Rock & roll dance fans Terry and Rhonda Mackrell are also big fans of entertainer Jeff Hancox (centre), and were very pleased to find him at the Kingaroy Show Ball; Jeff will be performing at the Town Hall himself this Saturday night in a special Elvis tribute show

April 20, 2016

Numbers may have been slightly down at this year’s Kingaroy Show Ball, but the mood last Saturday night was decidedly upbeat.

The Ball, held at Kingaroy Town Hall, is the traditional curtain-raiser for the annual Kingaroy Show.

The 109th Show will be held on April 30 and May 1 this year, and South Burnett Show Society president Cliff Seiler said he was confident it will offer tremendous entertainment for all ages and tastes.

On Saturday night, though, the entertainment was tailored primarily to rock and roll dance enthusiasts.

Show Ball organiser Ros Tigell booked popular Toowoomba rock and roll band The Countdowns to provide the music, and guests came from as far away as Hervey Bay to dance along to them.

Dinner guests also got to enjoy a supper prepared by the small army of Show Society volunteers who packed out the kitchen, while others happily assisted with running the bar.

Apart from offering an evening of fun entertainment for Show Society supporters, the highlight of the Ball was the selection and announcement of the Miss Kingaroy Showgirl and Rural Ambassador awards.

This year judges Ian and Sheena McConnel and Michael and Sarah Hannah came from Buderim and Brisbane, respectively, to put the entrants under the microscope.

Mayor Keith Campbell also ran all entrants through an informal question and answer session on stage before the judges made their final decisions,

In the end, they picked former Inverell resident Jordanne Green as this year’s Miss Showgirl, and Bachelor of Animal Science graduate Mitchell Francis as Rural Ambassador.

Both will now go on to represent Kingaroy in the South Burnett’s sub-chamber finals and if they win there, to the Ekka in August to compete with the rest of the State.

Eleven year old Kristy Young was crowned this year’s Miss Junior Showgirl, and Lauchlan Crawford this year’s Junior Rural Ambassador.

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Bob Donovan, Lawrence Bell, Dianne Hannant and South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell made a stylish foursome at the Show Ball
Jordanne Green and Mitchell Francis greeted guests at the front door
2015 Miss Kingaroy Showgirl Kirsty Tigell and Chris Bell helped on the front desk
Toowoomba rock & roll band “The Countdowns” proved a popular crowd-pleaser
Emily Wheeler, 5, came to the Ball with her sisters Katelyn, 4, and Madi, 14 and were joined by Hughie Seiler, 4
Former Kingaroy Show Queen and Rural Ambassador Abigail Andersson with daughters Ellenor,8, and Tully, 6
Kristy Young, 11, was crowned this year’s Miss Junior Showgirl, and Lauchlan Crawford, this year’s Junior Rural Ambassador
Mum Amy Wicks brought along her son Jackson, 5, for a fun night out
Karen and Marc Davis from Hervey Bay came to dance to the band
South Burnett Show Society president Cliff Seiler and Ball organiser Ros Tigell with judges Ian and Sheena McConnel, 2016 Rural Ambassador Mitchell Francis, 2016 Miss Kingaroy Showgirl Jordanne Green, and judges Michael and Sarah Hannah
Kitchen volunteers Robyn Howlett, Tanya Barron, Mavis Rasmussen, Sandra Barron, Leesa Baker, Murray Rasmussen and Graham Barbeler made sure everyone was well fed
Ros Barbeler, Will Johnson, June Usher, Beck Brunner and her daughter Tymika helped look after the servery …
… while Rodney and Gaven Evans and Jason and Nazrin Black kept the bar running smoothly all through the evening

 

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