Brooke, Campbell and Libby

crowned Ft. Fairfield queens

By Natalie Bazinet
Staff Writer

FORT FAIRFIELD — During the May 1st May Day Pageant Extravaganza at the Fort Fairfield Middle/High school Kelsie Wilson was crowned 2010 Miss Fort Fairfield, Aleesha Campbell was crowned 2010 Teen Miss Fort Fairfield and Janae Libby was crowned 2010 Junior Miss Fort Fairfield.

    There few a few things different about this year’s pageants; contestants were given the responsibility of obtaining their own sponsors, the Miss Congeniality award was renamed the Linda Cox Baldini Miss Congeniality Award after Miss Congeniality of the 1970 pageant, and the Teen Miss Pageant was an all together new addition for the Fort Fairfield royal court.
    Whether or not the crowd was drawn to the event by recent pageant additions, just over 400 people attended the 2010 May Day Pageant Extravaganza.
    There were 11 contestants for the three crowns during the pageants that were directed by Wanda Ouellette.
    Junior Miss Fort Fairfield contestants included Libby, Cassidy Godin, Marissa Clark, Sarah Watt and Jordann Coiley.
    Teen Miss Fort Fairfield contestants included Campbell, York and Johnston.
    Miss Fort Fairfield contestants included Wilson, Samantha Lewis and Emily Weissman.
    Wilson, daughter of Tina and Henry Bouchey, was sponsored by McGillan, Inc. Through sign language, she interpreted the song “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban and her escort for the evening gown facet of the pageant was Shane McGillan.
    Lewis, daughter of Barbara and Stephen Lewis, was sponsored by her parents. During the talent portion of the pageant, she performed on her acoustic guitar the song “Wonderwall” by Oasis and for the evening gown portion of the pageant was escorted by Travis Noyes.
    Weissman, daughter of Alan Weissman and Lori Eckerstorker, was sponsored by Thibeau Farms. She performed a hip-hop routine to the song “Higher Ground” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the talent competition and was escorted by Adam Fox during the evening gown event.
    Campbell, daughter of Peggy and James Campbell, was sponsored by Campbell’s Redemption and H.O. Perry/UIG. For her talent, she sang the song “When I think about Angel’s” by Jamie O’Neal and was escorted by her godfather Forrest Dudley during the evening gown competition.
    York, daughter of Barabra and Robert York, was sponsored by Columbia Forest Products. She sang “When I Look at You” by Miley Cyrus during the talent portion of the show and was escorted by Chase Guerrette during the pageant’s evening gown segment.
    Johnston, granddaughter of Maxine and John Johnston, was sponsored by Hometown Barbershop. She sang the high-energy song “Some Days You’ve Gotta Dance” by the Dixie Chicks and was escorted by Cameron Spittle during the evening gown competition.
    Libby, daughter of Tammy and Garrett Cyr, was sponsored by the V.F.W. Paul-Lockhard Post 6187 and performed a dance routine to the song “La Langua Atomica.” Her evening gown escort was Ryan Pelkey.
    Godin, daughter of Karen Peers Grass and Steve and Carla Godin, was sponsored by R & J’s Market. She entertained the audience with a comedic monologue “Runfree” by Anastathia Paige. Her escort for the evening gown portion of the pageant was Derek Richardson.
    Clark, daughter of Wendy and Scott Clark, was sponsored by Acadia Medical Supply. She was escorted by Caleb Daigle during the evening gown portion of the pageant and performed the song “Never Alone” by Barrow Girl.
    Watt, the daughter of Anna and Tim Watt, was also sponsored by McGillan, Inc. During the talent performances she tapped her way across the stage while performing a Celtic tap routine to the song “Lord of the Dance” and her evening gown escort was her father.
    Coiley, daughter of Jody and Andrew Coiley, was sponsored by Levasseur Backhoe. She sang the song “Butterfly Fly Away,” for her talent segment in the pageant and her evening gown escort was Connor Churchill.

Staff photos/Natalie Bazinet

MISS FORT FAIRFIELD

2010 Kelsie Wilson was crowned during the May 1st pageant.

PASSING TITLES

2009 Miss Fort Fairfield Sarah Hebert and 2009 Junior Miss Fort Fairfield Madeline Martin enjoyed their last event as reigning queens.

SAMANTHA MARIE LEWIS

Was escorted by Travis Noyes during the evening gown segment of the pageant.

KACIE KRISTINA YORK

Was escorted by Chase Guerrette during the May 1st pageant.

MARISSA CATHERINE CLARK

Was escorted by Caleb Daigle during the evening gown segment of the pageant.

JANAE ELYSE LIBBY

Was escorted by Ryan Pelkey during the May Day-themed pageant, on her way to being crowned Junior Miss Fort Fairfield.

ALEESHA ALICE CAMPBELL

Was escorted by her godfather Forrest Dudley during the evening gown portion of the Teen Miss Fort Fairfield Pageant. She was later crowned Teen Miss.