2012 Festival of Trees Winners

Jeff Green | Dec 13, 2012

Photo: The Blue Skies Conmmunity Fiddle Orchestra won the volunteer award in recognition of performing every year at the 12 year old Central Frontenac Festival of Trees.

The following people are winners in Central Frontenac’s 2012 Festival of Trees.

IN THE LARGE TREE CATEGORY, Sharbot Lake Friday Night Ladies created the tree that took first prize, “Christmas with Anne of Green Gables”, taken home by Adele Colby; 2nd place tree by the Township of Central Frontenac “Eat, Drink and be Merry, Down East Style!” was won by Gary Glover; and 3rd by St. Lawrence College “Puffin Along to an East Coast Christmas” went home with Kathy Jackson. North Frontenac Little Theatre’s “Gone Fishing” went home with Ivan Wilson; RBC’s “The Christmoose Tree” to Nick Salmon; and New Horizons Therapy Centre’s “More Than Just the Bluenose” to Doug Steele.

IN THE 4.5’ TREE CATEGORY, The Treasure Trunk’s “Grand Harbour Lighthouse" (1st prize) was won by Tabitha Steele; 2nd prize Frontenac Masonic Lodge’s “Santas on the half-shell” - Angie Mallette; and 3rd winner, North Frontenac Telephone Company’s “On An Eastern Note” - Dawn Gillam. The Rising Bun’s “Star Bright” - Anita Landry; Sharbot Lake & District Lions’ “Sounds of the Cape” - Jessica Wedden; Stephen Duggan’s Law Office’s “Highland Christmas” - Karen Steele; CF Railway Heritage Society’s “The Golden Age of the Newfie Bullet” – Nancy Sproule; Sharbot Lake PharmaChoice’s “I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In” – Jordan Walsh; and Northern Frontenac Community Services’ “Fish & Chips” - Rachel Peters.

GINGERBREAD CREATIONS: First prize Northern Connections Adult Learning Centre’s “Here Comes Santa Claws” - Ben Wooby; 2nd prize winner by Hillary Howes and Cadence Cumpson, “Christmas at the Boardwalk” - Chris Love; and 3rd, "The Cove", by Katelyn & Josey Cadieux - Sally Angle.

WALL HANGINGS: 1st prize by Sarah Hale, “Homeward Bound on Christmas Eve” – Julia Needham; 2nd, by Village Palettes, “A Whale of a Christmas” - Rosemarie Bowick; 3rd by Ann Howitt, “Memories of Down East” - Julia Goodfellow. Sharbot Lake Country Inn’s “Sunrise in Peggy’s Cove” – Ryleigh Rioux; and Community Living North Frontenac’s “All Hearts Come Home” – Betty-Ann Blythe.

WREATHS: 1st prize by Judy Pollard, “A Seaside Christmas” - Barb Driscoll; 2nd, Maberly Agricultural Fair’s “Catcher in the Wreath” – Heather Rioux; 3rd, Lake District Realty “A Harbour Christmas” – Alison Robinson; and Tuesday Morning Crafters’ “We Fish You a Merry Christmas” – Liisa Rissanen.

ANYTHING GOES: 1st prize by Janet’s Clip it “Christmas Angel Anne”- Connie McLellan; Arden Pottery’s entry by Joanne Picket – Sharon Mercer.

BASKETS: 1st prize winner Jockey – Person to Person’s “Cruising Thru the Holidays” – Irena Sungaila; 2nd by Land o’ Lakes Country Cloggers – “Dancing Through the Snow, Clogging All the Way” – Vera Fanning; 3rd by Goodfellows Flowers “A Fisherman’s Warm-up” – Gary Cooke; the Royal Canadian Legion’s “Treats for Annie”, also winner of the People’s Choice Award – Carol Raymo; Friends of Arden’s “Bluenose, Red Nose, Runny Nose” – Natalie Wotherspoon; Lakeside Readers’ “Eastword Bound” – Peter Smiley; Knowler Plumbing’s “Christmas Sweets and Eats” – Barb Agnew; Seed to Sausage’s “Meat Sampler” – Sharon Matthews; and The Maples’ “High Tide Comfort” – Tammy Steele.

GIFT CERTIFICATES: Two ESSO Cards donated by Ram’s Esso were won by Anna Young and Glenys Bender respectively; and Joyce Conboy won the Gibson’s Garage Oil Change.

The Food Basket put together by Villages Beautiful was won by Boyce Bertram.