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Kendra Lea Leveridge represents LWC in Mountain Laurel Festival Adair Countian is the daughter of Columbia Police Chief Mark Harris and Cindy Harris, an employee at the First National Bank, Columbia, KY. Five LWC photos by Duane Bonifer accompany this story By Duane Bonifer, Director Lindsey Wilson College Public Affairs PINEVILLE, KY - An Adair County native took part in Kentucky history last weekend when she represented Lindsey Wilson College in one of the commonwealth's oldest festivals. Kendra Lea Leveridge of Columbia, KY a 2006 LWC alumna, represented the college at the 76th Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. She is the daughter of Mark and Cindy Harris, of Lindsey Wilson Street in Columbia, KY. Kendra has an eight-year-old sister, Bailey Harris. Festival is second oldest event in Kentucky, after Derby The festival, which is the second oldest event in Kentucky next to the Kentucky Derby, was inaugurated in 1931 to honor Dr. Thomas Walker, the first European to enter Kentucky and who, along with a party of explorers, visited the present site of Pineville in 1750. The festival has evolved into four days of parades, concerts and other special events as this Southeastern Kentucky city nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of a little more than 2,000 residents welcomes more than 20,000 visitors to its city streets decorated in the festivals colors of green and pink. A good deal of Southern charm and gentility are part of the four-day festival, especially for the young women who represented 21 of Kentuckys colleges and universities at this years festival. Nominees given royal treatment by Pineville residents During their four days in Pineville, the women nominated by the schools to be Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival queen are given the royal treatment by the citys residents. In addition to being the guests of honor at all festival events, queen candidates attend several special receptions held in their honor. "We are treated like celebrities during the festival, which is something that really surprised me. I didnt expect that when I came here," said Leveridge. "Everyone in Pineville is so incredibly nice and gracious to us." But there are moments when 96 hours of celebrity status takes it toll, Leveridge said. "You attend so many receptions and meet so many people that by the end of the day you are almost ready to crash," she said. "But its a lot of fun because you know its something that you will only do once in your life and you are also representing your college." Tiring schedule for escort, Justin Whitney, as well The hectic festival schedule wore down Leveridge's escort, 2006 Lindsey Wilson graduate Justin Whitney of Muhlenberg County, Ky., to the point where he rested whenever he had a spare moment. "I almost tried to catch a few minutes of sleep while I was sitting on a couch waiting to escort her to the next event," he joked. During the festival, Pineville residents literally open their homes to the queen candidates as several dozen families host the queen candidates. Governor Fletcher crowned Hope Renee Hamilton the festival queen The weekends crowning moment is on Saturday afternoon when the festivals queen is crowned by Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher at Pine Mountain State Resort Parks Laurel Cove Amphitheater. This years queen was Kentucky Wesleyan College student Hope Renee Hamilton of Versailles, Ky. Miss Leveridge proud to present Lindsey Wilson College "It was such an honor to represent my alma mater at this event," said Leveridge, who graduated from Lindsey Wilson earlier this month with a bachelor of arts degree in history. "Nothing could have prepared me for the kind of experience that I had or the wonderful people I met. It was just an incredible weekend." In addition to meeting the residents of Pineville, Leveridge said a that a special bond also develops between the women who represent their respective colleges or universities. "We develop a real special bond because we are with one another all the time," she said. "Ive met some wonderful people from other colleges and universities and developed some new friendships as well." This story was posted on 2006-05-30 08:46:36
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