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Nicole Buck, 16, is the Chisago County finalist in the National American Miss Minnesota contest being held later this month.  Buck lists her activities as volunteering, advocating to infom people about teen depression, bargain shopping and being outdoors and fishing.

She is the daughter of Kevin Buck and recently took first runner-up in the Miss Teen Minnesota pagaent.

Above, Nicole stands with Lions members Tim Lauer and Larrry Brattain, to announce the Wannigan Days events she will also be helping put on in Taylors Falls-St. Croix Falls, this weekend.

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