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August 27, 2005 Stacie had a great time at Cradle to Crayons, a children’s clothing store, at which she spent the morning at their Lee’s Summit location and the afternoon in Liberty. As the special guest of their “Little Miss Missouri” party, the girls had their hair, make-up and nails done, complete with a tiara and sash! They then posed with Stacie for a picture and autograph. Visit www.cradletocrayons.com for great information on their stores! |
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August 26, 2005 The Farmington Kiwanis Celebrity Variety Show invited Stacie to open both acts with two dance performances, “New York, New York” and “Last Dance.” She also signed autographs for those who came out to watch the show, which benefited the Farmington Senior Center. |
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August 22, 2005 Monday morning started bright and early at the Columbia Country Club where Stacie was a special guest at the Girl Scouts Heart of Missouri Council’s 11th Annual Golf Tournament. She spent the day meeting the teams and signing autographs. She is pictured here with James, the “Golf Pro.” Visit http://www.gshomc.org/ for more information about the Heart of Missouri Council! |
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August 21, 2005 Stacie was in Sedalia for the final day of this
year’s State Fair. Appearing on behalf of the Missouri Fur |
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August 20, 2005 After a morning flight home from Orlando, Stacie was in Kirksville for the United Way’s Family Fun Night! She signed autographs, addressed the crowd, and performed her talent for the families in attendance. The event raised around $3,000 for the United Way! Stacie is pictured here with Madison and Randall, both friends and students from her dance teaching days in Kirksville. Please visit http://myweb.cableone.net/adairunitedway/ for more information on the United Way of Adair County. |
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August 19, 2005 What did Stacie do after winning the title of Miss Missouri??? She went to Disney World! On Friday, Stacie and 18 other Miss States got a VIP Tour of Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. The morning started off with a few photo-ops, which can be found on Yahoo! News, followed by a very quick and fun-filled tour of the park, thanks to two great tour guides
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August 17-19, 2005 Stacie spent 3 days in sunny Florida attending the
first ever Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant! She is first
pictured with a few other Miss America contestants (2 photos). Also she is pictured
with Erika Dunlap, Miss America 2004, Airen Ferguson, our own Miss
Missouri’s Outstanding Teen, and Kevin Huffman, producer of Missouri’s
Outstanding Teen Pageant, to name a few. Many congratulations to Airen
for making Missouri proud as she graced the stage this week! Find all the
results at
www.maoteen.org. |
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August 16, 2005 Hi! What a busy August this has been so far, and I am loving every minute of it! Last week was spent primarily in the St. Louis area, and I want to give a special thanks to Bree, Kim, and Steve for opening their homes to me during my stay. Bree and Kim both took me shopping, and I enjoyed getting to know my way around St. Louis. I also visited Phil at the Philip Johnson Salon for my first cut and color, and I love it! Thank you, Phil, for your vision and generosity! A highlight of my week was getting to know the young ladies at the PAVE Camp, as described in my Travelogue. It was a wonderful experience in which I got to share my message while learning a lot from the girls as well. If any of you are reading this – Hi and keep in touch! It was especially neat to perform for them with the Missouri Girls, as they were a great audience and I think the MO Girls put on the best show in the state J I also had a great time at Nordstrom’s. I got to meet a lot of neat kids and promote the Little Sister and Outstanding Teen Programs. They definitely gave me the star treatment there, complete with a big, red, “queen” chair to sit in! Tomorrow morning I leave for Orlando to attend the inaugural Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant. I went to Airen’s send-off party and can’t wait to get there to cheer her on. There should also be approximately 20 Miss contestants attending, and I know it will be so special to meet them before Miss America in January. Best of luck, Airen! I am really enjoying and savoring every second of this year. It has been two months, and I have already put over 4,000 miles on my car! This job keeps me on the edge of my seat, always anticipating my next appearance and the opportunity to travel, meet new people, and challenge myself to be the best representative I can be! Good luck to all who will be going back to school this fall, and I’ll write again next week - Love, Stacie |
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August 13, 2005 Stacie appeared at Nordstrom’s Kid’s Wear Department at West County Center in Des Peres, MO. While there she signed autographs, promoted Miss Missouri’s Little Sister program, and appeared in the B.P. Fashion Show that afternoon with local teens. Visit www.nordstrom.com! |
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August 9th and 12th, 2005 Stacie spent two days at the PAVE – Project Anti-Violence Education – Summer Camp in Troy, MO. This is a program of the Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis, located at www.gscgsl.org. While there Stacie conducted special workshops on physical fitness, educating the girls on the benefits and empowering them to be fit by teaching them a fun hip-hop dance. The girls then performed their new dance for the Missouri Girls at their luau party! |
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August 9th and 12th, 2005
As a member of the Missouri Girl Troupe, Stacie also had the opportunity to perform for the girls at the PAVE Camp on Tuesday and Friday night. During their Luau Party, the Missouri Girls entertained through song and dance as well as answered any questions the girls had. For more information on the Missouri Girls or to have them appear at your event visit http://www.missmissouri.org/mogirls/mogirls.htm.
