The Fairfax Fair, sponsored annually by the Fairfax Optimist Club, will be Friday and Saturday, August 15 and 16, followed by church in the park on Sunday, August 17. This year’s theme is “Celebrate Youth: The Decades.”

Students finishing the sixth grade to those beginning their senior year are invited to participate in the Junior Miss/Miss Fairfax contest which will take place at the Fairfax Fair Friday, August 15. Applications and information packets are available at Rays’ Dairy Diner or you can contact Kendal Straub at 660-253-0022.

The first meeting will take place Friday, July 25, at 6:00 p.m. at the shelter house in the Fairfax City Park. Please have your application prepared. If you are unable to attend but are interested in competing, contact Kendal Straub at the number above or Alicia Straub at 660-744-3606.