Eureka Cheerleaders Host Car Wash

One of the cutest customers that Eureka High School cheerleaders ran across Saturday during their car wash was Beans, a 3-year-old English Bulldog owned by Mark Mantler, of Wildwood. Beans was a good sport about the car wash, trying to get to the water that was splashing onto "his" windshield.

The 50-member cheerleading squad raised funds for their upcoming season, especially overall transportation costs, said coach Lindsey Mueller. She said the three squads represent freshman, junior varsity and varsity. Saturday they operated from an area across from the city's garage near the , often getting a boost of customers from people attending the Wildwood Farmers' Market.

Mueller said the squads will head to Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO, to compete June 20-23. "This will be the first year for a while for the varsity to compete," she said.

Returning cheerleader Bailey Bestgen, a freshman who will be a sophomore, said the funds from the car wash also go toward buying more uniforms.

"This is super fun, and a great way to raise money," said Jessica Brickman, an incoming freshman cheerleader from Wildwood.

One man who drove by gave the group $3 "not to wash his car," citing he wanted to help but was in a hurry.