Photos for Feb. 5, 2020: 70th annual Perchville Coronation
Following the Perchville Coronation Breakfast on Saturday, attendees enjoyed a multitude of fun and kooky, yet challenging games, hosted by Tim Haskin. For the contest shown here, participants were given a set of letters which they had to unscramble and use to spell out several different words. There were some other tasks peppered in along the way, with the final step being to recite the “ABC Song” for the crowd of onlookers.
In a nod to past Perchville festivals, one wall of the Coronation Breakfast venue was lined with drawings of the buttons from previous events. Perchville USA is now seven decades in, and the 2020 activities will pick back up this Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 6-8.
A crowd of more than 130 well-wishers filled Rushman Hall in East Tawas on Saturday, as community members came out to show their support during the crowning of the 2020 Perchville Royalty.
One of the games during the 2020 Perchville Coronation Breakfast involved competitors using only a spoon clenched in their mouths to drop M&Ms into a row of cups, while making sure the color of the candy corresponded with that of the cup. The silly series of challenges was well worth it for the winners, as prizes for the various games included lawn furniture, miscellaneous baskets of goodies, gift certificates, a patio heater, an A-frame log swing, a propane double burner and more.
The King of Perchville 2019 – Jerry Malone, right – shares a laugh with Paul Stevelinck upon handing off the crown to his successor. Stevelinck and his wife Tracy, Tawas City, have been named King and Queen of the 70th annual Perchville USA winter festival.
Last year’s Junior Royalty members were Maximus Buyssens and Mahcayla Nichols. Buyssens, right, returned to the 2020 Perchville festivities to pass on his title to the new Junior King, Donovan Nicklyn, pictured here at left.
The inaugural Kick Off the Road Rally began after the Perchville Coronation Breakfast on Feb. 1. Teams of up to four people had to travel through the community in search of clues, and document their adventures on the Perchville Facebook page. The first-place finishers, known as team “Fam Clan,” are seen here with some classic cartoon characters near the Tawas City Library, which was one of the required stops along the way. Pictured above, from left, are Ashley, Kaitlyn, Ann and Courtney Johnson.
The second-place winners of the Kick Off the Road Rally are shown here at their final stop, Mr. Jack’ss Sports Bar and Grill in East Tawas. Referring to their team as the “Perchville Punks” are, from left, Emilee Aller, Abby Jones and Joe Aller, with their sweatshirt prizes commemorating the 70th annual Perchville USA winter festival.
Senator Jim Stamas, right, seen here with Junior Perchville Queen McKenzie Nunn, is no stranger to the winter festival. He has long supported the community gathering, and has attended several of the Coronation Breakfasts and other related activities.
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