‘Wonderful Weekend’: Miss Canton crowned Flaming Foliage Queen at 77th annual festival in Renovo
KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Flaming Foliage Queen 2026 Miss Canton, Stella Marion Rockwell, sits surrounded by her court following the Coronation of the 77th annual Flaming Foliage Festival held at the Renovo Elementary School. Pictured surrounding the reigning queen are, from left, Bald Eagle Area escort Sam Clark (Alex Rauch Memorial Winner); Miss Central Mountain Emme Madigan (Miss Congeniality); Miss Coudersport Audrey Wright (2nd Runner-Up); Sugar Valley Rural Charter School’s Kohana Yamashita (1st Runner-Up); Miss South Williamsport Kendall Smith (Miss Photogenic); Williamsport Escort Michael Vincent (Coronation Dance-Off winner); and Montoursville escort Giovanni Catine (Mr. Congeniality).
KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Contestants from six local schools were represented by, from left, Sugar Valley Rural Charter School’s Kohana Yamashita; Bucktail’s Emma Getz; Bellefonte’s Kayla Leddy; Bald Eagle Area’s Heidi Eveleth; Jersey Shore’s Alaina Samar; and Central Mountain’s Emme Madigan.
KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Escorts of the six local schools were represented at the 2026 Flaming Foliage Festival. Getting a lift from his friends is Central Mountain’s Kaydn Clahoun. Others, from left, are Sugar Valley’s Brody Swanger; Bucktail’s Colten Fleisher; Bellefonte’s Trevor Campbell-Tubbs; BEA’s Sam Clark; and Jersey Shore’s Orrin Pennycoff.
KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Flaming Foliage Queen 2026 Miss Canton, Stella Marion Rockwell, sits surrounded by her court following the Coronation of the 77th annual Flaming Foliage Festival held at the Renovo Elementary School. Pictured surrounding the reigning queen are, from left, Bald Eagle Area escort Sam Clark (Alex Rauch Memorial Winner); Miss Central Mountain Emme Madigan (Miss Congeniality); Miss Coudersport Audrey Wright (2nd Runner-Up); Sugar Valley Rural Charter School’s Kohana Yamashita (1st Runner-Up); Miss South Williamsport Kendall Smith (Miss Photogenic); Williamsport Escort Michael Vincent (Coronation Dance-Off winner); and Montoursville escort Giovanni Catine (Mr. Congeniality).
KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Contestants from six local schools were represented by, from left, Sugar Valley Rural Charter School’s Kohana Yamashita; Bucktail’s Emma Getz; Bellefonte’s Kayla Leddy; Bald Eagle Area’s Heidi Eveleth; Jersey Shore’s Alaina Samar; and Central Mountain’s Emme Madigan.
KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Escorts of the six local schools were represented at the 2026 Flaming Foliage Festival. Getting a lift from his friends is Central Mountain’s Kaydn Clahoun. Others, from left, are Sugar Valley’s Brody Swanger; Bucktail’s Colten Fleisher; Bellefonte’s Trevor Campbell-Tubbs; BEA’s Sam Clark; and Jersey Shore’s Orrin Pennycoff.
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RENOVO -- The 77th annual Flaming Foliage Festival came to a culmination Sunday afternoon as Miss Canton's Stella Rockwell was crowned queen in front of a packed crowd at the Renovo Elementary School.
Sugar Valley Rural Charter School's Kohana Yamashita received first runner-up honors and Miss Coudersport, Audrey Wright, was awarded second runner up.
"I had such a wonderful weekend, I got to meet so many amazing girls," Stella said moments after receiving her crown. "The committee did such a wonderful job, the decorations everywhere we went; the excitement that they and the community created, the parade was just fantastic to be part of."
"Everything about the weekend, our host family was phenomenal, honestly, I just had such a great time," Rockwell offered.
Stella's family expressed their pride in their daughter's achievements following the ceremony.
"Stella has kind of been a grown up since the day she was born," her mother, Corrin West, said. "She has always had such a good head on her shoulders, she's kind to everyone that she meets and just an extremely hard worker. I know she'll be successful in life."
Moments before Rockwell's name was called as the 77th annual FFF Queen, she was also awarded the Judges Memorial Award, given to the contestant with exemplary community service and volunteerism.
The days leading up to the FFF Weekend in Renovo provided the perfect fall weather as the town prepared for the annual event.
In addition to the committee's efforts to have all of the weekend events ready for the contestants and visitors, businesses and home owners decorated all things fall and prepared to welcome all that travelled to Renovo.
Saturday's weather was a perfect 70 degree day, allowing all of the activities to take place well before an all day rain on Sunday.
Other award winners from the 2026 FFF Weekend included: Miss Congeniality, Central Mountain's Emme Madigan; Mr. Congeniality, Montoursville escort Giovanni Catine; Alex Rauch Memorial Award, Bald Eagle Area escort Sam Clark; Miss Photogenic, Miss South Williamsport's Kendall Smith.