Here are the big winners from this year's Rotaryfest

Rotaryfest wasn't just a weekend of fun.

Organizers of the annual event have announced the various prize winners from throughout the event.

Following is a news release from Rotaryfest organizers with additional details:

Rotaryfest, the Sault’s Summer Festival swept through Clergue Park and the downtown area from July 18-20, with music, family fun, games, and prizes for Ribfest, Soo Mill Mini Putt, Wheels on the Water Car Show, and the Rotary Community Day Parade.

The 101st Rotary Community Day Parade presented by Evolugen proceeded west on Bay Street this year. With over 40 entries, the theme of “Welcome to the Zoo” was enjoyed by thousands of onlookers. Category prizes sponsored by Evolugen were awarded to the following entries:

• Winston Piper Memorial Trophy Grand Prize ($1,000): City of Sault Ste Marie – The Jungle Book
• Best Corporate Entry ($500): Algoma Steel Inc. – Algoma Steel Northern SooFari Adventures
• Best Corporate Entry, 2nd Place: DNM Group – Where Every Day is a Zoo!
• Best Community Entry ($500): THRIVE Child Development Centre – Dear Zoo
• Best Community Entry, 2nd Place: Guy’s GUYS B&R Collision Centre – Guy’s Rhino Lining Enters the Family
• Best Entry Depicting Theme “Welcome to the Zoo” ($500): Great Lakes Forestry Centre – Forests for Life!
• Best Entry Depicting Theme “Welcome to the Zoo”, 2nd Place: United Way SSM – Jungle of Kindness

Soo Mill Mini Putt for Prizes hit the green all festival long, with the big showdown in the kids and adult age category taking place Saturday night. The 2024 winners were Mikayla in the 12 and under category; and Adrian O’Dell in the 13 and over category. O’Dell won a Makita Trimmer Blower Combo courtesy of Soo Mill.

The Wheels on the Water Car Show, a project with the Sault North Rotary Club, awarded five People’s Choice prizes of $100 based on attendee’s votes:

• Jake Quinton – 1938 Chevrolet Masters Deluxe
• John Di Michele - 1974 Plymouth Cuda
• Kerry Guindon - 1998 Chevy C1500
• Dawson Hache - 1976 Chevy Camaro
• Eric Serrao - 2002 Pontiac Trans Am

After three days of Ribs Ribs Ribs, Rotaryfest organizers announce the Ribfest winners for Best Ribs, Best Chicken, and People’s Choice. The margin is small, with only a few votes separating the winners from the runners-up. Here are the results:          

• Best Ribs: Billy Bones; Runner Up: Silver Bullet
• Best Chicken: Silver Bullet; Runner Up: Ribs Royale
• People’s Choice: Billy Bones; Runner Up: Silver Bullet

This year’s Take Your Pick Draw featured the Grand Prize and three bonus draws for Soo Mill Buildall Gift Certificates. The grand prize winner of the Take Your Pick Draw was Scott Majic with ticket #08365. Majic had the choice between a 2024 Chevrolet Corvette, 2024 Ford F-150 toy package, and $100,000 cash, and picked the cash prize. Allan Solomon-Ward (ticket #20786) won the $10,000 Soo Mill Buildall gift certificate, and Danny Unetic (ticket #17698) won the $4,000 Soo Mill Buildall gift certificate.

The Rotary Club is looking for the winner of the $1,000 Soo Mill Buildall gift certificate (ticket #06582) to contact the Rotary office and claim their prize. Ticket #06582 was part of a book of 10 tickets reported lost or stolen prior to the draw, and although several purchasers were located before the draw to confirm their information, this ticket was one that was reissued without a name in order for the unknown Rotary supporter to still participate in the draw. The holder of the ticket has six months from the draw (until Jan. 20, 2025) to present their half of the ticket and receive their prize. If the prize is not claimed by that date, the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie will donate the prize to a deserving local charity. The ticket is believed to have been purchased from a volunteer ticket seller at Metro Churchill Plaza; a gentleman likely wearing a red shirt.