The fourth annual running of the Brainerd Jaycees Lil' Rubber Duckie Race had more than 5000 little yellow rubber duckies floating down the Mississippi River in Brainerd.
The little rubber duckies were gently placed in the river by a Ziegler Cat Payloader and rescued from the river by duckie wranglers down by Kiwanis Park.
The first 35 duckies to the finish line all won prizes for their adoptive parents.
The biggest winner of this event will be all the youth athletics in the lakes area. After four years of the Brainerd Jaycees 100 percent volunteer running of the Lil' Rubber Duckie Race, the event will have donated more than $60,000 to youth athletics.
"The Brainerd Jaycees would like to thank everyone that helps with this event and all the great community members that donated prizes for our prize list," said Jake Thesing, event director. "Without the support of the community we would not be able to make this event such a great success."
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The 2014 duckie winners are: first, Chris Munich, $2,500; second, Macy Rudolph, $1,000; third, Samantha Dewald, $750; fourth, Amy Shepard, Monster Energy Kyle Busch pop-up tent; fifth, Emily Nestad, Safari North Wildlife Park family season pass; sixth, Jennifer Palowsky, one day Jet Ski rental from Brothers Motorsports; seventh, Rod Thurrow, $75 gift card from Nelson-Shine Produce; eighth, Don Booth, $100 Mills Fleet gift card; ninth, Jen Hambrick, round of golf for two with cart at the Legacy;
10th, Mike and Elaine Younquest, $500; 11th, Michelle Smith, three-course chef's choice dinner for four at Prairie Bay; 12th, Don Sethhoff, round of golf for two with cart at Breezy Point Resort's Traditional Course; 13th, Jen Klimek, four water park passes to Holiday Inn and two Aqua-Vu zip-up fleece; 14th, Murry Hebert, Timberwolves prize pack and $25 The Fort Steakhouse gift card and $10 Pizza Ranch gift card; 15th, Bobby Gibbs, Aqua-Vu underwater camera; 16th, Tim Whiteman, one day snowmobile rental from Brothers Motorsports; 17th, Lance Wasniewski, $50 Grand View gift card and two one-hour Air Max Trampoline passes; 18th, Patti Mervin, $50 Ernies on Gull gift card and two Ernies T-shirts; 19th, Seth Nestad, six water park pass to Comfort Inn, $25 Taco John's gift card and $10 Pizza Ranch gift card;
20th, Eugene O'Day, $500; 21st, Tim Spaid, four water park pass to the Lodge and $10 Mickey's; 22nd, Barb Vesley, round of golf for two at Eagles Landing; 23rd, Robert Peterson, $40 Target gift card and Mountain Dew cooler; 24th, Beth Lacy, round of golf with cart for four people at Black Bear Golf; 25th, Julie Kroll, Cragun's stay and play package; 26th, Patti Jackson, Jason Pominville No. 29 autographed photo, Minnesota Twins autographed photo, $20 Poncho & Lefty's and $10 Pizza Ranch; 27th, Scott Englestad, two tickets for 2015 Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza and two Aqua-Vu zip-up fleece; 28th, Edith Mangleson, two VIP tickets to Hairball Rocks Brainerd 2015; 29th, Robert Hanson, six water park passes to Comfort Inn, $25 Taco John's gift card and $10 Pizza Ranch gift card;
30th, Heather and Erik Pikula, $500; 31st, Amy Hendrickson, round of golf for two at Breezy Point Resort's Traditional Course and TJ's Log Cabin gift pack; 32nd, J. Christiansen, Candy Bouquet and $25 Grizzly, $25 Black Bear gift card courtesy of Consolidated Telecommunications Co. and $10 Pizza Ranch gift card; 33rd, Hope Alexander, round of golf at Ruttger's and $25 The Fort Steakhouse gift card; 34th, Jill Heldt, Trina Johnson Photography full outdoor session, $15 Panache Spa and Charity by Design bracelet;
35th, Josh Jordan, $500.
All winners will be contacted by phone this week.
