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Ryan Snyder of Celina paddles his way to victory during the third annual Cardboard Duck Tape Boat Race held Saturday afternoon during the Celina Lake Festival. Snyder and his brother, Jason, took first place and were honored for their accomplishment with a ride on a parade float Saturday night.
An entry in the Watercross Shootout, a professional Jet Ski competition, shows off along Lake Shore Drive on Saturday during the Celina Lake Festival. See related story and photo on Page 9A. See photos on back page.
A group called The Underestimated Off Roaders, founded by Joe Braun and Joe Grieshop of Celina, show off their jeeps Saturday prior to the start of the Celina Lake Festival Parade. Members take their off road jeeps 4-wheeling around the area practicing their rock-climbing skills.
A woman tries to make her family's dog, Babbit, do a trick Saturday morning at the Mercer County Courthouse during the annual children's cat and dog show.
Celina Cub Scout Pack 165 fishes for Scouts as they float through the parade Saturday during the Celina Lake Festival. The Scouts sported life jackets and cast out their lines in hopes of a bite.
Team members from the 36 entries in the Cardboard Duck Tape Boat Race work up a sweat Saturday afternoon taping their boats together before attempting to sail them across the finish line on Grand Lake.
Friday night 65 amphicars boated around the Lake Shore Drive area along Grand Lake. For the first time in recent years the fireworks boundary was moved to allow the cars more room to boat. The boundary is set for safety reasons, the larger the shells fired, the larger the boundary needed.
Angie Slusher, of Warren, Ind., pulls 207.1' in the "Big Stock" division. The Garden Tractor Pull participants braved the heat for their annual pull Sunday. Slusher says she really enjoys coming to Western Ohio Garden Tractor Pull Association events.
Chloe Herman and Gucci are all dolled up at the dog and cat show Saturday morning. Herman from Pennsylvania was visiting her Aunt Terri Westgerdes in Celina. Gucci seemed to be enjoying the attention.
Over 250 amphicar drivers and riders in 65 amphicars were out and about all weekend. At the parade Saturday, several riders were squirting a stream of water through their big fishy lips. Cars came from many states including Missouri, Connecticut and Illinois.
Floating into first place for best use of theme is Mount Carmel Church of God. Second place in theme went to Mercer Health and third to Celina Cub Scout Pack 69. Other major awards went to Ray's Refrigeration and the Western Ohio Healing Field. The 150 entries in the parade included 38 floats, marching bands, politicians, fire trucks, color guards, farm machinery and enough candy to go around.
Returning from a three-hour tour including the rejuvenated boat parade is the USS Minnow. The Gilligan's Island themed float started at Behm's Restaurant on the south side of Grand Lake, floated by Lake Shore Drive and concluded its tour at Harbor Point. After a 15-year hiatus the boat parade is planned to continue in 2007, with prizes.
Celina Girl Scouts hand out goodies at the parade Saturday. Girls rode in a large pontoon boat, dressed as cookies and showed off their uniforms with badges and patches. The scouts sell cookies annually, learn skills to earn badges and do service projects. They also have the opportunity to have camping experiences.
Hot rods are inspected at the 36th Annual Collector Car Show on Saturday morning. The show brought quite a variety of cars from old roadsters to late '60s early '70s models to even newer late model vehicles.
