Winners announced for Hometown Christmas events

ONTONAGON — Organizers of Sunday’s 17th annual Hometown Christmas in Ontonagon have announced winners from their holiday festival.

Winners in the lighting contests include:

—Business Outside: 1. Peterson’s Cottage, 2. Strong Dental, 3. Syl’s Cafe.

—Business Inside: 1. Strong Dental, 2. Syl’s Cafe, 3. Forever Flowers. 

—Residential Traditional: 1. Missy and Morgan Picotte, 2. Ginny Langdon, 3. Cheryl Sundberg.

—Residential Griswold: 1. Jim Bauer, 2. Joe Szymanski, 3. Donna Pollard.

Results in the parade competitions include:  

—Open: 1. White House Family, 2. Bauers Family. 3. Dream Catchers.

—Commercial: 1. Aspirus Hospital, 2. Peninsula Graphics, 3. (tie) Sonco and Aspirus Ambulance.

—Youth: 1. Wascher Family, 2. Girls Scouts-Critter Ranch, 3. Ontonagon Band.

Results from the Reindeer Run include: 1. Lisa McGuire, 2. Darrell Bradley, 3. Sheri Hirvela.

Organizers thanked everyone who participated, and annouced next year’s celebration will be Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-2.