The waiting ended.
The new Miss Chase is Faith Kurucz, who was crowned Saturday, April 28 at Chase Secondary School.
The new ambassador, who was sponsored by the Lions Club, also received the Alice Mac Dougall History award.
Ashley Arnouse, sponsored by the Rotary Club, was crowned Chase Princess. She also received the Miss Congeniality Banner and the Blossom Award.
Danielle Andrade, Miss Safety Mart Foods, received the academic award selected by Chase Secondary.
This year new positions were created called the Miss Chase Excellence representatives.
Alana Lorimer, sponsored by People’s Food and Drug, and Danielle Andrade, Miss Safety Mart Foods, will travel to nearby communities during the year and be ambassadors with Kurucz and Arnouse.
The evening opened with the introduction of the reigning royalty, judges and hopeful candidates. Krystal Dubitz was MC and kept the evening smoothly progressing to the final crowning.
The retiring royalty, Miss Chase Michelle Davies, spoke highly about the program and thanked the Village of Chase for its continuing support. Davies will be travelling to Belgium in August on a Rotary Exchange for a year.
Katie Drake, Chase Princess thanked the royalty and the committee for making it a memorable year. She is planning to attend Thompson Rivers University in the fall.
Amanda Tone, Miss Congeniality, was congratulatory to her peers and family and added humour to her presentation – which was why she received this award a year ago. She, too, is entering TRU in the fall.
During the judging, personal interviews were conducted the morning of April 28 and together the results were tabulated. The three out-of-town judges had also judged a night of entertainment and a fashion show previously, showcasing the results of the past six months of training.
The Miss Chase Excellence program attracted a visit from 11 communities for the weekend (Kamloops, Kelowna, Summerland, Trail, Peachland, Logan Lake, Lytton, Arrow Lakes, North Thompson Fall Fair, Vernon and Osoyoos). There were also three B.C. ambassadors present who emphasized their mandate of education as the priority for young people in the province.
The Miss Chase Excellence committee, Jacquie Everett, Pam Hartley and Shelby Penttila, expressed their appreciation for the Village of Chase, all the sponsors and everyone who assisted with the program. They said the program has brought the community together in supporting the young people involved through apron auctions, fashion shows, entertainment displays and community volunteerism.
