Spring Festival contest winners listed

Cakes winners: Shown from left to right are Valerie Berrios, Rachel Rodre, Amy Clark’s husband, not identified with two second place ribbons; grand prize Pam Warner, and first place, Kathy Hicks. These contests were held last week during the Lehigh Acres Spring Festival. Photo by Robert Anderson
During the nine-day Lehigh Acres Spring Festival between March 18 and March 26, there were several contests held different evenings of the week. Different judges were in charge of different contests. The following list of contest and winners’ names as spelled, was supplied by the Lehigh Spring Festival Committee. They include:
Baby Pageant, Hailee Cooper, winner, Blake Monroe, first runner-up; Ashleigh Russell, second runner-up.
Toddler Contest, Bea “Bebe” Paxson, winner; Arianna Jones, first runner-up; Emma, Bambrey, second runner-up.
Little Prince Contest, Dakota James.
Little Princess contest, Rochelle McKinney, winner; first runner-up, Alexandria N. Moore; second runner-up, Brooke Gareiss.

Pet Show Winners: The winners of the Pet Show at the Lehigh Acres Spring Festival are shown here from left to right, Laura Anderson, holding her prized cat; Debra Anderson holding a fox terrier; Dana Delgado holding her Mickey Mouse rat; Austin Columbe with his dog Diesel, an English bulldog; and first place winner and Best of Show, Joshua Gacusana with his Falkor, a Great Dane. Photo by Robert Anderson
Junior Miss Contest, Linda-Evelyn Burkhead, winner; Kolby Renee McKinney, first runner-up; Mary Anna Brynn Invergo, second runner-up.
Miss Lehigh Acres Contest, Megan Smith, winner; D’Shanai Gaskin, first runner- up; Megan Wooby, second runner-up.
Art Contest, Alice Nicholas, first; Alice Nicholas, second; Joan Benner, second; Lee Isarret, second; Joan Benner, third; Jeremy Hargeth, third; Douglas Patterson, third.
Chili Contest, Scott Evans, best of show; Anne Turben, first place; Amanda Warner, second place; Lee Garrett, third place.
Cakes Contest, Pam Warner, best of show; Kathy Hicks, first place; Am y Clark, second place; Amy Clark, second place; Valerie Berrios, third place; Rachel Rodre, third place.
Pet Contest, large dogs, Joshua Gacusana, best of show and first place; Tyler Hoppe, second; Eileen Sanchez, third.
Medium dogs, Austin Columbe, first; Kiele Krautheon, second; Steven Anderson, third.
Small Dogs, Debra Anderson, first; Maureen Sakitis, second; Kathy Corbett, third place.
Cats, Laura Anderson, first; Karen Hoppe, second; Jason Delgado, third.
Miscellaneous Pets, Dana Delado, first; Austin Toro, second; Allee Lafond, third place.
Crafts, Wood, Lenore Del Castillo, first; Wayne Nullineaux, second; Steve Barnett, third.
Needle Art, Monika Heutmann, first; Rita Rooney, second; Amy Clark, third.
Quilts, Pat Barton, first; Rita Rooney, second; Pat Barton, third.
Stain Glass, Sue Horwath, first; Frank Collison, second.
Pine Needle Art, Joyce Sephenson, first; Joyce Sephenson, second; Rose Mellett, third.
Best in Show, Monika Heutmann.
Mosaic, Linda Washburn, first; Donna Collison, second.
Crafts, Randy Layman, first; Rose Mellett, second and third place.
Fruit contest, Richard Essert, first; Ed Lang, second.
Flowers, Richard Essert, first; Blondine Bevins, second; Leonore DelCastillo, third.
Plants, Blondine Bevins, first; Ruth Ann Barahona, second.
Vegetables: Richard Essert, first; Dan Essert, second.
Best of Show, Patty Boyd, Backyard vegetables.
- Cakes winners: Shown from left to right are Valerie Berrios, Rachel Rodre, Amy Clark’s husband, not identified with two second place ribbons; grand prize Pam Warner, and first place, Kathy Hicks. These contests were held last week during the Lehigh Acres Spring Festival. Photo by Robert Anderson
- Pet Show Winners: The winners of the Pet Show at the Lehigh Acres Spring Festival are shown here from left to right, Laura Anderson, holding her prized cat; Debra Anderson holding a fox terrier; Dana Delgado holding her Mickey Mouse rat; Austin Columbe with his dog Diesel, an English bulldog; and first place winner and Best of Show, Joshua Gacusana with his Falkor, a Great Dane. Photo by Robert Anderson




