It Takes a Village...to go Bloomin' Crazy

(The *, next to a site, means it has already been reserved for the 1998 contest.)

As of May 30, 1998, all sites for the Bloomin' Crazy Contest have been reserved!

Small Category

Container - Corner of West Street & Main Street (across from Elks Club) *
sponsor: Janet & Mel Darling
dedication: In honor of Dawn Ludwig Price - cancer survivor

Container - First & Morgan Street *
sponsor: Peter & Kathy Donahue & family

Set of three beds - east side of Best Furniture Bldg. *
sponsor: Mary Sweeney

Container - Otsego Street entrance to Fays parking lot *
sponsor: Ray & Lisa Johnson & family
dedication: In memory of Ray Johnson Sr.

Russell park - lower entrance *
sponsor: Cookie Ganey and her niece Alison Ganey

Russell park - upper entrance *
sponsor: Cookie Ganey and her niece Alison Ganey

Community Park - Flag Pole *
sponsor: Ilion Girl Scout Troop 556

Medium Category

Containers - 4 Box Planters - Pedestrian Mall *
sponsor: Ilion Days Committee

Knights of Columbus *
sponsor: Ilion Knights of Columbus Auxiliary
Dedication: To past members of the Knights of Columbus and Auxiliary

Monument - London Towers Park *
sponsor: Ilion Days Committee

Marina Welcome sign - Central Avenue *
sponsor: Eric Brown

Welcome Sign - Otsego Street *
sponsor: Bridget Sweeney

Welcome Sign - West Main Street *
sponsor: Ilion Days Committee - Adopted August 1998
Dedication: To the Village Residents

Great American Flower Bed *
sponsor: Alison Haefele
Dedication: In memory of Kitty (meow)

Front of Police Station *
sponsor: Lennox & Day Inc.
Dedication: In Memory of Dr. Jeffery Seymour


Large Category

Raised Concrete Bed Container - by Marine Midland Bank - Pedestrian Mall *
sponsor: Bob & Sue McDowell of The Flower Barn

Raised Concrete Bed Container - by the Bakery - Pedestrian Mall*
sponsor: Aileen Carney Sweeney
Dedication: In memory of her father, Dr. Theodore Carney

Raised Concrete Bed Container - by Lennox Brothers Pharmacy - Pedestrian Mall*
sponsor: Aileen Carney Sweeney
Dedication: In memory Ed & Helen Carney, George and Agatha McArdell (grandparents)

Two wood framed beds - adjacent to reflecting pool - Pedestrian Mall*
sponsor: AmVets Auxilliary 777
Dedication: In honor of American Veterans

Three round containers and bed under the sign at the Ilion Marina *
sponsor: Jean Ganey and Barb Brown

Welcome Sign - East Main Street *
sponsor: Katherine Donahue
Dedication: In honor of Community Service

Fire Station - Central Avenue*
sponsor: Aileen Carney Sweeney - IHS Alumni Website Administrator
Dedication: In memory of fireman Burton T. Seymour who lost his life fighting the 1963 Ilion High School Fire - 35th year anniversary

Parking Island - Great American Parking Lot *
sponsor: Ilion Days Committee
Dedication: In memory of Allen Starring, former Village Administrator

Union Soldier Monument - Otsego Street *
sponsor: Ted Carney

Challenger Park - West Main Street *
sponsor: Ilion Days Committee

Otsego & John Street park *
sponsors: George & Yvonne Calicchia
Dave, Carol, Natale & Elizabeth Lennon
Peter, Jane, Jaime, Kelly & Daniel North

Library & grounds - Second Street *
sponsor: Frankfort Developmental Service Organization (DSO) Day Treatment Program
dedication: In honor of "Hope House", these efforts are dedicated to the homeless.

Marine Corps Building - Second Street *
sponsor: Boys & Girls Club of Ilion

Individuals, families and groups are encouraged to register for 1998, by contacting Aileen Sweeney, Bloomin' Crazy Chairperson

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September 1, 1998       Created and maintained by Aileen Carney Sweeney
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