Once again it’s the time of year when parents think about the CAST Most Beautiful
Baby Contest at the Clearfield County Fair.  The annual contest has become a
popular feature at the Fair.  This year’s Clearfield County Fair runs Sunday, August
1 through Saturday, August 7.

All babies from birth through the age of 36 months are welcome to enter the
contest.  Parent(s) can register their babies in the contest beginning Monday, July
26 at the CAST Building at 112 E. Locust Street in downtown Clearfield (use
side/alley door) during business hours of Monday through Friday from 9:15 am to
12:15pm and 1:30pm to 4:15pm  or they can register them on opening day Sunday
from 1pm to 5pm at the Most Beautiful Baby Contest booth in Expo II.  The
registration fee is $3.00.

First, second and third place winners will each receive a beautiful engraved trophy
and each winner’s parents will receive tickets to opening night of the comedy
REMEMBER ME?, the CAST live theatre September presentation.    

This year something new has been added.  The first place winner of the CAST Most
Beautiful Baby Contest at The Clearfield County Fair will be invited to appear
onstage Opening Night as a baby munchkin in the CAST December live theatre
production of THE WIZARD OF OZ!           

All the parents need to do is decorate an 11 oz (coffee) or a comparable size can
(no large cans please) complete with the baby’s picture and name.  Parents can use
ribbons, contact paper, buttons, stickers, etc. to decorate. (No staples please.)
Photos should be put directly on the can with tape or glue.  The money is taken out
of the can and counted each night so it is important to decorate the can in such a
way that the lid can be taken off and put on easily.  If twins or siblings are
entered in the contest, each child must have his or her own can.  Since the money is
counted by hand, pennies are gently discouraged.

“People sometimes ask if they can have money in the can when they register and the
answer is yes,” said a CAST spokesperson.  “Sometimes people have relatives or
friends from out of town who want to vote for the baby and that’s fine.”

The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre is a non profit multi arts center and  Central Pa’
s  home of the arts. All money from the contest will help CAST continue the
theatrical productions and their many arts programs.

Anyone with questions is welcome to call the CAST Office during business hours and
speak with Sue or Ruth. The number is 765-4474.  

For more information on CAST, visit their website is www.castbuilding.com.
CAST Most Beautiful Baby Contest
At The 2010 Clearfield County Fair