Milestone: Royalty reaps rewards for animals

Clallam County Fair queen Mia Steben and princess Hannah Fritz (with Thor) help host a pet food drive supporting Welfare Animals Guild, Peninsula Friends of Animals and the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society on Saturday, April 19, at Sequim’s Petco.

Clallam County Fair queen Mia Steben and princess Hannah Fritz (with Thor) help host a pet food drive supporting Welfare Animals Guild, Peninsula Friends of Animals and the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society on Saturday, April 19, at Sequim’s Petco.

The royalty — minus princess Hannah Gauthun, who was participating a in the State Trap Meet in Wenatchee — collected donations of pet food and products to help care for local animals in need.

The royalty also collected more than $200 in donations that will be donated to one of the canine search-and-recovery teams that participated in the Oso Slide Recovery efforts.