2021 Miss Chick Pageant registration now open
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VERSAILLES Versailles Poultry Days is now accepting applications for the 2021 Miss Chick Pageant.
The virtual pageant preliminaries are Friday, June 11 at 12 p.m. The finals will be held on the Poultry Days Festival grounds located at 459 S. Center Street on Saturday, June 12 at 2 p.m. in the former high school gymnasium. Enter for a chance to win $1,000 and a title for life. The contest is sponsored by Park National Bank and Versailles Poultry Days, Inc. Registration is open to females 16 years old by the day of the contest, and no older than 19 years old. Limited to high school underclassmen and 2021 graduates. Contestants must reside in Darke County or a contiguous county (Miami, Mercer, Montgomery, Shelby, Auglaize, Preble, Jay, Randolph and Wayne). Register at VersaillesPoultryDays.com.
Versailles plans full festival
VERSAILLES While several local festivals have been cancelled, the Poultry Days board remains optimistic about this year’s festival and is planning a full festival including rides, parades and a social tent. Festival leaders are communicating with the Health Department and developing a safety plan.
Yje 70th annual Poultry Days Festival has received permission from ODOT to close the highway and from the school to use the grounds. All bands have been booked and the contract with the ride company is signed. To help with planning organizers are sharing the board decision to hold the festival on June 11-13 and not to reschedule. In the event restrictions are placed on the festival they will adjust as needed but will not reschedule. The board will continue to watch health guidance closely.
Give ‘Poultry Days’ chicken for Christmas
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The next best thing to waking up Christmas morning is imagining a cooler filled with delicious Poultry Days chicken under the tree.
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VERSAILLES The next best thing to waking up Christmas morning is imagining a cooler filled with delicious Poultry Days chicken under the tree. The Poultry Days Holiday Special of 20 chicken halves (no sides) will continue until Jan. 4. For added fun, one lucky purchaser will receive free sides for his or her cooler.
Purchase your cooler before Jan. 4 for only $145. Because chicken prices are rising, the price will increase to $150 after Jan. 4, 2021. Purchase now and pick up at the festival. Place an order at versaillespoultrydays.com