Winners at the Festival of Trees - 2011

Dale Ham | Dec 15, 2011

Photo: Members of the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra were working hard at their first ever performance under new Director Cindy McCall at the Festival of Trees in Sharbot Lake Friday, December 9. 

6.5-foot trees: North Frontenac Little Theatre’s “Gold Rush Days” won 1st Prize and went home with Brad Whan; North Frontenac Telephone’s “Christmas in the Wild Wild West” took 2nd, and Jacob Godfrey was the lucky winner; The Royal Bank’s “Step Back in Time” was the 3rd place winner, and went home with Toots Harvey. Other entries, in the order of their numbered positions were Township of Central Frontenac, whose “Honky Tonk Christmas” was won by Cory Thompson; and Northern Frontenac Community Services’ “Blazing Saddles”, won by Laurie Lane.

4.5-foot trees: Friday Night Ladies’ “Horsing Around” won 1st prize and went home with Judy McClure. 2nd prize went to St. Lawrence College Employment Service’s “Working in the West”, won by Irena; and 3rd to the Sharbot Lake & District Lions’ tree “Christmas Under the Western Sky”, won by Bill Zwier. “The Western Tree” by Fit Plus went home with Dawnalda Wilson; “The West, a Nest & Ewe” by Frontenac Masonic Lodge – Mason England; “Relay for Life 2011” entered by Relay for Life – Morgan Rioux; “Christmas on the Prairie” by Stephen Duggan’s Law Office - Betty Matson; “Through the Eyes of a Child” by the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy – Paul Raymo; “Cooking with Country Stars” entered by the Treasure Trunk – Susan Tanner; “Black Hat Shellac” by the Community Drop In – Jessica Wedden.

Gingerbread creations: 1st prize by Northern Connections Adult Learning Centre “Yippee I Ho Ho Ho!” was won by Sidney Drew; 2nd prize by Ann Howes & Hilary Howes “The Tumbleweed Saloon” to Barb Driscoll; 3rd prize by Ilona Cox “Christmas in a Western Town” – Martina Field. Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society’s “Big Rock Candy Mountain” went to Savannah Mclennan.

Wall hangings: Ann Howitt’s “Christmas Trails West” won 1st prize and went home with Ian Whillans; Claire Macfarlane’s “Western Tranquility” 2nd, to Penny Steel; Sharbot Lake Country Inn’s Water Colour “Co-operative” to Ryleigh Rioux. Sarah Hale’s “Star Over the Mountains” – Marily Seitz; Heather Hugh’s “Frontenac, Yah Gotta Luv It!” – Paddy O’Connor.

Wreaths: Lake District Realty’s “Sleigh Bells Ring” won 1st prize and went to J. Hollywood; Sharbot Lake Property Owners’ “Western Christmas Stockings” 2nd – G. Smiley; Sue Heighling’s “Christmas Nest” 3rd – Crystal Joy. Sharbot Lake High School’s “Rounding Up” – Erlene Lee.

Anything goes: Clip-It Hair Salon’s “Spirit of the West” won 1st and went home with Nancy Thompson; Joanne Pickett’s “Christmas at the Pottery” 2nd – Irene Kirk.

Baskets: Lakeside Readers’ “Westword Ho!” won 1st prize and went to Mickie Roseberry; Judith Versavel’s “A Horsey Xmas at Gallery on the Bay” 2nd – Marg Whan, and Parham Happy Travellers’ “Pampered Cowboy & Cowgirl” took 3rd – Cody Massey. The Royal Canadian Legion entry “Western Fair” won the People’s Choice Award and went to Rosemarie Bowick; Jockey - Person To Person’s “Winter Fun” – Marty Hansen; The Friends of Arden’s “A Hatful of Hot Love” – Pearl Robinson.

The Food Basket was won by Bill Guigue.