
R-T Photos/Diane Lowrey
It wasn’t easy to hold onto the balloons during the balloon race held on Saturday during the Galt Community Fair. A large number of youth and adults took part in the games, held during the morning in the city park.
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The two were announced during a program that featured music by Ryker. A drawing and fireworks concluded the evening events.
Winners in Saturday afternoon’s parade included:
Best Float – Grundy R-5 FFA.
Best Old Car – 1. Alesia Campbell, 1971 Dodge Charger; 2. Duane Campbell, 1973 Dodge Charger; 3. Brian White, 1963 Chevy.
Best Old Tractor – 1. Travis Tatum, 1940 A; 2. Kyle Burtch, 1954-60; 3. Jeffrey Lea, Farmall 400.
Best Horse and Rider – 1. McKaila Siebuhr; 2. North Missouri Saddle Club; 3. Lynn and Carol Westcott.
Best Pony/Horse Hitch – 1. Bethany Engemann; 2. Jayla and Shevy Myrick; 3. Victor Tunnell.
Best Clowns – 1. Alexis, Avery and Beckett Gamet (Gamet Farms); 2. Abigail Downs (puppy) and Zoey Downs (puppy owner); 3. Hope Smiley (horse), Ethan Smiley (pig), Gage Pierce (cat), Gabriella Miller (fox) and Nick Smiley (farmer).
Winners in the games held on Saturday morning included:
Boys foot race, 8 and under – 1. Dante Rains, 2. Ethan Smiley, 3. Blake Gannon; 9 to 14 – 1. Hunter Rist, 2. Nick Smiley, 3. Gage Pierce.
Girls foot race, 8 and under – 1. Jorden Gannon, 2. Briar Gannon, 3. Sunny Myrick; 9 to 11 – 1. Jayla Bell, 2. Aysia Rains, 3. (tie) Madison Woody and Alysia Hay; girls 12 to 14 – 1. Jayden Gannon, 2. Hope Smiley, 3. Leah Carver.
Boys shoe scramble – 8 and under – 1. Waylon Jackson, 2. Landon Gott, 3. Brantley Gott; 9 to 14 – 1. Adrian Boren, 2. Gage Pierce, 3. Hunter Rist.
Girls shoe scramble, 8 and under – 1. Adley Boren, 2. Jorden Gannon, 3. Lilyanne Lorenz; 9 to 14 – 1. Alysa Hay, 2. Madison Woody, 3. Zoey Downs.
Ladies shoekicking – 1. Tiffany Carver, 2. Becca Jackson, 3. Holly Eddy.
Bubble gum blowing, 9 and under – 1. Jorden Gannon, 2. Abigail Downs, 3. Adley Boren; 10 and over – 1. (tie) Kaylee Fisher and Shevy Myrick, 2. Madison Woody, 3. (tie) Emma Fischer and Hope Smiley; 14 and over – 1. Dana Downs, 2. Tiffany Carver, 3. Katrina Gamet.
Child’s sack race, 6 to 9 – 1. Abigail Downs and Sunny Myrick, 2. Landon and Brantley Gott, 3. Adley Boren and Blake Gannon.
Parent/Child sack race, 9 and under – 1. Debbie Hagler and Lee Gann, 2. Katrina and Avery Gamet, 3. Jessica and Jorden Gannon; 10 and over – Nick Smiley and Gage Pierce, 2. Shevy Myrick and Jayla Smith; 3. Carley Smith and Haley Smiley.
Backward-forward race, 9 and under boys – 1. Cabel Eddy, 2. Blake Gannon, 3. Dante Rains; 9 and under girls – 1. Jorden Gannon, 2. Sunny Myrick, 3. Briar Gannon; 10 and over girls – 1. Skylar Bonnett, 2. Aysia Rains, 3. Shevy Myrick; 10 and over boys – 1. Hunter Rist, 2. Nick Smiley, 3. Adrian Boren.
Six-legged race – 1. Holly Eddy, Dana Downs and Mandi Neff; 2. Debbie Hagler, Jessica Gannon and Tiffany Carver.
Egg toss – 1. Kylee Fischer and Trinity McPherson, 2. Molly Milazzo and Adrian Boren.
Balloon race, 9 and under, boys – 1. Dante Rains, 2. Waylon Jackson, 3. Landon Gott; 9 and under girls – 1. Abigail Downs, 2. Avery Gamet, 3. Sunny Myrick; 10 and over boys – 1. Hunter Rist, 2. Aysia Rains, 3. Nick Smiley; 10 and over girls – 1. Alyssa Hall, 2. Adrian Boren, 3. Jayla Bell.
Water balloon toss – 1. (tie) Johnathan Smiley/Debbie Hager and Kylee Fischer/Trinity McPherson.
Winners for craft exhibit entries were:
Betty Gramling, two crocheted baby items, first.
Aubrey Gann, three paintings, second; three drawings, first.
Kaylee Fischer – sketchbook of drawings, first.
Jayden Gannon – oppossum foot cast, first; and potted plant, first.
Briar Gannon, potted plant, first.
Jorden Gannon – two potted plants, first.
Kay Lair – four day lillies, first.
Lily Eddy – glitter tumbler, first; Christmas table runner, second.
Cabel Eddy – camo coozie, first.

