The 2022 Tulip Queen and Royal Court nomination process begins next week. Lori Lourens with the Tulip Time Steering Committee says residents can choose high school seniors living in the Pella Community School District borders for the chance to be the five ambassadors promoting the 86th Tulip Time celebration next spring. Nomination forms can be dropped off at the Pella Historical Society, Marion County Bank, Pella Hy-Vee, and Pella Fareway from September 15th through September 28th. From there, Lourens says the girls nominated have to accept and commit to being part of the process, and the list of nominees will be voted on from October 13th through the 19th with official ballots only published in the Town Crier. The 12 Tulip Queen finalists will be announced on 92.1 KRLS on October 27th, and will lead up to the annual Queen’s Announcement Party at Pella Christian High School on Saturday, November 13th.