Summer Solstice Fest 2010 will take place on Saturday June 19th. Check back soon for details!
2009 Contest Results
Dog Parade complete with costume contest. Sponsored by NRV Varmints.
Winners
First Place- Bella- the Tripod dog! Owners Kristina Toufectis and John Melia
Second Place- Luke as the bird/duck dog. Owned by Frederick Bonner
Third Place- Miley as Hannah Montana. Owned by Chris Burton
Oyster-slurping contest, sponsored by Awful Arthur’s.
Winner
Bowie Smith who ate all 72 oysters in a combined total time of 150 seconds.
Runners-up
Pete Mulford & Andrew Mulford.
Food Landscape Contest sponsored by Gillies Restaurant, Sharkey's and Boudreaux's
Best Overall Food Landscape Mary Kate and Phyllis Quinn-won $300 donated by Gillie’s to be paid to their favorite charity- The Humane Society
Best Food Green Scene Gail Billingsly- won $150 from Boudreaux's & Downtown Merchants Of Blacksburg to be paid to the YMCA
Best Food Beach Scene Leslie Hager- Smith won $150 from Sharkey's to be paid to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
2009 Downtown Sundown 5K Results
Here are the final, overall results from the 2009 race.
Overall Women
1st Allison Palmer 18:45
2nd Maia Bocanegra 20:18
3rd Shauna Mugavero 20:21
1st Masters (40+)
Debbie Wells 25:24
1st Grand Master (50+)
Mary Saunders 23:31
Overall Men
1st Tim Sykes 15:33
2nd George Probst 16:32
3rd Sammy Palmer 16:51
1st Masters (40+)
H.T. Page 19:19
1st Grand Master (50+)
Brian Conniff 18:20

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