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Miss Idaho takes message to pageant

Contestants in the swimsuit portion of the Miss America pageant compete on the first night of preliminary competition in Atlantic City, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Tuesday night is the first of three nights of preliminary competition lasting through Thursday. Miss Idaho Kylie Solberg is the woman in turquoise suit in the middle. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants in the swimsuit portion of the Miss America pageant compete on the first night of preliminary competition in Atlantic City, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Tuesday night is the first of three nights of preliminary competition lasting through Thursday. Miss Idaho Kylie Solberg is the woman in turquoise suit in the middle. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Idaho Kylee Solberg is in Atlantic City to compete for the Miss America crown. She arrived on Sunday, Aug. 28, for two weeks of rehearsals, media appearances, preliminary competitions and camaraderie with her 51 peers from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. “She’s doing great and having a wonderful time,” says Deidre Edmunds, executive director of the Miss Idaho America program, who is in Atlantic City with Solberg, along with Solberg’s mom and other Miss Idaho board members/Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman. More here.


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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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