A parade, band festival, car show and baby show were among the events held as part of the 2002 Missouri Day Festival, which came to a close on Sunday.
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A parade, band festival, car show and baby show were among the events held as part of the 2002 Missouri Day Festival, which came to a close on Sunday.
There were 99 entries in the parade, held on Saturday. The Trenton Rotary Club sponsored the event, which also featured 25 marching bands.
US Bank was named the ?Spirit of Missouri Day? winner as the best overall float and also received the award as the Best Business Float. The Rissler Elementary School fourth graders also won two trophies, being named the Most Creative Youth Entry as well as the Spirit of Trenton-Past winner.
Other trophies went to Pleasant View R-6 KEYS Program, Best Youth Float; NCMC Student Practical Nursing, Best Organization Float; Dr. Phil McClure, Best Antique Car (a 1957 Packard); Jerry Engleman, Best Classic Car (a 1968 Charger); Skeet Flowers, Oldest Farm Tractor; Stephanie Scheib, Best Horse and Rider – Youth; Stuart Cassidy, Best Matched Horses; NCMC Trailriders, Best Dressed Saddle Club; and Floyd Miller, Best Dressed Adult Rider.
Odessa High School was named the Sweepstakes winner as the band with the highest combined scores from the parade and field show events in Saturday?s Missouri Day Band Festival. Odessa competed in Class 4 and won the parade, auxiliary and field show competitions while placing second in the indoor drumline competition. They also won the best marching and maneuvering, best general effect, best field auxiliary and best drum majors in the field show event.
There were 24 bands taking part in the parade portion of the festival. Winners in Class 1 were Polo, first; Moravia, IA, second; and Green City, third. The Class 2 winners were Concordia, first; Gallatin, second; and Maysville third. Taking the top three honors in Class 3 were Macon, first; Maryville, second; and Lafayette County of Higginsville, third. Class 4 winners were Odessa, first; Warrensburg, second; and Harrisonville, third. Ft. Osage won the Class 5 competition.
Nineteen bands competed in indoor auxiliary. The top three winners in Class 1 were Norborne, Braymer and Polo while Gallatin, Concordia and Maysville took first through third places in Class 2. Class 3 winners were Lafayette County, Smithville and Carrollton. Odessa was first in Class 4, followed by Harrisonville and Warrensburg.
Five entries were judged in twirling competition, with Carrollton taking first. Braymer was second and Concordia was third.
A total of 16 schools entered the indoor drumline. Moravia, IA was first in Class 1 while Polo was second. In Class 2, the winners were Gallatin, Concordia and Princeton. Class 3 was won by Maryville, followed by Smithville and Higginsville. Warrensburg won Class 2, with Odessa second and Harrisonville third.
Twenty bands took part in the field show event. In Class 1, Braymer placed first while Polo was second. Concordia won Class 2 while Sweet Springs placed second.
Class 3 had 10 entries, with first going to Macon, second to Maryville, third to Lafayette County and fourth to Louisburg, KS. Other awards presented in Class 3 went to Macon, outstanding musical performance and best general effect; Lafayette County, best marching/maneuvering; Lexington, best drum majors; and Smithville, best auxiliary unit speciality caption.
Class 4 was won by Odessa, with Warrensburg, second, and Harrisonville, third. Warrensburg won the award for outstanding performance in that classification.
Ft. Osage of Independence took first in Class 5 with Olathe South of Olathe, KS, finishing second.
The Trenton Kiwanis Club held its car show on Sunday afternoon in the downtown area, with 75 entries being judged.
A 1941 Willys Coupe, owned by Tony Southwick of Liberty, was named best of show while Jeff and Gina Sapp of Overland Park, KS, received the club choice award for their 1970 Buick GSX.
Winners in the car classes included:
Original, 1900-1949 – 1. Jerry Huston of Jamesport, 1947 Plymouth Coupe; 2. Bernard Jincks of Bethany, 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline.
Original, 1950-1959 – 1. Ewing and Louise Dean of Kirksville,l 1951 Pontiac; 2. Bob and Nina Kuechel of Kansas City, KS, 1957 Bel Air four-door hardtop.
Original, 1960-1969 – 1. Jerry and Joe Hawn of Lathrop, 1960 Corvette; 2. Lonnie Byrn of Kirksville, 1964 Galaxie 500XL.
Original, 1970 and Up – 1. Jeff and Gina Sapp of Overland Park, KS., 1970 Buick GSX; 2. Don Price of Kirksville, 1980 Corvette.
Original Pickup, 1964 and Under – 1. R.E. Luzenberg of wheeling, 1957 Willys Jeep Pickup.
Original Pickup, 1965 and Up – 1. Joe Preston of Chillicothe, 1970 Chevy El Camino.
