HARRISBURG - Courtney Lynn Varano, a seventh-grade student of Southern Columbia Area, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Pennsylvania pageant to be held Aug. 12 to 13 at the Hilton Hotel and Towers.
The National American Miss pageants are held for girls ages 4 to 18 in five age divisions. The pageant winner will receive a $1,000 cash award and an invitation to compete in the national pageant in California.
Varano, 14, is sponsored by Keister Keys and Wayne A. Derk from Wayne's World, both of Shamokin. She will compete in the junior teen age division.
She is a daughter of Sherri Fulmer, of Shamokin, and Kevin Varano, of Elysburg.
Her activities include karate, horseback riding and cake decorating. She also enjoys painting and drawing.