Candidates are set for Miss Merry Christmas contest

Candidates for the Miss Merry Christmas Contest have been chosen recently for the annual Winterfest event In Mountain Grove on Saturday, Dec. 7. The crowning will take place a 4:30 p.m. on the square. The candidates and their escorts (standing behind them) are, from left: Junior Emma Crewse escorted by Riley Anderson; senior Bella Brown escorted by Josiah Schott; sophomore Aspen Shelton escorted by Coulter Brown; and Adrienne Bradshaw escorted by Damien LaFranchise.