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Winter Festival Winners 2008

Storefront Competition
Best Overall
Ball & Claw

Best use of Theme "Enchanted Winters"
1st Only in Rhode Island
2nd Newport Mansion Store
Honorable Mention One Pelham East & Studio 3

Best Use of Sponsor Logos
1st Goodies by the Sea

People's Choice Award for the Storefront Contest
Only in Rhode Island

Pizza Cook Off (Atlantic Beach Club) Best Cheese Pizza
1st A1 Pizza
2nd Ronzio Pizza & Junction Pizzeria

Best Specialty Pizza
1st Kingston Pizza
2nd A1 Pizza

Chili Cook Off (Newport Harbor Hotel)
1st One Bellevue- Hotel Viking
2nd Newport Fire Department
3rd el Parque

Sand Sculpture Contest (Easton's Beach) Adult Category
1st Emma Sconyers of Newport She made 4 monkeys entitled, "See No, Speak No, Hear No"
2nd Sara Sconyers of Newport Her sculpture was entitled, "Leave them in Peace"

Family Category
1st Castle created by the Carceller Family of Portsmouth
2nd Rose Island Lighthouse created by Quinlan Manzi Harkow family of Cranston, RI

Child Category
1st Hammerhead Shark created by Tyler Rosenberg of Portsmouth age 12 and age William Spengler 8 of Middletown
2nd Small Castle created by Adam Carceller age 9 of Portsmouth
Honorable Mention was given to Kelcee Cramer of Middletown. She made a patriotic flag.

Block Hunt (Easton's Beach)
3-5 age category
Ben Charboneau, Norton, MA age 4
6-8 age category
Shannon Carvara, Portsmouth, RI age 8
9-11 age category
Gavin Moulton, Newport, RI age 10

Pancake Eating Contest (IHOP, Middletown)
1st Mike Springer (24 pancakes)
2nd Kenneth Miller (21 pancakes)

Ice Sculpting Contest (Brick Market Place)
1st Louis Manzona - "Neptune"
2nd Rich Daly - "Wingman"
3rd Jean Buryear- "Slyvester & Tweete Bird"
People's Choice Award
Chip Kosar "Fish"

Hot Drink Contest (The Red Parrot)
1st The Viking "The Spicy Hot Chocolate with a little on the side"
2nd Newport Blue Café "Silky Orange" and Fathoms "Raspberry Redemption"

Martini Contest (Newport Grand Slots)
1st Newport Grand "Crazy Cotton-tini"
2nd Twin River - Blackstone Cigar Bar - "Flight of Love"
3rd Twin River - Lighthouse Bar - "Brad's Mama Banana Berry Martini"
Peoples Choice - FLUKE - "Pineapple Exotique"

Margarita Contest (Loca)
1st Catcus Grille
2nd Thomas Tew Rum
3rd Loca

Tropical Drink Contest (The Gas Lamp Grille)
1st Red Parrot
2nd Fathoms
3rd Sanbar

Thank you to all of our Competitors!

                                                                                                                                                           

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28 Pelham Street, Newport, RI 02840 401-847-7666