NORTH WEBSTER — One of the highlights of the annual Mermaid Festival is the coronation of its Cutie King and Queen. This year, 35 young ladies and 16 young men vied for the chance to become part of the festival history, hoping to be named the 69th recipients of the honor, which dates …read more.

SYRACUSE — The North Webster Lionesses participated in the Wawasee High School Honors Program on Wednesday night, May 17. Scholarships in the amount of $500 were presented to Haleigh Smarr and Madison Fisher. Scholarships in the amount of $250 were presented to Jonas Clayton and Laura Stump earlier in the month. The North Webster Lionesses …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The Mermaid Festival Cutie Contest is once again scheduled to search for Cutie royalty and their court to give educational scholarship winnings. Since 1950, the North Webster Mermaid Festival Cutie Contest has recognized children for their ability to charm. The very first Cutie King and Queen were Jack Rhoades and Kay Kruger, …read more.

The field of 36 Cutie Queen and 16 Cutie King contestants was narrowed down to four before Cohen Tom, son of Chad and Amanda Tom, Leesburg; and Jozie Mishler, daughter of Franklin and Jami Mishler, Pierceton were crowned the 2015 Mermaid Festival Cutie King and Queen. Runner ups for Cutie King were: William Smith, son …read more.