Fest spotlight.(Special Section)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September, 2004

Name: Tracy Richter Hometown: Schaumburg (now starting junior year at DePaul University) Involvement: Miss Septemberfest court in 2002, crowned Miss Septemberfest in 2003. How many years?: Went to festival every year as a kid with her family; Miss Septemberfest competition two years Favorite thing about the fest: As a child, it was the craft fair; she went every day with her mom, grandma and other family members.

Now, though, it's hard to say: "I don't even know what it would be," she said. "After being Miss Septemberfest, you just see so much more, and the whole experience is so much better." Favorite Beatles Song: "In My Life." She loved the song so much that, as vice president of her senior class in high school, she lobbied for it to be the song...