Breana BagleyAge 18, daughter ofBrad and Kathy

Bagley of Mount Zion.Freshman at Millikin

University, majoring incommunications.

Haley PeoplesAge 17, daughter

of Bob and MelindaPeoples of Decatur.

Junior at EisenhowerHigh School.

Miss Macon County Contestants

Princess Contestants

DONNETTE BECKETTH&R Staff Writer

DECATUR – For manyyears, the director of theMacon County Queen Pageant,Melissa Muirheid, has wantedto open up the residencyrequirement for contestantsoutside of Macon County.

Her wish will come true forthis year's Miss Macon CountyPageant.

This year the event will have17 contestants between theages of 16 and 23 years oldvying for queen. “We usuallyonly have six or seven,”Muirheid said.

The age limit for the MaconCounty Junior Miss category is11 to 15 years old. A specialcategory for girls ages five to10 years old allows the youngladies the opportunity to expe-rience a real pageant.

The pageant will begin at 2p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, in theDecatur Civic Center.

Contestants for the Miss andJunior Miss contests arejudged on their personal inter-views, communication skills,stage presentation and facialbeauty. Last year, Muirheidexchanged the swimsuit com-petition for fitness wear.“Everybody has a fitness outfitin their closet,” she said.

Muirheid believes the switchalso helped the pageant gain inpopularity. “Besides, no onewalks around in a swimsuitand heels,” she said.

The contestants have been

preparing for the pageant forthree weeks, meeting on a reg-ular basis with Muirheid and alist of rules. “It's not like youjust walk on stage,” she said.“A lot of the girls see the com-mitment and leave.”

After a queen has beenselected, she is required toattend speaking engagements,community projects and visitorganizations. “Any time some-one asks us, we go,” Muirheidsaid.

Sophia Schwalbach wascrowned the 2014 Macon Coun-ty Queen. Together withMuirheid, the two have beenpromoting the pageant theentire year through socialmedia and one-on-one connec-tions. Schwalbach has manyduties as the reigning queen,such as any community events,parades, other county fairs andradio programs. “It's all aboutpublic speaking and it's mademe grow so much,” she said.“Not a day goes by that I'm notdoing something as queen.”

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Aug. 5 birthdaysActor John Saxon, 79; College

Football Hall of Famer and formerNFL player Roman Gabriel, 75;

country songwriterBobby Braddock, 75;actress Loni Ander-son, 70; actress ErikaSlezak, 69; rocksinger Rick Derringer,68; actress HollyPalance, 65; singerSamantha Sang, 62;actress-singer Mau-reen McCormick, 59;rock musician PatSmear, 56; authorDavid Baldacci, 55;actress TawneyKitaen, 54; actressJanet McTeer, 54;country musician

Mark O'Connor, 54; Basketball Hallof Famer Patrick Ewing, 53; actorJonathan Silverman, 49; countrysinger Terri Clark, 47; retired MLBAll-Star John Olerud, 47; rock musi-cian Eicca Toppinen (Apocalyptica),40; actor Jesse Williams (TV: "Grey'sAnatomy"), 35; actor Brendon RyanBarrett, 29.

Today in history

In 1965, during the Vietnam War,"The CBS Evening News" sparkedcontroversy as it aired a report bycorrespondent Morley Safer showinga group of U.S. Marines torchinghuts in the village of Cam Ne, con-sidered a Viet Cong stronghold,using flamethrowers and Zippo ciga-rette lighters.

Pet of the weekMeet Spotify, a poor little girl that

has spent most of her young life in ashelter kennel.

Spotify, 6 months old, is anunknown mix, with possibly Germanshorthair pointer or red healer. She'sspayed, microchipped and up-to-date on all vaccines. In addition, sheis a smart little girl, and already

knowshow to"sit" andget"down" fortreats.She alsocan walkwell on aleash.She'svery

social with other dogs, and would bea great companion for a big dog whoneeds a wrestling buddy.

Visit Spotify and other adoptablepets at the Humane Society ofDecatur & Macon County, 2890 N.Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, fromnoon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Fri-day or 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.Call (217) 876-0000 for more infor-mation on adopting your next familyfriend. Like us at Facebook.com/MaconCountyHumane to see all ofour adoptable pets and to get the lat-est news on adoption specials,fundraiser events and more.

Family funOld King's Orchard Community

Center, 815 N. Church St., will hostfamily fun activities for the communi-

ty from 10a.m. to 1 p.m.Tuesday, Aug.25.

Some ofthe activitieswill includethe ScovillMobile Zoo, aDecaturfiretruck, face

painting and a photo booth. Anyoneinterested in sponsoring a booth oractivity should contact TraceeDurham at tdurham@maconcounty-health.org or (217) 423-6988, ext.1140, no later than Friday, Aug. 7.

RVSP your plans to attend theevent to Durham by Wednesday,Aug. 19.

Saxon

McCormick

Allie WattsAge 20, daughter

of Brandee Jones ofWarrensburg. Juniorat Southern Illinois

University atEdwardsville, major-ing in biochemistry.

