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Lewes in Bloom holds May Day decorating contest

Businesses, residents celebrate with fresh flowers
Bill Shull
May 9, 2024
The Cape Artists Gallery won the $250 grand prize, donated by Active Adults Realty, in this year’s Lewes in Bloom May Day decorating contest May 4. Shown are (l-r) Francine Balinskas, Active Adults Realty; Kath Johnson, Cape Artists Gallery; and Dianne Stevens, co-chair, Lewes in Bloom. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

The City of Lewes was awash in fresh flowers May 4, the day Lewes in Bloom held its fourth annual decorating contest.

Residents and businesses greeted spring by hanging baskets of fresh flowers on doors, doorknobs, front steps and porches.

A team of judges from Lewes in Bloom spent the day scrutinizing the entries.

Here are the winners:

Grand prize: Cape Artists Gallery ($250 prize, donated by Active Adults Realty)

First place, business: Touch of Italy

Second place, business: Lewes Public Library

First place, residential: Joyce Calamia

Second place, residential: Harry Sheing.

 

Joyce Calamia won first place, residential. Shown are (l-r) Patti Walters, Lewes in Bloom; Dianne Stevens, co-chair, Lewes in Bloom; Joyce Calamia; and Mary Ruffalo, Lewes in Bloom.
First place, business, went to Touch of Italy. Shown are (l-r) Mary Ruffalo, Lewes in Bloom; Dianne Stevens, Lewes in Bloom; Ray Perry, Touch of Italy; and Patti Walters, Lewes in Bloom.
Harry Sheing, right, won second place, residential. Dianne Stevens, co-chair of Lewes in Bloom, presented the award.
The Lewes Public Library won second place, business. Shown are (l-r) Lewes in Bloom Co-Chair Dianne Stevens, Annette Bristow, Lauren Levin and Tracey Dietz.

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Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.

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