Pieces come together for puzzle participants
The Friends of the Hastings Memorial Library held their fourth annual puzzle contest on Saturday, April 12th at the senior center in Grant.
There were 29 youth (K-8th grade) competitors and 25 adult competitors.
Puzzlers got to work at a 1:30pm whistle start as individuals, teams of two or teams of four. Snacks and drinks were provided by members of Friends of the Library with contributions from competitors as well.
A fifteen minute break was called after two hours of puzzling where those not finished were required to step away from their tables. Puzzling resumed at 3:45pm and continued until the time limit of four hours was called at 5:45pm.
All puzzles were donated by the Hastings Memorial Library Foundation. Sponsorship money was raised to allow all youth puzzlers to compete for free.
Adults paid a $10/person entry fee. Donations were also collected to benefit the library. Friends of the Library is a group organized for the support and outreach of the Library.
Those interested in joining the group can contact Val Foster or Lila Konecky.
Results of this years puzzle competition are as follows:
1st/2nd Grade Team
(100 pieces) 1) Tyrannosaurus Roar (Lainey Lee & Eli Sowle)
2) Puzzle Queens (Lauren Bruns & Millie Johnson)
3) Puzzled (Payden Downer & Alex Fortkamp)
3rd/4th Grade Team
(150 pieces) 1) How Do You Puzzle? (Rieken Lee & Kreed Tjaden)
) Nothing but Puzzle (Easton Colglazier & Abby Gengenbach)
) Puzzle Ninjas (Brightyn Regier & Rylie Buller)
3rd/4th Grade Individual
(150 pieces) ) Brynn Balderston
5th/6th Grade Team
(200 pieces) 1) Speedy Brothers (Jonathan Bruns & Andrew Bruns)
) The Amazing Puzzlers (Brynn Barrett & Taylor Fortkamp)
) ort Adle (Jason Fortkamp & John Adle)
) Peanut Butter (Andrew Swesey & Walker Gertsch)
7th/8th Grade Team
(300 pieces) 1) Missing Pieces (Carmi Regier & Ryleigh Johnson)
) Rommie Twins (Rowan Lee & Emmie Bishop)
) Found Pieces (Molly Day & Natalie Johnson)
) TBD (Grant Gloy & Austin Kraus)
Adult Individual
(300 pieces) 1) Janie Colglazier
Adult Team
(2-Person, 500 pieces) Missing Pieces (Shelby Day & Connie Thompson)
2) Puzzled Ladies (Roxie Lampmann & Alisa Lampmann)
3) The Gerbils (Hanna Colglazier & Haley Schneider)
4) Puzzling Cousins (Jennifer Baumgartner & Suzie Rosentrator)
5) The Mary & Jody Team (Mary Fulscher & Jody Fiscus)
Adult Team
(4-person, 750 pieces) ) The Four Puzzleteers (Brenna Colglazier, Cecilia Putnam, Grace LaGrange, Myles Bishop)
2) Puzzling Puzzlers (Melanie DeHart, Breanna Barrett, Lisa Fortkamp)
3) ValAng ShaRob (Val Foster, Angela Gloy, Shari Friedel, Robin Quinn)
4) The Puzzlers (Mary Kay McClenahan, Florence Dale, Sandy Dale