla County Fair horseback riding court in 2010.

Rebecca and her husband Ryan have been longtime volunteers for the UCF and she is proud to mentor and lead the young women of the Fair Court. She serves as President of the BMCC College Rodeo Board and lends her time to the Pendleton Round-Up, Happy Canyon, and other events in the Umatilla community.

Rebecca’s unwavering support of the Umatilla County Fair and of the county’s youth is contagious. We are fortunate to have her in this influential role. Rebecca will be stepping down from her role as Chaperone after 2024.

As Rebecca prepares to resign from her role as Chaperone, Jessica Cutburth has joined her this year to assist and hopefully become Chaperone at the end of the year. Jessica is a two-year Fair Court Mom-Alumni, and her husband Mike has been voted UCF's 2023 Volunteer of the Year and joined the Fair Board in April 2024! Jessica and Mike continue to serve as loyal volunteers and the UCF is proud to have them on the team!