 Burwell, Neb. - The Burwell Chamber of Commerce sponsored a wide variety of events last weekend to celebrate Burwell's 125 year anniversary.
The festivities kicked off bright and early on Saturday with the start of the Calamus Bicycle Tour and an Adult Softball Tournament, and wrapped-up on Sunday with the Duck Race and the 5-Stand Trap Shoot. Events also included the Youth Basketball Tournament, Kid's Races and Games, Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest,
Museum Tours/Activities, Fire Truck Rides, Ice Cream Social, Free Swimming, Remote Airplane Fly-in, BBQ Cook-Off, Community BBQ Dinner and Dance.
The Burwell Chamber of Commerce is pleased that so many participated, and is particularly grateful for the event sponsors and the many volunteers that made all of the activities possible. 9-year old Blake Mann summarized the day's events by saying: "What a fun day! I wish we could do this every weekend."
 Below is a list of the results/details from some of the events that took place during the celebration:
Calamus Bicycle Tour - 118 participants (perfect weather made for a great tour for all)
Youth Basketball 4-on-4 Tournament
High School Category
First Place Team -
Mark Dearmont
Grant Gebhardt
Ashley McMullen
Lauren Garner
Second Place Team -
Grant Jeffres
Jacob Birch
Makenna Brunken
LaNae Maxson
Third Place Team -
Austin Svoboda
Alec Galvan
Megan Alexander
Rachelle Kruml
Nicki Carson
Jr. High Category
First Place Team -
Coby Cassidy
Kale Gideon
Keaton Klimek
Makenna McClintic
Morgan Alexander
Andi Plock
Adult Softball Tournament
First Place Team - Assembly of God Church
Second Place Team - Burwell Baptist Church
Third Place Team - Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Spirit Award Team - United Methodist Church
Kid's Activities
Grease Pole Winner - Ryan Dawe
Hula Hoop Winner - Emma Sawyer
Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
Ages 1-6 Category
First Place - Cater Mann
Second Place - Jackson Alexander
Third Place - Olivia Vore
Ages 7-12 Category
First Place - Kaycee Ritzleff
Second Place - Lily Gideon
Third Place - Emma Sawyer
Ages 13-18 Category
First Place - Meriam Sawyer
Second Place - Makenna Brunken
Third Place - Lydia Stutzman
Ages 19+ Category
First Place - Kurt Kremke (picture attached)
Second Place - Jason Vore
Third Place - Deb Emerton
BBQ Cook-Off Contest
First Place - Mike Stutzman
Second Place - Geoff Joy
Third Place - Jess Helgoth
People's Choice - Mike Stutzman
Duck Race (winners please stop by Chamber of Commerce Office to claim prize)
First Place - Randy Johnson
Second Place - Linda Koger
Third Place - Bud Steel
 |
Subscribe to this comment's feed