JUNIOR?MISS?ROYALTY - Hannah Bird, left, was crowned Irish Miss, while Cayle Carter, middle, was named the Little Miss Shamrock and Kayla Joyce, right, was named the LIttle Lassie during the 2010 Junior Miss Shamrock Pageants Sunday afternoon. The program, held at the Emmetsburg High School Auditorium, drew a capacity crowd to see the field of 23 young ladies compete for the three titles. More photos of the Junior Miss Pageants can be found on pages 10 and 11 of this issue of The Reporter. - Dan Voigt photo

With a capacity crowd on hand at the Emmetsburg High School Auditorium Sunday afternoon, three young ladies were crowned to officially start the Golden Anniversary of St. Patrick’s Week in Emmetsburg. The annual St. Patrick’s Junior Miss Pageants featured 24 young ladies competing for the three titles in the event.


After the songs were sung, the dances danced and the ballots tallied, Cayle Carter of Spencer was named as the new Little Miss Shamrock, while Kayla Joyce was crowned as the Little Lassie, with Hannah Bird being named as the Irish Miss.


The task of choosing the new titleholders fell to the judging panel of Glenda Bleckwenn, Kelly Swanson and Angie Helleseth, while Joan Bunda served as the auditor for the judges. With Mike Scott serving as the master of ceremonies, the program in traditional fashion.


“As the late Mickey Conlon always said, ‘It isn’t officially St.