34th Annual Missouri Day Festival A Success

Although the wind made a brisk appearance on Saturday, sunny skies and cooler temperatures made for a great weekend for the 2018 Missouri Day Festival, which saw large crowds attending the various activities held during the three-day event.
Activities kicked off on Friday night with a baby show and continued through Sunday with the annual parade, the marching band festival, a quilt show and a car show. In addition, vendors lined the festival grounds and most reported good sales, particularly on Saturday when a majority of the weekend activities took place.
“It was a great weekend for the festival and even though some of our participation numbers were down for some of the events, we still had good crowds and our vendors seemed to be very happy with the results,” Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debbie Carman said, adding that plans are already under way for the 2019 festival, which will be the 35th annual event. “We even had some vendors ask to be a part of the festival committee next year, which will be good in helping our festival grow in the future.”
Results from the various judged activities held throughout the weekend included:
Parade
An entry from Preferred Family Healthcare won the “Spirit of Missouri Day” award as the top entry in Saturday’s Missouri Day Parade, sponsored by the Trenton Rotary Club.
“Hometown Heritage” was the parade theme. The “Spirit of Missouri Day” award received a $200 cash prize.
Selected as the “Spirit of Missouri Day’ runner-up was Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments, which also won the Best Business Entry and received a $100 cash prize for each award. Other category winners were Best Organizational Entry, NCMC SMSTA, $100; Best Religious Entry, Liberty Baptist Church, $100; Best Youth Entry, $100, Assembly of God Royal Rangers; Best Equestrian Entry, Lynn Westcott, $50; Best Car or Truck, Pre-1960, Steve Gondringer, $50; and Best Tractor Entry, Grand River Cub Club, $50.
Prize sponsors included Wright Memorial Hospital, Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, the Grundy County Health Department, American Family Insurance, The People’s Co-Op, North Central Missouri College, Mid-States Services LLC, ASAP Locksmith and Duvall, Roeder and Black Agency.
Band Festival
The Volunteer Sweepstakes Award for the outstanding band in Saturday’s Missouri Day Marching Band Festival went to Savannah High School.
St. Joseph Central won the Hannaford Award as the outstanding field show band. Category winners included:
Parade – Princeton, Class 1; Green City, Class 1A; Putnam County, Class 2; Hallsville, Class 3; and Savannah, Class 4.
Colorguard – North Harrison, Class 1; Worth County, Class 2; St. Joseph Lafayette, Class 3; Grandview, Class 4; and Kirksville, Class 5.
Drumline – Moravia, IA, Class 1; Putnam County, Class 2; St. Joseph Benton, Class 3; Grandview, Class 4; and St. Joseph Central, Class 5.
Field Show – North Harrison, Class 1; Scotland County, Class 2; Brookfield, Class 3; Savannah, Class 4; and St. Joseph Central, Class 5.
Car Show
Trenton Elks Lodge No. 801 sponsored the car show on Sunday, held in downtown Trenton.
Named as the Best of Show winner was a 1934 Ford Coupe belonging to Adam Burrows. The Best Interior and Best Paint awards went to Charlie Wagner with a 1970 Chevy truck.
Category winners include:
Cars Up to 1959, Stock – 1. David and Paula Dennis, 1931 Model A; 2. Terry Rains, 1925 Model T.
Cars Up to 1959, Modified – 1. Steve and Marvel Beck, 1932 Ford Coupe; 2. Gerald Craig, 1956 Chevy Bel Air.
Cars 1960 to Present, Stock – 1. Steve Hansen, 1969 Dodge Charger; 2. Ben Green, 1963 Chevy Corvette.
Cars 1960 to Present, Modified – 1. Dennis Turley, 1967 Chevy Camaro; 2. Pankau Family, 1975 Chevy Nova SS.
Trucks, Stock – 1. Robert Gaskill, 1985 Chevy 4×4; 2. Roger Hawkins, 1950 Ford.
Trucks, Modified – 1. Rob Bozarth, 1979 F250 4×4; 2. Charlie Wagner, 1970 Chevy.
