Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Clive Festival Portrait Contest. The judges have decided and there were some tough decisions. So tough, in fact, that we added runner-up prize packages for all of our categories.

Contest winners and runner-ups are expected to ride in the Clive Festival Parade, which assembles at the Nobbies parking lot Saturday morning (June 21) at 10:00 AM.  Winners and runner-ups can pick up their prize packages at the Community Room adjacent the Clive Aquatic Center at the conclusion of the parade.

Real Sports” Boys

Winner: Kyle Burns  “The Running Man” 

Runner-Up: Ryan Peterson “Stroke of Attitude”

“Real Sports” Girls

Winner: Kendra Bland “Orange You Beautiful”

Runner-Up: Rachenda Rockwell “Running Away With It”

BQ Boys

Winner: Court Bates “Court of Appeal”

Runner-Up: Joshua Shank “Completely Dapper”

Flower Girls

Winner: Samantha Wirth “Rosie Laugh”

Runner-Up: Lena Sims “Petal Perfect Smile”

Our thanks go out to our distinguished panel of Judges for sharing their lunch time with us, providing their input, and casting their votes:

John Cushen
Vice President of Marketing
Walnut Ridge at Clive Senior Community

Lori Day
President, Focus First

Paul Koeniguer
Ameriprise Financial

Kris Maggard
Magazine & Community Relations Manager
Business Publications Corporation

Steve Myers
Owner & Agency Director
The Peak Agency

Michelle Yoshimura
2008 Miss Muscatine

Thanks also to our generous sponsors responsible for our prize packages:

• Champps Americana Restaurant
• Clive Aquatic Center
• Clive Festival
• Great MidWestern Café
• Iowa Speedway
• Karen Shunk
• Office Depot
• Sports Authority
• Delores Van Oort
• Vern’s Restaurant & Bar

A final thanks to Julie Cirksena for everything she has done to help us plan and organize and make this the best Clive Festival Portrait Contest yet.  

And a final, final thanks to our amazing intern Jill for helping us manage all of the production work that went into this year’s contest.  A lot of love went into these images and we couldn’t have made it work without her.