CORN FESTIVAL
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OUR 2024 SHOW WINNERS

2024 BABY PHOTO WINNERS

TWINS

1st Place: Finn & Graham McFarland
2nd Place: Griffin & Madison Persak

6-12 months (Girls)

1st Place: Murial May Keavney
2nd Place: Lillian Luczak
3rd Place: Claire Werden
Honorable Mention: Maizy Bell & Eleanor Wolff

6-12 months (Boys)

1st Place: Cade Liptak
2nd Place: Rhett Morris
3rd Place: Kason Tondini
Honorable Mention: Samuel Parini

13-23 months (Girls)

1st Place: Maggie Mae Lyle
2nd Place: Roseilee Molina
3rd Place: Lanira Santiago
Honorable Mention: Ezzy Mae

13-23 months (Boys)

1st Place: Weston Kleisner
2nd Place: Elliott Fahy
3rd Place: Enderson John Cummings
Honorable Mention: Dawson Entwistle, Easton Buck & Maxwell Mitchell

2 years (Girls)

1st Place: Wrenleigh Gonzalez
2nd Place: Eliana Luna
3rd Place: Palmer Whybark
Honorable Mention: Scarlett Heath

2 years (Boys)

1st Place: Walker Ely
2nd Place: Jamison Rodden
3rd Place: Jaxson Conterez
Honorable Mention: Tre ‘Jay Reed & August Hill

3 years (Girls)

1st Place: Autumn Bruss
2nd Place: Charlie Buck
3rd Place: Nova Lyons
Honorable Mention: Koralynn Loveall

3 years (Boys)

1st Place: Jackson VLK
2nd Place: Brockton Watson
3rd Place: Houston Cockream

4 & 5 years (Girls)

1st Place: Gracelyn Struck
2nd Place: Collins Sandeno
3rd Place: Emma Bruss
Honorable Mention: Sydney Jones & Elise Van Dolson

4 & 5 years (Boys)

1st Place: Aeson Nobles
2nd Place: Illuminous Feltz
3rd Place: Bennett Gonzalez
Honorable Mention: Wyatt Johnson
Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter their child into this year's Baby Photo Contest. Winner will also be posted at Grundy Bank windows!
Please note as the entry states, one of the areas in which we vote is on the appropriateness of the photo. Therefore, if the photo is a xerox copy, have others in the photo or the subject being too candid as in a car seat or shopping cart, those photos no matter how cute are not able to be selected. We believe everyone's baby is truly the cutest baby & the decision at times is a very difficult one. Everyone works hard to make this contest run smoothly from collecting the entries to our vast panel of judges. Reminder, please be kind as this is all in fun. Happy Corn Festival!

2023 SCARECROW STROLL RESULTS

Best Youth Organization

Winner: Quatro Leafers 4H Club
Scarecrow Name: Scaredy Crow

Best Business

Winner: Floral Design Morris
Scarecrow Name: Gretchen

Best Use of Theme

Winner: The Polson Family
Scarecrow Name: A Deep Dive into Tradition

Best Organization

Winner: Morris Lion’s Club
Scarecrow Name: Lion Pride

Best Individual/Family

Winner: Austin Neill
Scarecrow Name: Tray Da Shawn and Jack “Crackerjack” Crow

Most Creative

Winner: That Perennial Place
Scarecrow Name: Zea Mays

People’s Choice

Winner: That Perennial Place
Scarecrow Name: Zea Mays

Pre K – 2nd Grade

Winner: Mrs. Munsell’s Kindergarten (ICS)
Scarecrow Name: Pete the Scarecat “Pete the Cat & His Four Groovy Buttons” 

3rd – 5th Grade

Winner: Ms. Reed’s 5th Grade (Saratoga School)
Scarecrow Name: Harry Potter

6-8th Grade

Winner: Ann Sims 6-8th Grade ELA Classes (Gardner Grade School)
Scarecrow Name: Auggie “Wonder”

PIE EATING WINNERS

Ages 5 & 6

1st Lucas Tondini
2nd Vivian Ramos

Ages 7 & 8

Brexton Wyke

Ages 9 & 10

JJ Borgstrom

Ages 11 & 12

Damon Blan

CRACKERBOX DERBY WINNERS

Derby Class:

Hope
Lyndsey
Cooper

Plastic Class:

Reece
Blake
Sophia

Rubber Class:

Jake
Everett
Silas

Precision Class:

Reece
Carter
Gianna

MIDDLE SCHOOL MARCHING BAND RESULTS

Class A

1. Central Middle School

Class B

1. Reed Custer Middle School

Class C

1. Coal City Middle School

Best Overall Grade School

Central Middle School

Best Drumline

1. Central Middle School
2. Minooka Junior High School
3. Coal City Middle School

Best Hornline

1. Central Middle School

Best Drum Major

1. Reed Custer Middle School

Best Flags/Auxillary

1. Central Middle School
2. Reed CusterMiddle School

HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND RESULTS

Class AA

1. West Aurora High School

Class A

1. Morris Community High School
2. Coal City High Schoo

Class B

1. Reed Custer High School

Class C

1. Gardner Area Band

Class D

1. Serena High School

Best Overall High School

West Aurora High School

Best Drumline

1. West Aurora High School
2. Minooka High School
3. Morris High School

Best Hornline

1. West Aurora High School
2. Minooka High School
3. Morris High School

Best Drum Major

1. Reed Custer High School
2. Coal City High School
3. West Aurora High School

Best Flags/Auxillary

1. West Aurora High School
2. Reed Custer High School
3. Coal City High School

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