Local cowgirls, left to right, Natalie Hagemo, Kim Parmater and Connie Frederick pose for a photograph on Water St. in downtown Excelsior during Cowgirl Night, Thursday, Oct. 9. Hagemo is the 2008 Mrs. Excelsior and a businesswoman, Parmater owns The House of Amore and Fede and Frederick is the owner of Ooh La La, both boutiques in town.

Local cowgirls, left to right, Natalie Hagemo, Kim Parmater and Connie Frederick pose for a photograph on Water St. in downtown Excelsior during Cowgirl Night, Thursday, Oct. 9. Hagemo is the 2008 Mrs. Excelsior and a businesswoman, Parmater owns The House of Amore and Fede and Frederick is the owner of Ooh La La, both boutiques in town.