Main Street News: June 13th

Traditions are a big part of small towns. Some people have their own traditions, whether it’s getting your morning cup of coffee in town or taking the family to join in on the excitement and fireworks at the community picnic every year. Barnesville’s community has many traditions of their own, one of them being the Miss Barnesville pageant. This year marks the 78^th year of the pageant. Year after year, another young female is crowned with the honorable title. We still have many former Miss Barnesville winners with us today, all who are invited to come and be recognized the night of the pageant.

The Miss Barnesville pageant continues to provide an opportunity for high school girls in our community to compete for several scholarship awards while building their confidence, poise and communication skills in a positive environment. The Princess Blue Eagle pageant is also the perfect opportunity for the younger girls to become more outgoing and sociable, both assets that will be useful in their bright futures. Miss Barnesville will receive a $500 scholarship, $200 for the 1^st runner up and $300 for Miss Congenitally. Princess Blue Eagle will also receive $100. This is a wonderful way to also represent your community and build your resume!

This year, we will again be crowning Miss Barnesville and Princess Blue Eagle at the Community Picnic on July 28th at 7:30pm. We are currently taking applications for Miss Barnesville. Any girls that will be an incoming 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grader that lives in the Barnesville area are eligible to participate. We are also looking for incoming 5^th-6^th grade girls to be contestants for Princess Blue Eagle. If you are interested in this great tradition, please give me a call at (218) 354-2479.