 Cancer. It's a very scary word. But an outstanding treatment facility was here at home. I was led to the Lawson Cancer Center. As a nurse practitioner at the Lawson Cancer Center, we are champions for our patients. I am so happy for Robert. The treatment worked. Haley Huffman has been crowned Miss Hillbilly Queen 2023. The pageant is very important to me because of the profits going to Shriners and helping Shriners kids. That day was full of excitement. It was a very carefree environment. It was very comforting and welcoming. It was fun for everybody. There was a Easter segment to start off with and the Hillbilly Day segment, which was fun. Beyond the glitz and glamour of the pageant, it's the charitable mission that truly sets it apart. All the profits going to Shriners is important to me because I already do pageants anyways. It's already fun for me. So if I can help kids and help doing that, then that's great. I don't care to put on a pair of overalls and dance around for a crown to help kids. Shriners is so selfless in helping our community. They help over 100 of kids in Pot County alone. So if they can devote themselves to helping, then I think the least we can do is help fund them. This is not the first time Haley has competed in the pageant, having competed last year, but ultimately falling short of the title. However, she came back stronger this year and was able to take the crown. I aged out this year. So this is my last year able to do it. 17 is to cut off. So that was so exciting for me. I felt over and with joy. It was so exciting and I hope that more people do it next year. I hope to see more of my age in there next year because I feel like most people don't realize the older people can, but there is a new segment and it's so much fun. Despite aging out at 17, the competition welcomes participants of all genders and ages from newborns to teens. I encourage everybody to come out. I encourage anybody that is able to compete in this because, like I said, it's so welcoming. I think that there's a stigma around pageantry that it's going to be scary, especially in a small town because you know everybody, but it's so welcoming. Hannah and Elsie over it. There's so much fun. They're so kind and I think that anybody that can help should help because of the proceeds going to Shauners. Haley will be walking around Hewbilly Days with her crown, a symbol of her achievement and a reminder of the festival's charitable mission. Yes, I might have my crown out at Hewbilly Days. You may see me walking the streets with this crown. I'm very proud of it. I'm very proud of Hewbilly Days and the Hewbilly Days pageant in general. I love our community. I love this town and I love Hewbilly Days. Reporting from Mountain Top News, I'm Ethan Miller.