The folks in Manson have had a lot to smile about lately. On Aug. 9, Ashley Quade, daughter of Kim and Paul Quade, of Manson, was picked from a field of 102 candidates to be the 2008 Iowa State Fair queen. I bet she’s still grinning, but that grin likely has nothing over the smile worn by her maternal grandmother, Marilyn Oberhelman. Marilyn was so excited, she could barely get out all the facts when I talked to her about it. Anyway, a few days later Mary Condon, of Clare, stopped by to tell her her good news — about Manson girls, too. Raegen Schultz Wagner, of Cambridge, had been named Iowa State Fair senior cowgirl queen in a contest sponsored by the Iowa Associated Saddle Club. Formerly of Barnum and a graduate of Manson Northwest Webster, she is the daughter of Gina and Mark Schultz, of Barnum. She may not live here any longer, but she’s from here — a daughter of the Manson area and graduate of Manson Northwest Webster — and her horse lives in Clare, Mary said.