Meet the Finalists

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The fourth annual Soroptimist-Kiwanis Youth Talent Show will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Centralia’s Fox Theatre.

Masters of ceremony will be Scott White and Edie Kay. Special guests will be Miss Lewis County Bailey Peters and Little Miss Friendly Rachel Gray.

Tickets are available in Centralia from Anderson’s True Value Hardware, Umpqua Bank, Santa Lucia Coffee, Holley’s Place, Stillwater Estates and Dawn’s Delectables Restaurant, and in Chehalis from Book ‘n’ Brush, Smith’s Mercantile, Umpqua Bank and Jeremy’s Farm to Table Restaurant.

Tickets will also be available at the door and on a limited basis at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2519490. Prices are $10 for adults, $20 for 3-5 immediate family members, and $5 for students 5-17.

For more information, email Donna Karvia, jwdmkar@aol.com.

This year’s finalists are listed below. Information was provided by the organizers of the contest. 

• Abi Armstrong, 10, Washington Elementary School, will be singing. 

• Jaysten Barada, 15, Centralia High School, will be in a dance trio. Parents are Tim and Jenny Jordan.

• Jacob Brein will be in a dance trio.

• Karly Brooks, 13, Toledo Middle School, will be singing. Mother is Linda Brooks.

• Desaree Brower, 14, Centralia Middle School, will be singing. Mother is Christine Brower.

• Kelvy Brown, 17, Sadie Brown, 16, Tannah Brown, 14, Elijah Brown, 12, Jed Brown, 11, all of Centralia, will be performing as the Salzer Creek Band. Parents are Nate and Charity Brown. 

• Sadie Brown will play the piano. Parents are Nate and Charity Brown. 

• Christian Burke, 18, Onalaska High School and Centralia College, will be part of a duo playing guitar and singing. Parents are Scott Burke and Stacy Bausch. 

• Kiera Clark, 13, Winlock Middle School, will be singing. Parents are Chastity Clark and Lance Pennington.

• Josiah Cowin, 16, Chehalis, will play the piano. Parents are Joel and Manda Cowin.



• Bella Rain Darvanian, 9, Evaline School, will be singing. Mother is Tasha Darvanian.

• Morgan Fast, 18, Centralia High School, will play the piano. Parents are Mark and Lori Fast.

• Daniel Hawkins will be part of a dance trio. 

• Jenna Kaiser, 14, Centralia, will be singing with guitar. Parents are Jamie and Holley Kaiser.

• Adam Lane, 18, Mossyrock High School, will be singing. Parents are James and Carlita Lane.

• Gage Llewellyn, 17, Onalaska High School, will be in a duo playing piano and singing. Parents are Tina and Evan Llewellyn.

• Aliya Mecham, 6, Centralia, will be part of a gymnastic/dance duo. Parents are Matthew and Wendy Mecham.

• Sadie Mecham, 8, Jefferson Lincoln, will be part of a gymnastics/dance duo. Parents are Matthew and Wendy Mecham.

• Gracie Mitchell will be singing. 

• Kaitlynn Mitchell, 13, Winlock Middle School, will be singing.  Parents are Chad and Dawn Mitchell. 

• Grace Morgan, 7, Rochester Primary School, will perform Scottish sword dance. Her parents are Glen and Lauren Morgan. 

• Lily Morgan, 9, Grand Mound Elementary, will be reciting as her talent. Her parents are Glen and Lauren Morgan.

• Anna Morrill, 11, Washington Elementary School, will be singing. Parents are Amanda and Richard Budziak.

• Pele Scott, 13, Adna Middle School, will perform as part of an acting duo. Mother is Nancy Carlson.

• Wilson Leira, 1, Adna Middle School, will perform as part of an acting duo. Mother is Sarah Wilson.