Kenedy Rotary Club presents the Miss Karnes County Pageant on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Kenedy High School Auditorium. The festivities include the Little Mister and Miss Karnes County contest. Rotary members invite everyone to come out, have some fun and support our students.

This annual event is the Kenedy Rotary Club’s effort to raise scholarship funds for the youth in our communities. The proceeds are used to finance scholarships that are awarded to students from Runge, Falls City, Karnes City and Kenedy. These scholarships are distributed to students when they enter college or vocational school.

Rotary International’s theme for 2008 is Rotary Shares. It presents a challenge to local Rotary Clubs to find ways to share their time, talents and financial support within their local communities. Kenedy Rotarians are motivated to share as shown by their participation in services to the Community.

Kenedy Rotary Club efforts include sponsoring a Rotary Interact Club, sponsoring a Boy Scouts Club, distribution of Dictionaries to all local schools, building wheelchair ramps in the community, providing assistance to the Karnes City Rotary’s Lonesome Dove Fest event, hosting Miss Karnes County Pageant, and many other activities.

Tobe Ricks, entertainment chairman, is proud to announce that this year’s entertainer for the event is Jay Harvey. Harvey learned to love "that good ole country music" while he was growing up listening to his Grandpa play the guitar and sing. Other musical influences came from Merle Haggard, Gene Watson, Ray Price, Charlie Pride, and Willie Nelson as Harvey developed his musical career. Jay said his main inspiration to sing comes from his wife, Stephanie.

Harvey has performed at a number of venues over the last two years. Yorktown Country Opry, Music USA in Yoakun, The Refugio County Jamboree, The Lone Star Country Jamboree, Victoria Country Opry, The South Texas Opry and many more. Jay’s available for private parties and you can check out his music on-line at: www.myspace.comjayharveymusic.

Ricks said, "We are looking forward to a great program of fun and entertainment."

Come out and join us. Tickets for this event are $4.00 for adults and $1.00 for children and can be purchased from contestants, Rotary members or at the door.