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Greene Countrie Towne Festival queen candidates introduced

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By
Jim Jones-
GREENFIELD – The 2016 Greene Countrie Towne Festival, sponsoreds by the Greenfield Rotary Club, will be held July 15-17 in downtown Greenfield, with plenty of free entertainment, along with festival food, the Rotary auction, antique cars and tractors, a queen pageant and much more.

Candidates for the title of Greene Countrie Towne Festival queen were announced Tuesday; and on Friday, July 15, this year’s queen will be crowned.

The pageant is sponsored by the Greenfield Women’s Queen Association under the leadership of Bonnie Baldridge. Entertainment during the pageant will be provided by the GWQA.


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Following are brief biographies of each candidate:

• HEATHER LYNN PARKER – DAUGHTER OF CHRIS AND SHERRY PARKER, OF GREENFIELD. HEATHER IS A STUDENT AT GREENFIELD McCLAIN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE PLAYS ON THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM, COMPETES IN TRACK AND SWIMMING, AND IS A MEMBER OF THE HI-Y CLUB. HEATHER IS ALSO ACTIVE IN HER 4-H CLUB AND GIRL SCOUTS. IN HER FREE TIME, HEATHER LIKES PLAYING THE PIANO, OUTSIDE SPORTS, READING, ART, DRAWING, PAINTING, COOKING SEWING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND CARING FOR HER GUINEA PIGS. UPON GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, HEATHER WILL BE PURSUING HER DREAM OF BECOMING A VETERINARIAN WHILE ATTENDING OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.

• KIRSTEN DAVIS – DAUGHTER OF DUSTIN AND DUSTINA DAVIS, OF BAINBRIDGE. KIRSTEN IS A STUDENT AT PAINT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE PLAYS ON THE VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS, RUNS TRACK, IS A CHEERLEADER AND A MEMBER OF THE ROTC PROGRAM. KIRSTEN LOVES SPENDING HER FREE TIME ON LITTLE SHOPPING TRIPS, FOLLOWING HER INTERESTS OF DANCING AND SINGING BUT MOST OF ALL, JUST BEING WITH HER FRIENDS. UPON GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, KIRSTEN PLANS TO ATTEND COLLEGE MAJORING IN FORENSICS AND BECOME A FORENSIC SCIENTIST.

• NATALIE DAWN CUNNINGHAM – DAUGHTER OF PAUL AND DONNA CUNNINGHAM OF GREENFIELD. NATALIE IS A STUDENT AT GREENFIELD McCLAIN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE IS A MEMBER OF HI-Y, DRAMA, PLAYS IN THE BAND, IS A TIGERETTE, RUNS CROSS- COUNTRY AND IS ON THE TRACK TEAM. SHE ALSO ENJOYS BEING AN ACTIVE MEMBER HER YOUTH GROUP. IN HER SPARE TIME, NATALIE ENJOYS READING, FITNESS, DANCE AND TECHNOLOGY. AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, NATALIE PLANS TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN ENGLISH, WITH A GOAL OF BECOMING AN AUTHOR OR JOURNALIST.

• EMILY MARIE PARKER – DAUGHTER OF CHRIS AND SHERRY PARKER, OF GREENFIELD. EMILY IS A STUDENT OF GREENFIELD McCLAIN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE IS ON THE SWIM AND TRACK TEAMS, A MEMBER OF THE HI-Y AND SPANISH CLUBS, A STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBER, A TIGERETTE, PLAYING POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL AND IS IN THE SYMPHONIC CHOIR. EMILY IS ALSO AN ACTIVE 4-H MEMBER AND A GIRL SCOUT. EMILY ENJOYS PIANO, READING, TRAVEL, SCRAPBOOKING, BAKING CRAFTS, INTERIOR DESIGN, FAMILY FUN AND GOING ON MISSION TRIPS EVERY SUMMER. UPON GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, SHE PLANS TO PURSUE A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AS A RADIOLOGIST OR NURSING.

• MADALINE DAVIS – DAUGHTER OF DUSTIN AND DUSTINA DAVIS, OF BAINBRIDGE. MADALINE IS A STUDENT AT PAINT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE PLAYS ON THE VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS, PARTICIPATES IN THE TRACK POLE VAULT EVENTS, IS A MEMBER OF THE MARCHING BAND AND THE ROTC PROGRAM. SHE ALSO ENJOYS BEING AN ACTIVE MEMBER HER 4-H GROUP. IN HER SPARE TIME, MADALINE ENJOYS READING, CAMPING, ADVENTURING AND TAKING IN AND CARING FOR SICK KITTENS. AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, MADALINE PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY, MAJORING IN PRE-VETERINARIAN SCIENCE, THEN TRANSFER TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR A DOUBLE MAJOR IN VETERINARIAN AND MARINE BIOLOGY AND OBTAIN A DOCTORATE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE.

• CALEE JEAN WOLFE – DAUGHTER OF ANGALEE EILEEN ENGLAND, OF FRANKFORT. CALEE IS A STUDENT AT CONNECTIONS ACADEMY, WHERE SHE PLAYS ON THE SOCCER TEAM AND IS A QUIZ BOWL MEMBER. CALEE IS ALSO AN AVID READER, LOVES WRITING, HORSEBACK RIDING, SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BEING AN ACTIVE IN HER 4-H GROUP AND HAS ENJOYED THE PAST YEAR TRAVELING THROUGHOUT OHIO FOR THE PROMOTING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL OF FRANKFORT, SERVING AS THEIR AMBASSADOR. UPON GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, CALEE PLANS TO ATTEND COLLEGE TO BECOME A ZOOLOGIST, WHILE SHE CONTINUES HER LOVE FOR COMPETING IN PAGEANTS AND HOPES TO ONE DAY BECOME MISS OHIO.

For more on the 2016 GCTF, go to http://www.highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Arti….

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