Calling all girls ages 5-10 - you could be Bluffton's Little Miss Sesquicentennial! In conjunction with the Sesquicentennial festivities to be held this year, the Bluffton Public Library is hosting a Little Miss Sesquicentennial Pageant on Thursday, June 23.

Registration begins at 6 p.m. and the pageant will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the Richland Room of the library.

Girls ages 5-7 are eligible to become Little Miss Junior Sesquicentennial, while ages 8-10 will compete to become Little Miss Sesquicentennial.

In order to register for the competition, parents must pick up an official rules packet at the library. The first five girls to register in each age group will receive free hair-styling for the pageant, courtesy of The Curling Iron.

There is a limit of 15 girls per age group that may register and a $5 fee is due upon registration. Girls must meet all requirements in the official rules packet to be eligible and the deadline for registration is Thursday, June 9.

Prizes for the winners of the competition include savings bonds donated by Chase and First National Bank, gift cards to the Lima Mall, dolls, tiaras and more. The pageant is open to the public and refreshments will be provided.

For more information, visit the library, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org, call 419-358-5016 or e-mail the library at [email protected].