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By Alex Paul
Chronicle staff

     Honored guests of the 75th Omak Stampede will be past royalty, according to Shauna Beeman , who was the 1982 Miss Omak Stampede.
     All three Beeman sisters - Shauna, Sarah Beeman Grooms and Jackie Beeman Richter - represented the Stampede as queens, in 1982, 1986 and 1996, respectively.
     “The majority of the past queens are still alive and many plan to be with us for a luncheon on Saturday and to ride in the parade on Sunday,” Beeman said. “They will also be introduced at the Sunday rodeo.”
     The first Stampede queen was Bert Robbins Aveldson, who is deceased. The 50th anniversary queen was Tana Pitts and the 60th queen was Kim Whitley Byrd.
     The 75th queen is Page Davisson of Tonasket.
     “We think there may be as many as 40 past queens back for the Stampede,” Beeman said. “Each of them will be presented with a special award.”
Stampede royalty
1935 — Bert Robbins, queen; Flo Huber and Stella Carraher, princesses.
1936-40 — No royalty.
1941 — Norma Shumway, queen; Lela Winger and Verna Sutton, princesses.
1942 — Roberta Fancher, queen; Judy Maley, Florence Stewart, Pat Dickson, Carol Woodard, princesses.
1943-45 — No queens.
1946 — Dorothy Johnson, queen; Florence Stewart and Ruth Bangert, princesses.
1947 — Norma Lee French, queen; Helen Johnson and Celia Fiker, princesses.
1948 — Polly Pat Price, queen; Jo Allen and Mona Weist, princesses.
1949 — Glenna Johnson, queen; Beverly Breshears and Barbara Figlenski, princesses.
1950 — Joan Ballard, queen; Delores St. Clair and Gail Dickson, princesses.
1951 — Marilyn Schneider, queen; Sherry Stout and Norma Berney, princesses.
1952 — Ann Egan, queen; Rhonda Hammer and Marilyn Zimmermann, princesses.
1953 — Shirley Aldrich, queen; Marlene Rasmussen and Kay Freibus, princesses.
1954 — JoAnn Wicks, queen; Shirlee Johnson and Ann Greenwood, princesses.
1955 — Pat Cunningham, queen; Marjorie Morris and Louella Lamb, princesses.
1956 — Janet Paolini, queen; Bonnie Cedarbloom and Eloise Orr, princesses.
1957 — Lettie Lupis, queen; Laurle Thompson and Lilly Boan, princesses.
1958 — Donna Jordan, queen; Margie Begley and Miriam Paup, princesses.
1959 — Janice Smith, queen; Vesta Davis and Roberta Mohaupt, princesses.
1960 — Loretta Jones, queen.
1961 — Jan Smith, queen.
1962 — Penny Schneider, queen.
1963 — Julie Fenske, queen.
1964 — Ginger DeTro, queen; Darlene Moses, Indian princess.
1965 — Diane Dewey, queen; Myra Clark, Indian princess.
1966 — Connie Vance, queen; DeAnne Marcellay, Indian princess.
1967 — Sherry Hendrex, queen; Connie Villalovos, Indian princess.
1968 — Joanne Longmoor, queen; Kathy Ensminger, Indian princess.
1969 — Eletha Sasse, queen; Dorothy Hall, Indian princess.
1970 — Debbie Ferguson, queen; Mary Hall, Indian princess.
1971 — Karen Suder, queen; Marlene Marcellay, Indian princess.
1972 — Joanne Femling, queen; Rae Ann Moses, Indian princess.
1973 — Cindy Taylor, queen; Dorothy Dick, Indian princess.
1974 — Marla Moomaw, queen.
1975 — Ann Shove, queen.
1976 — Brenda Martin, queen; Becky Weitman, princess.
1977 — Rita Hughes queen; Barnadine Best, princess.
1978 — Linda Martin, queen; Beth Schumann, princess.
1979 — Jana Clark, queen; Tammie Christie, princess.
1980 — Lisa Power, queen; Mary Lou Betcher, princess.
1981 — Donna Hammack, queen.
1982 — Shauna Beeman, queen.
1983 — Tana Pitts, queen.
1984 — Jody Wooten, queen.
1985 — Sandy Thrasher, queen.
1986 — Sarah Beeman, queen.
1987 — Tracy Smith, queen.
1988 — Shannon Sullivant, queen.
1989 — Alicia Gann, queen.
1990 — Dalyn Frazier, queen.
1991 — Allison Stucker, queen.
1992 — JoAnn Bock, queen.
1993 — Kim Whitley, queen.
1994 — Sammi Buzzard, queen.
1995 — Jean Wood, queen.
1996 — Jackie Beeman, queen.
1997 — Jessica Dengel, queen.
1998 — Amanda Belle Vance, queen.
1999 — Rosalyn Pellegrini, queen.
2000 — Andrea Morgan, queen.
2001 — Crystal Caryl, queen.
2002 — Amber Redman, queen.
2003 — Rachel Jones, queen.
2004 — Lacey Jensen, queen
2005 — Toscia Talmadge, queen
2006 — Heather Kelly, queen
2007 — Hannah McDaniel, queen
2008 — Page Davisson, queen