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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, February 18, 2010, Page 2
Rules and Regulations for 2010
County Youth Fair Pageant
The 2010 County Fair
Queen and three princesses
will be crowned at the
annual Youth Fair Pageant
on Sunday evening, Feb. 21
at 6:00 p.m. at the Fort
Ringgold Auditorium in Rio
Grande City. The theme of
the 2010 Starr County Fair is
"Good 01' Starr County
Roundup."
An entry form provided by
the Starr County Fair
Pageant must be submitted
to enter a contestant in the
show. This form must be
signed bv the contestant,
parents, or guardian, and
sponsor and must be
accompanied by the $30.00
entry fee paid by the
sponsor. A sponsor may be
an individual, parent,
business or youth
organization.
Cashier's check, money
order, or business checks
will be accepted no cash.
Absolutely no refunds will
be made under any
circumstances. Starr County
Pageant directors will not
give refunds after
applications have been filed.
Make checks or money
orders out to Starr County
Fair Pageant.
A contestant must be a
resident of Starr County.
She must be unmarried,
never married, and childless.
Contestants must qualify for
inclusion in one of the
following categories:
Petite Fair Princess - Pre-
Kinder through second grade
Pre-Teen Princess - Third
through fifth grade students
Teen Princess - Sixth
through eight grade students
County Fair Queen -
Starr County High School
Student
One costume is required
for the entire pageant. The
costume should be Western
and can consist of jeans and
a Western shirt or whatever
Western attire is desired,
"fhe costume need not be
elaborate or expensive but
should be in good taste for a
youth pageant, hats and
boots are optional.
All contestants will be
expected to attend a
rehearsal at the pageant site
on Thursday, February 18.
2010 starting at 3:00 p.m. in
preparation for the Starr
County Fair Pageant, which
will take place on Sunday
Feb. 21, 2010 at the Rio
Grande City High School
Auditorium Ft. Ringgold
Campus at 6:00 p.m. The
numbers for order of
presentation will be drawn
by participants at the
rehearsal
All contestants must report
by 5:00 p.m. the evening of
the pageant. Upon arrival, a
contestant must check in
with the director of the
pageant to receive her
number.
Admission the night of the
pageant will be S1.00 for
children under 12 and $3.00
for adults 12 and over.
Everyone except contestants
must pay even parents and
sponsors.
The winners will be
selected by the panel of
judges. All scores and
decisions are final. The
pageant system demands that
good sportsmanship prevail
throughout the pageant from
all contestants, families and
supporters; otherwise, they
will be disqualified whether
they win or not.
The top three places for
each category will be
awarded trophies. The
County Fair Queen will
preside ove.r the current
year's County Fair activities
and will earn the right to
represent the Starr County
Fair in the Texas Citrus
Fiesta the following January.
U' at any time the Queen fails
to meet the rules and
regulations she will not be
able to represent the Youth
Fair Pageant at any public
event.
All contestants will be
expected to represent their
sponsors and the pageant at
the County Fair Parade on
Saturday February 27, 2010.
Each contestant and/or
sponsor will be responsible
to acquire U vehicle and
posters and pay required
entry fees to take part in the
parade.
All rights are reserved for
the Starr County Fair
Pageant. No pictures will be
taken while the pageant is in
process. Exceptions are
made for special 4H
presentations before or
between presentations of the
contestants. No video taping
will be allowed except the
one contracted by the Starr
County Fair Pageant
directors. A professional
photographer has been
contracted, for your
convenience, and you may
register for photographs and
videos on the night of the
rehearsal. All videos
produced will be for the
profit of the Starr County 411
Youth Board. Your
cooperation in the purchase
of such video will be great:y
appreciated. Video tapes
will be sold on a one time
basis only. These rules will
be strictly enforced on the
night of the pageant Please
abide by the rules to avoid
embarrassment.
County Fair seeks to
round uo local talent
Organizers of the Starr
County Fair are rounding up
teams to entertain fairgoers
and provide a platform to
showcase local talent. All
Starr County dance,
cheer leading, folk lor ico,
drill dream, and band groups
are being asked to
participate. Performances
will be offered throughout
the three-day fair at Starr
County Fair Pavilion.
Events Coordinator Tracy
Brown said. "Starr County is
full of wonderful pecple
who have ocoted their time
and their talent to the youth.
This is a wondeiful
opportunity to showcase the
hard work and dedication
from not only the volunteers
and teachers, but from the
students as well.''
