Waitsburg cowgirl to compete for state title

WAITSBURG-Fifteen-year-old Makenna Barron is a busy gal.

A sophomore at Waitsburg High School, she plays volleyball and basketball, is involved in speaking and livestock FFA projects and chapter leadership, serves as the Associated Student Body Secretary, and has been active in 4-H for nearly eight years. She loves theater and will play the part of Liesl in the upcoming production of "The Sound of Music" at the Liberty Theater this fall.

If she's not doing something mentioned above, you can find her on a horse, in the rodeo arena, or on a parade route. She plans on competing in goat tying and...