A family affair
Sheetz follows sister as Queen of the Forest
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June 1, 2023
Courtesy of Cooper Studios
In February, Brooke Sheetz receives the Forest Festival queen crown from her sister, Gabriela Lepe, the outgoing queen. Sheetz and other members of the court will be waving from their float to the hometown crowd during the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Seventh Street and West Railroad Avenue in Shelton.
Singing Christmas carols as a second-grader at a Mason County Forest Festival Christmas event, Brooke Sheetz' gaze fell on the teenage girl in the glittery gown waving to the crowd.
"I remember seeing the queen in her cape, and it was cool," she recalled.
Sheetz now sports a cape and the title of Queen of the Forest. On Saturday, she and the rest of the court - Princess of Douglas Fir Madilyne Nelsen, Princess of Hemlock Madeline Allred, Timber Nevaeh Haskins and Paul Bunyan Zachary Peach - will be waving from their float to the hometown crowd during the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade beginning a...
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