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Posted bybjcc on Tuesday, September 22 @ 18:21:30 MDT
Contributed by bjcc
FALL FESTIVAL 5K RUN/WALK AT BLUE JEAN CENTER
On Saturday, September 19, at 9:00am the first 5K Run/Walk was held in Monroe City. In a field of 56 participants, Dylan Groves of Monroe City was the overall winner at 21:04. The first place woman was Jeanette Rainer of Lexington, KY, with a time of 22:55. Male and Female winners for the under 20 age group were Chad Thompson,31:48, and Corrine Deffendall,26 ;13. Ryan Holman,25:48, and Megan Deckard, 27:44, were first in the 20-29 group. Michael Edwards,22:22, and Ellen Keyes,25:53, won the 30-39 age group. Heath Gardner,22:39, and Jody Schulze, 30:13, won the 40-49 age category. Paul Truelove of Logootee won the over 50 age group with a time of 22:12. Trophies were given to the first place man and woman, with the winners of each category receiving a jar of Dr. Frank Emert’s Salsa. Each participant received a T-shirt. Bob Turner of Vincennnes started the race and calculated the results.
DOG SHOW AT FALL FESTIVAL The second annual dog show took place in the gym at the Blue Jean Center on Sat. Sept. 19, in Monroe City. Eighteen dogs competed for prizes in several categories. The dog show was sponsored by the Monroe City Feed Mill. The best dressed dog was “Gypsy”. a poodle-mix, shown by Andrea McCann of Carlyle, In. Another “Gypsy”, a Jack Russell terrier, shown by Grayson Keller won for Best Tricks, and Tiffany Twitty of Vincennes and her dog “Chance” won Best of Show and a $50.00 cash prize. All three dogs received trophies and cash prizes. All dogs received doggy bags filled with treats. FALL FESTIVAL QUEENS Three queens were crowned at the first queen contest in Monroe City on Sat. Sept 19. Twenty-seven girls participated in the contest coordinated by Julia Ketchem and Dawn Sparks. The master-of-ceremonies was Chip Sparks. Evan Twitty, 8 yrs, and son of Rick and Jamie Twitty of Vincennes entertained the crowd with country western music prior to the contest. Charli Schultz, 5, won the Little Miss title. Charli is the daughter of Jeff and Lori Schultz of Vincennes. Her sister, Caitlyn, age 11, won Jr. Miss. The over-all queen titled Miss Blue Jean was Madisyn Zeigler, age 5, of Monroe City. Madisyn is the daughter of Andy and Brooke Zeigler.
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