The ballots have been counted and the twelve finalists for the 2010 Tulip Time Queen and Court have been informed of their selections. They are (in alphabetical order):
Morgan Anderson, daughter of Tom and Deb Anderson
Alexis Heerema, daughter of Steve and Vickie Heerema
Courtney Kelderman, daughter of Stu and Brenda Kelderman
Hillary Nossaman, daughter of Vince and Karla Nossaman
Bekah Posthuma, daughter of Dr. Richard and Carol Posthuma
Olivia Schouten, daughter of Bruce and Carla Schouten
Heidi Schulte, daughter of Matt and Carol Schulte
Jordyn Vande Lune, daughter of Brian and Lisa Vande Lune
Lisa VanderMeiden, daughter of Lyle and Kathy VanderMeiden
Madison Vander Well, daughter of Nancy Van Roekel and Tom and Wendy Vander Well
Sara Van Gorp, daughter of Jim and Diane Van Gorp
Calla Van Wyk, daughter of Curt and Wendy Van Wyk
The finalists were selected by popular vote from a field of 23, with the Royal Court to be selected on November 9th. Tickets to the event, which will be held in the Vermeer Auditorium at Pella Christian High School, will go on sale Thursday, November 5th for five dollars. To find out more, contact the Pella Historical Village at 628-2409.