Cardboard contest winners receive prizes

The winners of January’s Cool CreationsCardboardContestwere invited to the Recreation Department office on Feb. 11 to receive their prizes from Recreation Committee ChairwomanLeahPerrotti, Library Operations Supervisor Vanessa Morris and Recreation Director Terry De Leon.

First-place winner Sal Herrera of Mutual 4 was awarded $1,000 in Amazon gift cards. His GRF maintenancevehiclewasaspot-on re-creation of the real thing, thanks to covert close examinations. Herrera donated his cardboard cart to the Service Maintenance Department and plans to give away some ofhisprizemoney;heindicatedhis wife, Melli, would benefit as well.

Sally Fowler of Mutual 8 received $500 in Amazon gift cards for her three-paneled farm. What started as a house grew to include a barn, a dilapidated truck, an orchard, a farm stand and more. She worked on her second-place-winning entry instead of watching TV, she says, and would come up with ideas as she was trying to fall asleep.

There were three third-place winners. Susie Ralston of Mutual 15 accepted $250 in Visa gift cards for her reproduction of a picture frame, complete with an original painting. The painstaking process took two months, she says.

Mark Webb of Mutual 10 and Judy Sherratt of Mutual 9 each received a $50 gift card and a gift basket for their creations.

All were encouraged to enter the next creative contest, to be announced in LW Weekly soon.