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• Talent show results

To find out the results of the Fourth of July talent show, go to page 5. Winners from the junior division, senior division and adult division are listed.

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154 YEARS • NO. 28

THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014

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Fair queen candidates Six girls will compete for the coveted crown of Clarke County Fair Queen. The coronation will be held during the fair’s opening ceremonies 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Clarke County Fairgrounds. The candidates include Carter Cooley, Sara Felten, Ashley Jackson, Dakota Matlage, Renae Parmer and Keleah Selsor. Carter Cooley Carter Cooley, 17, of Osceola is the daughter of Natalie Cooley and Joe Cooley. She is sponsored by Osceola Go-Getters. Cooley attends Clarke Community High School and is active in football cheerleading, wrestling cheerleading, FFA, art club and Silver Cord. Her other community activities include Energizers tumbling and trampoline team and showing in 4-H and FFA. Cooley’s special awards include the FFA proficiency award in 2014, sculpture painting for Iowa State Fair for four years, a football cheerleading award, honor squad in 2014, Clarke County Fair supreme champion heifer in 2010, grand champion breeding heifer in 2010 and state and national qualifier for trampoline and tumbling for multiple years. Her hobbies include showing animals at the county fair and state fair, camping, art, spending time at the family farm, being outdoors and gymnastics.

Sara Felten Sara Felten, 18, of Osceola is the daughter of Kenny and Lyn Felten. She is sponsored by Kenny Felten Construction. Felten attends Interstate 35 High School and is active in the varsity dance team, choir, musical arts performance, art, solo ensemble competition and audition for Carnegie Hall. Her other community activities include church at Broadhorn farms, Heartland Assembly and Hope, babysitting and community service with the school carnival, church, music program, nursing home and animal shelter. Felten’s special awards include honor roll throughout high school, academic award, dance, cheer and choir varsity letters and spirit awarded in Newton. She is currently a CNA and plans to attend Southwestern Community College (SWCC) for a nursing program for her general education. Her plan is to then transfer to the University of Iowa. Felten’s hobbies include singing, dancing, drawing, photography, writing, reading, traveling and pageants. Ashley Jackson Ashley Jackson, 17, of Van Wert is the daughter of Bob and Glenda Jackson. She is sponsored by Junction Creamery. Jackson attends Clarke Please see FAIR QUEENS, Page 4

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Wild ride: Clarke freshman Colton Wills flies to the ground after being bucked off his bull during the senior bull riding competition at the Clarke County Youth Rodeo on Sunday in Osceola. For more photos from the event, see page 8.

OST photo by AMY HANSEN

Parade: Aaron Mateer with Osceola Hy-Vee tosses out candy during the Fourth of July parade on the square in Osceola. The theme for the holiday weekend was superheroes for a “Super Fourth of July.” Mateer was dressed as an Iowa Hawkeye for the parade.

Meet your fair princess, prince candidates Youths will be competing for the titles of Clarke County Fair Princess and Prince. Coronation is planned 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Clarke County Fairgrounds. These are the princess candidates in alphabetical order. Mikayla Bundridge Mikayla Bundridge, 8, of Murray is the daughter of Jerry Bundridge SINGLE COPY PRICE: 75¢

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and April Bundridge. She attends Murray Elementary School. Bundridge is involved in Clover Kids, dance at Leslie’s Dance Emporium and is a Brownie Girl Scout. Her other community activities include youth activities at Murray Church of Christ. Bundridge’s hobbies include bike riding, photography, crafts, reading, rainbow loom, writing and singing. Sydney Busick Sydney Busick, 6, of Murray is the daughter of Shane and Polly Busick.

She att e n d s Murray C o m munity School District. Busick is in- Busick volved in Murray T-Ball, Clarke soccer, youth rodeo and Clover Kids. Her other community activities include Sunday school at the Methodist church and Vacation Bible School in Murray. Busick’s hobbies include dance, tumbling, acting,

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modeling and pageants. Morgan Abbigail Keller Morgan Abbigail Keller, 8, of Murray is the daughter of Mark and Jodie Keller. She att e n d s school at Murray and is involved in Clover Kids. Keller Keller’s other community activities include T-Ball. Her hobbies include crafts, collecting pennies, reading, math and riding

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her bicycle. Alyssa Kent Alyssa Kent, 6, of Lucas is the daughter Kent of Shad and Heather Kent. She attends Clarke Community School District. Kent’s activities include Clover Kids, kids play and softball. Her hobbies include riding her bike, feeding Wiloo and scrapbooking. Allyce Phillips

Allyce Phillips, 8, of Truro is the daughter of Ryan and Rachel Phillips. She attends school at Interstate 35 School District. S h e Phillips is involved in Roadrunner little league, SCI Energizers tumbling and exhibition team and Osceola Go-Getters 4-H

Don’t Forget Fourth of July photos

To see more Fourth of July photos, go to page 4.

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