Hey, guess what? I was the Bud Princess for Pier School in 1951, for the Berrien County Blossom Festival. All the schools chose a Bud Prince and Princess and the High Schools chose Blossom Queens. One girl was chosen to be the overall Blossom Queen and all the little Buds road in a float or car for their school. My prince was Darrell Fikes. It was a fun experience, even though I was kind of young to know too much of what was going on. To this day I think of it as an honor. I guess it is about as close to being famous as I will every get in this life. Here is a picture of me in my dress that my mom made for me.