Convertibles – 1. Joe Preston, 1957 Chevy Corvette; 2. Gene Thornton, 1965 Mustang.
Custom – 1. Adam Burrows, 1934 Ford Coupe.
Unfinished – 1. Jeremy Soptic, 1965 Chevy Chevelle; 2. Carson Conwell, 1967 Chevy Camaro.
Special Interest – 1. Bill Wilson, 1933 Plymouth; 2. Don Staffel and Dave Dennis, 1925 Model T.
Baby Show
Kane Dean and Sabbatha Matthes were selected as Little Mr. and Miss Missouri Day during Friday night’s baby show, sponsored by the Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS).
Category winners included:
0 to 3 months, girls – 1. Elta Waterman, 2. Anna Young, 3. Marjorie Wilson; boys – 1. Branson Grieme.
3 to 6 months, girls – 1. Everlyn Hughs, 2. Lucy Adams; boys – 1. Maddox McIntosh.
6 to 9 months, girls – 1. Macie Cowan; boys – 1. Callister Sowers, 2. Riot Bunnell, 3. Asher Martin.
9 to 12 months, girls – 1. Timbe Knapp; boys – 1. Kasen Hall.
12 to 18 months, girls – 1. Emilia Sahagun, 2. Thea Tatum (no boys entries).
18 to 24 months, girls – 1. Clara Glidewell; boys – 1. Havok Hobbs.
2 to 3 years, girls – 1. Gracelyn Wilson, 2. Payslie (no last name listed), 3. Maggie Young; boys – 1. Sawyer Grieme, 2. Emmitt Grieme.
Quilt Show
There were 68 quilt items on display, including five youth entries, in the Scrappy Quilters Guild Quilt Show. There were also 22 military quilts on display, made by guild members, which will be shipped to personnel overseas during the Christmas holidays.
Winner of the viewer’s choice award was Twilah Johnson. Joyce Evans received the guild’s choice award.
Window Decorating
The Grundy County Courthouse took top honors in the window decorating contest. Second place went to the Preceptor Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, which decorated the lobby of Citizens Bank and Trust. Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri was the contest sponsor.
Yard/Porch Decorating
In the residential category of the yard/porch decorating, Lenny and Pam Klaver of 2306 Fisherman Road took first place while second place went to Roger and Barb Hawkins of 614 Town and Country Lane. The business category winner was GFG at 614 Harris Ave. while Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments at 1311 E. 28th St. received second place. The contest was sponsored by Citizens Bank and Trust.
Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Taking first place in the individual/family category was Martha Jackson of Galt. Delbert Jackson of Galt was second and John Michaels of Trenton placed third. The Trenton R-9 FBLA chapter took top honors in the business/organization category. US Bank was the contest sponsor.
Coloring Contest
Winners in the coloring contest included:
Preschool – 1. Righlyn Hughs, Green Hills Head Start; 2. Xylatia Russell, Green Hills Head Start; 3. Tyson Hunter, Rissler Elementary Preschool.
Kindergarten – 1. Barrett Etter, 2. Avery Gamet, 3. Eli Todd, all from Rissler Elementary School.
First Grade – 1. Jerielle Stark, 2. Hudson Swank, 3. Ambrie Bunnell, all from Rissler Elementary School.
Second Grade – 1. Jorden Gannon, Grundy R-5; 2. Zeke Johnson, Rissler Elementary School; 3. Denver Callahan, Rissler Elementary School.
Third Grade – 1. Riley Lebsack, 2, Malachi Kottwitz, 3. Addisyn Wehar, all from Rissler Elementary School
Fourth Grade – 1. Halie Ewing, 2. Bradly Miller, 3. Kaydan Foster, all from Rissler Elementary.
Nursing Home – 1. Richard Ruegsegger, 2. Peggy Pollard, 3. Gene Stuart, all of Sunnyview Nursing Home.
The contest was sponsored by Orscheln’s (youth) and Sunnyview Nursing Home (nursing home).