Newly-crowned Lilac Festival Queen Josephine Ortega of Medical Lake High School seated in the center, her royal court standing, left to right, Kate Spinden, Aidyn Whitehead, Maddie Champagne, Mercy Cummins, Lori Petroske and Kaitlyn Hawker on the stage at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023 at the annual coronation event of the Lilac Festival. Seated, left, to right, are five of the seven in last year's court, made up of Princesses Ryan Ham, Velerie Dancel, Queen Janna Huber, Princess Megan Tallman and Taryn Frerichs.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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