SEQUIM — One of four Sequim High School contestants will be crowned queen of the 116th Sequim Irrigation Festival on Saturday.
The royalty pageant and coronation of the queen and her court will begin at 7 p.m. at the Sequim High School auditorium on North Sequim Avenue.
The festival will be May 6-15.
The scholarship event selects the royalty that will represent Sequim in the community and accompany the festival float as it travels around the state.
The new float will be rolled out Saturday, March 26, at the kickoff event at Club 7 Room at 7 Cedars Casino.
The queen will receive a $1,000 scholarship, while each princess will get a $750 scholarship.
The pageant contestants are:
■ Stephanie Laurie, 16, the daughter of John and Josephine Laurie.
Her sponsor is Hurricane Coffee Co.
■ Abigail Vidals, 17, the daughter of Gerardo and Ino Vidals.
She is sponsored by V&S Ace Janitorial.
■ Marissa Haner, 16, the daughter of Jeff and Danette Haner. Her sponsor is Sunny Farms Country Store in Carlsborg.
■ Taylor Willis, 17, the daughter of Vance and Sherry Willis. Her sponsor is Hi-Way 101 Diner.
Cindy Bacon is the pageant coordinator.
Advance tickets for the pageant can be purchased at Solar City, 135 W. Washington St., and at Kitsap Bank, 1320 W. Washington St. General seating is $5.
Kitsap Bank is the pageant sponsor.
The Irrigation Festival celebrates the initiation, development and support of the irrigation ditches that brought water to the once-dry prairies of the Dungeness Valley.
The theme for the 2011 festival is “One Hundred and Sweet Sixteen.”
For more information, e-mail Bacon at info@irrigationfestival.com or phone 360-670-9694.
