The sky was lit up Saturday night at Lakeview Park for a wonderful fireworks show sponsored by the City of Henderson!
Another fantastic Henderson Community Days wound down after three days of jam-packed fun activities. Hats off to the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Community Days Committee and Director Nicole Mierau for doing a “bang-up” job this year! A good time was had by all if you attended any of the events over the weekend. The City of Henderson, as always, provided the best fireworks show on Saturday evening, enjoyed by hundreds gathered in Lakeview Park at dusk.
Make sure to give a thank you to this year’s Community Days committee members: Angie Allgood, April Prusia, Bev Quiring, Cody Brown, Jaydon Janzen, Joanne Friesen, Judy Epp, Kelsey Goetzen, Lou Obrinsky, Geoff Rose, Shelby Hurlbut, Sydney Fochtman, Trent Linabery, and Zach Richert.
Here are some photos and results from the weekend events.
HENDERSON 27TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW
Best of Show: Mike Bish -1971 Cuda
Mayor’s Choice: Don Siebert – 1969 Camaro
People’s Choice: Pete Deleon – 1949 Chevy
Triv Five Chevy Featured Class: 1st place Sean Burkland – 1955 Chevy; 2nd place Steve Manolidis- 1957 Chevy; 3rd place Mike Howell – 1956 Chevy
Long Distance Award: Shelby Dilfer – 1995 Bronco from Alaska
PIE EATING CONTEST
The younger age group was required to eat a pie plate filled with whipped cream and remove the 5 gummies from the pie without using their hands.
1st place 8-12 age division: Luke Schultz
The next age groups had to finish a 6″ apple pie
1st place 13-17 age division: Rigs Newton
1st place 18+ age division: Carter Siebert
EGG DROP COMPETITION
The Egg Drop competition is a favorite, and this year they used more than 180 eggs among 66 participants! April Prusia was in charge of the competition this year and was assisted by David May. A big shout out to the Henderson Fire Department for their help with this event!
Little age division up to 8: 1st place – Molly Singer
9-14 age division: 1st place Braden (let us know Braden’s last name???)
15-19 age division: 1st place Sam (let us know Sam’s last name???)
19+ age division: 1st place Hunter Perez
Heartland FFA Tractor Pull Contest
4-year-old Benjamin Noble gets a pep talk from Lil’ Red Draggin’ Tractor Pullers owner Pat O’Brien before his turn at pedaling during Henderson Community Days – courtesy photo
Landry Hiebner takes his turn pulling at the Community Days Pedal Pull on Saturday.
SCAVANGER HUNT
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the scavenger hunt this year! We had so many sheets turned back in. Since there were several flags missing, we put the names of everyone who turned in a sheet in the drawing to win. We had generous businesses donate gift cards so we were able to have five winners this year. Thank you to the Hatchery, Henderson Pharmace, and the Mercantile.
WINNERS: 1st place: Deb’s Daycare; 2nd place: Keely Burgess; 3rd place: Braelyn & Berkeley Richert; 4th place: James Janzen; 5th place: Thea Brown.
Winners will be contacted later about how to pick up their prizes!
RED WHITE & BLUE PORCH DECORATING COMPETITION
1st Place: Zach & Mackenzie Richert; 2nd place – Corbin & Lisa Tessman; 3rd place – Johnny & Shelisa Smith
Judges: Kris Newman, Keri Pankratz, and Kellie Peters
Friday night ‘Rock the Block’ Fun
Saturday morning Pancake Feed at the Heritage Park and the Stars, Stripes & Stars Parade
The downtown park was the place to find lots of food over the weekend, and CVA was serving up free hot dogs on Saturday at their facility!
Bouncy houses, rock climbing wall, bungee jumping, and vendors in the park were popular stops on Saturday!
The RockiT Choo Choo train was a favorite for the littles who got a ride around the block!
The annual Glowball Golf Tournament was well attended on Friday night with 36 teams participating! The weather was perfect, and the glow-in-the-dark balls were flying around Galaway Creek Golf Course late into the night!
The Heartland gym was busy on Saturday morning as two alumni basketball teams battled. Live music was provided by “Mohanna with Red Shoes” on Saturday night during the hamburger feed. The York County Sheriff’s Department showed up to join the fun, and a few babies slept through the parade!
More results will be posted for the Galaway Creek Golf Scramble, which was played on Sunday.
PUZZLE CONTEST
There were four teams that competed in the puzzle contest at Dutch Kitchen. They were given two hours to put together a 500-piece puzzle. The winning team was Corianne Hiebner, Mia Hiebner, Amanda Hiebner, and Jade Martina, finishing in 37 minutes!
