'Little Miss Liberty' and 'Little Uncle Sam' named Saturday in Sweet Springs

Monday, July 6, 2009
By GEOFF RANDS/Staff writer

Keegan Brewer, dressed as President George Washington, stands at the eighth annual Little Miss Liberty/Little Uncle Sam Contest at the Sweet Springs City Park Saturday, July 4, before being named 2009's Little Uncle Sam.
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McKenna Bishop receives a $50 savings bond after being named 2009's Little Miss Liberty during the Independence Day festivities at Sweet Springs City Park Saturday, July 4. Other finalists for the title of Little Miss Liberty were Hanna Viets and Kendall Brewer.
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McKenna Bishop and Keegan Brewer were named Little Miss Liberty and Little Uncle Sam, respectively, during the Independence Day celebrations at the Sweet Springs City Park Saturday, July 4.

Other contestants in the Little Miss Liberty/Little Uncle Sam Contest included Lindsey Winston, Kendall Brewer and Madison Moulton in the category of girls aged 0-3; Eli Smith and Jonathan Twilling in the category for boys aged 0-3; Keanna Robinson in the category for girls between the ages of 4 and 6; Shane Winston and Cole Murphy in the boys aged 4-6 category; and Hanna Viets in the girls aged 7-10 category.

Each of the overall winners received a $50 savings bond from Community Bank of Marshall and First Community Bank, both in Sweet Springs, said event emcee Judy Teufel.

The Xi Eta Epsilon chapter of the nonacademic sorority Beta Sigma Phi sponsored the contest.

Contact Geoff Rands at marshallreporter@socket.net

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wtg to all on your wins i have to say just 1 thing WTG GRANDMAS LITTLE JON BOY

-- Posted by angel1968 on Mon, Jul 6, 2009, at 3:33 PM