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2 locals hope to become stars on 'The Voice'
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Bethany Pate, of Illinois City, and Jilly McWhorter, of Taylor Ridge, hope to become stars on "The Voice." Both will audition for the show on Sunday in Rosemont. Miss. Pate, 19, will sing "Call Me When You're Sober" by Evanescence. Ms. McWhorter, 21, said she will decide when she gets on stage whether to singNirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" or Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." Ms. Pate is a photographer at Sears Portrait Studio, but said she dreams of a music career.Shewas in the Center for Living Art's production of "Rent," has done guest vocals for friends' bands, sings in various choirs and is working on an acoustic project. Ms. Pate said her mother was told she'd never walk again after an accident, but she was able to walk, "so I know anything is possible if you set your heart to it, put in 110 percent and never give up." Ms. McWhorterruns her own aesthetics business and sings and plays piano in her free time. "Music was especially important to me throughout high school because I had a hard time there, and music really helped bring me through it,"she said. She said she thinks she will stand out at the competition because she's covered in tattoos and has bright dyed red hair. To follow her journey, visit facebook.com/JillyFansUnite or watch videos of her singing on YouTube under username JillyFansUnite. 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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