It’s been a record year for the Oskaloosa Main Street Young Ambassador Contest.  Deb Bruxvoort with Oskaloosa Main Street explains.

“The Young Ambassador Contest (Monday night 11/29) took in over $5600.  It’s a record.  I don’t know that we’ve ever raised that much.  The money goes to the Lighted Christmas Parade to make that happen each year.  And also each year we give a scholarship or a donation to a local preschool and it rotates.  This year, the preschool is Oskaloosa Public Elementary Preschool.”

The 25 contestants in the Young Ambassador Contest received votes in the form of donations made at Oskaloosa businesses.  This year’s Young Ambassadors are Lucy Mitrisin, daughter of Chase and Jill Mitrisin, and Rayce Asher, son of Austin Asher and Harlee Bunnell-Asher.  All of the Young Ambassador contestants will ride on the Clow Train during Saturday’s Oskaloosa Lighted Christmas Parade.