Wanda English Burnett - Editor

There were nineteen young ladies who attended the Ripley County Queen’s Tea last week in preparation for the big event, the Ripley County Queen Pageant.

The young women met at the Hopewell Baptist Church, where they received instruction from coordinator for the event, Erin Menchhofer. They received make-up tips and heard from last year’s 2005 Miss Ripley County, Jessica Geisler.

The pageant will be held at the Hopewell Baptist Church July 8 at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend with an admission cost of $5.00 for adults (17 and over) and children 11 and under are free. All proceeds will benefit the Ripley County Queen Pageant Fund and the Ripley County 4-H Scholarship in Memory of Ray Orman. The church is located at 2319 North County Road 850 West, near Holton.
You are invited to come and watch the young women of Ripley County compete for the title of Miss Ripley County 2006 and support the contestants, honor the sponsors and witness the tribute to last year’s Miss Ripley County.

The winners will be named at the Ripley County 4-H Fair, Sunday, July 23.
Contestants for this year include:

Alicia Batta of Sunman, daughter of Dan and Janelle Batta. She is a sophomore at Purdue University majoring in Agricultural Education.

Brittany Boles of Holton, daughter of Warren and Leslie Boles. She recently graduated from South Ripley High School and plans to attend the University of Indianapolis to become a Registered Nurse.

Lacie Cain of Versailles, daughter of Catherine Cain. She attends South Ripley High School.
Ashley Carpenter of Osgood, daughter of Bob and Lorri Carpenter. She attends Jac-Cen-Del High School.

Amanda Harmeyer of Batesville, daughter of Gerry and Mindy Harmeyer. She recently graduated from Jac-Cen-Del High School and will be attending the University of Indianapolis to become a Physical Therapist.

Amanda Hartman of Sunman, daughter of Marvin and Sue Hartman. She recently graduated from Milan High School and will be attending IUPUI to study Radiology.

Angela Hildebrand of Osgood, daughter of Chris and Kay Lemen. She recently graduated from Jac-Cen-Del High School and plans to attend Indiana University to become a lawyer.

Kaitlin Hughes of Osgood, daughter of Tom and Donna Hughes. She attends Jac-Cen-Del High School.
Shaina Keck of Versailles, daughter of Jerry and Katrina Keck. She recently graduated from South Ripley High School and plans to attend IUPUI to become a Registered Nurse.

Brandy Lanham of Versailles, daughter of Kim Lanham. She attends South Ripley High School.
Steph Miller of Columbus, daughter of Jim Miller. She recently graduated from South Ripley High School and plans to attend the University of Indianapolis.

Natalie Neal of Osgood, daughter of Scott Neal and Regina Alcorn. She is attending Madison High School.

Elizabeth Record of Batesville, daughter of Dave and Gloria Record. She attends East Central High School.

Junelle Sarringhaus of Batesville, daughter of Gayle and LaVonne Sarringhaus. She attends Batesville High School.

Emily Schmaltz of Milan, daughter of Chris and Mary Schmaltz. She attends Milan High School.
Brittany Spencer-King of Versailles, daughter of Anne Spencer-King. She recently graduated from South Ripley High School and plans to attend Indiana University.

Kendra Walker of Milan, daughter of Kenneth and Debra Walker. She attends Milan High School.
Sabrina Walker of Madison, daughter of Tami Sanders. She attends South Ripley High School.
Daniele Wiedeman of Sunman, daughter of Scott and Shele Wiedeman. She attends East Central High School.

WANDA ENGLISH BURNETT PHOTO Pictured are contestants for Miss Ripley County 2006. Front row from left are: Kendra Walker, 2005 Queen Jessica Geisler, and Natalie Neal; second row from left: Amanda Hartman, Alicia Batta, Elizabeth Record, Kaitlin Hughes, and Steph Miller; third row from left: Brandy Lanham, Sabrina Walker, Daniele Wiedeman, Amanda Harmeyer, and Shaina Keck; fourth row from left: Brittany Spencer-King, Junelle Sarringhaus, Angela Hildebrand, Ashley Carpenter, Emily Schmaltz and Brittany Boles. Lacie Cain was not available for the photo.