Illinois County Fair Queen relieved of duties [after enlistment and quick ship]

mystateline.com ^

[BenLurkin]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs (IAAF) says other events played in to the decision to release County Fair Queen Alexi Bladel of her duties, not her decision to enlist in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Bladel, who is from Rockford and served as Miss Winnebago County in 2018, was crowned the 60th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen in January 2019.

Now, the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs (IAAF) has relieved her of her duties. State Rep. Joe Sosnowski released a statement Friday afternoon, criticizing the IAAF for doing so after Bladel’s decision to join the U.S. Army Reserve.

Sosnowski (R-Rockford) blasted the decision to relieve Bladel of her duties as Fair Queen, saying, “Alexi fulfilled her responsibilities this summer traveling across the state to county fairs, promoting Illinois agriculture. She is now being unduly punished for her decision to enlist in the U.S. Army Reserve.

[vpintheak]

What are these things that happened prior? That would be relevant, wouldn’t it?

[BenLurkin]

I’m thinking either a)didn’t happen or b) embarrassing to all involved

[Meatspace]

That’s not how one treats Miss Winnebago County.

[Fiji Hill]

So she’s being punished for joining the military? Illinois may be a blue state, but one wouldn’t expect the world of agricultural expositions to be a hotbed of anti-American leftism.

[BigEdLB]

Alexi Bladel. Probably more in trouble because she’s pretty and blonde. Not guilty.

[rktman]

Ahhhh-Ten-Shun!

[datura]

That really isn’t fair....

[SES1066]

That really isn’t fair....

I see what you did there ... Good one!

[SES1066]

According to the IAAF board of directors, Bladel will be able to keep her title, but will not be able to participate in the Miss Illinois County Fair Pageant coming up in January, to crown the 2020 Fair Queen.

Something else is going I think but with Illinois, I assume Chicago values!

[Alas Babylon!]

She can stay in my foxhole!

[EvilCapitalist]

Not Guilty!

[EvilCapitalist]

I think you mean you’d like to get in her foxhole.

[Steve_Seattle]

"What are these things that happened prior? That would be relevant, wouldn’t it?"

The Board is acting like Big Tech acts when they ban you from a social media platform - they feel no obligation to provide a specific reason.

The Board cites some other reason for their action other than her joining the Reserve, but never informed her what that reason was, and she herself is apparently unable to guess what it might have been. Did she make a pro-Trump or pro-life tweet, or tell someone she believes there are only two genders?

[alternatives?]

“The Board.....never informed her what that reason was,”

Maybe she paid her bills. It is Illinois.

[Robert A Cook PE]

But, would how hard would she hit Laz?
(Before, after, or during boot camp?)

[bunkerhill7]

Farmers Against Unfair Fairs

[stylin19a]

From the article:

In a letter dated September 25th, Queen Pageant Director Cathy Redshaw attributed the Board’s action to “recognition of the challenges you have had, and will have, in meeting the terms and conditions of the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Contract.”

According to the IAAF board of directors, Bladel will be able to keep her title, but will not be able to participate in the Miss Illinois County Fair Pageant coming up in January, to crown the 2020 Fair Queen.

sure seems like it's because she enlisted...

[SuperLuminal]

"Alexi Bladel. Probably more in trouble because she’s pretty and blonde. Not guilty."

Cannot jump to quick conclusions... Would need to conduct a very thorough physical exam to make the final determination...

[vpintheak]

You may be on to something.