Paper Airplane Contest | Letter
Published 12:56 pm Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Our 18th Annual Kiwanis Paper Airplane Contest is over with great success. We had a great time, and I hope all the kids and others who competed had as much fun as our Kiwanis members did. I want to thank the Key Club members who helped the kids fold airplanes. Also thanks to the school district for the use of the new gym.
Here are the winners of each category. Please note we had three new Orcas Island World Records set in this competition. (Those names denoted with *)
For eight years and under
For Accuracy: First Hayden Shaffer, Second Evan Kulper, Third Moose Kinsey
For Distance: First Hayden Shaffer, Second Kai Ross, Third Charles Hill
For Time Aloft: First Kai Ross*, Second Taurin Dalusio, Third J’sovah Solomon
For nine through 12 years
For Accuracy: First Cooper Rikin, Second Chad Chase, Third Bayley Murray
For Distance: First Adan Murran, Second Chad Chase, Third Bayley Murray
For Time Aloft: First Quin Gossett, Second Cooper Rikin, Third Adan Murran
For 13 years and older
For Accuracy: First Shaun Pritchard, Second Rico Pritchard, Third Tom Gossett
For Distance: First Rico Pritchard*, Second Shaun Pritchard, Third Tom Gossett
For Time Aloft: First Shaun Pritchard*, Second Tom Gossett
I also want to thank our wonderful businesses on the island that contributed to our contest and made it possible. These include: Rainbow Services, Orcas Auto Tech, Kenmore Air, Islanders Bank, Red Rabbit Farm, Frank and Jan Loudin, Cabins on the Point, Orcas Hotel, Kevin McCoy at Bushwhackers, Island Excavating, Island Market, Turtleback Farm Inn, Orcas Island Physical Therapy, Westsound Cafe, Dr. Brenda Ivans, Orcas Property Management, Suzi’s Barber Shop, Island Cabinets Inc., Northwest Concepts, T Williams Realty, Orcas Island Hardware, Roses Bakery & Cafe, and Sea Island Sand & Gravel.
Thank you to everyone who participated, contributed and enjoyed a Saturday afternoon of throwing paper airplanes around the gym.
George Garrels
Kiwanis Paper Airplane Contest Chairman