Macey ConwayAge 16, daughter

of Pam and DougConway of Oreana.Junior at Argenta-

Oreana High School.

Aryn DobrinickAge 18, daughter

of Alan and AmyDobrinick of Decatur.Freshman in South-ern Illinois University

at Edwardsville,majoring in elemen-

tary education.

Rachel DettlingAge 18, daughter

of Neil and CarlaDettling of Ham-

mond. Freshman atLake Land College,majoring in cosme-

tology.

Brittany MooreAge 20, daughter of

Rocky and SharonMoore of Taylorville.Junior at College ofCourt Reporting.

Laura HaugeAge 18, daughter

of John and DebbieHauge of Mount Zion.

Freshman at Rich-land Community Col-lege, majoring in ele-mentary education.

Rosie GanleyAge 16, daughterof James and

Katherine Ganley ofDecatur. Junior atMacArthur High

School.

Lauren SkarupaAge 21, daughter

of Will and LeAnnSkarupa of Decatur.First-year student at

Southern IllinoisUniversity at

Edwardsville Schoolof Pharmacy.

Megan FonnerAge 20, daughter

of Bill and JacqueFonner of Macon.

Junior at Millikin Uni-versity.

Emily BoneAge 19, daughter

of Andrew and JillBone of Mount Zion.Sophomore at Evan-gel University, major-

ing in social work.

Carli PlankAge 19, daughter of

Marx and CathyPlank of Arthur.

Freshman in IllinoisWesleyan University,majoring in account-

ing.

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Kristen BatteAge 19, daughter

of Lisa Batte of Pax-ton. Sophomore atParkland College,

majoring in nursing.

Reghan HaleAge 16, daughter

of Sabrina Pfeiferand Micah Hale,both of Decatur.

Junior at MacArthurHigh School.

Ashton DotyAge 20, daughter

of Dave and KathyDoty of Bethany.Junior at IllinoisState University,majoring in ele-

mentary education.

Brittany RaderAge 19, daughter

of Robert and SheilaRader of Lovington.Sophomore at LakeLand College, major-ing in early childhoodcare and education.

Junior Miss Contestants

Riley HouserAge 13, daughter

of Todd and MicheleHouser of Decatur.Eighth-grader at

Mount Zion JuniorHigh.

Kylie NicholsAge 14, daughter

of Doug and KellyNichols of Decatur.

Ninth-grader atMount Zion High

School.

Lindy KuhnAge 13, daughter

of Mark and LeanneKuhn of Forsyth.Eighth-grader at

Maroa-Forsyth MiddleSchool.

Caitlinn DeverellAge 13, daughter

of Teri and CraigDeverell of Mount

Zion. Eighth-grader atMount Zion Junior

High School.

Sarah BucknerAge 13, daughter

of Brian and HagossaBuckner of Decatur.

Freshman at St. Tere-sa High School.

Sierra CentolaAge 13, daughter of

Bradley Centola Jr. andhis wife, Jennifer, of

Harristown. Eighth-grad-er at Sangamon Valley.

Sidney WagnerAge 14, daughter

of Dave and SharonWagner of Taylorville.Ninth-grader at Tay-lorville High School.

Mia BrandenburgAge 14, daughter of

Trent and JennyBrandenburg of

Cerro Gordo. Ninth-grader at Cerro

Gordo High School.

Brittany LinnAge 15, daughter of

Sean and Erica Linn andCindy and Brian John-ston, all of Shelbyville.Sophomore at Shel-byville High School.

Naomi ThomasAge 6, daughter of

Dana Thomas II andhis wife, Marion, ofDecatur. Second-

grader at LSA.

Iris Collins-BrownAge 5, daughter ofDr. Kevin Collins-

Brown and MarcusBrown of Decatur.

First-grader at HopeAcademy.

Lilly DeeringAge 8, daughter ofRegan and Brian

Deering of Decatur.Third-grader at MountZion Grade School.

Brielle JacksonAge 8, daughter ofBecky Parini and

Fred Jackson, both ofDecatur. Third-grader

at Dennis School.

Olivia ZimmermanAge 7, daughter of

Justin and Ashley Zimmer-man of Decatur. Second-grader at Warrensburg-

Latham ElementarySchool.

Alexis St. JamesAge 6, daughter of

Jennifer and Sean St.James of Forsyth.

First-grader at Maroa-Forsyth Grade School.

Violet GilmanAge 6, daughter ofTim and Dana

Gilman of Warrens-burg. First-grader atWarrensburg-LathamElementary School.

Kayla Collins-BrownAge 9, daughter ofDr. Kevin Collins-

Brown and MarcusBrown of Decatur.Fourth-grader atHope Academy.

Lilliana SeldatAge 7, daughter of Danielle

and Christopher Meurlat andMichael and Breanna Seldat,all of Forsyth. Second-grader

at Maroa-Forsyth GradeSchool.