Along with their roles as the governor and first lady of Kansas, newlyweds John and Karen Carlin also played the part of 4-H parents at the Douglas County Fair. The Carlins and some of their relatives sat in the stands as Mrs. Carlin’s daughter, Marci, showed her calf in the junior Holstein event. Both the governor and his wife had 4-H and farming backgrounds and Mrs. Carlin had been raised in Douglas County.