Rock 107 and Montage Mountain recently hosted the annual Cardboard Box Derby. Prizes were awarded for Most people in the Sled to Cross the Finish Line, Most Creative / Best Concept Sled, Best Montage Mountain or Rock 107 Themed Sled and EPIC FAIL SLED. Cardboard, tape, glue and string were the only materials allowed in construction of each derby. There were 30 teams that participated.
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Emma Black / Staff Photographer
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- From left: Miriam and Dave Clark of South Abington Township, Robin VanGorden of South Abington Township, Jennifer Gallagher of Dunmore and Jeff VanGorden and Syemeon Clark, both of South Abington Township.
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- From left: Amanda Degilio of Clarks Summit, Gina Guse of Random Township, Josh Guse of Ransom Township and Jackie Mueller of Damascus
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- Leah Lacoe of Clarks Summit, left, and Steve Stout of Peckville
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- Team members from Crash Test Dummies pose for a photo.
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- From left: Dominick and Phil Scalist, both of Old Forge, Frank Caputo of Moscow and Rick Ubaldini of Olyphant
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- Team members from Hellstead Manor pose for a photo.
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- Cadence, left, and Lizzy Lusk, both of Hallstead
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- Michelle and Eric Lusk of Hallstead
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- From left: Cindy Decker, Karen Rolka and Tracy Wescott, all of Dalton, in their derby that would attempt to carry 17 people down the mountain.
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- From left: Cindy Decker, Karen Rolka and Tracy Wescott, all of Dalton
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- From left: Fred Willaver of Sweet Valley, Penny Willauer of Goldsboro, Ron Willauer of Scranton, Patricia Glemser of Sweet Valley, Mark Mikolaichik of Sweet Valley and Hank Willauer of Larksville.
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- Members of Team Stephenson, from left: Charles Estock of Wilkes-Barre Township, Mike Ostrowski of Acova, Cathy Keen of Wilkes-Barre Township and Dave Donati of Dupont.
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- From left: Charles Estock of Wilkes-Barre Township, Mike Ostrowski of Acova, Cathy Keen of Wilkes-Barre Township and Dave Donati of Dupont
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- Grace Kania of Pittston, left, and Nicole Patterson of Kingston prepare their derby.
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- From left, first row: Amy Youshock of Archbald, Nicole Moore of Blakely and Chris Escott of Eynon. Second row: Emmanuel Morales of Scranton, Erin Sheridan of Carbondale, Jennifer Solomon of Eynon and Carrie Sheridan of Carbondale
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- Team The Fun & Fabulous Mother Cluckin’ Krewe travels down the slope with 17 people on board.
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- Team members from Holy Ship!, from left: Nicole Patterson of Kingston, Neal Diaz of Mountain Top and Mike Heffron of Scranton lead their derby down the mountain.
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- Team Crash Test Dummies rides down the mountain.
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- Team members from WKRC struggle to get down the mountain.
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- Team members from WKRC walk their derby across the finish line.
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- Team members from The Weenies slide down the mountain.
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- Team Jason Bloom crosses the finish line. The team went on to win the award for best Rock 107 /Montage Mountain theme.
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- Team Stephenson crosses the finish line.
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- Team Misfit Express receives encouragement from the crowd as it works its way down the mountain.
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- The Bluesmobile struggles to get down the mountain.
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- Spectators react as they watch cardboard box derbies slide down the mountain.
Emma Black is a photographer and writes Up Close and Personal, which spotlights people from all walks of life in NEPA who have a unique skill, craft, talent or trade. She is a graduate of Abington Heights High School and University of Scranton, where she studied journalism and electronic media. Emma has been with Times-Shamrock Communications since 2016 and enjoys playing, coaching and following soccer; exploring international cuisine; and doing arts and crafts in her free time. Contact: eblack@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100; @emmablack_13
