LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor:
Another Miss Pea Ridge pageant has come to a close. It was a huge success as we had over 65 contestants this year! We would like to thank all of the contestants and parents who participated this year. We appreciate the time and effort you put into this fun event!
We also want to thank all of our sponsors. We couldn’t have done this without your support! Sponsors include: Beaver Farms; Designs of the Time; Arvest Bank; Community First Bank; Pea Ridge Vet Clinic; Sisco Funeral Home; Pea Ridge Florist; Thirty-One Gifts, Karen Kitterman; Simple Elegance Event Planning, Sandy Fletcher and Meghan Good; Jeff and Ann Cato; Stefano and Ira Rocchi; B&B Racing Supply; Bone Trucking; Urban Arrow; Mitzi Taylor, NWA Residential Real Estate; Oakview Animal Clinic; Everett GMC Buick; Kerrie Smith; Subway; Brandy’s Boutique; Time Of Your Life Photography; The Historic Lyric Theater; Harrison, Ark.; R& T Designs; Greenbrier, Ark.; Sam’s Club; Van Nails; Embroidery Designs; Rimports; and Shalom.
To Mr. Dontai Nash, Miss Rebecca Woods and Miss Allie VanHouden: Thank you for your fantastic emcee work! You definitely made it fun for the contestants and audience alike!
To Mrs. Katie Anderson and Miss Emily Henry: Thank you for your wonderful performance before the pageant! You did a great job and we appreciate you for coming!
To the judges, Miss Abby Floyd, Miss Arkansas USA 2016; Mrs. Brandy McCool; Miss MaKayla Morrison; and Miss Karen Shelton, thank you very much for being our judges. You have a difficult job but you did it well!
To the auditor, Mrs. Sarah Fletcher: Thank you for your accounting expertise! We know we can be sure that the scores were counted correctly and we appreciate you!
Thank you to The TIMES for all the pageant coverage! As always, you do a great job and we appreciate everything you do for Beta Alpha!
A special thank you to Mr. Keith Martin and the entire Pea Ridge School administration for the use of the Middle School and all the hard work that went into getting the school ready for the pageants in the midst of summer cleaning!
We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the parade and especially to the Pea Ridge Police department for leading it. This is a long standing tradition in the community and without your participation it wouldn’t be possible.
Last, but not least, a huge thank you to the entire Pea Ridge community for coming out to support Beta Alpha and all of the young ladies and young men involved! We appreciate you and love how you love our community!
Sincerely, SANDY FLETCHER, MEGHAN GOOD, KAREN KITTERMAN AND THE ENTIRE
CHAPTER OF BETA ALPHA.