Posted: 5:58 PM - Dec 26, 2009
From The Winchester Star dated Saturday 26 December 2009.
Star Staff Report
Seven girls from the Winchester area have been selected to serve as little maids in the court of Queen Shenandoah LXXXIII during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival April 23 to May 2.
They are Ellie Leslie Bowman, Mattie Gray Davis, Lucy Caroline Griffin, Maggie Katharine Heishman, Taylor Lynn Huntsberry, Mary Katherine McKay, and Isabel Blish Wilkins.
Bowman is the daughter of Leslie and Michael Scott Bowman of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of JoAnn and Robert Whitman of McKinney, Texas, Debbie and Charles Galloway of Winchester and Michael Bowman of Haywood.
She is the great-granddaughter of Elise and George Bowman of Boyce, Nina Galloway of Berryville, and Darnell and Rufus (Sonny) Burcham of Winchester. She is a second grader at Winchester Academy. Ellie is a member of the Winchester Swim Team, participates on the Winchester Academy Dance Team, and takes piano lessons. She attends Bethel Lutheran Church.
Davis is the daughter of Mitzi and Bryce Davis of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Ellen and Rodney Cowley of Winchester and Lela and Boyd Davis of Stephens City.
She is a first-grader at John Kerr Elementary School. Mattie plays tee ball for Frederick County National Little League and takes tennis lessons at Stonebrook Club. She attends First Baptist Church.
Griffin is the daughter of Kate Obenshain and Phillip Griffin II, both of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Helen Obenshain of Richmond and Carolyn and Phillip S. Griffin of Winchester.
She is a first-grader at Winchester Academy. She participates in ballet and tap at The Shenandoah Arts Academy. Lucy attends Sunday school at Bethel Lutheran Church and First Presbyterian Church. Lucys grandmother, Carolyn Griffin, was festival president for the 1997 and 1998 festivals. Her father was a page to Queen Shenandoah XLVIII Susan Ford in 1975.
Heishman is the daughter of Melanie and Tim Heishman of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Cynthia Brock Perry of Winchester, Jane and Randy Perry of Jamesville, N.C., and Judy and C.J. Reed of Winchester.
She is a second-grader at Orchard View Elementary School. She participates in ballet, jazz, and soccer and attends Opequon Presbyterian Church.
Huntsberry is the daughter of Jayme Lynn Huntsberry of Winchester and David N. Huntsberry of White Post. She is the granddaughter of Tammy and Chris Mason of Winchester, Deedee and Eddie Cassidy of White Post, and Kathy and David Huntsberry of Winchester.
She is the great-granddaughter of Erma and Hugh Forshey of Winchester, Fletta and Ralph Mason of Cambridge, Ohio, and Betty Henry and Getty Huntsberry, both of Winchester. She is a second-grader at Indian Hollow Elementary School. She participates in Brownies and gymnastics. She attends Roundhill United Methodist Church.
Her father, David N. Huntsberry was a page to Queen Shenandoah LXI Mary Clancy Collins, in 1988. Her grandfather, David Huntsberry, served as president for the 2001 and 2002 Shenandoah Apple Blossom festivals.
McKay is the daughter of Kate and Ed McKay of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Sharon and Tom Byrd, Ruth and Tom Glass, and Joyce and Fred McKay, all of Winchester.
She is a first-grader at Winchester Academy where she is a member of the Winchester Academy Twirlers. She takes gymnastics at Shenandoah Tumblers and is in the childrens choir at Braddock Street United Methodist Church.
Her mother, Kate Glass McKay, was a princess to Queen Shenandoah LXI Mary Clancy Collins in 1988. Her grandmother, Sharon Moore Byrd, was a junior maid in 1960 to Queen Shenandoah XXXIII Yvonne Mendonca and a princess in 1964 to Queen Shenandoah XXXVII Luci Baines Johnson.
Wilkins is the daughter of Lauralyn Wilkins of Boyce and James R. Wilkins III of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Brenda and Thurman Brickhouse of Richmond and the late Diana Bauserman Brickhouse, and Elise Drunagel of Warrenton and James R. Wilkins Jr. of Winchester.
She is a second-grader at Powhatan School. She takes dance lessons at Vostrikov Academy of Ballet and participates in horseback riding. Her father, James R. Wilkins III was a page to Queen Shenandoah XLIX Mary Frances Crosby in 1976. Her grandmother, Elise Hortenstine Drunagel was a junior maid to Queen Shenandoah XXXIII Yvonne Medonca, in 1960.
Her great-grandfather, the late James R. Wilkins Sr., was festival president for the 1964 and 1965 festivals. Her grandfather, James R. Wilkins Jr., served as festival president for the 1977 and 1978 festivals.
The little maids will participate in the coronation ceremony of Queen Shenandoah LXXXIII at John Handley High School auditorium and will ride on the queens float in the Grand Feature Parade.
