More Hog Fest Events and Winners!

17th Annual Kewanee Hog Days Car Show!

Held Saturday of Hog Fest weekend on East Third Street near Good's Furniture, the 2009 show attracted 138 entries.  The show was organized and conducted by the Dan Garcia Family of Kewanee and was sponsored by Waugh Auto Repair and Restoration.  Best of Show went to Butch Penney of Moline, IL.  Best Original was awarded to Lloyd Haun of Seatonville, IL.  Best Modified went to Linda, Dana and John Glenn of Port Byron, IL.

Labor Day Weekend Golf Tournament!

Danny Ackerman and Mary Cox were the overall champions in the Kewanee Park District's Labor Day Golf Tournament at Baker Park.

Ackerman won the men's division with rounds of 64 and 71 for a 135 total.  Cox captured the women's title with a 79.

Also of note from the 2009 tournament, Wayne Becker of Kewanee knocked in an ace on Friday of the Labor Day weekend tournament.  75 year old Becker sank a 5-wood on the 145-yard second hole. Witnessing Becker's first hole-in-one were his brother John Becker of Two Rivers, WI., and sons Chris of St. Charles, MO., and Steve of Kewanee!

Garden Tractor Pull - Queen's Division!

The Galva/Tri-County Tractor Pullers Club held their annual garden tractor event in Galva, IL Sunday of Hog Fest weekend.  A special "queens" division was held for the Miss World Festival Royalty which hosts most of the events of Hog Days.

In first place was World Miss Queen Carrie Horsley with a distance of 133.10.80.  In 2nd thru 8th places respectively were: Junior Miss First Runner-up Becca Fisher, Junior Miss Queen Randi Wilder, Little Miss First Runner-up Nichole Wagenbach, Little Miss Second Runner-up Lindsey Brown, Little Miss Queen Sydney Wisnefski and World Miss First Runner-up Alexi Strandberg.