Published July 25. 2018 12:00AM
The Kutztown Folk Festival was the stage for Queen Sharon Billger and her chapter, The Pretty Purple Posies of the Red Hat Society, for Best Red Hat contest.
Using the main stage as their venue, four beautiful ladies, two from as far away as North Carolina, competed for first and second prizes.
Queen Billger of Mertztown, organizer of the event, presented each contestant and asked for an audience response to her Red Hat.
Gauging audience response, Queen Bea Kathleen “Katarina the Red Grape” Trickle of Mars Hill, N.C., was the first-place winner.
A close second was Marion Tiedge of Kempton.
ABOVE: Announcing the start of the Red Hat Society Best Hat competition is Queen Sharon Billger, organizer of the event. On the left is Marion Tiedge of Kempton. Bill Meck of Alburtis, master of ceremonies for main stage events, is at the right. LEFT: First-place winner Queen Bea Kathleen Trickle of Mars Hill, N.C. receives her prize from Queen Sharon Billger. Trickle's group meets in Weaverville, Copyright - Lou Wheeland Photography
