| On the Street: Forklift rodeo, Special Olympics, playing H.O.R.S.E |
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Published: 8/16/2011 | Updated: 6/17/2013
RODEO WINNER: Dot Foods hosted its seventh annual Forklift Rodeo National Championship in Mount Sterling on June 21, and Bobby Harris and the rest of the Illinois Frozen Warehouse took top honors. Harris posted the best overall time of 1 minute, 42 seconds, besting the closest competitor by 14 seconds, in the narrow aisle category to capture his first championship. A second-place finish on the Mule (otherwise known as the electric pallet jack) from Jon Moore and an eighth-place finish by Gary DeMoss on Sitdown Lift Truck helped the Frozen Warehouse secure the Distribution Center Championship. Harris has been with Dot Foods since 2006 and works the day shift at the Dot Foods Distribution Center in Mount Sterling. The winners from each category will enjoy their choice of one of seven all-expense paid vacations. QUINCY CONNECTION: Special Olympics held its state summer games in Blomington on June 15-17, and several Quincyans participated. Alice Haxel and Brigitte Butler both took gold in the standing long jump and the 200-meter run. Jenny Goodapple won the 100-meter walk and Charlie Tuttle won the gold in the shot put and the 800-meter walk. Jessica Steinkamp and John Agnew both took gold, and Grace Meyer won a silver medal in the softball throw. Curtis Eaton took gold and Grace Meyer a silver in the 25-meter wheelchair race. Steve Beaston took gold and Anna Hazel a silver in the 50-meter run. Jennifer Nolinwinkler earned a gold and Josh Znosko a bronze in individual soccer. Ron and Aaron Lowe took gold and Mark and Nick Cawthon won silver in unified bocce. Barb Tucker won the gold in the 400-meter walk, and Grace Stevens won the silver in singles bocce. The Stars and Stripes soccer team also won gold. Team members were Seth and Jared Coons, Brian and Keith Flesner, Wes Holtschlag, Jason Kladstrup, Greg McGe, Brent Nicholson, Brett Rosa, and coaches Mike Nicholson and Bill Coons. SPELLING H-O-R-S-E: Martez Scott Jr. won the youth division and Monica Quisenberry won the adult division at the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department's first H.O.R.S.E. tournament on June 23. Anna Murphy won second place in the adult division and Quentin Cooper won second place in the youth division. Prizes were donated by Tom Boland Ford. The event was held at the Norfolk & Southern Multi-Sports Complex. On the Street is a compilation of tips and tidbits gathered by The Herald-Whig staff. Readers may contribute by email at onthestreet@whig.com.
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