Local Lowdown

Miss Clayland
Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 15
Pageant Date: Saturday, October 17

Miss West Central Ohio's Oustanding Teen and Grand Lake Outstanding Teen
Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 15
Pageant Date: Saturday, September 26

Enjoy appearances from Erica Gelhaus, Miss Ohio 2009 and Veronica Wende,Ohio's Miss Outstanding Teen 2009. Both will share the stage with Monica Bates, Miss Limalands Outstanding Teen, 3rd runner-up and Kelsey Barrett, 2nd runner up, Miss Grand Lake Teen and West Central's Teen, Allison Stiger. Also on hand will be Miss West Central Ohio, Katie Bowen. Wow! How many Queens can you put in a phone both? Zero,They're all in Lima on Sept.26, 7:30 at the Encore Theatre with 14 contestants!! www.misswco.com

Miss Portsmouth / Miss Scioto Valley and Teen Titles
Application Deadline: Saturday, September 26
Pageant Date: Saturday, October 3

This years pageant will be held on Saturday October 3, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on the campus of Shawnee State University in Portsmouth. We are the second oldest local in the state (after Miss Clayland) having our first program in 1958.

Please check out our website at www.missportsmouth.org or our fan page on Facebook.

Our pageant theme is "She's a Lady" using our signature colors of hot fuchsia pink and black. It is a one day program. Please contact Greg Davis Executive Director for any questions or concerns regarding this local preliminary being held in an outstanding theatre @ gsd1971oh@yahoo.com.

Miss Maumee Valley / Miss All-American City /Miss Fallen Timbers and Teen Titles
Application Deadline: October 19th
Pageant Date: October 31st

...at the Maumee High School Performing Arts Center. Contestants are given #'s based on the date packets are received! First packet last contestant! We will accept up 16 Miss and 12 teens! Come for a Spooktackular Evening!

Miss Bay Village
Application Deadline: Saturday, January 2, 2010
Pageant Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010

The Miss Bay Village Scholarship Program will be held January 16, 2010 at 7pm, Bay High School Auditorium in Bay Village Ohio.

This year our program will be closed to the following counties: Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Portage, Summit, Lorain, Medina, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, Lucas, Wood

In 2010, Bay Village will be celebrating its 200th birthday and in commemoration of this event, we have added the Miss Bay's Bicentennial Outstanding Teen Program, open to Bay Village residents only.

For more information, please contact executive director Jay Jesensky at missbayvillage@missohio.org. www.missbayvillage.com. Event on Facebook.

*Note, the date and location for Miss Vacationland have (not surprisingly) changed on the Miss Ohio website. It's now November 28 in Port Clinton; no application deadline is listed. Does anyone know the details or real story behind this new local with former Miss America Jacquelyn Mayer listed as ED?

Attention Local EDs: If you would like to share specific information about your upcoming program, you are always welcome to email me. Help me help you!