Working Together

                          2009
     Strawberry Festival Winners

Click here for slideshow of all festival events

 Basketball Free-Throw Contest                          

Winners received a $25 National City Gift Card and 2 tickets to the Hartford Motor Speedway.


0 - 10 year olds
Hunter Ackerman
Most number of shots in a row = 6

11 - 14 year olds
Zach Keifer
Most number of shots in a row = 8

15 - 19 year olds
Andrew Benham
Most number of shots in a row = 3

Longest Shot
Zach Keifer  =  24' 2"

 Hula Hoop Contest

19 serious competitors entered - it was a hit for all ages!

click here for a slideshow of   the Hula Hoop Contest

Hunter Ackerman - age 10
Rylee Ackerman - age 3
Trey Ackerman - age 8
Kendra Briley - age 4
Hannah Chernugel - age 18
Cassie Goss - age 13
Brooke Edmonds - age 14
Natalie Harris - age 8
Alicia Johnson - age 18
Garrod Johnson - age 9
Zach Kiefer - age 12
Natasha Madison - age 18
Kiera Richcreek - age 7
Alexandria Smith -age 6
Megan Vasquez - age 15
Emily Warrens - age 18
Kara Weberg - age 14
Alisha Wismer - age 17
Charity Zehere - age 6

1st place - Natalie Harris (age 8)
23 minutes 08 seconds


2nd place - Kiera Richcreek (age 7)
22 minutes 15 seconds


Honorable Mention - Hunter Ackerman (age 8)
6 minutes


Winners of the 100 yard hula hoop dash
Prizes were a National City Gift Card and 2
 tickets to Hartford Motor Speedway.

Garrod Johnson (age 9) - Adult



Trey Ackerman (age 8) - Youth
 

Hula Hoop winners interviewed on live 97.5 Y-Country radio broadcast
by Radio Host, Paul Landecker and Ron Sefcik, Chamber President.

 

 Horseshoe Tournament


 

Two-heat tournament with a total of 8 games played

1st  place with $40 prize for each.

Gene Ingle - Edwardsburg MI
Dave Yoder - Middlebury IN

2nd Place with $20 price for each.

Mike Kimp - Hartford MI
Doc Rice - Middlebury IN
 

3rd Place with $10 price for each.

Dennis Butler - Eau Claire MI
DuWayne Dilloway - LaPorte IN
 

 Horseshoe tournament sponsored
by the Hartford Federated Church
with photos provided by Melinda Kimp.
 

Youth Division
Chris Britt - 1st place place
   (2 minutes 24 seconds)

Hunter Stone
Jeffery Bachman
Matt Kincaid
Charity Ledesma
Kacie Shafer
Oliver Ziemer
Summer Morris
Westen Morris
Tanner Morris
Hunder Ackerman
Trey Ackerman
Ernie Rodriguez
Karen Galkin
Austin Silvia
Carmen Silvia
Yowa Klimkiewicz
Makil Turlin
Garrod Johnson

Adult Division
Don Perry - 1st place
   (2 minutes 56 seconds)

Tad Moody
Kaitlyn Puckett
Sherrill Henning
Chris Nickson
Quinn Morris
Andrew Rios
Jennifer Frazier
Darren Frazier
Heidi Knight
Tim Nyhuis
Cassie Goss
Brooke Edmonds
Megan Vasquez
Alisha Wismer
Natasha Madison
Hannah Chernugel
Alicia Johnson
Emily Warrens

 

Chris Britt - 1st place Youth (2 min 24 sec)


 

Don Perry - 1st place Adult (2 min 56 sec)
(2008 time  -  2 min 32 sec)


 

      Strawberry beauties!
 
    Megan                  Hannah                         Alicia                     Emily
      Vasquez             Chernugel                    Johnson              Warrens
               Miss                       Miss                      Miss Hartford         Miss Hartford
     Teen Hartford             Hartford                      Runner-up               Runner-up

 

Strawberry pies prepared and donated by Vicki McFarland.
Photos by Emma Sefcik
 

 Frozen T-shirt Contest

Winners
Chris Brett - Youth
Gerardo Tellez - Adult

 
This was really funny!

Competitors
Rose Safranek
Lilah Rosier
Harold Zehner
Tegan  Griffin
Darren Frazier
Rose Lopez
Larry Cleary
Ramiro Torres
Devon King
Caby Cleary
Catherine Shepard


 

   



Chris Brett
Youth Frozen T-shirt Winner
(repeat champ from 2008)

Gerardo Tellez
Adult Frozen T-Shirt Winner