Miss Montague and Company

{Jr. Miss, and Little Miss and Little Mr.}

for 2010

Our local pageant was held July 17th at the grounds of the Montague Vol. Fire Department. The winning contestant for Miss Montague was Danielle Dieckman.

Special thanks go to the Committee - particularly Lori Coss and Blennie Kelly for arranging for the contest, judges, & awards and sponsorships, to Toni Lu Martin, who served as Emcee, and to the Montague Vol. Fire Dept. for hosting the overall event.

Also picked as runner-up to Miss Montague is Amanda Johnson; Jr. Miss is Hailey Aligo; Little Mr. is "C.J." Woel; Little Miss is Brianne Olenick.

Miss Montague will now represent our township and participate in the Miss Sussex County Pageant held during the NJ State Fair.

June.....

June 1, 1813: New Jersey native Captain James Lawrence uttered the famous expression "Don't give up the ship" after being wounded in a naval battle during the War of 1812.

June 3rd Birthdays: Future vice president of the United States Garrett Hobart born in Long Branch in 1844, and future poet Allen Ginsberg born in Newark in 1926.

June 19, 1846: First recorded baseball game played with modern rules took place in Hoboken.

June 24, 1664: A new colony named New Jersey was established by the Duke of York, who later became James II, King of England. The year 2014 will mark the 350th anniversary for this colony!

June 28, 1778: The legend of Molly Pitcher was born when an American army wife at the Battle of Monmouth was seen firing a cannon at the British enemy.