Jasper is hosting the Fire District 18 IVFA Miss Flame Pageant on October 12 at the Thyen Clark Cultural Center. The contest starts at 9 a.m. and, afterward, at 1 p.m., the contestants will participate in the district parade, which will begin and end at the cultural center. The Miss Flame Queen crowning ceremony will occur at the Thyen Clark Cultural Center immediately following the parade. Here are the current contestants; more are expected. Alivia Hoppenjans, Ferdinand Fire DepartmentCali Rasche, Jasper Fire DepartmentCallie Hopf, Huntingburg Fire DepartmentEliana O’Brian, Dubois Fire DepartmentGrace Brown, English Fire DepartmentJazmyne Little, Carter Township Fire DepartmentKynsley Gogel, St. Henry Fire DepartmentMadelyn Wineinger, Celestine Fire DepartmentMarissa Bolden, Birdseye Fire Department