Hello, Klamath Falls residents — join us in celebrating our community and supporting a remarkable cause.

Amelia Arias, our very own Miss Klamath Union, is on the queen court for the Klamath Basin Potato Festival 2024. She's selling tickets for just $2 each to help fund her community-service initiative focused on scoliosis early detection programs in partnership with the National Scoliosis Foundation.

A Personal Mission

Not only is Amelia dedicated to raising awareness about scoliosis — she's also a scholarship winner from the Miss Klamath County pageant.

By purchasing a ticket, you're not just supporting the festival. You're backing a heartwarming mission to help others feel less alone.

Amelia's Story

"Growing up in a small town in East Tennessee, I never thought I could participate in pageants. However, my parents…"

Amelia's path to the queen court — and to the platform she's using to raise scoliosis awareness — wasn't predetermined. Like a lot of young women who end up in pageant programs, her family helped her say yes to the first opportunity, and the rest unfolded from there.

The pageant system at every level — from local titles like Miss Klamath Union, to state programs, to Miss America — is built around four points of the crown: service, scholarship, success, and style. Amelia is bringing all four to a basin that benefits from young leaders like her.

The Klamath Basin Potato Festival

The Klamath Basin Potato Festival is one of the longest-running community traditions in the basin — celebrating the agricultural heritage that has shaped Klamath County for over a century.

Members of the queen court like Amelia spend the months leading up to the festival doing exactly what Amelia is doing: engaging the community, raising funds, building awareness for chosen causes, and representing the basin with pride.

How to Help

Buy a ticket for $2. That money supports:

  • The festival itself — a community-wide celebration
  • Amelia's scoliosis-awareness initiative
  • The Klamath Basin's tradition of investing in its young leaders

Reach out to Amelia or her family for tickets — or look for her at community events in the lead-up to the festival.

Why It Matters

Scoliosis affects roughly 2–3% of the U.S. population — most often diagnosed in adolescence. Early detection makes an enormous difference in long-term outcomes: catching it early means treatment options are more effective, less invasive, and less disruptive to a young person's life.

Awareness campaigns like Amelia's reach the right audiences — parents, school nurses, pediatricians, and the kids themselves — to make sure that the kids who need screening get it.

That's quiet, meaningful work. It's exactly the kind of community-service initiative the pageant system was designed to support.

Congratulations, Amelia

To Amelia — congratulations on being named to the queen court, congratulations on the scholarship, and thank you for using your platform for something that will help kids you'll never meet.

The basin is proud of you.