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CONGRATULATIONS to the Fabulous and Elegant, STEPHANIE KOENNEL from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, MS. IDAHO SENIOR AMERICA 2011!
And a very special thanks to Fay Briscoe for another
successful pageant.
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Stephanie Koennel was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula of California, the eldest of three. She attended the University of California in Santa Barbara and married her high school sweetheart. She has a daughter, a son and two grandchildren.
Stephanie has devoted most of her adult life to working with children, providing day care in her own home while her children were small, working as instructional aide for second and third grade students, and occupying the role of high school attendance officer for many years before she retired.
When her marriage ended, she met her magnificent other, Thomas Koennel, with whom she moved to beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho There they quickly adapted to retirement and the life style of northern Idaho which entails, for those who love it, (and the do) camping, hiking and fishing in all kinds of weather.
Her desires to stay physically fit and her love of dancing motivated her to join with the Lake City Senior Center where she thrives on line dancing, then onto joining the Lake City Tappers who serve the senior community in northern Idaho with spirit-lifting performances and generous charitable donations to worthy causes.
She has adapted to Idaho’s changing seasons and woodland environment which offer her the challenge of rearranging her garden to the whims of mother nature and the local forest wildlife. Still she declares “her blessings are many and she is enjoying her Seniorhood with a smile on her face”.
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The Ms. Senior America Pageant is
the world's first and foremost pageant to emphasize and give honor to
women who have reached the "Age of Elegance." It is a search
for the gracious lady who best exemplifies the dignity, maturity and
inner beauty of all senior Americans. The Ms. Senior America philosophy
is based upon the belief that seniors are the foundation of America, and our
most valuable treasure. It is upon their knowledge, experience and
resources that the younger generation has the opportunity to build a
better society.
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