Congratulations to Anna Long and Reese Klepinger, Whitko Sunshine Society 2026 Queen and Princess. Anna and Reese, along with Reese Stonebraker and Piper Krieg, raised $3,036.21 in the royalty court penny-per-vote fundraiser for Riley Children’s Hospital. The girls were crowned at halftime during the Wildcats versus Lakeland Christian boys basketball game, Friday, February 27.

Queen Anna raised $1,098.66 and Princess Reese raised $744.35.

The Society also recognized a very special guest, Margaret Evans Baker. Margaret served as the first president of the Sidney High School Sunshine Society chapter during the group’s charter year in 1954. Margaret recalls the Sidney club had 26 girls and sponsored the “Best Beau” dances.

She married her best beau, Dannie Baker, in 1955 after her graduation from SHS. Their son Kent graduated from Whitko in 1978 and their daughter, Lynn Myers, graduated in 1981.

The Bakers marked their 70th wedding anniversary in November 2025.