The deadline is today for Pella residents to submit their votes for the young ladies of that will make up the 12 finalists for the 2015 Tulip Time Queen and Court.

Voters may select their top three candidates from the 20 ladies nominated and drop their ballots off at specified locations, including the Pella Hy-Vee, Fareway, the Vermeer Windmill and Marion County Bank today. Official ballots were included in local newspapers. Once the votes have been tallied and the twelve finalists selected, the 2015 Tulip Time Royal Court will be chosen by a panel of judges on Saturday, November 8th at the Pella Christian High School. Tickets to the event will go on sale next month. Rules include only one ballot per voter, and voters must be at least 17 years old and have a permanent home address in the Pella Community School District.

CANDIDATES:
MEGAN ATKINS, MARISSA BORGERDING, BROOKE DARNELL, JULIA DYKSTRA, KATIE FINNEY, REBECCA GRITTERS, EMMA JOHNSON, LAURA KLEVEN, JORDAN MALEK, ANNIE MATHERLY, DEVIN McCAIN, MANDY NOSSAMAN, MORGAN TERPSTRA, EMILY VAN GORP, AMELIA VANDE LUNE, RACHEL VER MEER, JESSICA VOS, LEAH WILBORN, ELEANOR WITT, CATHRYN YODER