Sunfield Community Foundation Journal - 8/30/2026

Sunfield Community Foundation Journal

Issue #14

(8/30/26)

2026 Farmer’s Picnic Report #3

• The Open Class Craft exhibit sponsored by the Sunfield Programs for Youth (SPYs) awarded 6 Best of Show ribbons to Lance Eldridge for his photographs “Brit Arrows planes” and “Fireworks over a cargo plane”, DeAnna Clark for her photograph of "Fred" (blue heron), Deb Ostertag for her nature photograph of a Butterfly on a Leaf, Lori Wortley for her Glowing Meadow painting and Nancy Harms for her craft “Birch Island”. There were 70 items exhibited by 37 participants with 13 being first time participants. The youngest exhibitor was 6 up through 84 years of age.  Photography was judged in 4 categories: People, Animals, Nature and Other.  Other category entries included woodworking, flowers, baked goods, canned goods, art, craft, painting, crocheting, sewing, paper craft, metal craft, needlework, kid’s crafts and vendor entries.

• The ninth annual Dylan Kemp Home Run Derby had 17 entries. First place went to Aden DeGraaf with Chaz Arizola taking second place.  Aden’s stepdad became the MVP of the men’s softball tournament so that was a sweet moment for them, said Craig Cappon. The annual William Bosworth Memorial Horseshoe Doubles Tournament winners were Gina and Buddy Sutliff in 1^st; Janice Nash and Matt Koch in 2nd and Ken Grooten and Ellis Conley took 3rd place. In the eleventh annual float decorating contest, there were two entries.  

•  The Frog Jumping Contest had two categories this year, those that collected and brought their own frog and those that used frogs from the communities’ bucket that were collected by Stephanie Brummette.  There were 21 children participating; 10 children brought their own frog.  Maverick Hough and Josey Milbourne had the smallest frogs and Dean Kelly had the largest frog.  The Best Named frog was chosen by the Grand Marshals Kevin and Lesia Brummette and awarded to Levi Shattuck for “Pickles”.  Winners for those who brought their own frogs included Connor Best with a total of 135.5 inches jumped by his frog; Colton Best at 133.5 inches and Dean Kelly at 120.5 inches.  Winners for those who borrowed frogs from the community collection included Brantley Coates with a total of 87 inches jumped by his frog, Bubba Bretinger at 78 inches and Brynnlee Meniez at 74 inches.

Frog Jumping Contest Winners: Brantley Coates, Bubba Bretinger, Brynnlee Meniez, Dean Kelly, Colton Best, Connor Best, Josey Milbourne & Maverick Hough 

• Clark Lewis, Juggling Stunt Show, entertained the festival attendees with his juggling, chair balancing, unicycle riding and chain saw juggling while the line grew for the beloved Ox Roast sandwiches which sold out quickly. The Sunfield Farmers Picnic Merchants Raffle third place prize of a pair of adirondack chairs donated by Polly Products in Mulliken was won by Eric & Brittni Brummette, second place prize of an overnight stay for two at one of Bill Rogers accommodations in Lake Odessa, MI was won by Angie Coan and Mapes Furniture donated a beautiful recliner/rocker that was won by Melanie Hansen.  There were additional prize packages that were awarded throughout the concert of the Garage Sale Band who sang and entertained the audience for nearly two and a half hours.  

• This was the 55th Annual SPYs Softball Tournament with four men’s teams which played round robin, then single elimination.  Although ten co-ed teams signed up, the co-ed games were canceled due to field conditions.  Most Valuable Player was awarded to ­­Devin Eberly.  The Men’s Tournament game winner was Best Tax and second place was Premier Graphics. 

Pictured right is Tournament Director Craig Cappon presenting the Tournament Most Valuable Player Award to Devin Eberly

• The new Sunfield Chamber of Commerce awarded Darwin Kosbar of Hastings the "Sunfield Chamber Choice Award" for his 1959 Edsel Corsair.

Reminder

Don’t forget that this Saturday, September 5^th. The Lakewood Lions will be doing their annual Chicken BBQ at the Woodland Park from 3 to 5:30 PM.  Drive Thru or Walk Thru service is available.

Contributions

·      John & Sandra Fisher made a donation to the Scholarship Fund in memory of Dolly Parton.

Parting Comments

·      Deep Thought of the Week: If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.

·      Notable Quote:  “The way to make people trustworthy is to trust them.”---Ernest Hemingway

·      That's Puny Department:  Ed was a semi-retired bus driver. His old employer would call him to fill in on days when too many folks called off. He and his wife Mary, who met at their mutual first job at McDonald's, were both retired.  One day, Ed gets a call from his old boss asking if he will come in and drive a route. He then asked, "Which route?" to which boss reluctantly said, "It's the Sesame Street Bus, Ed."  "Oh no! That route is full of weirdos!" Ed replied, but his boss was insistent and begged, eventually offering pay double. Ed, with his anniversary approaching thought about getting Mary the earrings she always wanted and VERY reluctantly agreed.  Ed dreaded the route, and true to form, the weirdness began at his first stop. Two women that could easily be on my 600lb life boarded, each saying, "Hi, I'm Patty," before taking a seat.  Later a man boards and says, "Hi Ed. Nice of you to help your old boss, and I agree that Mary will love the earrings." Ed, perplexed, replied, "Do I know you?" The man looked at him and said," No, but I'm 'Special Ross.' I have ESP." He paused and added, "Your singing voice will come in handy later." Ed shook his head and continued on the route.

Later, another man boarded with bare feet. He sat behind Ed and began digging into the bunions on his feet. The harsh aroma of limburger began to fill the air. Ed said, "What the Hell?" The man smiled and said, "I'm Lester Cheese, man!" Ed didn't want trouble so he finished off his route.  When he got home, Mary asked him about his day. He was about to recount it and instead chuckled, remembering what 'Special Ross' had said. He replied, "It reminded of our first job." To this, Mary asked, "How?"  John then sung, "Well, I had two obese Patties, Special Ross, and Lester Cheese, picking bunions on the Sesame Street Bus..."

·      Did You Know Section:  Everyone knows you should eat plenty of fruit.  But did you know you can also eat the stickers?  Produce stickers are made from edible paper, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers even the glue to be “food grade”.

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