Lum & Abner Festival Event Winners

Janssen Park was the place to be this past weekend with several competitive events taking place at the Lum and Abner Festival.

In the Lil’ Miss and Mr. Lum and Abner pageant, 3-year old Aria Alexis Crider, daughter of Daymon Crider and Lil’ Mr. went to 3-year old Diesel Easton Page, son of Bryan and Mamie Page.

In the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Team All-In won the 7-10 boys/girls division; Team Cannon/Dean won the 14-16 year-old boys division; Team Swiss Rolls won the Men’s Open division; and Team Flying Fighting Frogs won the Women’s Open division.

At the BBQ Cook-Off, Gregg Goss of Bear State Bank took the Grand Champion Prize and Jim Stroope of Nidec won Reserve Grand Champion.

Four teams showcased their talents, skills, and determination in the high heat and humidity at the Annual Lum & Abner Firefighter Challenge last Saturday. Ink, Dallas Valley, Pine Ridge, and Booneville Fire Departments participated this year. Ink took 1^st place honors as there scores in the four events topped the others.

Results in each event were: Booneville Fire Department won Personal Protective Equipment Donning; Ink Fire Department won Speed Hose Connect; Dallas Valley Fire Department won the Wild Hose Recover; and Ink Fire Department won the Water Ball Fight.

The Ouachita Quilt Show Committee has announced the winners of their annual Quilt Show that took place in the Historic Amory in downtown Mena.

DONATION QUILT WINNER: Sandra Hartley. Hartley won an heirloom style quilt by participating in a raffle that benefits the Polk County Single Parent Scholarship Fund.

BEST OF SHOW: Dola Kesterson, “Rolling Prairie”

PEOPLES CHOICE: Louise Oates, “Pink Breeze”

VIP AWARDS:

       A&P COMMISSION: Kent Schnetzler, “Cat Quilt”

       ART GALLERY: Niki Dempsey, “Folk Art”

       CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Mary Sheba Graves, “American Flower Garden”

       CHIEF OF POLICE: Debra Lay, “Kays Kreation”

CIRCUIT JUDGE: Debra Lay, “Timeless Treasure”

     CITY CLERK: Susan Carter, “Bee in my Bonnet”

       COUNTY JUDGE: Ray Grasso, “Patriotic”

       COUNTY SHERIFF: Wyona Abbott, “Double Wedding Ring”

       COUNTY CLERK: Francis Hilton, “Bargello Heart”

       KENA RADIO: Susan Carter, “The Grand Illusion”

       MAYOR OF COVE: Sharon Chambers, “Sharon’s Quilt”

       MAYOR OF MENA: Susan Carter, “Radiant Star”

       MENA SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS: Erin May, “LadyCat T-Shirt Quilt”

       PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: Rebecca Romine, “Floating Nine Patch”

       RICH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Sharon Chambers, “Curved Log Cabin”

       THE POLK COUNTY PULSE: Roxie Moll, “The Peacock”

OTHER AWARDS:

     1^ST JUDGE OF SHOW: Louise Oates, “Pink Breeze”

       2^ND JUDGE OF SHOW: Rebecca Romine, “Funky Chickens”

       NIMBLE THIMBLE QUILT GUILD: Polk County Fair, “Trail Mix”

       SHOW COMMITTEE: Rebecca Romine, “Autumn Nite”

       VENDORS CHOICE: Alice Skumatz, “Dresden Plate with Scalloped Border”

QUILT CATEGORY WINNERS:

       HAND PIECED/HAND QUILTED: 1^st Place, Rebecca Romine, “Roman Blocks”; 2^nd Place, Mary Sheba Graves, “American Flower Garden”; 3^rd Place, Dola Kesterson, “Dola’s Quilt”

MACHINE PIECED/HAND QUILTED: 1^ST Place, Louise Oates, “Pink Breeze”; 2^nd Place, Anne Dahm, “Snow Flake”; 3^rd Place, Louise Oates, “Hunters Star”

MACHINE PIECED/MACHINE QUILTED: 1^ST Place, Dola Kesterson, “Rolling Prairie”; 2^nd Place, Jean Smith, “Doves In Flight”; 3^rd Place, Vita Bowen, “Hydrangea Inspiration”

COMBINED TECHNIQUES/HAND QUILTED: 1^st Place, Debra Lay, “Kays Kreation”; 2^nd Place, Rebecca Romine, “Funky Chickens”; 3^rd Place, Mary Sheba Graves, “Red Cross Stitch”

