Durand Railroad Days Queen & Attendant
                                                                        

2023 Miss Railroad Days Queen and Attendant 

 

 2023 Miss Railroad Days Queen Allison Zdunic

 

  

        

Allison Zdunic is the daughter of Levi and Theresa Zdunic of Durand. She is 16 years old and a Junior at Durand Area High School. She has two siblings: Haley and Nick. 

 

Allison enjoys participating in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) through Durand High School and has served as FFA Treasurer and Reporter. She is a member of the National Honor Society and Shiawassee County Fair Junior Fair Board. She earned a Greenhand Degree through the FFA program, and outstanding Sophomore Award, and is on the honor roll. Allison dances on the Competition Team at Kathy’s School of Dance. 

 

She likes to find ways to be more involved in the Durand community and enjoys volunteering by teaching and cleaning at Kathy’s School of Dance, participates in food drives, FFA events, Adopt a Family, and making blankets for the homeless. She also enjoys being able to help around the family farm, care for feeder cattle, and spend time with her family. Allison plans on attending Texas A&M after graduating from Durand to study Agribusiness and hopes to return to Durand to help run her family’s farm. 

 

Allison is sponsored by Freddie’s Party Store of Owosso.

 

2023 Miss Railroad Days Attendant Ashlynn Duffey

 

 

Ashlynn Duffey is the daughter of Christopher & Jennifer Duffey of Durand, and Nicole Brodeur & Thomas Brodeur of Wales. She is 17 years old and a Senior at Durand Area High School. She has three siblings, Ryan Hartzell, Emily Hartzell, and Kaitlynn Duffey. 

 

She has two special pets named Mya and K.C that she helps to care for. Ashlynn is involved in many school activities including Varsity Tennis, Madrigals, and the Teacher Cadet Program. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Student Government, Prom Committee & School Fundraising Committee. Ashlynn has earned academic and athletic varsity letters as well as scholarships from multiple colleges. 

 

Currently she is working at Outback Steakhouse in Flint. In her spare time Ashlynn enjoys spending time painting and listening to music. She also likes to volunteer at Bertha Neal Elementary and go caroling downtown. After Ashlynn graduates, she plans on attending Central Michigan University where she will major in Elementary Education. 

 

Ashlynn is sponsored by Main Street Rocks of Durand.

 

Durand Railroad Days royalty are the ambassadors for the annual Railroad Days Festival. They represent the Railroad Days Festival and the greater Durand community by attending community events and traveling to other festival parades. The royalty are sponsored by Randy Wise of Durand and the Bancroft Lioness Lions Club, with photos courtesy of Schutt Photography of Owosso.

 

Past Miss Railroad Days Queens

2022 Emma Warren
2021 Shelby Leydig
2020 Hannah Johnson
2019 Emily Hartzell
2018 Haley Zdunic
2017 Adrianna Hammer
2016 Sophie Pawloski
2015 Tatianna Fraley
2014 Anna Dietrich
2013 Sara Dudzik
2012 Madison Atkinson
2011 Lauren Tovar
2010 Jennifer DeClerg
2009 Katelynn McKay
2008 Krystyn Guzniczak
2007 Emily Ryder
2006 Regan Hurlburt
2005 Erica Hoffman
2004 Kelsey Baker
2003 Jodi Lang
2002 Kimberly Edwards
2001 Penny Horcha
2000 Melissa Buck
1999 Jennifer Chapman
1998 Heather Gervais
1997 Melanie Scheiter
1996 Jacquilyn Hanson
1995 Jennifer Bausick
1994 Julie Heiple
1993 Racheal Cromwell
1992 Georgette Domby
1991 MaryKay McKenney
1990 Laura Bramlet
1989 Erica Holek
1988 Amy Austin
1987 Michelle Fuja
1986 Debbie Spike
1985 Jamie Tucker
1984 Kim Fuja

 

Past Miss Railroad Days Attendants

2022 Shianne Root
2021 Mia Coleman
2020 Riley Vandendries
2019 Madison Days
2018 Madison Pellman
2017 Earth Barren
2016 Carly Gross
2015 Harper Gross
2014 Taylor Varney
2013 Annabelle Ward
2012 Bradyn Winiarski
2011 Erin Egan
2010 Brandy Coates
2009 Sarah Ryder
2008 Amanda Haddon
2007 Meghan Myers
2006 Amber Lester
2005 Cassandra Spence
2003 Angelica Cameron
2002 Kera Nelson & Ashley Young
2000 Erin McKenney & Elaine Green
1996 Danyelle Weir
1993 Dena Rigdon & Dondi Kathleen Satterly


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