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G21.1-053
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- 1968-04 (Creation)
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1968 Daffodil Festival Queen. Cheryl Lamka, 17-year-old Stadium High School senior, was chosen to reign over the 1968 Daffodil Festival during April 1, 1968, ceremonies at Spartan Hall in Sumner. Governor Dan Evans had the honor of crowning the new queen. She posed for her formal portrait holding a bouquet of daffodils and ferns and clutching a brass scepter. Queen Cheryl I is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Dewane Lamka and the youngest of four children. She was very active in high school, as Wilson High School annual editor, Girls Club service department head, and member of the Stadiana and Triple S, all while holding down a 3.97 grade point average. (TNT 4-2-68, p. 1)
Lamka, Cheryl; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Daffodils; Crowns; Scepters;