Candidates Vie for Pickford Queen Title
Hay Days Celebration Begins August 2

Pickford Hay Days Queen candidates Chelsea Belonga (far left) and Kaylynn Portice (far right) flank the 2006 Hay Days Princess Olivia Smith and Prince Adam SkinnerWednesday, July 26. The two other candidates, Alicia Bjunes and Cheyenne Cline, were out of town and not available for the photograph.

Pickford Hay Days will start this week Wednesday, August 2, with the annual hamburger bash fundraiser for the event.

Chelsea Belonga, Alicia Bjunes, Cheyenne Cline, and Kaylynn Portice, all of Pickford, are candidates for queen, to be crowned by 2005 Queen Brittnie Wallis Friday night, August 4, at 7:30 p.m. Jasmine Ledy is no longer a candidate.

Miss Belonga is 14, the daughter of Keith and Gaye Belonga. She is a sophomore at Pickford High School and a member of Family, Community, and Careers Leaders of America (FCCLA). She participates in cross country running and works part-time at Main Street Cafe in Pickford.

Miss Bjunes, 16, will be a senior at Pickford High School and is the daughter of Jon and Ruth Bjunes. She is a member of the National Guard youth program and has participated in volleyball and track at Pickford High.

Miss Cline is 15 and the daughter of Kip and Lisa Cline. She will be a sophomore at Pickford High School, is a member of FCCLA, and has participated in basketball, volleyball, and track.

Miss Portice, 17, is the daughter of Calvin and Sharon Portice, and will be a senior at Pickford High. She is a member of 4-H, FCCLA, and she runs cross country and track. She works part-time at Maples Sawmill in Hessel.

In addition to the queen candidates, Pickford Hay Days will honor the prince Adam Skinner, a sixth grade student and son of Scott and Cheri Skinner, and princess Olivia Smith, also in sixth grade and the daughter of Mark and Joyce Smith. Both are students at Pickford Middle School.

A schedule of Hay Days activities is on Page 6 and Page 7 of this issue.

Some additional activities were recently added to the schedule of events, including a petting zoo Saturday, August 5, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the open area east of Dr. Morrison's dental office on Main Street. The All God's Children 4-H Club will host the zoo.

A checkers tournament will be hosted by Mama Maloza's coffee shop Saturday, August 5, starting at 3 p.m. Participants of all ages are welcome to compete in the tournament.