The Treasure Mountain Festival Association has released the following contest winners.
Treasure Hunt Chest
Madelyn Morgan – chest #1, Jennifer Harper – chests #2, #5 and #12, Amy Drake – chest #3, Tia Heavner and Marley Champ – chest #4, Elle Kimble – chest #6, Axel Kimbe – chest #7, Jonathan Kimble family – chest #8 ($1,000 grand prize), Eliabeth Martin – chest #9, Kaley and Kyla Kimble – chest #10, and Janet Roberson – chest #11.
Youth Heritage Pageant
Tiny Baby Miss — Zellie Bennett, queen, Clara Fleisher, first runner-up, and Rosalee Wayne, second runner-up;
Baby Miss — Maisyn Fox, queen, Reece Bennett, first runner-up, and Eleanor Boner, second runner-up;
Tiny Miss — Scarlette Plaugher, queen, Cora Wimer, first runner-up, and Laney Vandevander, second runner-up;
Little Miss — Kinley Minor, queen, Paisley Hott, first runner-up, and Evelynn White, second runner-up;
Young Miss — Addy Davis, queen, Paige Warner, first runner-up, and Mia Dudley, second runner-up;
Baby Boy — Delton Himelrick, king, and Leo Warner, first runner-up;
Tiny Lad — Ryder Evans, king, and Marcus Smith, first runner-up; and
Young Lad — Braden Long, king, and Bentley Wimer, first runner-up.
Window Display
Pendleton Community Bank, first; The Korner Shop Café, second; EJ Wheeler Hardware (done by 4-H) third, and Pill Box Pharmacy, fourth.
Beard and Mustache
Mustache — Royce Plauger, Petersburg, first, and John Bilheimer, Baltimore, Maryland, second;
Neatly Trimmed Beard — Reggie Wine, Mt. Sidney, Virginia, first, and Henry Taylor, Franklin, second; and
Mountain Man — Shane Miller, Mt. Clinton, Virginia, first, and Jerry Swain, Seneca Rocks, second.
Period Costume Contest
Young Child Pioneer Dress — Rosalee Wayne, first, Annabelle Wayne, second, and Amelia Taylor, third;
Young Child Native American Girl — Callie Himelrick, first;
Young Child Native American Boy — Delton Himelrick, first;
Girl’s Sunday Dress — Cora Alexander, first;
Girl’s Authentic — Harper Marsh, first; and
Female Native American — Ardella Evans, first.
Pumpkin Contest
Herman Hevener, 646 pounds, first, Sandy Hevener, 494 pounds, second, and Jessica Bland, 251 pounds, third.
Pumpkin Decorating
Scariest — Atticus Stevens;
Most Creepy — Zander Adams;
Most Original — Alex Adams;
Prettiest — Sadie Armentrout;
Cutest — Tiney Basagic;
Most Unique — Cora Stevens; and
Most Comical — Dylan and Addy Hensley.
Parade
TMF Themed Float — Monty Cassell (pumpkins), first, Pendleton County FFA, second, and Christ Central Church, third;
Performing Groups — Pendleton County Alumni Band, first, McNeill’s Ranger Camp 582, second, and Shriners, third;
Music Group — Dulcimer Dames, first;
Single Walking TMF Themed — Braden Long, first, and Braxton Long, second;
Group Walking TMF Themed — John and Lori Huffman Family, first. Dixie Boys, second, and Laura Casto, third;
Working Tractors — Seth Casto, first, Dillon Smith, second, and Clay Fravel, third;
Show Tractors — Wilmer Shank, first, Craig Eckard, second, and Ronnie Pence, third;
Antique Trucks — Jane Huffman, first, Sam Ruddle, second, and Brooklyn Hull, third;
Antique Cars— Will Huffman, first, Martha Schoonover, second, and Ryland Copley, third;
Single Horse— Damien Moats, first, Madison Bennett, second, and Mary Propst, third;
Horse Team— Adam Hanger, first, and;
Queens and Courts— Trout Fest Queens, first, TMF Queens, second, and Scarlette Plaugher, third.
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Turkey Calling
Senior Division — Zack Liller, first, JB Smith, second, and Sloan Williams, third; and
Junior Division — Cooper Smith, first, William Martin, second, and Allan Wehrle, third.
Owl Hooting
Senior Division — Sloan Williams, first, JB Smith, second, and David Frazier, third.
Junior Division — Cooper Smith, first, Mona, second, and Anabel, third.
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Games
50-Yard Dash
Pre-K and Kindergarten — Scarlett Plaugher, first, and Axel Kimble, second;
First Grade — Titus Simon, first, and Holden Wotring, second;
Second Grade — Briggs Kimble, first, and Jace Mitters, second;
Third Grade — Carson Mitchell, first, and Urban Jones, second;
Fourth Grade — Zaider Sommerville, first, and Addie Miller, second; and
Fifth Grade — Hyrum Hartman, first, and Dekan Sommerville, second.
Sack Race
Pre-K and Kindergarten — Scarlett Plaugher, first;
First Grade — Holden Wotring, first, and Titus Simon, second;
Second Grade— Eve Hott, first, and Briggs Kimble, second;
Third Grade — Carson Mitchell, first, and Nathaniel Vincell, second;
Fourth Grade — Sicily Flanigan, first, and Addie Miller, second; and
Fifth Grade — Hyrum Hartman, first, and Deken Sommerville, second.
Three-Legged Race
7 and Under — Briggs Kimble and Elle Kimble, first, and Titus Simon and Holden Wotring, second;
8 and Up — Brantley Propst and Lexie Hedrick, first, and Edwin Propst and Sicily Flanigan, second; and
8 and Up — Titus Wotring and Rance Wotring, first, and Addie Miller and Gracie Hedrick, second.
Softball Throw
7 and Under — Briggs Kimble, first, and Titus Simon, second; and
8 and Up — Hyrum Hartman, first, and Brantley Propst, second.
Balloon Toss
7 and Under — Zander Plaugher and Titus Simon, first, and Briggs Kimble and Wotring, second;
8 and Up — Hyrum Hartman and Brantley Propst, first, and Pagie Warner and Mia Dudley, second.
Obstacle Course
7 and Under — Titus Simon, first, and Jaylynn Hedrick, second; and
8 and Up — Dekan Sommerville, first, and Nathaniel Vincell, second.
Watermelon/Pumpkin Seed Spitting
7 and Under — Briggs Kimble, first; and
8 and Up — Paige Warner and Harley Bowers, tie for first.
Frog Race and Frog Jump
Nathaniel Vincell and Paige Warner, tie for first.
Cutline:
The Jonathan Kimble family was the winner of the $1,000 Treasure Hunt Chest, sponsored by Pendleton Community Bank. Normally the winner receives $500, but no one found the winning chest in 2023. Thus the $500 was added to this year’s amount. Pictured are, from left, front row, Elle Kimble and Axel Kimble; and back row, Darcy Knight, Miss West Virginia Trout Fest queen, and Jonathan Kimble.
