Maria takes first

Maria Elizabeth Bickford, 4, claimed the first prize trophy in the four, five and six age category when she was entered in the children’s pageant during the J.C. Penny Days celebration in Hamilton on June 10. Maria was also crowned Little Princess for Cameron and Kidder in 2000. She has been awarded three trophies, a crown, roses and $100 in Savings bonds. Maria is the daughter of JoDee Bickford and granddaughter of Dean and Mary Bickford, all of Lake Viking.