The Vesta Community Center Fourth of July music competition was a big success this year, in spite of a mid-afternoon downpour. Winners included:les
Guitar
Adults –
1st Place – Jared Boyd
2nd Place – Rex Smith
3rd Place – Dayme Shelor
Mandolin
Adults –
1st Place – David Helms
2nd Place – Jared Boyd
Fiddle
Adults –
1st Place – Matt Kirwan
2nd Place – Dayme Shelor
3rd Place – Jason Phillips
Flat Footing
Adults –
1st Place – Mason Winfrey
2nd Place – John Killon
3rd Place – Leon Fralin
Children
1st Place – Annie Wilson
Banjo Competition
Adults –
1st Place – Jared Boyd
2nd Place – Melvine Severt
3rd Place – Jason Phillips
Banjo – Teens
1st Place – Paxton Ashe
Dobro Competition
Adults –
1st Place – Jackie Dunevant
Bluegrass Bands
1st Place – Carolina Crawdads
2nd Place – Mountain Melodies
3rd Place – Melvin Severt and Jerry Hopkins
Old Time Bands
1st Place – New River Wranglers
2nd Place – Twin County Ramblers
Vocals
Adults –
1st Place – Mick and Sandra Bridwell
2nd Place – Marcie Horne
3rd Place – Tommy Nicholes
![Presentation of colors by the VFW Post 8467 were followed by local veterans being called up to accept a gift of a quilt.](https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-mountainmedianews-co/sites/23/2024/07/Winners-7-10-1.jpeg)
![The quilts were all made by Freedom Quilty Ladies pictured.](https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-mountainmedianews-co/sites/23/2024/07/Winners-7-10-2-1024x859.jpeg)
![Richard Conner and his wife Ann accepted the quilt made by Leah Eckman.](https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-mountainmedianews-co/sites/23/2024/07/Winners-7-10-3.jpg)
![The Mountaintop Quilters of Vesta and Meadows of Dan donated a Christmas quilt for a raffle to benefit the community center. Carla Frisch was the lucky winner of the colorful quilt this year.](https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-mountainmedianews-co/sites/23/2024/07/Winners-7-10-4-659x1024.jpg)