“KRISTI’S CARIBBEAN CRUSH” WINS HOMEMADE ICE CREAM CONTEST

The Re-Elect Kristi A. Valls District Attorney team wins top prizes at the first Ice Cream Crank Off sponsored by Spirit of Athens and U.G. White Mercantile. The event was held in conjunction with the Athens Homecoming Celebration in downtown Athens on August 21.

The public selected “Kristi’s Caribbean Crush” as the best ice cream dubbing her the first “Crankmaster.” Valls received a White Mountain Hand Cranked 4 quart Ice Cream maker and handmade trophy created by U.G. White Mercantile. Mrs. Valls’ tiki bar and caribbean theme was also a public favorite and received the award for best booth design.


more photos of the Homecoming Celebration at www.athensplus.com/homecoming8212010.htm

Other entries included Limestone County Commission Chairman David Seibert’s “Chairman’s Chocolate Cookies and Cream,” Keep Athens Limestone Beautiful “Tree Hugging Hippie Nuts,”
Cub Scout Pack 24 Bear Den’s “One Cool Banana,” Westside Jiffy Pharmacy’s “Terrell’s Saturday Mornin’ Ice Cream,” Victoria & Friends’ “Pre Teenage Dream,” Kathy Cothren’s “Naughty Finger,” Eastside Pharmacy & Custom Compounding “Curly Cotton Top Churned Vanilla,” and Chris Looney-Board of Education District 3’s “Teacher’s Pet Peach.”

Spirit of Athens and U.G. White Mercantile plan to make the Ice Cream Crank Off an annual downtown event.

Spirit of Athens is a non profit organization dedicated to revitalizing downtown Athens through organization, economic development, design and promotional efforts. For more information about Spirit of Athens, visit www.spiritofathens.com or call 256-232-9040

CONTACT: Diane Lehr, Spirit of Athens Organization Chair
rnbullit@aol.com or 256-656-6588