The Springs at Whitefish crown senior kings, queens
Ryan Murray | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 9 months AGO
<p>Whitefish Winter Carnival King Ullr Lin Akey, Queen of the Snows Anita Welch, Prime Minister Luke Walrath, Duchess of Lark Linda Ray, Prince Frey Sam Stevenson and Princess Freya Peyton Twete knighted Ed Gray and Phyllis Bouton, residents of The Springs at Whitefish.</p>
<p>The Whitefish Winter Carnival royal court bestowed king and queen honors on Patrick Barrera and Gail Litchfield at Footsteps, the memory-care unit attached to The Springs at Whitefish.</p>
At The Springs at Whitefish, residents in the assisted-living home voted for royalty for the Whitefish Winter Carnival, bestowing king and queen honors on two seniors at the center and two more at Footsteps, the memory-care unit attached to The Springs.
Ed Gray and Phyllis Bouton were crowned king and queen of The Springs at Whitefish while Patrick Barrera and Gail Litchfield were crowned king and queen of Footsteps.
“They were thrilled,” Life Enrichment Director Julia Sweeney said. “It was kept secret until the coronation so everybody is surprised.”
The kings and queens are tipped off a day ahead of time so they can get family to attend the event, but the announcement is a surprise to all the other residents.
The Whitefish Winter Carnival royalty attended the coronation of the senior kings and queens on Feb. 4, with King Ullr Lin Akey and Queen of the Snows Anita Welch knighting the senior royals.
The other attendees from the royal court were Prime Minister Luke Walrath, Duchess of Lark Linda Ray, Prince Frey Sam Stevenson and Princess Freya Peyton Twete.