Main Street Madness lived up to its name

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Scott Seal/Missourian-News

The Portageville Chamber of Commerce kicked off the 71st Annual National Soybean Festival this past Saturday with Main Street Madness! The weather was beautiful and the crowd was large, something that is always much appreciated for outdoor festivals such as these. Lined with corn stalks and orange bows along the light poles, Main Street was decked out for fall. The day kicked off with the Soybean Shuffle 5K sponsored by SRG Global. At 9:00 Chamber of Commerce President, Dr. Clint Klipfel, gave the official welcome. "This year's theme is "Music of Days Gone By--Dancing Through the Decades. This theme was chosen to symbolize how music plays such an important role in each of our lives. Whether a song brings back a particular memory or takes you to a special place in time, we all relate to music in a unique way.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica} In the 6 to 8-year-old category, the Little Miss Soybean Queen was Anna Jane Priggel of Portageville, daughter of John and Shelly Priggel. 1st Alternate was Miss Kayleigh Dodd of Portageville, daughter of Matt and Heather Dodd; 2nd Alternate was Miss Kaydence McMillen of Portageville, daughter of Seth and Jennifer McMillen.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica} In the 9 to 12-year-old category, Reese Carr of Campbell, MO, daughter of Kendra Carr, was crowned Queen. Chloe Brown of Holcomb, MO, daughter of Kristal Sells, was crowned 1st Alternate; Liza Jane Priggel of Portageville, daughter of Joey and Heather Priggel placed 2nd Alternate.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica} In the 13 to 15-year-old category, Hannah Spain of Portageville, daughter of Kenneth Spain and Angie Palmer was crowned Junior Miss Soybean Queen.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica} In the 16 to 19-year-old category, Railey Bradfield of Portageville was crowned the 2018 Soybean Queen. She is the daughter of Toby and Kelli Bradfield. 1st Alternate was Gracie Williams of Paragould, AR, daughter of Jennifer Williams; 2nd Alternate went to Haylie Hammack of Portageville, daughter of Jim and April Hammack.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #444850; background-color: #f1f0f0} From left are Andrew Carter, Steven Guo, Bub Lance, Kile Adams, Logan Hunt, Justin Daugherty, and Sam Riggs.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica} The She-Man pageant sponsored by Project Graduation. Boys in the senior class wore wigs, make-up, and dresses as they petitioned the crowd for donations for their class. Collecting the most money, Sam Riggs, son of Adam and Jody Riggs was crowned Queen. -Scott Seal photo
From left are Kile Adams, second alternate; Sam Riggs, Mis-ter PHS; and Bub Lance, first alternate.