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Queen
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co-hosts. In 1998, Angela Myers, the 1993 Queen, and
AndreaBrown, the 1994Queen, co-hosted the event. Angela
Myers Kerner became the Pageant Coordinator in 1999
through 2006.
In 2007 through 2009 Jennifer Leonard was the pageant
coordinator. In 2010 through 2014 there was no Belleville
Strawberry Queen Pageant because of funding. The
Belleville Strawberry Queen Pageant was brought back in
2015 and Joyce Rochowiak of Garden Fantasy has been the
pageant coordinator since thenwithother volunteers.
The women hoping to take home the honor, and the
scholarship money this year, are all residents of the
Belleville area, single and between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Strawberry Queen will take home a $1,000 scholarship,
trophy and assorted gifts that accompany the title. The sec-
ond and third place runners up will each receive a $500
scholarship and gifts donatedby localmerchants.
The contestants will each participate in a dance per-
formance by the group, perform an individual talent,
appear in eveningwear and answer questions.
The queen will be selected during the pageant which is
planned for 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 16 at the Belleville High
School auditoriumonWest Columbia.
Business aims to please
Belleville can now offer state-of-the-industry indoor
shooting range and training facility to area residents.
T-Rex Arms, LLC offers a climate controlled, eight-lane
indoor shooting range with an unmatched ventilation and
lead filtration system. The new systemwas designed specifi-
cally for the comfort of those using the range or training
areas. Currently, T-Rex Arms can accept rifle calibers up to
.300 Win-Mag, pistol calibers up to 44 Magnum and all shot-
gun gauges, buckshot and slug.
The business also offers a variety of firearms rental rep-
resenting many of the top brands in the industry along with
custombuilds. T-Rex Arms is a full-service firearms retailer,
specializing in sport shooting andpersonal defense.
The staff members provide a variety of firearms training,
too, ranging from the very basics for new shooters to
advanced tactical techniques for the more experienced
shooter.
The range and retail store is open from 11 a.m. until 8
p.m. Monday and Tuesday and from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. and
from11 a.m. until 7 p.m. onSundays.
More information about the range is available at
