Chamber announces winners of various ALF contests

From staff reports

The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry and the 64th annual Autumn Leaf Festival has announced the winners from the tractor show held on Sunday, Oct. 8. The winners include:

Best of Show:

First place (tie): Bob Allison of Fairmount City with his 1938 John Deere G and Junior Over from Over Farms of Sligo with his 1939 Farmall M

Best Allis Chalmers:

First place: Jack Heffernan of Cochranton with his 1957 Allis Chalmers WD 45

Second place: Earl Mook of Cochranton with his 1941 Allis Chalmers RC

Best John Deere:

First place: Ed Rynd of Slippery Rock with his 1955 John Deere 60 Rowcrop

Second place: Corey Defoor of Punxsutawney with his 1941 John Deere H

Third place: Ray and Bonnie Couples of Clarion with their 1959 John Deere 430W

Best Ford:

First place: Walt Shattenberg of Shippenville with his 1956 Ford 860

Second place: Bob Lauer of Clarion with his 1945 Ford 2N

Best Case:

Andrew Custer of Emlenton with his 1949 Case SC

Best International:

First place: Ethan Champion of New Bethlehem with his 1952 Farmall H

Second place: Adam Kemmer of Corsica with his 1946 Farmall M

Third place: Ray Lander of Lickingville with his 1956 Farmall 30

1900-1939:

First place: Skip Harringer of Brookville with his 1938 Thieman Row Crop

Second place: Tyler Henery of Parker with his 1935 Farmall F-20

1940-1950:

First place: Corey Defoor of Punxsutawney with his 1941 John Deere H

Second place: Dale Hilliard of Sarver with his 1947 Oliver 70

1951-1959:

First place: Dave Kahle of Leeper with his 1954 Massey-Harris Pacer

Second place: Kyle Smith of Shippenville with his 1956 John Deere 420 Crawler

1960-1969:

First place: Rapps Repair of Marble with their 1962 Farmall 560 Diesel

Second place: Bill Aaron of Marble with his 1961 International Cub Cadet Original

1970-1986:

First place: Kyle Smith of Shippenville with his 1977 John Deere 4430

Second place: Scott Cummings of Strattanville with his 1971 Cub Cadet 106

Best field dress:

Kermit Minich of Rimersburg with his 1965 John Deere 3020

Best pulling tractor:

Paul Winters of Franklin with his 1985 Cub Cadet 582

Best garden tractor:

First place: Kevin Elder of Marble with his 1965 Speedex S18

Second place: Richard Shaw of Pulaski with his 1978 Bolens HT20

Best Hit and Miss:

Dan Benacquisto of Pittsburgh with his 1919 Associated

Best Oliver:

First place: Mary Hilliard of Sarver with her 1950 Oliver HG 68

Second place: John McCloskey of Crown with his 1955 Oliver Super 55

Best Minneapolis Moline:

John Reed of Punxsutawney with his 1944 Minneapolis Moline Z

Best display:

Richard Deschant of Corsica with his 1923 John Deere Engines

Youth best of show:

First place: Zach Garman of Reynoldsville with his 1976 Whedhorse C-100 Puller

Second place: Tyler Henery of Parker with his 1948 Farmall M Diesel

For more information on this competition or how to become involved or register to compete next year, visit www.clarionpa.com, call (814) 226-9161 or email info@clarionpa.com

Pageant winners

The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry and the 64th annual Autumn Leaf Festival has announced the winners from the Miss Junior Teen and Miss Teen ALF scholarship program held Monday, Oct. 2.

The results of the Miss Junior Teen competition:

Miss Junior Teen ALF: Abbey Barron

First runner up: Taylor Sherbine

Talent: Abbey Barron

Miss Congeniality: Taylor Sherbine

Interview: Abbey Barron

Most photogenic: Abbey Barron

Essay: Abbey Barron

The results of the Miss Teen ALF competition:

Miss Teen ALF: Madyson Montana

First runner up: Mackenzie DiTullio

Talent: Brianna Schwab

Miss Congeniality: Mackenzie DiTullio

Interview: Kyleigh Craddock

Most Photogenic: Madyson Montana

Essay: Mackenzie DiTullio

For more information on this competition or how to become involved or register to compete next year, visit www.clarionpa.com, call (814) 226-9161 or email to info@clarionpa.com

Parade results

The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry and the 64th Annual Autumn Leaf Festival announced the winners from the Clarion Hospital “Tournament of Leaves” parade held on Saturday, Oct. 7. The winners include:

Class A bands

First place: Clarion-Limestone marching band

Second place: Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School marching band

Third place: Redbank Valley marching band

Class AAA bands

First place: Slippery Rock High School “Rocket” marching band

Second place: Brookville Area High School Blue Raider marching band

Third place: Oil City High School Oiler marching band

Fourth place: Keystone High School marching band

Best drum major Class A: Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School marching band

Best drum major Class AAA: Brookville Area High School Blue Raider marching band

Best band front Class A: Clarion-Limestone marching band

Best band front Class AAA: Slippery Rock High School “Rocket” marching band

Marching units sponsors were Colony Homes, Commodore Homes, McDonald’s and Women’s Healthcare of Clarion.

Best Drill Team

First place: Clarion University KUDETS

Second place: Stars drill team

Third place: Clarion University Hip Hop dance team

Best Community Float

First place: Burns Funeral Home

Second place: Hope and Sophia Bradybaugh

Third place: Community First Bank

Fourth place: Farmers National Bank

Community floats sponsored by the Park Inn by Radisson.

Best University Float

First place: Clarion University Student Council for Exceptional Children

Second place: Delta Phi Epsilon, Phi Sigma Sigma and Phi Delta Theta

Third place: Clarion University former homecoming queens and kings

Fourth place: Alpha Phi Omega

University Floats sponsored by Structural Modulars Inc.

For more information on the parade or how to become involved or register for next year, visit www.clarionpa.com, call (814) 226-9161 or email info@clarionpa.com

Cornhole tournament winners

The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry has announced the winners from the Autumn Leaf Festival’s cornhole tournament held Saturday, Sept. 30.

The winners were Scott Coates and Mark Miller taking first place; Bernie George and Rick Tyburski, earned second place; Corbin Ragley and Sam Ragley took third place honors and Mike DeSanto and Rob Shaffer took fourth place.

For more information on this competition or how to become involved or register to compete next year, visit www.clarionpa.com, call (814) 226-9161 or email to info@clarionpa.com