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Sand Castle Days 2007 Winners!

2007 Winners         
Sand Castle Days
20th Anniversary
Fall Family Festival

20,000 people came to play in the sand this weekend! Record setting crowds  enjoyed free sand castle lessons, built sand castles for cash awards and voted for their favorite sand sculpture at Sand Castle Days 2007.
                              
Peoples’ Choice
1st Place
Karen Fralich, #8  ‘Catch of The Day’
Burlington , Ontario

2nd Place
Fred Mallet, #1 ‘Broken Wing and a Prayer’
Port Aransas, TX

3rd Place, #12   ‘I Ain’t Scared’
Christy McDonald, South Padre Island, TX

Sculptors Choice
1st  Carl Jara, Harvest Mother #11
2nd  Kirk Rademaker, Steam Shovel #2
3rd Place  Christi McDonald, I Ain’t Scared #12 

El Paseo Arts Foundation Awards $500
(Master)  Karen Fralich (Artistic Excellance)
(Amateur) Team 1, Los Fresnos, TX The Daigle   Sisters

Great Business Build Off
Winner: Team South West Airlines

Texas State Champions (Duo or Solo)
1st Place   #7 ‘Kiss Me’Austin Aquadillos, Austin, TX
2nd Place  #6, Sand Dad, Leander TX
3rd Place  #4  Viva Isla Blanca, Sharon Campbell, South Padre Island

Amateur Divisions 

Family Teams
1ST Place  #1
‘Jinks’  McAllen, TX

2nd Place   #8
Beach Bums  Edinburg, TX

3rd Place  #2
Beach Goin Lads  Houston, TX

Adult Teams
1st Place  #8
San Marcos Sons, San Marcos, TX

2nd Place  #6
Ron Durocher & Friends, Windser, Ontario

3rd Place  #14
Sand Diggers, Ft. Worth, TX

Youth 12 & Under Teams
1st Place   #15
SPLATS, Brownsville, TX

2nd Place  #6
Sand Dragons, Brownsville, TX

3rd Place  #13
Double Trouble, SPI, TX

Youth 13-16
1st Place  #9
‘Team 1’  Los Fresnos, TX

2nd Place  #2
‘Team Sputnick’

3rd Place  #10
SPI Princess, South Padre Island, TX