Callie Jane Hart, 8, reacts with surprise at being presented the crown for Junior Miss Frontier Days by 2021 Junior Miss Contessa Boatman during the Pageant on Sept. 11 at Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium. Also shown are Junior contestants Ember McPherson, 9, and Paetyn Fields, 10. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
After the recognition of 9/11 and the Pledge of Allegiance, the Frontier Days Pageant opened with a musical number called “Western Boogie.” Eighteen contestants in the Tot, Junior and Miss divisions danced to a country song, dressed in western attire.
Fhionna Shaughnessy, of Shawnee Forward, was the Master of Ceremonies and kept the event rolling along. Pageant Chair Katie Mc-Mahan also kept things…