Modified, 1900-1949 – 1. Tony Southwick of Liberty, 1941 Willys Coupe; 2. Sarah and Mike Hall, 1930 Ford A Coupe.
Modified, 1950-1959 – 1. Steve Weltha of Winterset, IA, 1957 Bel Air Coupe; 2. Gary Hall of Trenton, 1950 Ford Custom.
Modified, 1960-1969 – 1. Brian Salsberry of Kirksville, 1966 Ford Fairlane GLTA; 2. Tim Stanfield of Brookfield, 1967 Chevy Camaro.
Modified, 1970 and Up – 1. Dudley Davidson of Grant City, 1972 Dodge Challenger; 2. Tim Schertzer of Kirksville, 1964 Chevy El Camino.
Modified Pickup, 1964 and Under – 1. Steve Allen of Kirksville, 1962 Chevy Pickup; 2. Norris Warden of Lawson, 1964 Ford F100.
Modified Pickup, 1965 and Up – 1. Charley Wagner of Maryville, 1970 Chevy Pickup; 2. Tama Barnes of St. Joseph, 1966 Ford F100.
Convertible, 1960 and Under – 1. Harry Kately of Trenton, 1959 Chevy Impala; 2. Ray Hill Sr. of Des Moines, IA, 1948 Pontiac.
Convertible, 1961 and Up – 1. Mike Homedale of Princeton, 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang; 2. Kenny Kitchin of Chillicothe, 1973 Ford Mustang.
Motorcycle – 1. Jeff Eads of Galt, 1997 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide; 2. Mark Overton of Trenton, 2001 Harley Davidson Road King.
Non-Production – 1. Matt Sevier of Bucklin, 1983 Murray; 2. Ralph Cutsinger of Trenton, 1944 American LeFrance Fire truck.
Winners in the model car classes included:
Original, 13 and Under – 1. Tim Bomgardner of Mercer, 1972 Mustang Mach I.
Original, 14 and Over – 1. Jeff Browning (no town listed), 1967 Chevelle SS; 2. Penny Bell of Trenton, 1966 Chevy El Camino.
Modified, 13 and Under – 1. Marshall Allen of Kirksville, 1955 Chevy Pickup.
Modified, 14 and Over – 1. Jeff Browning, 1970 Buick GS; 2. Steve Perry of Trenton, motorcycle.
The baby show was held Sunday in the Trenton Middle School gym. Winners in each category included:
Girls, 0-3 months – 1. Haley Kidd, Andy and Colleen Kidd; 2. Hallie Jones, Gabe and Tina Jones; 3. Alley Millsap, Marvin and Terrolyn Millsap.
Boys, 0-3 months – No entries.
Girls, 3-6 months – 1. Ellie Beets, Terry and Amy Beets. 2. Kayli Crawford, Scott and Tiffany Crawford; 3. Skye Uthe, Kelley and Jerald Uthe.
Boys, 3-6 months – 1. Zachary Ferguson, Tony and Chasity Ferguson; 2. Jaren Whitney, Joe and Jeanie Whitney; 3. Tyson Presinger, Michelle Presinger.
Girls, 6-12 months – 1. Destiny Burks, Randy and Becky Burks; 2. Shawna Berry, Amy and Steven Berry; 3. (tie) Ashley Johnson, Bryan and Julie Johnson, and Gillian Sapp, Mitch and Tricia Sapp.
Boys, 6-12 months – 1. Robert Urich, Mark and Kristy Urich; 2. Austin Bouzek, Tracy Summers and David Bouzek; 3. Maxwell Miller, Daxson and Valerie Miller.
Girls, 1 year – 1. Payton Ellis, Kirk and Terry Ellis; 2. Trinity Kelson, Tyrone and Kathleen Kelson; 3. Natosha Brown, Jeff Brown and Dorothy Talley.
Boys, 1 year – 1. Cade Christian Koehly, Ron and Rochelle Koehly; 2. Earl Thomson Jackson, Erin and Charyti Jackson; 3. (tie) Ethan O?Neal, Scott and Jo O’Neal, and Nicholas Velazquez, Librado and Bridget Velazquez.
Girls, 2 years – 1. Adrey Millsap, Marvin and Terrolyn Millsap; 2. Harlie Jones, Gabe and Tina Jones; 3. (tie) Caitlyn Cothern, Chris and Barbie Cothern, and Chasidy Finney, Brian and Gina Finney.
Boys, 2 years – 1. Tyler Kidd, Andy and Colleen Kidd; 2. Anakin Burkeybile, Robin and Paul Burkeybile; 3. Jadan Whitney, Joe and Jeanie Whitney.
There was a tie for first place in the scarecrow contest with entries from the Modena Baptist Church Youth Group and Ilene McDaniel taking top honors. Second place went to an entry by Donna Duff while Serve Link Home Care had the third-place entry.