-Messenger file photo
The freshly crowned 2007 Lucia, Elizabeth Johnson, of Stratford, tries her best to help Kelly Peterson, then 4, overcome her shyness to pose for a picture after the 2007 Festival of Light celebration held at Stratford Lutheran Church. The event is sponsored by The Swedish Foundation of Iowa’s “Swede Bend” Settlement. This year’s event is at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Swedish Immigrant Museum and Research Library in Stratford.