The event is an attempt to
show Starr County residents
the unique talent the
community offers and also
highlight the effort these
students and their teachers,
sponsors, and coaches put
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Farm Bureau promotes Food Check-Out Week
Starr County Farm Bureau board members are among Farm Bureaus at the county, state,
and national level celebrating the abundance and safety of American-grown food during
Food Check-Out Week, February 21-27. Key messages for the program are as follows:
Farm Bureau is helping consumers find solutions to eating healthy on a stretched budget;
America's farmers and ranchers are committed to producing safe, abundant and healthy
food: through charitable donations to local Ronald McDonald Houses (and other charities)
during Food Check-Out Week, we recognize the need everyone has to find solutions to
feeding families healths foods on a tight budget.
Food Check-Out Week
evolves to include nutrition
forth throughout the year. In
addition to group
performances, the Starr
County Fair offers art and
craft shows, a petting zoo, a
carnival, and a variety of
booths. Brown is still
looking for teams to
participate
"Whether you have a dance
team, a cheerleading squad,
a mariachi band, or anything
in between, we would love
to have you show off your
accomplishments," Brown
said. The last day to register
and schedule performances
is Sunday, February 21,
2010.
Farmer and rancher
members of Starr County
Farm Bureau are reaching
out to consumers with
practical information and
tips on how to put nutritious
meals on the table with
fewer dollars during Food
Check-Out Week. Feb. 15-
21.
"Stretching Your Grocery
Dollar with Healthy,
Nutritious Food," the new
official theme of Farm
Bureau's Food Check-Out
Week, reflects the fact that
many Americans are feeling
an economic squeeze and. as
a result, are eating out less
and preparing more meals at
home.
"Public health experts are
concerned that today's tough
economic times could lead
consumers, many of whom
are already overweight, to
cut costs by buying less-
nutritious foods that lack
important vitamins,
minerals, fiber and other
nutrients," said Terry
Gilbert, a Kentucky farmer
and chair of the AFB
Women's Leadership
Committee.
"During this week, we are
pleased to offer consumers
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information on how to
stretch their grocery dollars
with healths , nutritious food.
Tips for better nutrition on a
stretched budget, making
sense of food labels, and
understanding USDA's
MyPyramid are among the
topics Farm Bureau
members svill be talking
about svith consumers," said
Gilbert.
The connection between
Farm Bureau and Ronald
McDonald House Charities
that began more than a
decade ago remains strong.
"Through continued
charitable donations during
Food Check-Out Week to
local Ronald McDonald
Houses, as well as other
charities, sve're helping
these worthy organizations
provide the people they
serve with healthy foods on
a stretched budget," said
Gilbert
"While America's farmers
are committed to producing
safe, healthy food, they
share with consumers the
same issues of putting
nutritious meals on the table
while sticking to a light
budget."
Commenting on the nearly
universal need among
consumers to stretch their
food dollars in today's
economy, Gilbert noted that
a number of studies have
shown that recent higher
retail food prices svere
caused primarily by rising
energy costs for processing,
packaging and
transportation.
On behalf of the American
Farm Bureau, Gilbert and
the committee svill make
monetary and food donations
to Ronald McDonald Houses
in Phoenix and Louisville.
Ronald McDonald Houses
provides a "home-away-
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from-home" for the families
of seriously ill children
receiving medical treatment
at area hospitals. The
donations will be used to
help feed families staying at
the houses. In the Rio
Grande Valley, donating to
the Ronald McDonald House
in Harlingen is
recommended.
During Food Check-Out
Week, it is appropriate for
all Americans to reflect on
how they might help those in
need in their communities,
Gilbert said. Since the
program was initiated in the
mid-1990s, Farm Bureau
members have donated more
than S2.6 million in food and
monetary contributions to
Ronald McDonald Houses
and other worthwhile
charities during Food Check-
Out Week.
Participating county and
state Farm Bureaus svill hold
events throughout Food
Check-Out Week. Links to
state Farm Bureau Web sites
may be found here:
http: svsvvv.fb.org/state/.
Once you get there, click on
Texas.
Starting this year, the
timing of Farm Bureau's
Food Check-Out Week is
not related to the date
Americans have earned
enough money to pay for
their food for a year, which
is calculated on USDA data
that is always a year behind.
The third sveek of February
svas selected for Food
Check-Out Week as a bridge
to National Nutrition Month
in March.
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010, newspaper, February 18, 2010; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196399/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.