Now that the very photogenic Margaret Drew has been elected by Parkrose High School as one of Portland's (Oregon) Rose Festival Princesses, there will be further exposure for little people. The Portland Oregonian newspaper featured an article on Margaret on 03-12-07, which said that she is her Dance Team Captain, among other things. This is a kid who appears to get out there, and not let anything stop her! The article mentioned that she is also a Coordinator for LPA.

Margaret is making history as she is said to be the FIRST little person to serve as a Rose Festival princess in the entire history of Portland, Oregon's big Rose Festival celebration!

Margaret has a very rare type of dwarfism (she may be the only little person in the entire state with it), and it has given her some challenges, but she seems to have handled them well.

She looks like a strong contender for the title of Rose Festival Queen (but we won't find out who gets the title until June, 2007).

Can "Little People, Big World" get any footage of Margaret and the rest of the Rose Festival Court? This year is truly a historic (and very exciting) event for all of Portland.

WOW! She is very pretty! I wonder if Zach knows her

Here is her photo.

Here is the video of her.

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Way cool! She's very pretty...and what a gal. Saw that clip on the news the other night...all of the Portland area high schools are voting for their representative for the Rose Festival Court during this time. Always reminds me of how fast the end of the school year is coming, how soon the big parade is (we typically have some horses to take) and how much I need to (and am late at) trimming my rose bushes.

When do the roses bloom? Isn't it a little early to be thinking about them.

Here in the Willamette Valley, roses start to bloom in May, into June...so nope, it's not too early.



Thus the crowning of Rose Festival Princesses...

Estslon do you have a big rose flower bed? I like Roses but really think they are not the easiest flower to grow. What with the fungal diseases etc. they get.

Oh, I dearly love my roses. Sadly, when we built a new house 2 years ago, I moved away from my rose garden. So I'm starting a new one. I hear you about the work. Some folks think it's hard, but I don't, though I love to garden. I make sure to plant varieties that are Oregon specific (because as you say, they can be prone to disease, etc, esp. w/ our wet climate), use a systemic feed/care product and know how to trim. It's pretty easy w/ a sharp pair of clippers and some good gloves!



On a good note, my in-laws moved into the house I'd left (of over 20 years), so "my" roses are still in good hands.

I've never heard of a rose parade before.

I have heard some one from the Northwest call the hybrid tea varieties black spot on a stick. I thought that was funny. I helped my Mom a lot with her roses. She got out of the hyprid tea varieties and went to the disease resistant. I thought it was really interesting and a nice hobby. I haven't done much here though.

Estalon, when yours our in bloom--I would love to see you post a pic of them.

Wow, she is beautiful!!


Estalon, you better get those roses taken care of. They are calling your name.

I wish we could have roses, but I don't think they would last in Illinois.