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Blake and Layni named 2010 Little Mister & Miss
BY JOY ROSEBERRY
ASST. MANAGING EDITOR
GREENVILLE -- Four-year-old Layni Faith Norris and five-year-old Blake Addis were named the 2010
Darke County Fair Little Mister and Little Miss during the pageant held Tuesday evening.
With this years theme "Just Me" the kids had a chance to show off their personalities with their
costumes. Layni, daughter of Mitch and Angie Norris, wore a pretty pink dress with her hair in pigtails
and carried a butterfly net. Blake, son of Amy and Larry Addis, was a cowboy from head to foot chaps,
hat, holster and guns.
First runner-up for Little Miss was Olivia Addis, three year old daughter of Amy and Larry Addis.
Gabriella "Ella" Stebbins, three, daughter of Jason and Mindy Stebbins was named second runner-up. Olivia Flatter, four, daughter of Carmen Jeffries and Sean Flatter, rounded out the court as third runner-up. Elizabeth Nelson was named Little Miss Most Photogenic.
Jayden Hollinger, four, son of Adam and Kami Hollinger, was named first runner-up in the Little Mister contest. Landin Wynn, three-year-old son of Nicole Hiatt, was second runner-up. Mason Pierri, three, son of Phillip and Jodi Pierri, was named third runner-up. Owen Marker, three, son of Jared and Alicia Marker, was named Little Mister Most Photogenic.
Sixty-four youngsters participated in the pageant, coordinated by Cheryl Leeper. WTRGs Sharon Shelly emceed the evening, while Stacy Ward, Katie Netzley and Eric Fee judged the pageant.
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On Wednesday campers learned how to make a debris shelter out of the natural materials found around them. Their goal was to make a small shelter that was just big enough for one of the two team members to fit into and that would keep them dry during a rain storm and warm from the evening chill. Many campers enjoyed this, even if they were donating blood to the mosquitoes at the same time! Several of the campers created quite the cozy shelters!
Thursday night campers arrived around 6 p.m. and were then dropped in the wilderness with staff. Upon entry of the wilderness it was discussed that because we were in a mock survival situation, we must find a camp site, set up shelter, gather water and get a fire going. Campers were split into small teams that would then delegate the camp chores out to one another. After they all worked on their own camp site for a short while, staff split the groups up for various chores with a representative from each team assisting in the needed goals of the team. Campers had build their shelter, and collect water (which was not consumed) and had to gather dry fire materials (which was hard due to an early morning rain!). Once they returned to camp, their water was placed at the fire, their fire pits were dug and they finished working on their shelter. As darkness drew near, the staff had a surprise for campers a nice warm meal cooked over the fire! Many campers were happy they wouldnt have to spend the night gathering grubs and other critters for food! By the time darkness hit, all teams had their shelters completed and their bedding material ready for the night. After some scary stories from a wandering Longhunter, the campers readied themselves for bed they were worn out!
After a camp breakfast, campers set to work gathering their belongings and returning the camp site to its natural look by dismantling their shelters. Shortly thereafter, campers were picked up by their parents and returned home (and probably their comfy beds!).
For more information on camps and activities offered by Darke County Parks, visit http://darkecountyparks.org, or call, or call 548-0165.
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