RIVERFEST PAGEANT ENTRIES ACCEPTED

Entries are now being accepted for the "Miss Riverfest" and the "Little Miss Riverfest" competitions.

The June 12 pageant is held in conjunction with Cape Girardeau's annual Riverfest celebration.

This is the fifth year for the Miss Riverfest competition. Contestants will be judged on poise and personality, speaking ability and overall appearance.

Little Miss Riverfest contestants will be judged on casual and party wear modeling presentations.

Miss Riverfest 1991, Julie Schoeninger, will serve as co-host for the event, while Mrs. Missouri, Melannie Duncan, will be the pageant's guest judge. One of the pageant's highlights will be a performance by the St. Louis Professional Dancers and Cheerleaders.

The first mandatory meeting will be held at 2 p.m. next Sunday. The second mandatory meeting will be at 7 p.m. Friday, June 12. Both meetings will be held at Cape Budget Inn, Interstate 55 and Route K.

To obtain an entry form and additional information, write to Riverfest Queen Contest, 1005 North Kingshighway, No. 204, Cape Girardeau, 63701. Please include the contestant's name, age, address, school and phone number.

The deadline for entries for both contests is next Sunday.

A $100 savings bond from Mercantile Bank and a $500 savings bond from Capital Bank are among the several prizes for contest winners.