NewsMay 13, 2010

The Society of the Southwest hosted the Sixth Annual Western Swing Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.

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Deanna Meehan and T.J. Blattel dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Deanna Meehan and T.J. Blattel dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Stan and Tammy Hargis dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Stan and Tammy Hargis dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Jack Engel, left, on rhythm guitar, Mike Squires, center, on fiddle, and Bill Gilbert, right, on fiddle perform during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Jack Engel, left, on rhythm guitar, Mike Squires, center, on fiddle, and Bill Gilbert, right, on fiddle perform during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

People participate in a cake walk during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People participate in a cake walk during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Yvonne Sale, left, and Tammy Hargis dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Yvonne Sale, left, and Tammy Hargis dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Lee Fee and Gordon Atchison dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Lee Fee and Gordon Atchison dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Attendees fill the dance floor during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Attendees fill the dance floor during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Ella Mitchem, center, is excited after winning a cake in the cake walk as Jolene Stearns, left, and Wylene White, right, look on during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Ella Mitchem, center, is excited after winning a cake in the cake walk as Jolene Stearns, left, and Wylene White, right, look on during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

John and Ethel Thornbrue dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com John and Ethel Thornbrue dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Dick and Shirley Thomas dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Dick and Shirley Thomas dance during the Sixth Annual Western Swing Music Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
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The Society of the Southwest hosted the Sixth Annual Western Swing Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010.

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