2024 RAYMOND CELEBRATION: Event winners

RAYMOND — Several events occurred over the weekend as part of the festivities of the Raymond Celebration on Friday and Saturday.

The event winners were provided by the Raymond Celebration Facebook page and are as follows:

Parade winners

Business Division
1st: West End / Home Oil
2nd: First National Bank of Raymond
3rd: Marten Insurance

Golf Cart Division
1st: Borgic Farms
2nd: Tosi’s Diner
3rd: Poogan’s Creamery

Religious / Civil Division
1st: Project Third Day
2nd: Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Out of Area Division
1st: For The Flag (Veterans)
2nd: Butch Hitchings
3rd: Fenton’s 1998 Pace Car

Watermelon eating contest winners

Under 14 Division
Drew Riemann, Erick Ensley, Haven Smith

15 and Up Division & Adults
Brett Edge, Ruby Stevens, Tiffany Johnson

Kiddie tractor pull winners

Ages 4-5 Division
1st: Eva Bockewitz
2nd: Brynlee Bell

Ages 6-7 Division
1st: Kayden Bell
2nd: Amelya Walch

Ages 8-9 Division
1st: Wyatt Jenkins
2nd: Owen Meisner

Ages 10-12 Division
1st: Aiden Edge
2nd: Layla Wagahoff

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