I left my reading glasses at home. How’s that for an “organized” parade organizer? Lucky for all us, Cris A. Robinson was there to read for me, Kelly J. Zumwalt, Chris Patton Rogers, and Charles Mowery to get the Queen, Rexanna Obenshain, and our Mr. Firecracker, Zeek Taylor, crowned!
3rd runner up for queen was Melissa Graham, 2nd was Danyelle Harris, 1st runner up Fiona McGregor Richards
3rd Runner up Mr. Firecracker was Dakoda Buck, 2nd runner up Jack Richards, 2nd Runner up was Jay Wilks
Our parade judges were Joyce and Eric Knowles and Lamont Richie
1st place float Krewe of Krazo Chevaliers
1st place walkers Eureka Springs Brownies
1st motor vehicle The Gun Control Grannies on a Golf Cart
Our apple pie Judges were Head Judge Ramona Preston Landers and Christina McCool Ash, Rick Delaney, Pam Greenway, Jay Vercenak and Tavi Ellis.
Pie winners were 1. Mindy Godfrey 2. Mavis Wilks 3. Crystal Ursin.
Best Dressed Parade Dog:
Large Dog Class 3rd place Ralph with Olivia Garner, 2nd place Porcelain with Beth Garner, Ralph and Porcelain are both
from Heaven of the Ozarks. 1st place goes to Casper with Jeannie O’Donnell.
Small Dog Class: 3rd place Rocko with Sarah Faris, 2nd place Ozo with Monteze Nequiz, 1st Place Digit with Morgan
Scholten Best Parade Dog was Digit!
Our parade dogs were judged by Vonda from Mercy Hospital in Berryville and Elisabeth Kelly from Equity Bank (known as
the pet bank)
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
Judges for kids Michelle Rasmussan Foster, Margo Elliott
6 and under—-3rd Hannah Leija, 2nd Place Daisy Williams, 3rd Place Braydan Nelson
7-10 years—-3rd M J Ward, 2nd Eva Ellis, 1st. Nina Walton
11-15 years—-3rd Place Sam Waits, 2nd place Owen Walton, 3rd Place Lucas Jones.
Adult seed spitting was judged by Tiffany Campbell and Ramona Preston Landers,
3rd Place Emily Johnson 2nd Place, 2nd place Stephanie Hatfield, 1st Place Kyle Hatfield.
Thanks to Jay Vercenak of the Indy, Tavi Ellis from the Citizen, John Rankine and Richard Quick for providing us pictures of our memories. Our sponsors who made so much of this possible were Gaskins Switch, 7 Valleys Construction, Joyce and Eric Knowles, and Sunfest Market.
Parade Committee: Tiffany Campbell, Ramona Preston Landers, Crystal Lucas, Bobby Clayborn, Gregory Caveney, and Sue Moore-Glave