The Miss Cass-St. Joseph County Scholarship Pageant takes place Saturday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Dowagiac Middle School Performing Arts Center.

Tickets cost $15 each and are available from any contestant or at the door.

Contestant 1: Jennifer Frayer of Edwardsburg
Age:  19
Parents:  (stepfather) Alan and Cynthia Egmer
Talent:  comedic monologue
Platform: Drunk Driving – Is it Worth the Risk?
Student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Contestant 2: Amber Webb of Sturgis
Age:  21
Parents:  Ronald and Darla Webb
Talent:  monologue
Platform: The FFA: More than Cows, Sows and Plows
Student at Cornerstone University

Contestant 3: Lee Zimmerman of Sturgis
Age: 19
Parents:  Lynn Dobberteen and Steve Zimmerman
Talent:  jazz dance
Platform:  Prevention of Drinking and Driving
Student at Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville

Contestant 4: Lindy Folkers of Sturgis
Age: 18
Parents:  Randy and Vicky Folkers
Talent:  clogging
Platform:  Abstinence
Student at Glen Oaks Community College

Contestant 5: Jasmine Neldon of Niles
Age: 18
Parents: Sandy Neldon and Floyd Brown
Talent:  Broadway vocal
Platform:  Youth Empowerment
Student at Western Michigan University

Contestant 6: Ashley Solloway of Cassopolis
Age: 21
Parents: Tina and Gary Solloway
Talent:  Monologue
Platform:  The Effects of Alcohol Abuse
Student at Southwestern Michigan College