The theme of this years festival is Do you believe in magic?
...www.thebloom.com
Star Staff Report
Seven girls from the Winchester area have been selected to serve as little maids in the court of Queen Shenandoah LXXXIII during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival April 23 to May 2.
They are Ellie Leslie Bowman, Mattie Gray Davis, Lucy Caroline Griffin, Maggie Katharine Heishman, Taylor Lynn Huntsberry, Mary Katherine McKay, and Isabel Blish Wilkins.
Bowman is the daughter of Leslie and Michael Scott Bowman of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of JoAnn and Robert Whitman of McKinney, Texas, Debbie and Charles Galloway of Winchester and Michael Bowman of Haywood.
She is the great-granddaughter of Elise and George Bowman of Boyce, Nina Galloway of Berryville, and Darnell and Rufus (Sonny) Burcham of Winchester. She is a second grader at Winchester Academy. Ellie is a member of the Winchester Swim Team, participates on the Winchester Academy Dance Team, and takes piano lessons. She attends Bethel Lutheran Church.
Davis is the daughter of Mitzi and Bryce Davis of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Ellen and Rodney Cowley of Winchester and Lela and Boyd Davis of Stephens City.
She is a first-grader at John Kerr Elementary School. Mattie plays tee ball for Frederick County National Little League and takes tennis lessons at Stonebrook Club. She attends First Baptist Church.
Griffin is the daughter of Kate Obenshain and Phillip Griffin II, both of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Helen Obenshain of Richmond and Carolyn and Phillip S. Griffin of Winchester.
She is a first-grader at Winchester Academy. She participates in ballet and tap at The Shenandoah Arts Academy. Lucy attends Sunday school at Bethel Lutheran Church and First Presbyterian Church. Lucys grandmother, Carolyn Griffin, was festival president for the 1997 and 1998 festivals. Her father was a page to Queen Shenandoah XLVIII Susan Ford in 1975.
Heishman is the daughter of Melanie and Tim Heishman of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Cynthia Brock Perry of Winchester, Jane and Randy Perry of Jamesville, N.C., and Judy and C.J. Reed of Winchester.
She is a second-grader at Orchard View Elementary School. She participates in ballet, jazz, and soccer and attends Opequon Presbyterian Church.
Huntsberry is the daughter of Jayme Lynn Huntsberry of Winchester and David N. Huntsberry of White Post. She is the granddaughter of Tammy and Chris Mason of Winchester, Deedee and Eddie Cassidy of White Post, and Kathy and David Huntsberry of Winchester.
She is the great-granddaughter of Erma and Hugh Forshey of Winchester, Fletta and Ralph Mason of Cambridge, Ohio, and Betty Henry and Getty Huntsberry, both of Winchester. She is a second-grader at Indian Hollow Elementary School. She participates in Brownies and gymnastics. She attends Roundhill United Methodist Church.
Her father, David N. Huntsberry was a page to Queen Shenandoah LXI Mary Clancy Collins, in 1988. Her grandfather, David Huntsberry, served as president for the 2001 and 2002 Shenandoah Apple Blossom festivals.
McKay is the daughter of Kate and Ed McKay of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Sharon and Tom Byrd, Ruth and Tom Glass, and Joyce and Fred McKay, all of Winchester.
She is a first-grader at Winchester Academy where she is a member of the Winchester Academy Twirlers. She takes gymnastics at Shenandoah Tumblers and is in the childrens choir at Braddock Street United Methodist Church.
Her mother, Kate Glass McKay, was a princess to Queen Shenandoah LXI Mary Clancy Collins in 1988. Her grandmother, Sharon Moore Byrd, was a junior maid in 1960 to Queen Shenandoah XXXIII Yvonne Mendonca and a princess in 1964 to Queen Shenandoah XXXVII Luci Baines Johnson.
Wilkins is the daughter of Lauralyn Wilkins of Boyce and James R. Wilkins III of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Brenda and Thurman Brickhouse of Richmond and the late Diana Bauserman Brickhouse, and Elise Drunagel of Warrenton and James R. Wilkins Jr. of Winchester.
She is a second-grader at Powhatan School. She takes dance lessons at Vostrikov Academy of Ballet and participates in horseback riding. Her father, James R. Wilkins III was a page to Queen Shenandoah XLIX Mary Frances Crosby in 1976. Her grandmother, Elise Hortenstine Drunagel was a junior maid to Queen Shenandoah XXXIII Yvonne Medonca, in 1960.
Her great-grandfather, the late James R. Wilkins Sr., was festival president for the 1964 and 1965 festivals. Her grandfather, James R. Wilkins Jr., served as festival president for the 1977 and 1978 festivals.
The little maids will participate in the coronation ceremony of Queen Shenandoah LXXXIII at John Handley High School auditorium and will ride on the queens float in the Grand Feature Parade.
The theme of this years festival is Do you believe in magic?
...www.thebloom.com