Soliz is 2012 county fair rodeo princess

Lindsay Soliz, 16, of Sisters, was crowned 2012 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo Princess this weekend in Madras.

Soliz, who has lived in Sisters all her life, loves animals. She has two cows named "Miss Kitty" and "Little Joe," a paint gelding named "Dodger" and an Australian shepherd named "Dodger."

She is very active in 4-H, FFA and the Sisters High School Equestrian Team. She enjoys the drill team best, but competes in several other areas.

She has been on the state 4-H horse bowl judging and hippology teams for the past three years. She won medals this year at horse fair for top five in gaming, and top 10 in performance. She was also on the champion in-hand obstacle relay (IHOR) team. In FFA she won three scholarship awards for a total of $500 to be used for a pig next year at fair. She was also awarded the Champion Ag Mechanics award for the chair she built in her Sisters High School woodworking class.