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August 8, 2005 Stacie spent Monday morning in Jefferson City filming a public service announcement for the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Health to promote the “Shape-Up Missouri” fitness challenge. Here Stacie is shown interacting with 1st graders from the local YMCA summer program. The 30-second PSA will be aired statewide beginning in early September. To sign up for Shape-Up Missouri visit www.mofitness.org.
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August 2, 2005 Stacie was in Kansas City at Tiffany Springs Golf Course for the 15th Annual “Reach Out America” golf tournament. While there she took pictures with the teams and handed out awards. Stacie also addressed the audience during lunch on her personal experiences with Reach Out America’s mobile classroom. She had the unique opportunity of experiencing this program first hand while a student at Manor Hill Elementary in Liberty, MO. Reach Out America uses Life Education programs to help children make healthy choices for life and to resist alcohol and other drugs. For more information, visit www.roakc.org. |
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July 27, 2005 Hello Again! I hope everyone is keeping cool in this very warm July weather! I am back in Liberty with my parents for a few days before heading out on the road again. Last week was so much fun and one of my busiest weeks yet. I started out in Eldon on Monday where I stayed with Ashley Hickey and her family. You can read all about my adventures there in my Travelogue. They put on a wonderfully organized show that was so much fun for the young women involved, as well as myself. Ashley and I had a great time hanging out, and we even got up at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning to walk and do Pilates with her weekly group! I think we were both pretty tired, but I am always refreshed by a nice workout. By Tuesday afternoon it was off to Mexico for my first Miss Missouri Board Meeting. For all the contestants who may remember, we had that delicious seafood pasta bar at the Country Club – Mmm, mmm! Although the meeting ended up a little on the long side, at 3 hours, it really gave me a more unique appreciation for all the planning, hard work, and love that goes in to creating amazing opportunities for young women. Thank you Miss Missouri Board – you are the best! Wednesday was what I dubbed “Sponsor Day” with Mama Pat (Gruber). We were out all morning and afternoon, on what felt like to us as the hottest day of the summer, giving thanks and autographing photos for all the great sponsors in Mexico who help make Miss Missouri week possible. I had a great time with Pat and it was a fantastic opportunity for me to get to know Mexico and its friendly people even better. Thursday night I attended another meeting, this time for the Miss Columbia Board. It was fun to catch up with them, and they are so supportive of me and all the goals I have made for this year. This all brings me to Friday! I am very involved in the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Health, and their Shape-Up Missouri program is a strong component of my platform issue. I attended their meeting at the brand-new Mizzou Rec Center and got the full tour. This $50,000,000 facility is state-of-the-art, complete with personal DVD-players for each cardio machine, and just about had me working out in my dress and 4-inch heels! Later that evening I attended the Show-Me State Games’ festivities, the largest State Games in the nation, which you can also read about in the Travelogue. It was quite exciting to see Mike Jones’ Superbowl ring, but I joked with him if my crown were all diamonds I’d have one up on him – ha! It was really special for me to be a part of a ceremony that brought so many kids and families together to celebrate fitness, sports, and friendship. The show was full of entertainment, and those Mid-MO Highsteppers had me wishing I was on the floor dancing with them! A special thank you to Gayla and Clark at the Governor’s Council for escorting me that evening and making me feel welcome – I look forward to the November meeting. Until next time, have a fantastic week and stay cool! Love, Stacie |
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July 22, 2005 The Show-Me State Games kicked off with their Opening Ceremonies on Friday evening at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, MO. Stacie began the evening at the V.I.P. Reception in the new Mizzou Arena, where she met former St. Louis Rams football star Mike Jones. At the Opening Ceremonies Stacie led over 14,000 athletes, parents, coaches, and spectators in the Oath and signed autographs after the show. She is also pictured here with the Skyriders, a high-flying trampoline group as well as dancing with the Mid-Missouri Highsteppers, both entertainers during the festivities. For more information on the Games, check out www.smsg.org |
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July 22, 2005 On Friday afternoon, Stacie was a special attendee at the meeting of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Health at MizzouRec, the University of Missouri-Columbia’s brand-new student recreation complex. While there she toured the state-of-the-art facility, addressed the Council on her fitness platform, and spent the afternoon focusing on important issues and programs related to health. For more information on the Council and their programs, check out www.mofitness.org |
