Celestine 175 Pagent WJTS Article

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As a preliminary to the Community of Celestine’s 175th celebration planned for this weekend, the Miss Celestine contest was held Sunday at the Dubois Middle School in conjunction with the Junior Miss, Little Miss and Mister as well as a Senior Queen and King pageant.

Seventeen girls competed for the title of Miss Celestine with Lydia Burke, daughter of Rod and Wanda Burke,being named this year’s Queen.

First runner-up was Camyrn Stemle, the daughter of Dawn Schaefer and Ryan Stemle, and 2nd runner-up was Hannah Schepers, the daughter of Brennan and Lori.

Kari Ann Scherzinger, the daughter of Charles and Karen Scherzinger was named Miss Congeniality while the title of Miss Photogenic went to Aubrey Marks, the daughter of Patrick and Karen Marks.

Sixteen young ladies took part in the Junior Miss contest.

Lexi Freyberger, the daughter of Matt and Tina Freyberger was named Junior Miss Celestine. First runner-up was Bella Beckman, the daughter of Luke and Leah Beckman. 2nd runner-up was Mackenzie Buchta the daughter of Nick and Abby, Aubre Blackgrave, the daughter of Aaron and Jan Blackgrave and Aoibhinn Rasche- the daughter of Martin Rasche tied for Miss Congeniality.

Miss Photogenic was Emma Betz, the daughter of Chris and Tara Betz.

Twenty seven candidates competed in the little Miss and Mister contest.

This year’s Little Mister was Madden Burris the son of Bryan and Rachel Burris. 1st runner-up was Leo Seger, the son of Gary and Ashley Seger, 2nd runner-up was Eli Mehringer, the son of Shaun and Joyce Mehringer.

Photogenic went to Henry Fischer, the son of Brady and Lacey Fischer.

The 2018 Little Miss Celestine was Avery Schmitt, the daughter of Derek and Valerie Schmitt, 1st runner-up was Alexis Lampert, the daughter of Tim and Jenny Lampert, 2nd runner-up was Ava Sander, the grand daughter of Jenna Sander and Damian Mehne.

Little Miss Photogenic was Addison Elliott, the Daughter of Brandon Elliott and Michelle VanHoosier.

Finally a Senior King and Queen pageant was held with Aileen Lueken crowned queen and Ray Lueken named king.

175 Pageant And Parade Airing on Channel 18 WJTS

Channel 18 WJTS Jasper will be airing several specials about the Celestine 175.

The Celestine Indiana 175th Queen, Junior Miss, Little Miss, Little Mister and Senior King & Queen Pageants will air on Thursday, July 5th at 8:00pm and again on Sunday, July 8th at 1:00pm.

The Celestine Sunday Day Parade will air on Friday, July 6th at 8:00pm and again on Sunday, July 8th at 2:00pm or 2:30pm.

The specials will be available for purchase by calling the WJTS/DCBroadcasting office in Jasper. WTJS plans to post both of them to their Website & YouTube channels at https://www.youtube.com/user/18WJTS/videosand http://wjts.tv 

Celestine 175 Royality

Miss Celestine: Lydia Burke
1st Runner-up: Camryn Stemle
2nd Runner-up: Hannah Schepers
Miss Photogenic: Aubrey Marks
Miss Congeniality: KariAnn Scherzinger

Junior Miss Celestine: Lexi Freyburger
1st Runner-up: Bella Beckman
2nd Runner-up: Makenzie Buchta
Miss Photogenic: Emma Betz
Miss Congeniality: Aubre Blackgrave and Evie Rasche

Little Miss Celestine: Avery Schmitt
Little Mister Celestine: Madden Burris
1st Runner-up: Lexi Lampert
1st Runner-up: Leo Seger
2nd Runner-up: Ava Sander
2nd Runner-up: Eli Mehringer
Little Miss Photogenic: Addison Elliott
Little Mister Photogenic: Henry Fischer

Senior King and Queen, Aileen and Ray Lueken!

Congratulations to all the royality! 

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175 Sunday Day Parade Lineup

The Sunday Day Parade lineup is not yet avalible. This post will be updated when the lineup is made avalible.

Dunking Booth Participants

Here is the list of participants in the Dunking Booth on Saturday June 30th!

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Day Parade Flyer

See the attached flyer for details about the Celestine 175 day parade on Sunday July 1st starting at 1pm!

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Night Parade Flyer

See the attached flyer for details about the Celestine 175 NIGHT parade on Thursday, July 28th starting around 10pm! The parade will start the Celestine Park, come by the Soccer Field & Tennis Courts, up the hill in front of the Elementary School, then it will loop around by the west entrance of St. Celestine Church (probably the ideal viewing spot) and then it will return down the hill to the park. 

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Tractor Show + Farming Demonstrations & Competitions

Join in the farming fun at the Celestine 175 celebration! Tractor Show - Farming Demonstrations - Tractor Games

TRACTOR SHOW - All tractors and farm equipment regardless of age are welcome to be exhibited. Please bring to the Celestine Soccer Field Wednesday evening June 27. Equipment will be on display from Thursday June 28th through Sunday July 1st.

