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Cutie King and Queen come to court 7H[W DQG 3KRWRV %\ &$66,'< :+,7( 6WDII :ULWHU The 76th annual Mermaid Festival Cutie King and Queen Pageant marched into the North Webster Community Center at 7 p.m. Friday, June 24. With 19 girls and 14 boys all vying for the title of Cutie Queen and King, the
pageant gave attendees a glimpse of some of the cutest kids reigning in this county, or having previously reigned. What started as a large group of girls and boys was filtered down to four girls and four boys, with all just as excited about the possibility of being crowned and sashed. The winners of this year’s Cutie
Pageant were Aiyanna Birks and Matteo LaBarbera. Runners-up in the pageant were: • Third runner-up: Brystal Bower, daughter of Joel and Racheal Bower; and Gavin Jasso, son of Nathaniel and Kayla Jasso. • Second runner-up: Amelia Beer, daughter of Jason and Whitney Beer; and Linkin Daw-
son, son of Will and Meg Dawson. • First runner-up: Emery Lovely, daughter of Adam and Heather Lovely; and Jensen Lovely, son of Adam and Heather Lovely. Also announced during the pageant were the winners of the cutie parade. The parade was held in North Webster June 22. In the motorized division, first Continued on page 2
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Two nights of fireworks Fireworks displays will be presented in area communities July 2 and July 4. All fireworks begin at dusk. Here is where you can view the displays. Syracuse Dewart Lake fireworks will be Saturday, July 2 Lake Wawasee fireworks will be Saturday, July 2. Syracuse Lake fireworks will be Monday, July 4. North Webster Fireworks on Webster Lake fireworks will be Saturday, July 2, with a rain date of Saturday, July 9. Tippecanoe Lake fireworks will be Saturday, July 2.
to the reconstruction of our dam controlling the water level of Lake Wawasee and thousands of acres of wetlands, to the youth athletic complex, to churches, food banks, day care services and youth centers to water distribution in the Virgin Islands, and pet rescues in different parts of the world, to the anecdotal, sometimes short and inspirational comments made while walking his dogs ... all have benefited,” Siegel wrote in a letter to the governor. “When times get tough, Doug shows up, makes his contributions and disappears, wanting nothing in return. Doug shares generously Continued on page 2
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Festival activities, including the parade, in which the nine pageant contestants took part. Jordan Hoffman was crowned the 2022 Queen of Lakes. She was crowned and sashed by the 2021
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queen, Corynn Barton. Hofmann is the daughter of David Hofmann and the late Ellen Hackett. She was sponsored by Johnson Tax Service in Andrews. Continued on page 2
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