Here are some of the winners!
Children's Parade - Shanalee is our "Little Miss"
Staci with Shanalee and her "shadow" Abby
Handing out popscicles!
Strawberry Day's Events
Every year the Royalty helps with the Children's Parade and Judge the Baby Contest. They also help at Huck Finn Day ~painting faces!
Here are some of the winners!
Children's Parade - Shanalee is our "Little Miss"
Staci with Shanalee and her "shadow" Abby
Here are some of the winners!
Children's Parade - Shanalee is our "Little Miss"
Staci with Shanalee and her "shadow" Abby
Our Trip to Salt Lake
As representatives for Strawberry Day's we are able to go to Salt Lake and be on Good Things Utah and then make a visit to the Church Office Building and meet with our Area Representative. Lunch is always included at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building...yummy food and really yummy desserts! These are some pictures of the trip this year!
This is taken on the steps at the old Church Office Building.
Outside the building-in the wind!
Goofy girls at Good Things Utah studio
Elder Rasband visited with us.
This is taken on the steps at the old Church Office Building.
Outside the building-in the wind!
Goofy girls at Good Things Utah studio
Elder Rasband visited with us.Sweetheart Pictures
Welcome Sweethearts! The entire town of Hoopeston rolls out the Red Carpet for all of the contestants!
Utah's Host Family... Our very own Wilma and Bob Knight!
Whitney with the newest "Sweetheart" Miss Arizona!
Whitney Makes Top Ten!
Whitney made Top Ten at the National Sweetheart Pageant! She did a wonderful job! There were 39 contestants in the pageant this year! So she really did well!
Way to Go Whit! Can't wait to see pictures! We love YOU!
Way to Go Whit! Can't wait to see pictures! We love YOU!
Whitney is off to the National Sweetheart Pageant!
Whitney is off to Hoopeston Illinois (2 hours South of Chicago) in Corn Country. Since she was named 1st runner up to Miss Utah she earned the right to compete at the National Sweetheart Pageant. It is held for all the first runner-ups from all over the nation. So Good Luck Whit! Enjoy every minute! It is a once in a life time experience! Here she is with Bob and Wilma Knight. They are the best host family is all the world! They are Utah's official home away from home!
Here is some information on the pageant from the Hoopeston website!
Here is some information on the pageant from the Hoopeston website!
This is the steam engine that starts the parade... squealing LOUDLY down the street!Then it is the power that cooks all the corn! Read below! It is really fun!
For 65 years Hoopeston, IL has been celebrating its agricultural roots through the annual Sweetcorn Festival held Labor Day weekend, August 31st through September 4th. A trademark to the celebration is the free buttered corn.
The corn isn’t cooked up in an ordinary way. First, it is put on a conveyor run by an antique John Deer engine. The corn is manually fed through the husker where the rollers remove most of the silks. The corn falls into cold water tanks where it is then removed and dropped into cooking pots, where the water is heated by a steam engine. After it’s cooked, the corn is dumped onto a table and buttered and salted and ready to eat.
The celebration was created in 1941, after local businessmen started the original festival in 1938. Each year, thousands of visitors flock to McFerren Park to enjoy the Miss Sweatheart Pageant, the carnival, parade, truck and tractor pulls, demo derby, 5-K run, and entertainment in the beer tent. About 50 tons of free sweetcorn is distributed throughout the weekend. The celebration is now sponsored by the Hoopeston Jaycees.
The National Miss Sweetheart Pagaent attracts contestants from all over the United States. In 1952, the Junior Chamber of Commerce took over sponsorship of the pageant and wanted to attract attention. The Chamber invited the first runners-up from the Miss America state pageants to compete.
Over the years, eight Sweetheart contestants have gone on to become Miss America, the most recent in 2002. IN 2006, 11 former competitors were in the Miss America Pagaent. Judges have either represented or judged the Miss America pageant.
Each year there are approximately 30 women who vie for the title. The winner receives a$1,000 scholarship, a $500 U.S. Savings Bond, and an assortment of gifts. While in town, the girls stay with local citizens and tour local industries. Although Hoopeston doesn’t provide all the glitz and glamour the girls may be used to, it’s still a chance for them to compete at a national level pageant.
For 65 years Hoopeston, IL has been celebrating its agricultural roots through the annual Sweetcorn Festival held Labor Day weekend, August 31st through September 4th. A trademark to the celebration is the free buttered corn.
The corn isn’t cooked up in an ordinary way. First, it is put on a conveyor run by an antique John Deer engine. The corn is manually fed through the husker where the rollers remove most of the silks. The corn falls into cold water tanks where it is then removed and dropped into cooking pots, where the water is heated by a steam engine. After it’s cooked, the corn is dumped onto a table and buttered and salted and ready to eat.
The celebration was created in 1941, after local businessmen started the original festival in 1938. Each year, thousands of visitors flock to McFerren Park to enjoy the Miss Sweatheart Pageant, the carnival, parade, truck and tractor pulls, demo derby, 5-K run, and entertainment in the beer tent. About 50 tons of free sweetcorn is distributed throughout the weekend. The celebration is now sponsored by the Hoopeston Jaycees.
The National Miss Sweetheart Pagaent attracts contestants from all over the United States. In 1952, the Junior Chamber of Commerce took over sponsorship of the pageant and wanted to attract attention. The Chamber invited the first runners-up from the Miss America state pageants to compete.
Over the years, eight Sweetheart contestants have gone on to become Miss America, the most recent in 2002. IN 2006, 11 former competitors were in the Miss America Pagaent. Judges have either represented or judged the Miss America pageant.
Each year there are approximately 30 women who vie for the title. The winner receives a$1,000 scholarship, a $500 U.S. Savings Bond, and an assortment of gifts. While in town, the girls stay with local citizens and tour local industries. Although Hoopeston doesn’t provide all the glitz and glamour the girls may be used to, it’s still a chance for them to compete at a national level pageant.
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