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Contests & competitors continued horn page 18 won the contort as the three-minus-one "Sam Smiley Trio." Today Fierce uses the professional name of "Billy Panda," and this summer he wfll return for his second engagement at ChicagoFeet Jas musician Steve Sandner plays with an ensemble at Suttons Bay near Traverse City, Mich. Winner of the first contest in 1965, Sandner formerly played with the Jazz band led by the late Stan Kenton. Senior contest winner in 1177, Brian Jovhianen once accompanied Tammeus to perform at a Kiwanis international conven­ tion held in Toronto, Canada, in I960. Jovhianen recently joined the Santo Fe Opera Company in New Mexico as an ap­ prentice. Look and listen for Richard Schoen in television and radio commercials from Chicago. In 1987, Schoen won second place after being bested by his sister, Chris, who came in first. Chris now resides in Eden Prairie, Minn., and occasionally performs publicly as a soloist Although Peter Swenson did not win the contest, he was a talented participant in 1970. Before leaving Woodstock to study music in Boston, Mass., Swenson performed with the New Oratorio Singers, and he also entertained at the Old Courthouse Inn. like Swenson's, the paths of other contest alumni have brought them closer to hom .̂ Last year's winner, Marie Meyer, recent­ ly was crowned Miss Woodstock, and she will vie (or the title of Miss McHenry County during the fair. Jill Schaefer was another county and state contest winner in 1179. A student at ' Butler University in Indiana, she is bade home this summer doing choreography for McHenry's Fiesta Days and Summerfeet celebrations. The 1179 senior winner, Nicholas Pavkovic, will make a guest appearance during the adult talent contest at this year's fair. A math student at the Universi­ ty of Chicago, Pavkovic still plays piano and recently appeared with Lake Forest Sym­ phony at the Hawthorn Center in Vernon Hills. Another senior winner in 1990, Mike Ham­ mer is a junior majoring in voice at Nor­ thern Illinois University in DeKalb. Ham­ mer is lead vocalist for the university's Madrigal Singers. The leader of the Randy Legge Band, which won in 1973, works in Chicago, but he is not pursuing a career as professional musician. But Legge still performs at wed­ dings and other social occasions. able to track everyone down, due to the growing number of participants. Starting with 31 entries in 1995, Tammeus said there ha ve been as Aany as 90 entries. When the contest started there were no divisions, but in 1977, a senior division was created for participants age 15 and older, and for the first time this year, there will be an adult division for participants age 21 and Auditions will be held Sunday, Aug. 1, in Hansen Pavilion. From all the entries, judges will select eight finalists in each divi­ sion. The finalists then will compete for first, second and third places in each divi­ sion Friday evening, Aug. 6, during the fair. "I've always had a bent toward this kind of thing, so when it was decided to have a talent contest, I don't recall whether I was recruited or I volunteered," Tammeus says. "I guess maybe it was because I knew what I wanted to do, and not everyone else did. "I have a good staff. They know it's a lot of work, but it's also a lot of fun. And now, as in other years, there is the satisfaction of knowing that you have done something to help somebody else." This year Tammeus' assistants include another contest alumnus, Kenneth Kunaer, who with his wife, the former Kathy Ahrens, was part of the Bridge String Quartet in 1998. Kunzer is the stage and audio manager. Tammeus also is ably assisted by Stu Cohen of WIVS radio, as judging manager, and Kathy Thomas, who handles the secretarial and records duties. While Tammeus hears tidbits about con­ test alumni from time to time, he was not adidas ̂Q McHenry to O Favorite SPOKO&ENTER 1210N.6RHNS1. RUNOIS 600S0 815-385-1000 McHENRY'S HOST COMPLETE SPORT STORE t BUM Serving The Area Since l'f>46 Woodstock Hicksgas alnc 1023 LAKE AVE., WOODSTOCK (Old Rte. 14 A 47) 815-338-1296 Dependable LP GAS SERVICE PLUS ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES wit The Clean, Convenient, Economical Fuel For Home, Farm A Industry V O l A S K N T I r t Water Conditioners * ' 1 . «5G*5 rtlCKSGA* The Very Best In LP GAS SERVICE Bottles I Bulk •LOW MONTHLY RENTAL •NO INSTALLATION CHARGE •FREE WATER TEST •30 DAY FREE TRIAL *SAVi on detergents. soaps, bleaches! Wash day % ore brighter! •illMINATt hord water bafhub ring and other scrubbing chores. •SPOftfSS dish drying Aqua Sentry For u Lifetime of Seruice and Economy