Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Saddle up for final royalty results

2004 Miss Days of the Old West

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The Sawtooth Rangers Riding Club has announced the winners of the 2004 Miss Days of the Old West royalty contest during Sunday’s Hailey rodeo.

This year’s contest coordinator was Janell Ramm.

Judges were Tara Rushton, Cindy Gochnour, Dalonna Stinemates and Scharlee Roberts.

Senior Queen: Melinda Markin, 18, of Hailey, a 2004 Wood River High School graduate who plans to attend Albertson College in Caldwell this fall. Melinda won Poise & Personality, Horsemanship, Photogenics and Speech.

Teen Queen: Kylie Freestone, 13, is the daughter of John and Leslie England of Pocatello. Kylie won Poise & Personality, Horsemanship and Photogenics, and tied with Kandace Boggs for Speech.

First attendant: Kandace Boggs of Fairfield. Second through sixth attendants: Megan Larkin, Kelsie Mahoney, Madalyn Miller, Krystal Tracy and Felicity McGraw.

Junior Queen: Alexis Bennett, an incoming eighth grader at Middleton Middle School, is the daughter of Michelle Bennett of Middleton and Jeff Bennett of Meridian.

Alexis won Poise & Personality, Horsemanship and Speech, and tied with Jessica Watts for Photogenics.

First attendant was Jessica Watts. Second attendant was Shaylee England and third was Michala Davidson.

In addition, Alexis was the overall high-point winner, receiving a Tex Tan saddle from the Sawtooth Rangers and matching breast collar from Wood River Equine Hospital.

Contest coordinator Janell Ramm thanked the following sponsors:

Daughters and Moms, Inc.; Guffy’s; Noggins ‘n’ Nails; Wood River Welding; Hertz; The Drug Store; Full Moon Catering and Restaurant; Marinello’s; Growing Concern Hair Design; Idaho Mountain Express; Jax Air; C&R Electric; Espinoza Flooring; Webb Landscaping; Wood River Equine Hospital; and Sawtooth Rangers Riding Club;

Also, Smoky Mountain Pizza & Pasta; Sun Valley Aviation; Mitch Gutches Plumbing; Power Engineers; Blaine County Title; Sawtooth Equine Service; Glenn’s Market; J. Neel & Co.; Valley Auto Body; Cornerstone Realty; Farm Bureau; 5B Realty; Bill Bozzuto; Paul Dean; Sutton & Sons; and Mary Ann Knight.

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