First Place, Feature - Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch, "Festival Wedding"Timothy Wolf Star kisses his bride Melissa Starr after he tripped carrying Melissa through the crowd after exchanging wedding vows on the gazebo at Comfest.Timothy has been coming to Comfest for 33 years and with Melissa for 3 and they wanted to share their wedding with the community.
Second Place, Feature - Katie Rausch / The Blade, "Pool Fun"Karmero Sims (center) dances to music playing as other children jump into the newly-opened Roosevelt Pool during the seventh annual Smith Fest in Toledo on June 16, 2018. The festival featured horse rides from the Toledo Horsemen Club, a number of sports lessons, the opening of Roosevelt Pool, and a popular bike give-away.
Third Place, Feature - Jessica Phelps / Newark Advocate, "Trampoline Fun"Daelesha Haile sneaks her head through a hole in the trampoline in her backyard while her sisters Daejahnae and Diamond, brother Dayvon and friend Samantha Elliot all jump around. The Haile children recently moved to Newark, Ohio from Detroit because their father believed there would be more opportunity and a quieter, safer life for them.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer, "Slurpy Kiss"Domonique Yatsko, 10, of Hinckley, gets a slurpy kiss from "Cool Whip" during the Medina County Fair. Yatsko says the two are close. "He moos for me when I walk away," she said. Yatsko, a member of the Spunky Spurs 4-H Club, competed with her 435-pound steer in the showmanship market class category.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, "Looking Out"Kids look out the window of a double decker limo before leaving to look at Christmas lights in Toledo on December 5, 2018. Homeless and less fortunate families staying in the Family house were given Christmas presents for each child in their family and given limo rides around Toledo sponsored by Team Johnson Limo and Mavillino Custom Homes.
