Jasper hosted the Indiana Volunteer Firefighter Association Miss Flame contest and parade for District 18 on Sunday.
The streets were lined with expectant kids and adults as more than 40 entries, including the Jasper Marching Band, took the short trip from the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center and back.
After the parade, the 2025 Miss Flame, Ava Verkamp, crowned Jazmyne Little, who represented the Carter Township Fire Department, as the 2026 Miss Flame for District 18.
Schnellville Volunteer Fire Department representative, Callie Hopf, was named runner-up, and Cali Rasche, representing the Jasper Fire Department, was voted Miss Congeniality by the nine contestants.
Here are some photos from Sunday.
The parade started at Fourth and Mill and was led by the Jasper Police Department.
Jasper Marching Wildcats
Alivia Hoppenjans, representing the Ferdinand Fire Department, rode in the parade.
Kynsley Gogel, St. Henry Fire Department (right) smiled as her attendant, Emma Sherman, tossed candy.
Kelsey Hopf popped the balloons decorating Sheriff Candidate Jesus Monarrez’s float after the parade.
Miss Flame 2025 Ava Verkamp addressed the crowd in the atrium at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center before the results of the pageant were announced.
Jazmyne Little, representing Carter Township Fire Department, was named Miss Flame.
Jazmyne Little, Callie Hopf and Cali Rasche.
Sparky, played by Tyson Hanselman, gave high-fives as attendees exited the cultural center after the pageant.
