Miss America Katie Stam sure has the community  talking.

Folks were talking about it early Sunday morning when I bought my paper.

They were talking about it at church.

Signs across town and around Jackson County congratulated Stam and her parents, Keith and Tracy Stam of Seymour.

It’s an exciting thing for Stam, her family and our community.

From what reporters here who have spoken with over the past few years have to say as well as what others in community have to say, Stam seems like a great young woman.

I’ve been impressed that she found time to speak with reporter January Wetzel several times over the past week, including Sunday afternoon as she waited at an airport for a flight to New York City.

I hope she finds the coming year to be a wonderful, enriching experience.

What do you think about it?

Did you watch the pageant Saturday night on television? We did. Our daughters had been told about Stam this week by their grandmother and they started reading our stories in The Tribune. So they went into the program with a little interest.

But that interest really grew as Stam advanced each round and as I posted updates on TribTown.com.

By the time Stam’s name was announced, they were ready to pop and let out a big scream when was named Miss America.

I thought it was cinched once Miss Georgia was named first runnerup. I thought she had been Stam’s toughest competition, not that I really much about it.

Heck, the last time I watched a Miss America show, Bert Parks was still crooning “There She Is” and the contestants still wore one-piece swimsuits.

Thanks for reading my blog, and thanks for logging on to TribTown.com.

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