Out and About

It has been another blessed week and a half in the life of Miss Clinton County. I began the week attending DeWitt's National Night Out with two of my beautiful sister queens, Kelsey and Lily. We had a blast spending time together playing games as well as seeing many from the DeWitt community out. The National Night Out program is a marvelous one. The children were able to learn about fire safety, play games, mingle with firefighters and police officers, and much more. 

This past week ended in a whirlwind! Friday my sister queens and I were in the Tugfest parade in Le Claire. This parade was the very first time we were all together since being crowned. Even though it was blistering hot, we all enjoyed throwing candy and seeing all of the attendees in Le Claire. 

Saturday began with the Camanche Days parade in Camanche. We were honored to have Miss Iowa, Taylor Weibers, join us. The parade route was absolutely gorgeous along the river. The turnout was fabulous and we could not have had a better day.

After the parade, my parents and I loaded everything up to move me back to Iowa City for college. After a long five hours, I was finally moved in and ready to go to the Miss Scott County Pageant in Bettendorf. The pageant was fabulous and all of the girls competing were phenomenal. It is always inspiring to see other women chasing there dreams, just as I do. I would love to congratulate the new title holders Johannah, Alysa, Camryn, and Katelyn. Have a wonderful year ladies!!

Today I would like to end with a quote as I look to the week ahead. 

“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.”

– Jack Canfield

This quote is true for so many reasons. If you do not try, you do not know what you may be able to, or what you can do. Half of the journey is failing and learning to pick yourself up. This is the only way we grow as human beings. Continue to have faith and passion.

The First Week as Miss Clinton County 2015

Welcome!! It has been a very busy week since being crowned Miss Clinton County 2015. I have not been bored. I was truly honored to be crowned last Saturday. Even though I did not grow up in Clinton County, I have spent much of my childhood and young adult life in Clinton. 

My grandparents lived in Clinton for 65 years and my dad, along with his three brothers, were born and raised there. I loved going to grandma and grandpa's house. It was always a blast. This was the typical meeting place of the entire Lange family. I have fallen in love with Clinton County and am thrilled to represent the area for the next year. 

The Miss Clinton County pageant this year was nothing short of amazing. Not only were all of the contestants stunning and wonderful, but the Miss Clinton County board as well as volunteers couldn't have made it a better weekend. The show went on without a hitch. 

My first week as Miss Clinton County has been a blast. My first appearance was on Friday at the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce's Golf Tournament. My board members and I sat on Hole 18 for five hours in order to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. I was able to meet some of the wonderful business people from Clinton County and swing the golf club for the first time in four years. Overall, we raised a little over $595! Thank you to everyone who donated. 

On Saturday, I attended the Clinton National Night Out in the park. We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day for Clinton's National Night Out. National Night Out's mission is to heighten crime and drug awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime programs, strengthen community and police relationships, and send a message to criminals letting them know the community is organized and fighting back. I had fun meeting kids as well as learning how to make a balloon dog! Balloon making is not in my future. Thank you to all who volunteered their time to put on such a marvelous event in Clinton.

As I look to the rest of the year, I can not wait to see what the future holds. If the first week is a precursor for the rest of the year, I am going to have the best year of my life!