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VIDEO: Miss Swamp Rat emerges from Ellendale backwoods
Queen is crowned during pageant
There she - he - is, the new Ellendale Miss Swamp Rat, Kent Glasco. BY RON MACARTHUR
February 14, 2012
As members of the ladies auxiliary look on from the kitchen, emcee Dick Ward, far left, announces it's time for the talent portion of the Miss Swamp Rat Pageant. Participants are (l-r) Kent Glasco, Doug "Dawn" Tyre, Chris "Christine" Kiker, Joey "Josephine" Bradford and Andy "Sweet Candy" Jones. BY RON MACARTHUR
Miss Swamp Rat 2012 does a provocative hula dance during the talent contest. BY RON MACARTHUR
Dressed in black and silver, rocker Chris Kiker said he wanted to kick it up a notch during the talent contest. BY RON MACARTHUR
Andy "Sweet Candy" Jones has a little trouble getting his dog to do tricks as the duo compete in the Miss Swamp Rat Pageant. BY RON MACARTHUR
Believe it or not, Joey Bradford's talent is making and tossing pizza dough. BY RON MACARTHUR
Joey "Josephine" Bradford, left, and Andy "Sweet Candy" Jones wonder what they have gotten themselves into as they wait for other contestants to be introduced. BY RON MACARTHUR
Doug "Dawn" Tyre says he's a little shy, had a bit of amnesia and forgot what his talent was. BY RON MACARTHUR
Lynn Moss, ladies auxiliary president and pageant organizer, performs a song during a break in the event. BY RON MACARTHUR
At the end of the pageant, winner Kent Glasco carries Andy Jones out of the fire hall. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Ellendale Volunteer Fire Company's ladies auxiliary is bringing back a fund-raising event from the past, the Miss Swamp Rat Pageant. On a snowy, cold evening Feb. 11, five brave men dressed as women to compete for the title, with Kent Glasco winning the crown.
