On Thursday, April 16, Kenley Smith, a Junior Member of the Auxiliary, was crowned our new Little Miss Poppy Queen for 2026 by her big sister, who is the outgoing Poppy Queen for 2025, Kohen Smith. Kenley is 10 years old and the daughter of Kyle and Megan Smith.
Her dad is an Army veteran out of Fort Campbell, Tennessee. Kenley is an Honor Roll student at Millersport Elementary School. She is active in basketball and softball. Outside of school, Kenley enjoys hanging out with friends and going to the beach on vacation. Kenley is happy to be representing the Millersport American Legion Auxiliary as the 2026 Little Miss Poppy Queen.
The Annual Poppy Day will be May 2 in Millersport. In 1920, the Poppy was adopted as the official memorial flower to pay homage to the battlefields of World War I. Poppies are handmade by our Veterans and are never sold.
Contributions are devoted entirely to rehabilitation and child welfare efforts for Veterans and their families. Please come out and meet our new Little Miss Poppy Queen Kenley, at the Circle K. She will be handing out Poppies in remembrance of our Veterans. Several members and volunteers will be at the traffic light taking donations as well. All money donated to our Poppy Fund is spent to help Veterans and to show our appreciation for all they have done and still do to protect and serve our country.
May is the month they also have their “No-Bake Bake Sale.” This is one time you don’t have to actually bake and can still contribute to helping our Veterans. We also have dishcloths available for purchase from the Auxiliary. You can contact Liz Sanders, Unit 637 President at 614-562-7823 if you’d like to donate to the bake sale or purchase dishcloths.
Buckeye Lake Region Welcome Center
Visit Fairfield County, the creators and operators of “Escape to Buckeye Lake” (be sure to download the app), with financial support from the Buckeye Lake Region Corporation and Buckeye Lake Region Chamber of Commerce, will be opening a Buckeye Lake Region Welcome Center.
It is scheduled for a soft opening on May 1 and holding a grand opening ribbon cutting at 3 p.m. May 21, followed by treats and more throughout that weekend. The Welcome Center is located at 4894 Walnut Road in the Village of Buckeye Lake. (The CRT Real Estate building with the lighthouse on the front). While located in Buckeye Lake Village, it is to be a regional Welcome Center and will offer information from all around the tri-county lake region. It will be open from April to October and staffed on Thursday to Sunday. Stop by and check it out.
Mother/Daughter Tea
The Millersport Methodist Church will hold their Mother/Daughter Tea at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 6th in the Church Fellowship Hall. All mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and sisters are invited to this event sponsored by the Millersport Methodist Women.
This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Millersport’s new Little Miss Poppy Queen honors veterans
Reporting by Carol King, Special to the Eagle-Gazette / Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
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