Attending Miss Brigham City Peach Days and Miss Murray Pageant

I had an enjoyable time at both of the ‘Miss Brigham City’ and ‘Miss Murray’ pageants I attended. The sad part was that my camera was not working during the Miss Brigham City Pageant. However, I do have a wonderful program to help with the memory of the great evening.
At both of these pageants, once they began, WOW, the excitement and talent never stopped.
Miss Brigham City was on Thursday, September 10, 2009. This Pageant is also tied into their annual Peach Days celebration. Among the many assets of Brigham City is the history and heritage that exists. Started in 1904 as a day-off from the harvest and time to celebrate "an abundance of the best peaches in Utah", this city-wide event is the longest continually celebrated harvest festival in Utah, and is reported to be the second oldest in the country. Peach Days is an honored tradition that brings approximately 75,000 spectators a fun-filled weekend that the Top of Utah and Southern Idaho residents look forward to every year. The event takes place in September, the weekend following Labor Day.
Attending the Miss Murray Pageant, Saturday, September 12, 2009, I learned that there is a story of tradition there as well.

Current Miss Murray Stacey Hansen 2010

Former Miss Murray Cari Southwich 2009

Enjoy the fun pictures I was able to get at the Miss Murray Pageant.

Above is Little Miss Murray 2010 MyKenzy Ford - It just happens we lived by her when she was just a baby.  What an exciting reunion to meet up with her mother and father!

Brittney, wearing my crown, is one of my favorite Special Olympians when I coached at the Summer Special Olympics several years ago.  She loved wearing my crown.  I was so happy to see her!

Are You Ready For The Upcoming Elections

Murray is my home community and has been for the past 20 years. My husband and I raised all of our children here participating in all that Murray has to offer.
Murray is a tight knit community which includes only seven Elementary Schools - the Grant Bulldogs - Horizon Husky - Liberty Leopards - Longview Lynx - McMillan Mighty Mites - Parkside Panthers - Viewmont Eagles. Two Junior High Schools - Hillcrest Gladiators - Riverview Rebels. Eventually all students are one in High School - Murray High Spartans. We are proud of our school and the students that attend.
We are known as the Tree City, being one of the original settlements in when the pioneers settled in Utah. The first thing they did was to plant trees in this desert land to bring some of the beauty and shade they were accustomed to.
There is an abundance of recreational and educational programs offered in our small community. To name a few we have our annual Fun Days, Arts in the Park, regular tours of our Historic District, our own Museum, Library, Golf Courses, Police Department, Fire Department, Historic Cemetery which include some of the original settlers of the Salt Lake Valley to our most current residents. We have our own Parks and Recreation department who oversee year round activities. The list goes on!
Why do I mention all of this, which by the way is only part of what we enjoy here in Murray, because election time is soon approaching? Are you ready?
The Primary Elections are around the corner! Are you registered? Are you informed? Do you even know who the candidates are?!!
You can find all that information in one spot -- the Murray website. Click the link below for direct access. Once you know, go over to City Hall to vote early. Polls opened, Sept. 1 at 9:00 a.m. The last polling date is Friday, Sept. 11.
Get out and Vote!
murray.utah.gov

Now just because Murray is MY home town does not mean that all areas of our country are not important to me. Be informed. Go to your local web sites, city hall or to your state offices to become informed. Become involved and let’s make your community and my community a great place to be.
From there we can make our County, our State, our Country the place that our founding fathers fought hard for. A free country! A Country to be proud of! A place of opportunity our children and grandchildren.
I am proud to be an American! I know you are too!