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Queens Program

The first group organized was called "Majorettes"; later it was called the "Lionettes" because the Lions club sponsored it. Vera Towers tried to teach these girls self-confidence, and they would dance and twirl batons in parades all over the Okanagan. The Lionettes even went to a competition in Calgary, where they worked hard and had a lot of fun.

The first Queen of Enderby ever to be crowned was Stella Milum in 1962. Her title was Miss Enderby Forest Products. In 1962 and 1963 three mills sponsored the girls in Enderby: Riverside Mill, Mallpass mill and Armstrong mill. The duties of Stella were to ride on the floats, and to compete in another competition in order to win the higher rank of Miss Wood Products. All of the contestants attended these functions.

The Queen's Committee of 1962 consisted of: Gertrude Peel, John Pritchard, Phyllis Raboch, Ruby Lidstone, Mrs. Petch, amd Pheibe Reed.

The second Miss Enderby Forest Products queen was Janice Rauser, in 1963.

In 1964 the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Enderby started sponsoring the girls. The queen crowned in 1964 was Laverne Rauser; her official title was "Miss Enderby."

In 1969, the program was beginning to take shape. The girls were judged on speaking and modelling a dress and a bathing suit. There was also a talent of some sort performed. Vera Towers had written to the PNE since the late 50's trying to get accepted to Miss PNE Pageant. Finally in 1969 she received word that they had been accepted to compete. In 1970 the crowned queen travelled to the Miss PNE Pageant in Vancouver.

In the 70's there were some changes to the committee. New members were Mrs. Krieger, Mrs. Gerry Danforth, Mrs. Hazel Danforth, Mrs. Ollie Gilowski, and Mrs. Page Thom. Not only were there changes to the committee, but there were also rules made. They were as follows:

1. On January 1, 1971 contestants must not be less than 16, or more than 21 years of age.
2. She must reside in Regional "F" or City of Enderby
3. Entrants must be single
4. Entrants or sponsor must provide a formal evening. dress, ski suit or ski jacket, and slacks.
5. Sponsors are asked to pay an entry fee of $2.00 to help cover accessory costs.

The crowned queen had many duties to fulfill. She was to:

1. Visit queens during February 5th and 6th at the Vernon Winter Carnival.
2. Reign as Centennial queen during the Centennial Celebrations.
3. Represent the above area in any other events within a 60-mile radius of Enderby.
4. Provide her own escort.

Over the years a lot of changes have been made and the committee has grown a great deal. The committee presently consists of:
Janice Brown - President
Yvonne Varner - Chairman
Judy Fisher - Secretary
Maureen Robertson - Treasurer
Laurie Olund
- Sponsor Co-ordinator
Roxanne Lougheed
- Candidate Co-ordinator
Dee Wejr - Director
Deleen Demeter
- Speech Co-ordinator and toastmaster
Sandra Farynuk - Seamstress

The duties for the present queens are as follows:

- Queen and Princess attend all the pageants in the Okanagan, saying a small speech at each.
- Queen goes to PNE and Miss Interior to compete for these titles.

The duties for the queen contestants are as follows:

- Usually at the St. Patrick's day tea the girls have to do a five minute talent of some kind
- Speech craft is studied with the girls and their peers at A.L. Fortune High School
- Training sessions in hair care, skin care, modelling and etiquette. At the end of the training program the girls perform a fashion show displaying their modelling skills. The Talent, Speech, and Fashion show are all judged events.

Sherry Vetter, Karri Hallam
ALF School 1989