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2013 GALAXY OF STARS TALENT SEARCH


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 MASTER OF 
 CEREMONIES
 Trish Linscott - Omaha  
 Josh Mackey - Ogallala


TROPHIES
Dee Lichtenberger - Gallaway
Laser Art Design
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2013 GALAXY OF STARS ENTERTAINERS


Featuring Past Contestants
of the
Galaxy of Stars
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Josh Mackey, MC - Wynne - Trish Linscott, MC
                                   
2013 AWARDS CEREMONY                                                MEGA STAR 2013


2013 GALAXY OF STARS 
TALENT SEARCH AWARDS 



Following the Finals Competition 
on September 1st,


Over $9,000.00 was Awarded 
in Prizes, Cash, Trophies 
& Recording Sessions. 

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Steve McCoy with Justin Hanshew
JUSTIN HANSHEW - NOVA 
VOCAL -SCOTTSBLUFF

1st Place Nova, Shining Star,
Overall Vocal 1st Place, Mega Star


JESSE HAKE
2013 GALAXY OF STARS 
SONGWRITING CONTEST 1ST PLACE WINNER
IN NASHVILLE APRIL 30-MAY 2, 2014

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Jesse was in Nashville to record his original, winning song "Fire N' Ice" at Denny Martin Music Studio.  Denny Martin and Wynne Adams co-produced Jesse's song.  Jesse won the $2,000.00 Studio Package as part of the awards  he received at the Nebraska State Fair 2013 Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Awards Ceremony.

JUSTIN HANSHEW
2013 GALAXY OF STARS TALENT SEARCH 
MEGA STAR WINNER JUSTIN HANSHEW  
IN NASHVILLE MAY 28-31, 2014 

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Justin was in Nashville to record two songs at Denny Martin Music Studio.  Justin won a $2,000.00 Studio Package to record one song as part of the Mega Star Award he received at the Nebraska State Fair 2013 Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Awards Ceremony.  Denny Martin and Wynne Adams are co-producing Justin's songs.  stonegateroad.net
SONGWRITING CONTEST AWARDS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
TALENT SEARCH AWARDS
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Steve McCoy, Wynne, Justin Hanshew, Trish Linscott
Stacy Armijo
Nova - Vocal - McCook

2ND PLACE OVERALL VOCAL
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MaKenzie Mellem
Comet - Vocal - Crofton

SUPERSTAR
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Arielle Kerkman
Nova - Vocal - Grand Island

PEOPLES CHOICE

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COMETS (12 & Under) 
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1st Place - Feet of Fury - Dance
(Abigail Rosenthal, Emily Cejka, Jillian Cejka, Kyanne Conway, Lindsay Ellison and Vennah Hajek) - Lincoln
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2nd Place - MaKenzie Mellem
Vocal - Crofton
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3rd Place - McKenzie Steiner
Vocal - Lincoln



SHOOTING STARS (13 to 18) 
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1st Place - Matt Davis
Banjo - Alma



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2nd Place - Chelsea Arnold
Vocal - Crete
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3rd Place - Carlie Bauer
Vocal - Minden

NOVAS (19 & Over) 
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1st Place - Justin Hanshew
Vocal - Scottsbluff  



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2nd Place - Stacy Armijo
Vocal - McCook
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3rd Place - Debby Wagner
Vocal - Scottsbluff
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2013 Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Finalists
From 32 Cities Across Nebraska 62 Contestants Competed on the Bristol Windows Stage 
in Fonner Park at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Saturday, August 31st.  
The first of 43 performances started the competition at 1:00 PM.
On Sunday, September 1st, 21 Performances Advanced to the Finals.

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SEMI-FINALIST CONTESTANTS 


Congratulations to All Galaxy of Stars Contestants
Who Competed in the Two Day Competition at the Nebraska State Fair! 
From 32 Cities Across Nebraska 62 Contestants Competed on the Bristol Windows Stage 
in Fonner Park at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island in the Semi-Finals August 31st.

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2013 Semi-Finals Performances & Portraits


CONTESTANTS ADVANCING TO THE SEMI-FINALS 
FROM THE VIDEO CONTEST & PARTICIPATING LOCAL PARTNER TALENT SEARCHES

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SHADETREE PHOTOGRAPHY -  Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Official Photographer
All photos are copyright protected and are shown here for your enjoyment and promotional use only.
                                                      Unauthorized use is prohibited. 

I know you must enjoy seeing here some of over a  thousand photos  Shadetree Photography took during the 2013 Galaxy of Stars Talent Search two-day competition!  If you haven't gone to their website, I encourage you to visit shadetreephoto.photoreflect.com.  Marcus Heller captured some very special pictures of all the contestants and activities of the two day event.   ~ Wynne
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"Shadetree Photography has all the photos from the Galaxy of Stars available online.  There are many ordering options. Special requests, such as titles, are available.  Photos will be checked and edited before printing.  Special edits can be done upon request.  Photos from 2012 Galaxy of Stars are also available. Thanks  for making Shadetree Photography part of your Galaxy of Stars experience."  ~Marcus Heller

A special Thank You to Marcus Heller!
  To order photos, call 402.380.3383 or order online at shadetreephoto.photoreflect.com.  


2013 Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Program Book
Program Book Printed Courtesy of John Becker, Owner of Copycat Printing, Kearney, Nebraska, a Sponsor of the Galaxy of Stars for Many Years.  Layout by Kristin Vorderstrasse, Graphic Designer at Copycat Printing.

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