Thank you for help with pageant

To the editor:
Once again, I would like to thank the many businesses and organizations of Jay County for their support of this year’s Miss Jay County Fair Queen Pageant.
Thank you to the Jay Couty Fair Board, the Portland Breakfast Optimist Club and the Miss Jay County Fair Queen Pageant committee. Tina Schwieterman, Miss Jay County and Miss Indiana State Fair Queen of 1986, served as our mentor and coach this year. The Commercial Review and WPGW gave the pageant great advertisement and coverage with support from Adams County Memorial Hospital. Thanks to Jay County Public Library, Trinity United Methodist Church, Bearcreek Farms, and Richard’s Restaurant for the use of facilities for various aspects of the pageant. Charlie Rohrer, Jack Good and staff provided the microphones for the rehearsals and the sound equipment for the pageant.
Thank you to Portana Travel, Spencer Apartments, First Bank of Berne, First Merchants Bank, Reni’s Heaven Scent, The Flower Nook and Cook’s Nursery for donations for the trophies, the crown, sashes, plants, and flowers.
We had approximately 100 county businesses who purchased ads for the pageant program. Carly Sanderson of Legacy Portraits and Darrin Sanderson and Dave Flowers of Sandflower Entertainment served as our official photographer and videographers. I would encourage the public to patronize our county businesses as they do so much to support the youth and organizations of our community.
A big thank you to the sponsors of our eighth talented and lovely candidates and their parents for their support. Last year’s queen and court provided assistance and presented Jay County well in 2012/2013. The stands were full on the night of the pageant and we are grateful for the community support on a day when the weather once again came through for us to hold the pageant on the stage at the Great Jay County Fairgrounds.
Sincerely,
Julie K. Hunt
Event Chairperson
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