Photo: Apple Blossom top ten announced
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Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
The 2021 Washington State Apple Blossom Festival top 10 royalty candidates were announced at the Performing Arts Center Tuesday night. They are — (E) from Eastmont and (W) from Wenatchee — from left to right. Front row: Kaylynn Schmitten (E), daughter of Brent and Angela Schmitten; Olga Murillo (E), daughter of Ismael Murillo and Margarita Rodriguez; and Brooke Perez (E), daughter of Luis and Sundi Perez. Middle row: Libby Gallaher (E), daughter of Bob and Michelle Gallaher; Tatum Kentnor (W), daughter of Todd Kentnor and Tracy Trotter; Kamryn Fowler (W), daughter of Steve and Melissa Fowler; and Kody Richards (W), daughter of Gregg and Faith Richards. And back row: Sophia Hernandez (W), daughter of Miguel and Ana Hernandez; Olivia Fonville (E), daughter of Jason and Shelley Fonville; and Alex Toth (W), daughter of Andrew and Connie Toth. In the weeks before the Virtual Royalty Selection Pageant on Saturday, Feb. 27, the candidates will be interviewed by the media, tour local businesses, and be prepared for public speaking. The pageant, where the girls will vie for queen and two princesses, will be broadcast live by NCWLIFE and covered by The Wenatchee World. Scholarships worth $31,000 will be awarded that night.
Sophia Hernandez waves to an audience of cardboard cutouts while practicing a walk-thru with the Apple Blossom Festival royalty candidates before the announcement Tuesday night. The cutouts are a fundraiser for the festival and will also be used during royalty selection night. Your image can be included with a $50 donation by signing up at appleblossom.org.
Olga Murillo, left, talks to other Apple Blossom top ten candidates after their selection Tuesday night at the Numerica Performing Arts Center.
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Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
I was born in Wenatchee, went to Eastmont High School, graduated from the University of Washington with a communications degree in journalism. I have a wife and three children.