Applications for Miss Danish Festival and Court 2011

This year Miss Danish Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary of being affiliated with Miss America/Miss Michigan. The pageant will be held on Saturday, August 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the Greenville Community Church. Deadline for applications is June 17th, and orientation is Monday, June 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Flat River Library.

Applications are available for these titles:

Miss (17-24); Young Miss (13-16); Jr. Miss 11-12; and Prince/Princess (4-6).

This year Wal-Mart is giving out bikes for the Prince/Princess. For the Miss contestants, there is total of about $2500.00 to be divided up between the Queen and runner-ups.

If you are interested or you know of someone who would be interested, applications can be downloaded at danishfestival.org.

It is truly a cherished experience to represent Greenville in the festival and beyond. 

From: http://www.bas-k12.org

As part of the annual Community Showcase, Gold Star Awards were given to one local business and individual.

This year’s business winner was Belding Tank Technologies, represented by Dan Blunt, Jr. This award is given to a business that has given generously of its resources in support of Belding Area Schools and its students. Belding Tank has supported the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, as well as sponsoring numerous youth and sports teams.  They also support our students’ education through donations to the Belding Museum and the Alvah N. Belding Library.

On April 23, 2011, the Ladies Auxillary 4406 of the Belding VFW will hold a breakfast for the community.

The event will be held at the Belding VFW hall, located at 209 E. Washington St. in Belding. The event is scheduled from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Among the menu items will be a choice of pancakes with sausage, Belgian waffles with choose of fruit, omelets with hash browns and sausage, and other a la carte choices.

So prepare your appetite and come enjoy some community spirit.