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July 19, 2005 During her second day in Eldon, Stacie had fun sipping on fresh-squeezed lemonade from the pharmacy, visiting the Chamber of Commerce, and addressing the Lion’s Club at their noon meeting. She had so much fun she came back Wednesday night to watch the final night of the pageant and have fun at the fair! |
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July 18, 2005 Stacie had the opportunity to attend the Miss and Teen Miller County Pageants in Eldon, MO. There she performed and co-emceed with Ashley Hickey. Ashley was Miss Columbia 2004 and passed along the title to Stacie last October. Congratulations to Miller County’s new Miss and Teen titleholders! |
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July 9, 2005 I hope everyone had a fantastic 4th of July weekend! After a stay in Kirksville for their Independence Day Celebration I headed back to Mexico where I have spent the last week. On Tuesday I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at the Mexico Kiwanis Meeting, where I thanked them for their continued support of this program and for the delicious meal they so graciously serve to the contestants each year. It is so much fun staying with my host family, Jim and Judy Dye. Each Miss Missouri is so lucky to have them in their life, for they open up their home and their hearts with unconditional love. I spent the week getting to know Mexico better, exercising, and writing - of course - thank you notes! J This week we received my official autograph photos, and I also made plans to travel to Orlando in August to support Airen as she competes for Miss America’s Outstanding Teen! On Friday I spent a fun-filled day at Smithton Middle School in Columbia. A huge thank you to Principal Hogan and Newton Learning for having me! What a learning experience the day turned out to be. Smithton is by far the largest school I have visited yet with over 450 students, and when I visited their lunch periods there were 450+ students all who wanted Miss Missouri’s autograph, plus one for their mom, brother, and best friend. I signed a pair of jeans, a jersey, shoes, 2 lunch boxes, numerous arms and even had a request to sign a cell phone, not to mention more than 1 marriage proposal! The high point of the day came when as the students were walking to their buses they all got so excited to have a signed photo that 2 teachers had to page the principal for security – hahaha! I really had a blast – the kids’ excitement truly demonstrated to me the amazing opportunity I have been given to connect with students across this state as a role model and leave them with more knowledge, motivation, and an increased desire to make healthy choices. I thank the students of Smithton for their energy and friendship and Ms. McCarty’s classes for their receptiveness to my message and interest in health. On a personal note, I have finally received my certificate in the mail and am officially certified as a Health Educator, otherwise known as a CHES! It is hard to believe already a month has passed since my reign began on the Miss Missouri stage, and I am really looking forward to my upcoming events. I hope all of you continue to have a fun and safe summer, and please keep in touch! With Love, Stacie |
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July 8, 2005 On Friday, Stacie was at Smithton Middle School in Columbia. She visited with 6th-9th graders during their lunch periods and was a guest in Ms. McCarty’s Outdoor Bound summer school class. Stacie presented on the relationship between physical fitness and nutrition and then took the students outside for some free time with a physical activity of their choice. |
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July 4, 2005 Stacie was excited to attend Kirksville’s 4th of July Celebration. Located in Kirksville is her alma mater, Truman State University, and she enjoyed seeing many familiar faces. While there she rode in the first-ever Independence Day Parade and signed autographs at NEMO Fairgrounds before the fireworks display. |
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June 25, 2005 On Saturday morning, Stacie was in Boonville, Missouri for the Boonville Heritage Days Festival. She had the pleasure of riding in a 55’ Chevy in the parade! That evening she helped MC the pageant with Julie Kendrick, Miss Boonville 2005, as well as performed with the Missouri Girls. Congratulations to Lacey Fitzgerald, the new titleholder, as well as the rest of the contestants for a fun and exciting evening! |
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June 24, 2005 Stacie participated in Mexico's Relay For Life, held Friday evening at the Mexico Junior High Track. As part of the First Presbyterian Church's team she raised close to $150 through signing autographs to help fight cancer. For more information on the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life visit www.cancer.org . |
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June 17, 2005 Stacie was the special guest on KLPS-TV Channel 18’s “One-on-One” interview show with Dallas Ackerman. This is Liberty Public School District’s cable television channel, and the half-hour special is currently being aired twice a day. Stacie is a 2002 Liberty High School graduate and has lived in Liberty her entire life. You can also hear Stacie’s radio interview with Kevin Hilley of KPLA 101.5’s morning show by clicking the link and scrolling down to her picture. http://www.kpla.com/cms/mornings/archives.php |
