The annual introduction of the Seward Fourth of July Royalty for 2019 was introduced at the Seward Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the Jones Bank auditorium. The honorees followed a noon luncheon, and short business meeting. John Owens was program Chair. He introduced Clark Kolterman who introduced the essay winners.
The annual introduction of the Seward Fourth of July Royalty for 2019 was introduced at the Seward Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the Jones Bank auditorium. The honorees followed a noon luncheon, and short business meeting. John Owens was program Chair. He introduced Clark Kolterman who introduced the essay winners.
The 2019 winners include Mr. Firecracker-Quinton Moore-son of Bryan and Sarah Moore, Mr. Firecracker-Runner-up-Henry Wake, the son of Max and Melanie Wake, Miss Independence-Kennedy Dominy the daughter of Matthew and Jessica Dominy and Miss Independence First Runner-up Samantha Quist, the daughter of Maggan and Jim Quist.
The students were introduced and read their essays on “Why I like to live in Seward!” They will be honored on July 4 at the Governor’s Reception, ride in the Grand Parade and read their essays at the Seward Bandshell following the parade. They each win a trophy and bag of fireworks and have their essays published in the Seward Independent and Seward Fourth of July Website and have their photos in both the paper and website too.
The student’s essays were judged by Seward Rotarians, with Alan Baldwin serving as the Co-Chair with Phil Banger. The project has been sponsored by the Seward Rotary for decades and the winners are listed on the Seward Fourth of July website.