On the Fourth of July I had the opportunity to support Eagan Fun Fest at their parade and ice cream eating competition. My royal family and I had a wonderful time at the beautiful pre parade celebration where we had great breakfast and visited with the surrounding communities ambassadors. I especially enjoyed this parade because of the amount of community members that came to support and the excitement throughout the entire crowd! I really had a good time at the end festivities which included an ice cream eating competition in which Kristi was able to compete in the championship round! I’m glad to have had the opportunity to support such a wonderful festival as well as celebrate Independence Day with my royal family!

On Saturday the twenty-fourth, my royal sister and I attended the South St Paul Coronation. At first, the current royalty and candidates put on a dance to “You’re never fully dressed without a smile” by Sia. After that they introduced the current ambassadors and the candidates. Then the judges, board of directors, dignitaries, former South St. Paul royalty, and visiting royalty. The candidates entered on stage in their formal gowns to present them for the audience. After each girl circled the stage and they ended up by the hosts, where they were asked a fishbowl question. Once all the girls have made their way around the stage and answered there question it was time for the slideshow. All three girls gave their farewell speech and shared the fun memories they had. The candidates were asked back on stage and and Kelsey Tompkins won Miss Congeniality and Kristen Coan won miss buttons. Out of the six girls, Heidi Therres and Emily Eidenschink won princess and Kristen Coan won queen. After the crowning there was a reception where we took a picture with the new ambassadors, ate cupcakes, and mingled.

Ally Mraz

2017 Junior Miss Inver Grove Heights

The Inver Grove Heights Royalty attended and celebrated South St Paul’s Kaposia Days! There was a pre parade party where we met other community ambassadors. South St Paul is a home grown city that had  the whole town attend the parade. Talk about feeling like a celebrity! After the parade we gathered at the VFW to celebrate! It was a blast to be apart of an event with so much community pride!

Kristi Schulz
2017 Miss Inver Grove Heights

On June 19^th  2017, My royal sisters and I attend the Strawberry Fest coronation in Cottage Grove, It was a lot of fun, we mingled with other Royalty groups, we heard some funny jokes from the senior Winter Carnival and We ate good food, and enjoyed the night,  We were sad to say goodbye to the Strawberry fests Ambassadors, But we were excited to say hello to the New ambassadors!

Payton Litz

2017 Little Miss Inver Grove Heights

On Thursday June 15 my royal sister Ally and I went to the Kaposia Days Kick Off Dinner.  The food was really good and my favorite part was the cake. The candidates for Kaposia Days did a sponsor commercial and 2 people were knighted by the Winter Carnival. It was an exciting night. Can’t wait to see who gets crowned next week.

Katie Mitchell
2017 Inver Grove Heights Junior Princess

My second community service project as a Miss Inver Grove Heights Ambassador was a fundraising sale dedicated to the Alzheimers Association. This organization is important because it brings awareness to a life changing illness, and helps fund the research necessary to find a cure for this disease. This project involved me collecting, organizing, and advertising items for this 3 day long sale which took place June 8-10th. I collected items from family members and local neighbors and then had to label prices on all items in order to sell them. After collecting the items I distributed flyers at local community centers including the Inver Glen Library, the Inver Grove Heights Anytime Fitness and throughout the roads of Inver Grove. The event had a great turnout and I am excited to announce I raised 200$ to donate to the Alzheimers Association and I was even able to bring all unsold items to the Goodwill in West St Paul for donation to benefit the local community.

2017 Miss Inver Grove Heights Princess 

Tonight we had the opportunity to attend the Rice Street Festival Kick off Dinner. This event gave me, Kristi and other surrounding communities the chance to meet the new Rice Street Festival candidates as well as celebrate the current royalties past year. This event was a wonderful dinner at Ideal Hall and an overall enjoyable evening. It was great to socialize with surrounding communities royalty programs as well as support the Rice Street Festival! I’m excited for the festivities to begin and can’t wait to find out who is crowned!

We attended the pre parade breakfast on a rainy day. We were hoping the rain would clear up but it didn’t. They people in charge decided to cancel the parade and the carnival but we could still attend the pre parade. There I got to meet the candidates running for west St. Paul and after socializing a lot we had a walking parade in the gym for the parents and volunteers helping out.

Ally Mraz

2017 Junior Miss Inver Grove Heights

Before brunch started I walked around with the other royal girls and we mingled with people.Once the food was ready we sat down and ate, it was really good. As we were eating there was a live band, they were really talented. Once we were done eating we helped pass out the prizes and baskets of the winners and highest bidders. Overall this brunch was really fun and delicious.

Ally Mraz

2017 Junior Miss Inver Grove Heights Princess

I attended the Inver Grove Heights and South St. Paul Rotary dinner. Kat Perkins, a finalist on The Voice, was the emcee for the night! She blessed us with inspiring songs and her beautiful voice. The South St. Paul royalty girls and I had the honor of announcing the raffle winners. The program continued with an exchange student who spoke about her experience in America. There was also an award given to Virginia, an inspiring woman. The night was an absolute blast! Wonderful program!

Kristi Schulz
2017 Miss Inver Grove Heights