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Good ice and good weather for Winter Carnival
1/19/2011 |
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RACE IS ON - Two snowmobilers race for the finish at the snowmobile drags on Syracuse Lake. |
The Winter Carnival in Syracuse was hailed by all as successful this year, with the soup supper taking place Friday and the Wawasee Kiwanis Snowmobile Drags Saturday.
The soup contest featured 14 entries from individuals, restaurants and businesses, with the winner being voted on by the community members who attended the soup supper.
The overall winner of the contest was Ed Leamon of Leamon Electric with his seafood chowder, Nemos Surprise. Beth Kroes from Edward Jones was the business winner with her ham and bean soup and Grill n Grate was the restaurant winner with its Famous Chili. Anne Richey, who was the individual winner last year with her corn chowder with sausage, took home the individual award again this year for her chicken noodle soup.
After being discontinued for several years, the snowmobile drags were brought back to the Winter Carnival in 2009 and this year there were more than 50 snowmobiles entered in the races, with many signed up to compete in more than one class. The snowmobiles are classified based on the stud type used in the rubber tracks of the snowmobile.
According to Greg Long, a Wawasee Kiwanis member and one of the event organizers, with the weather in the high 20s, although a little windy, there was good spectator turnout and good, hard ice for the snowmobile races. There was about 7 to 8 inches of good ice when it was tested before the races Saturday morning. |
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FIRST PLACE |
WAITING - Spectators line up at Syracuse Lake in anticipation for the Wawasee Kiwanis Club Snowmobile Drags. |
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| STARTER - Joe Martin, race starter for the snowmobile drags, stands at his post Saturday on Syracuse Lake. The red light signals the racers to start. |
TAKE-OFF - Jim Strodman, of Rome City, takes off in a powerful start during the snowmobile drags at the Winter Carnival. |
Winners from the snowmobile races were as follows:
Kitty Kat Races
Snow Scoot: Jamin JT Finlinson, Syracuse; Kitty Kat: Noah Whitridge, Syracuse.
Modified Chisel Stud
440cc Jon Michaels, Shipshewana; 600cc Jon Michaels, Shipshewana; 700cc Pat Higgins, Syracuse; 800cc Derek Hostetler, Eaton; 1000cc Kim Caulette, Huntington; Open Bryan Finlinson, Syracuse
Stock Chisel Classes
440cc Derek Hostetler, Eaton; 700cc Pat Higgins, Syracuse; 800cc Taylor Slocum, Syracuse; 1000cc Taylor Slocum, Syracuse
Modified Trail Stud
700cc Derek Hostetler, Eaton; 800cc Derek Hostetler, Eaton
Stock Trail Stud
440cc Ted Freed, Syracuse; 800cc Darin Dishman, Warsaw; 1000cc Greg Thompson, New Carlisle
All the money raised from the snowmobile races and the soup supper goes to the Wawasee Kiwanis Club for community service projects. |
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| STOCK CLASS - Taylor Slocum, of Syracuse, winner of the Stock Chisel 800 cc and 1000 cc races, leans down as he whips around the track. |
GETTING READY - Race starter Joe Martin walks away from snowmobile racer Jon Michaels, of Shipshewana, before the start of one of the snowmobile drags. |
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| WAITING - Taylor Slocum, of Syracuse, waits with his snowmobile during the Wawasee Kiwanis Snowmobile Drags. |
HELPING OUT - Wawasee Community School Corp. Superintendant Dr. Tom Edington helped in one of the food booths at the Winter Carnival in Syracuse. |
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HANG ON TIGHT - Cohen Custer, left, plays on the playground at Lakeside Park during the Winter Carnival under the watchful eye of his father, Derek Custer.
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