I agree with you Tim. There was a mention about her in the St Louis Post-Dispatch this morning that was not very nice. I wrote a letter to the editor (my first ever!) defending her as they clearly had not done any research. I do not know Ashley personally, but know many people who do. People all agree that she is a beautiful young woman both inside and out. I remember her mother from high school, she was a couple of years ahead of me. GO ASHLEY!!! Cheryl (Ray) Strahm In a message dated 1/25/2008 9:41:33 A.M. Central Standard Time, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com writes: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TimCasey50 Surnames: Hatfield, Davis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.uni on/3753/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ashley Hatfield of Anna, IL the reigning Miss Illinois will compete for 2008 Miss America pageant. The pageant's finals are scheduled for to air on the TLC network beginning 7 p.m. Central Standard Time. I thought this was Union Co IL History as this young lady is the only Miss Illinois from Union Co IL. She is the daughter of Bill and Belinda Davis Hatfield of Anna IL. Tim Casey Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)