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       erment.                            daughter of Kim Kowalski and Tony   donated by several area merchants,
         Second rnner up last year was    Spitznagel. She hopes to one-day com-  while Letwinski, as queen, was award-
       Paige Spitznagel who rode in the   plete her medical degree and become  ed a $1,000 scholarship, a trophy and
       parade with Letwinski and Williams,  an anesthesiologist.              gifts.
       celebrating the weekend festival.    The second and third place win-     The pageant is under the direction
       Spitznagel was 18 during the competi-  ners were each presented with $500 in  of Joyce Rochowiak of Garden
       tion and is a Belleville resident, the  scholarship fund along with gifts  Fantasy.


                                               Gabrielle DeLibera 16, is the daughter of Victor and Margo DeLibera of
                                            Belleville. She is a student at Belleville High School.
                                               She currently participates in varsity soccer and cross country along with
                                            both the marching and symphony bands at the school. She is a member of the
                                            National Honor Society where she serves as secretary, is also the secretary of
                                            the student council and a member of the student leadership team, where she
                                            participated in singing Christmas carols at a local nursing home during the
                                            holidays.  She also participated in Comcast Cares Day.
                                               She enjoys "trying new things and hanging out with friends and family" she
                                            said.
                                               DeLibera hopes to continue playing soccer throughout her college years
                                            and hopes to one day become an attorney.
                Gabrielle DeLibera             For her talent, she will perform on either the clarinet or piano.

                                               Julia Marshall, 18, is the daughter of Christopher Marshall and
                                            Heather Larson of Belleville. She is currently a student at Belleville
                                            High School.
                                               Among her current school activities are both the marching and sym-
                                            phony bands at the school, the National Honor Society and the student
                                            leadership team along with the stage crew, cross country, track and field
                                            and tutoring.
                                               Her hobbies include composing and performing her own music, run-
                                            ning, weightlifting and reading. She is a volunteer at local elementary
                                            schools.
                                               Among her special interests are live theater performances.
                                               Marshall's career goal is to become an officer in the United States
                                            Marine Corps.
                  Julia Marshall               For her talent performance, she will be playing the flute.

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