Annual Strasburg Halloween Celebration Costume Winners

Pictures of Grand Prize winners: Jace & Hank Baumgarten. Photo submitted by: Strasburg American Legion Post #289 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit #289

The Annual Strasburg Halloween Celebration sponsored by Liberty Post 289 of the American Legion was held on Saturday, October 21st.  Winners of the costume contest were:

Under 3 Years Old

Group 1 – 1^st Place Rhett Ahrens, 2^nd place Beau Evans, 3^rd Place Leota Helton

Storybook & Fairy Tales

1^st Place Hadley Musson, 2^nd place Kendra McNeely, 3^rd place Shae Vonderheide

TV & Movies

1^st place Brooks White family, 2^nd place Gabe and Grace Moore, 3^rd place Paige Layton

Monsters, Ghosts & Witches

1^st place Hadleigh Faletic, 2nd place Collier Faletic, 3^rd place Max Kull

Super Hero

1^st Place Tucker Caldwell, 2^nd Harper Layton

Princess

1^st Place Zarih Burry, 2^nd place Ren Durbin, 3^rd Place Anna Durbin

Occupational

1^st Place Kinsley Haarmann, 2^nd place Grace Storm, 3^rd place Richard Long

Animals

1^st Place Oaklyn Williams, 2^nd place Wren Kinkley

Couple

1^st Place James Noffke & Alicia Kessler, 2^nd place Lorne & Twila Faletic

Group

1^st Place Sofia Depoitre, Mya Friese & Ozzie

Miscellaneous

Group 1 – 1^st Place Jace & Hank Baumgarten, 2^nd place MaKinley McClain, 3^rd Roxy Shelton

Adults

1^st Place Maria Holsapple, 2^nd place Madilyn Haarmann, 3^rd place Kathy Durbin

Grand Prize Winners – 1^st place Brooks White Family, 2^nd place Jace &Hank Baumgarten, 3^rd place Lorne & Twila Faletic

Pictures of Grand Prize winners: Brooks White Family. Photo submitted by: Strasburg American Legion Post #289 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit #289

The winners of the merchants drawing were:

• $10 each donated by Strasburg Lions Club: Josh Storm, Beau Evans, Twila Faletic, Bill Hatten, Steve Blythe
• $5 each donated by Mobile Sand Filter Cleaning Tom Newell:  Max Kull, Cathy Koontz, Harold Hartman, Kathy Durbin, Brittany Kaufman
• Donated by Krile’s Auction – Justin Krile:  $5 each – John Beldon, Bonnie Lawrence, Eli Sheehan, Grady Smith, Teddy Hartman; $10 each – Amy Burry, Gabe Moore
• $5 each donated by Richland Creek Equipment – Brad and Lance Montgomery:  Barb Bennett, Kristina Moore
• $5 each donated by Strasburg York Bin:  Charlie Culver, Grace Moore, Debbie Dust, Rhonda Kull, Shae Vonderheide
• $10 each donated by Otto and Otis Rincker – Livestock & Farming Enterprises:  Glen Hartman, Maria Holsapple, Bonnie Vonderheide, Brittany Sheehan, Brad Montgomery
• $10 each donated by Strasburg Volunteer Fire Department:  Jean Pieper, Jesse Williams, Rose Huffmaster, Muriel Merriman, Kathy Brown
• $50 Coupon donated by Effingham Equity – Strasburg Branch: Larue Burry, Jamie Brown
• Free Haircut each donated by Uptown Hair – Kim Mettendorf:  Adeline Brown
• 1 year subscription to Beecher City Journal: Bill Dust
• Donated by Country Financial – Garett Moffett:   $5 each Dwight Lading, Joe Oakley, Leslie Newell, Aaron Huffmaster; $10 each Kinsley Haarman, Kennedy Kull, Maddie Caldwell; Gift Bag each Marilyn Montgomery, Sarah Wyckoff
• $5 each donated by Village of Strasburg: Oliver Wascher, Dan Sheehan, Koda Burry, Annie Durbin
• Donated by Home Town Hair – Brittani Oller:  1 free hair cut – Dale Vonderheide; 1 can of hair spray – Paige Stremming
• Donated by Howe & Yockey Funeral Home: $5 – Kirshia Smith; $10 – Mike Daniels; $10 – Roger Kull; $25 – Mark Richards

The winner of the 50/50 was Glen Hartman.

Pictures of Grand Prize winners: Lorne & Twila Faletic. Photo submitted by: Strasburg American Legion Post #289 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit #289

The members of the Strasburg American Legion Post #289 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit #289 wish to thank all members of the community who donated pies, cakes for the cake walk, who attended and supported both the Legion and the Auxiliary in our annual Halloween celebration.  Proceeds from the evening’s event will be used for various programs to assist the veterans, the children and members of the community