2026 Asotin County Fair
& Hells Canyon Rodeo Royalty

Queen: Reece Sheppard

Hello everyone, my name is Reece Sheppard and I am proud to be your 2026 Queen! I am the daughter of Josh and Chelsy Sheppard of Clarkston, WA. I am the middle of two sisters, Berklie and Jensyn, and they are my best friends. I am 16 years old and a sophomore at Asotin High School.
Following in my parents footsteps I have been very involved with the Asotin County Fair and Hells Canyon Rodeo. My dad is a rodeo clown who clowned the Hells Canyon Rodeo for 11 years and is now on the sales committee. My Mom was also Asotin Royalty when she was in high school and is now a horse 4-H leader. In addition to that, they both took part in FFA and 4-H. I have been a part of the fair since kindergarten showing rabbits, dogs, horses, pigs, and steers, along with sewing, modeling, cooking and presenting demonstrations. I was a large animal Round Robin winner my 8th grade year and have helped at the Livestock sale the past three years. I have been very involved in 4-H outside of the fair by being a youth leader for different clubs, a teen camp leader and a 4-H club president.
At Asotin High School I am involved in Volleyball, National Honor Society, and FFA. Last year in FFA I participated in Creed, Livestock Judging, Beginning Parliamentary Procedure, and Conduct of Chapter Meetings (CCM). At state, my CCM team and I got first place for our written test and second place for our meeting category. At our end of the year FFA awards banquet I was also awarded the Star Greenhand Award. This year I will be doing Advanced Parliamentary Procedure, Livestock Judging, and showing a steer and horse at the fair.
Singing is a very important part of my life and has been an affinity of mine since I was very little. I started singing the National Anthem at the age of eight and ever since then I have been singing at rodeos, including the Asotin Rodeo and Sale and the Lewiston Round Up, school games, graduations, memorials and plenty more. My family and I are very strong in our
Faith and I love to lead worship in the band at Canyons Church on Sundays, as well as volunteer in our children’s ministries.
I have been very involved with horses all my life. From showing horses at the fair every year, to many playnights, barrel races, and omoksees, I have learned so much. I have competed in many rodeos through Central Idaho Rodeo Association, Idaho District 3 High School Rodeo Association, and barrel racing at the Asotin Rodeo. I have gotten lessons periodically throughout my life and I have now started training my own horses.
I am so excited to make memories with Princess Brooklynn and my horse Camas this year while representing the Asotin County Fair and Hells Canyon Rodeo, and I can’t wait to see what God has planned for us! Being Queen of our Fair and Rodeo has been a lifelong dream and is such an honor. Have a wonderful time and stop to visit if you see me!!

Princess: Brooklynn Auke