Pete Koegel of the Hillcrest area in Maplewood was crowned King Winter the 54th and Ingeborg Ritt from the Hamline/Midway neighborhood of St. Paul was crowned Queen of the Northlands for the 2012 St. Paul Winter Carnival on Thursday at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building.
The senior royalty are sponsored by St. Paul Parks and Recreation – Recreation for Adults 50+ section and the Senior Royalty Alumni Association.
The rest of the new senior royalty is:
Prime Minister, Frank Gurney, Como area of St. Paul; Lady-In-Waiting, Bonnie Ripple, Anoka; Prince of the Four Winds, Nick Charles, Sunray/Battle Creek area of St. Paul; Princess of the Four Winds, Marce Mlynarczyk, Maplewood/Battle Creek area.
The Senior Royal Family will reign during the 126th Winter Carnival, which runs Jan. 26-Feb. 5.
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