COMBINED TECHNIQUES/MACHINE QUILTED: 1^st Place, Sharon Chambers “Sharons Quilt”; 2^nd Place, Jamie Grasman, “From This Moment Wedding Quilt”

HAND APPLIQUE/HAND QUILTED: Sharon Chambers, “Cockscomb”

HAND APPLIQUE/MACHINE QUILTED: Susan Wilcher, “Wonderfully Fishy”

WHOLE CLOTH: Nancy Philpot, “Welsh Beauty”

WALL HANGING/HAND QUILTED: 1^st Place, Louise Oates, “They Lose, America Wins”; 2^nd Place, Debra Lay, “Timeless Treasure”; 3^rd Place, Kathy Stucker, “A Few of my Favorite Things”

WALL HANGING/MACHINE QUILTED: 1^st Place, Debra Lay, “Snowbird Chat”; 2^nd Place, Peggy Shelley, “Carpenter Star”; 3^rd Place, Susan Carter, “Silent Night”

LAP QUILT/HAND QUILTED: 1^st Place, Louise Oates, “Peony Star”; 2^nd Place, Sandra Hartley, “Hawaiian Applique”; 3^rd Place, Ruby Jo Titsworth, “Courthouse Steps”

LAP QUILT/MACHINE QUILTED: 1^st Place, Jo Graves, “Jo Graves Quilt”; 2^nd Place, Debra Lay, “Pink Lemonade”; 3^rd Place, Carol Gray, “Blocks”

BABY QUILT: Peggy Shelley, “Arrowhead, Millies Quilt”

APPAREL: 1^st Place, Debra Lay, “Drawstring Disaster”; 2^nd Place, Kathleen Werkhoven, “Going up the Country”

ORIGINAL DESIGN: 1^st Place, Rebecca Romine, “Autumn Nite”; 2^nd Place, Carol Gray, “Farm Yard”; 3^rd Place, Joyce Sanden, “Diagonal Stripes & Half Square Triangles”

FIRST QUILT: 2^nd Place, Niki Dempsey, “Folk Art”; 3^rd Place, Joan Pippen, “Sampler”

GROUP QUILT: 1^st Place, Joan Evans, “Welsh Beauty”; 2^nd Place, Ruby Jo Titsworth, “Rose of Sharon”; 3^rd Place, First Baptist Church, “Van Cove Hornet Cheerleading”

EMBROIDERY QUILT: Kent Schnetzler, “Cat Quilt”

HOME DÉCOR: 1^st Place, Sandra Hartley, “Bali Bed Runner”; 2^nd Place, Alice Skumatz, “Cherry Basket”; 3^rd Place, Alice Skumatz, “Victorian Star”

OTHER: 1^st Place, Rebecca Romine, “Raspberry”; 2^nd Place, Judy Mills-Smith, “Yo-Yo”

The always popular Lum and Abner 5K had quite a few entries this year. The winners were:

Clint Buck – won 1^st place as the overall winner, followed by Alexis Wood as 2^nd, and Kenneth Butler won 3^rd.

In the individual age categories:

Males age 10-19: 1^st place, Noah Swall; 2^nd place, Eli Swall; 3^rd place, Dakota Sullivan

Females age 10-19: 1^st place, Krysten Fagan; 2^nd place Morgan Fagan; 3^rd place, Katelyn Wells

Males age 20-29: 1^st place, Levi Ellison; 2^nd place, Tyler Riley; 3^rd place, Kyle Rowland

Females age 20-29: 1^st place, Emily Emerson; 2^nd place, Samantha Russert; 3^rd place, Chanley Young

Males age 30-39: 1^st place, Phillip Lance; 2^nd place, Matt Hecke

Females age 30-39: 1^st place, Stephanie Hecke; 2^nd place Jennifer Sullivan; 3^rd place, Dawn Lea

Males age 40-49: 1^st place, Kenneth Butler; 2^nd place, Danny Butler; 3^rd place, Steve Swall

Females age 40-49: 1^st place, Tammy Payne; 2^nd place, Sadi Whorton; 3^rd place, Julie Lane

Males age 50-59: 1^st place, Kenneth Sayers; 2^nd place, Glenn Erickson; 3^rd place, Joseph Rickmon

Females age 50-59: 1^st place, Lisa Falls

Males age 60 plus: 1^st place, Bill Dyer; 2^nd place Wayman Bell; 3^rd place, Charles Pitts

Females age 60 plus: 1^st place Tina Bentley; 2^nd place, Susan Lancaster

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