Nearly 900 golf balls were dropped from a bucket truck on Saturday night during the annual Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce/Riverside Country Club Ball Drop. When all was said and done, Punky Owens of Laredo was declared winner of the 2008 Cheverolet Cobalt, donated by Barnes-Baker Automotive of Trenton. Winner of the $500 cash prize was Gary Lewis of Laredo. The bucket truck, provided by Jim Bush, was used when wind conditions proved too much to allow the balls to be thrown from a hot air balloon provided by Lynn McVay. In addition to the ball drop, a homemade ice cream and dessert social was held. The evening concluded with night golf. Pictured in the top photo are those individuals who deteremined the winning golf balls, including, from left, Grundy County Sheriff’s Deputy Jose Lopez, Dave Wright, Trenton Police Sgt. Jeb Walker, Debbie Carman and Cindy Jennings. In the bottom photo, Dave Bain and Ethan Bunnell dropped the balls from the bucket truck.
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