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Ben Sutton, the son of Mandy and Brad Sutton, wins the Tony Demijan Award for his eyeball costume.
Kiddie Parade Draws Hundreds of Costumed Children
In the first of two parades, hundreds of costumed children marched through downtown Centralia on Saturday. Several of the children walked away as award winners after the annual kiddie parade. The Tony Demijan Award is presented each year in remembrance of the children parade's founder. Ben Sutton's eyeball-inspired costume won this year's award.In the float division, third place went to 2-year-old Bryden Holtkamp's Thomas the Tank Engine. A float honoring NASA and Neil Armstrong was awarded second place. The Smith, Wehking, Wernsman and Froese families took first place for their Beatles-inspire Yellow Submarine float.
Other Winners from the 2012 Centralia Children's Parade:
Patriotic
1st – Tank Hunter Thompson
2nd – Ryder Koder
3rd – Jesse Cain
Monsters
1st – Kailen Bellemey
2nd – Charity Gault
3rd – Hunter Amburg
Sports
1st – Damon Jennings
2nd – Noah Savin
3rd – Emma Spears
Space/Aliens
1st – Ashleigh Rust
2nd – Ben Suttori
3rd – Abram Miller
Fairy Tale/Mother Goose/Disney
Characters
1st – Adam Savin
2nd – Elina Kell
3rd – Gabriel Thomason
Cowboys/Cowgirls/Indians
1st – Cole Mahle
2nd – Gabriella Rippel
3rd – Willow McGrath
Comic Strip Characters
1st – Caden Cole
2nd – Kyla Miller
3rd – Audra Davis
Musical Rock Stars
1st – Harleigh Cushman
2nd – Makenna Downes
3rd – Arianne Olivaries
Ghosts/Goblins/Ugliest/Halloween
1st - Mariah Stone
2nd – Lucia Thompson
3rd – Ashaunti Washington
TV/Video Characters
1st – Cattie Dolil
2nd – Jake Little
3rd – Louis Flores
Animal Characters (Pet/Zoo)
1st - Makenna Klein
2nd – Aubrie Finley
3rd – Raven Rille
Prettiest
1st – Ella Sanders
2nd – Remmi Alton
3rd – Jessica Schoonover
Couples
1st – Alyssa & Hunter Wiesman
2nd – Jackson McClaron, Faith Mooney, Mandshin Mooney
3rd – Tender Lovant
Witches
1st – Arin Killon
2nd – Ana Roberts
3rd – Crimsen Thompson
Clowns/Hobos
1st – Alissa Miller
2nd – Mallory Pollock
3rd – Jadyn McNelly
Decorated Wagons
1st – Chance Merrell, Killian Merrell, and Lexi Smith
2nd – Adison Winkler
3rd – Corbin Treakle
Editor's Note: Some names on the list of winners were difficult to read. Please send spelling corrections to news@wjbdradio.com
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