FARMING DEMONSTRATIONS - Friday beginning at 5:30pm and Saturday beginning at 10:30pm through out both days. There will be demonstrations of Log Sawing, Corn Grinding, Corn Shelling, Straw Baling, Rock Crushing and Threshing

TRACTOR GAMES - Friday 6pm - Barrel Race (fastest tractor pushing a barrel), Saturday 12pm - Slow Race (slowest tractor to travel a distance), Saturday 2pm - Chain Race (race to drag a chain into a square on the ground)

CONTACT - Jeff Sander at 812-631-4289

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Thank You To All Of Our Sponsors!

Please take a moment and read the long list of sponsors Celestine 175. We cannot express how grateful we are to all of them for the support of the event and our community! If you see them or do business with them please THANK THEM for their support of Celestine!

Additionally, we are truly grateful to all of the business, clubs and individuals who have contributed time, talent and materials to enable this celebration to take place.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT!

The graphic you see will be a 10 foott wide sponsor recognition sign with the logo in the middle on display at the fest. We encourage families to take pictures with the logo to mark this moment in history!

DIAMOND SPONSORS

Bohnert Advertising Specialties, LLC

Boogie Tunes

Buechler Media

Dubois County Tourism

Ferdinand Farmers Insurance

Gerald & Pat Hasenour

Happy Hour Sports Bar & Grill

Jasper Group

Kimball International

Marvin & Phyllis Betz Herbs-N-More

MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc.

Michael & Janet Wohlberg Family

Patoka Equipment

Pieper-Burns State Farm Insurance

Riecker Chiropractic

Roger Knies Trucking / Tri-State Live Haul

Sander Catering

Sander Processing

TransCanada

Velpen Disposal

Wabash Valley Produce

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Celestine Community Club

Circle A Food Mart

Dubois County Tire & Supply

Energy Solutions Insulation, LLC

Fischer Electric

Hopf Bros. Ag Repair

In Memory of Chad Knies

Jasper Engines & Transmissions

Kelley’s Restaurant & Bar

Kimball Electronics

Knies Family Farms

Kurt Sermersheim Construction

Messmer Mechanical

Norris, Blessinger & Woebkenberg Orthopaedic & Spine

Old National Bank

Patoka’s Overlook Cabin - Joel & Sharon Johnson

Rustic Road Designs

Schwartz Building Supplies
Sunset, Inc.

Uebelhor & Sons

WBDC FM 101 Country / WJTS TV 18

GOLD SPONSORS

AC Motorsports

B & G Furs

Becher-Kluesner Funeral Homes

Best Home Furnishings

Betz Insulation LLC

Bieker Construction, Inc.

Brent Chanley Agency, Inc.

German American

Green Thumb Landscaping, Inc.

Hasenour Construction Co., Inc.

Hedinger Beverage Distributing Company

Holiday Foods

Hopf Upholstery

Jeff & Joyce Hulsman Family

Ken Sendelweck / Merrill Lynch

Knies Farms & Supplies

Patoka Lake Pest Control

Randall Neukam Trucking, LLC

Randy Jacob Construction, LLC

Rev. John L. Boeglin

Schroering Plumbing, Heating, & AC

Shane Wilson Lawn Care

Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company

St. Isidore Catholic Parish

Stac Industrial

The Herald

Tom Schroering Construction, Inc.

U.B. Klem Furniture Co / Butch & Kathleen Klem

Valerie Schmitt Photography

Versteel

SILVER SPONSORS

Andy & Janie Merkel

Annette’s Hair Design

April Mullis – Susie’s Beauty Shoppe

Beckman Construction, LLC

Bob Luegers Buick GMC

Celestine Park, Inc.

Clarence & Margaret Buechler

Dr. Gregory Gordon / Jasper Optical Lab

Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative

Farbest Foods, Inc.

Good Shepherd of the Hills K of C #13623

Greg & Sherril Lueken

Hoosier Hills Marina

Hutson, Inc.

In Memory of Kurt Knies

Indiana Furniture

Jasper OB GYN

Martin Fritch Farms, Inc.

Meyer Distributing, Inc.

Mike Hassfurther Construction Co., Inc.

R & P Construction, Inc.

Re/Max Local – Co-Owners Brenda Krempp & Ryan Craig

Schnellville Mill, Inc.

Schum Monuments, Inc.

St. Celestine Mutual Fire Insurance

Tama Stemle, Re/Max Local

Tony & Denise Buechler

Video Tech

BRONZE SPONSORS
 

Chad & Sherry Schnell Family

Debbie Allen State Farm Insurance

In Memory of Steve Goepfrich

Krempp Lumber

Matrix Integration

Mere Reflection

Rainbow International of Jasper

Vogler Sales Enterprises

Event Funded in part through a grant from the Dubois County Community Foundation

Thursday Night Parade Route

Parade starts at Celestine Park, goes past the tennis court, Elementary School, around the west loop at the west St. Celestine Church entrance, then back down the hill and back to the park. Parade starts approximately at dark, so around 9:30 to 10pm depending on clouds.

Please NO PARKING on West Side Thursday Night of St. Celestine Church other than along the cemetery parking spots so floats can come up the hill and loop past the west entrance and back down the driveway to the park