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7B THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Festival Court FESTIVAL COURT 2016 MISS SCANDINAVIA Megan McCall-DeVos SENIOR COURT CHAPERONE Sharon Hale Megan, the daughter of Michelle and Jonathan DeVos, is a sophomore at Western Oregon University studying business management and dance. She is excited to crown the next Miss Scandi- navia and see what the future holds for the court. JUNIOR COURT CHAPERONE Emily Falleur Scandinavian by mar- riage, Sharon first con- nected with Scandinavian traditions in 1973, when she and her husband moved from Montana to Astoria. Their daughter was Junior Miss Norway and, later, Senior Miss Norway. Emily Falleur and her husband have two chil- dren, Kaylee and Mag- gie (this year’s Junior Miss Sweden). Emily represented Denmark as Junior Miss Denmark in 1983 and Senior Miss Denmark in 1992. FESTIVAL COURT SENIOR COURT CROWN BEARER SENIOR MISS DENMARK Wyatt Jackson Sophie Hansen Wyatt, the only male on the 2017 Scandinavian Court, is a third-grader at Warrenton Grade School. His ancestry includes Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. He has attended every festi- val since birth and has danced with the Viking Nordic Dancers for the past two years. Sophie Hansen, the daughter of Sta- cey Hansen and the late Michael Funk, is a junior at Knappa High School. Her Dan- ish heritage comes from her mother’s side of the family, specifi cally her great- great grandfather. She has been a mem- ber of the volleyball, wrestling, track and forestry teams. SENIOR COURT SENIOR COURT SENIOR COURT JUNIOR COURT SENIOR MISS FINLAND SENIOR MISS NORWAY SENIOR MISS SWEDEN JUNIOR MISS DENMARK Megan Schacher Maya McGill Kara Dowaliby Norah Alsbury Megan is a junior at Astoria High School and a member of the Finnish Brotherhood. She works on estate sales, in construction, lifeguards at the Astoria Aquatic Center and commercial fi shing for Pacifi c Bounty. Her great-great-grand- parents came from Finland in 1909. Maya, a sophomore at Seaside High School, is on the school swim and robot- ics teams. Her parents are David and Jana McGill. Her grandmother on her father’s side arrived from Norway in the United States in 1957. Maya is a former Junior Miss Norway and has visited relatives in Norway fi ve times. Kara, a junior at Warrenton High School, is the daughter of Todd and Dixie Dowaliby. She has been a Viking Nordic Dancer for ten years, and performed with the group in Disneyland twice. She was Junior Miss Sweden in 2007. Kara’s family has been involved with the Astoria Mid- summer Festival for three generations. Norah is a second-grader at Warren- ton Grade School. Her Danish relatives arrived in the U.S. four generations ago. Her mother was Junior Miss Denmark in 1987 and Senior Miss Denmark in 1997. Her sister was Junior Miss Denmark in 2015. Norah likes trying all the diff erent Scandinavian foods at the festival. JUNIOR COURT JUNIOR COURT JUNIOR COURT JUNIOR COURT JUNIOR MISS FINLAND JUNIOR MISS NORWAY JUNIOR MISS ICELAND JUNIOR MISS SWEDEN Georgia Sutton Augusta Hayrynen Jenna Karnofski Maggie Falleur Georgia, a second-grader at Hilda Lahti Elementary in Knappa, is the daughter of Josh and Laura Sutton. Geor- gia loves to play sports, such as basket- ball and softball. Her Finnish relatives immigrated to North Dakota six genera- tions ago. Augusta is a second-grader at Astor Elementary. She has Norwegian and Finnish heritage; both come from her father’s side. Her family have volun- teered for the festival for set-up and tear- down for many years. Augusta enjoys the dancing at the festival because it’s fun. Jenna, a second-grader, is proud to represent her Icelandic heritage in the festival. Her parents are Carole and Marc Simmons, and Jarrod and Vinessa Karn- ofski. She is both Finnish and Icelandic. Jenna’s great-great-grandmother, immi- grated to North Dakota in 1894. Maggie, a fi rst-grader at Astor Ele- mentary, is the daughter of Emily and Tom Falleur. Her great-great-grandfa- thers arrived in the U.S. from Sweden and Denmark as teenagers; her great- great-grandmother came from Norway. She volunteers at the festival, including assisting with the Troll Run.
