Jeffery Quave, right, gives a peace sign while Jacob Quave controls their boat before the start of the Tickfaw River Regatta’s annual boat race on Saturday, July 7.
Lanie Chandler, front, and Rodney Jourdan row their styrofoam boat to the finish line during the Tickfaw River Regatta’s annual homemade boat race on Saturday, July 7.
From left, Sarah Thornton, Kyla Higginbotham and Kara Thornton plays with their dogs while sitting on the edge of a pier at Boopalu’s in Springfield, site of the Second Annual Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7.
Kara Thornton plays with her dog while sitting on the edge of a pier at Boopalu’s, site of the Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7.
Bob and Bill McDowell’s boat, dubbed the “TARC Ness Monster” in honor of TARC, a Hammond-based nonprofit organization that provides services for children and adults with disabilities in the Florida parishes, was the winner of the Tickfaw River Regatta’s “Best in Show” boat on Saturday, July 7. All proceeds from the fundraiser went to TARC.
Rodney Jourdan, left, and Lanie Chandler add a strip of pink tape to their handmade boat for the Tickfaw River Regatta’s annual boat race on Saturday, July 7.
Taylor Willie, a volunteer at the Tickfaw River Regatta, prepares a bowl of pastalaya, which was sold for $5 each with all proceeds going toward TARC, a Hammond-based nonprofit organization that provides services for children and adults with disabilities in the Florida parishes.
From left, pictured are Kristen Duhe and C’Jea Frank, the ambassador and queen, respectively, for TARC’s Very Special Miss Louisiana fundraiser. Both attended TARC’s Second Annual Tickfaw River Regatta at Boopalu’s in Springfield on Saturday, July 7.
A tired Charlotte Rivero, 3, lays down on the deck of Boopalu’s in Springfield during TARCS’s Second Annual Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7.
Cortnie Foster, left, competes against her son Peyton, 10, in a goldfish race during TARC’s Second Annual Tickfaw River Regatta at Boopalu’s in Springfield on Saturday, July 7.
Thirteen-year-olds Landry Smith, left, and Emma Arnone take a break from the action at the Tickfaw River Regatta to enjoy their snow cones. The two competed in the regatta’s scavenger hunt earlier in the day.
Leesha Gleber, front, smiles at some friends before partaking in the Tickfaw River Regatta handmade boat race on Saturday, July 7.
Sarah Thornton, turned around, looks back at her rowing partner, Travis Thornton, before the start of the Tickfaw River Regatta’s homemade boat race on Saturday, July 7.
The rowing team for the TARC Ness Monster gets in position before the start of the Tickfaw River Regatta’s homemade boat race on Saturday, July 7.
Spectators line the edges of the pier and the deck at Boopalu’s in Springfield to catch the Tickfaw River Regatta’s annual homemade boat race on Saturday, July 7.
William Quave, back, gives a thumbs up to his competitors following their homemade boat race at the Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7. Also pictured atop “Gator Bait” is Daniel Verpraet.
Leesha Gleber, front left, playfully points at her next competitors after winning a homemade boat race at the Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7.
The boats dubbed “Night Invader,” left, and “TARC Ness Monster” race to the finish line during the Tickfaw River Regatta’s annual homemade boat race on Saturday, July 7.
Boats launch at the start of the final homemade boat race at the Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7.
Rowers on the boat “TARC Ness Monster” reach the finish line.
A team representing Gainey’s Concrete Products crosses the buoy finish line to win the final homemade boat race at the Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7.
Kellis Nelson, holding phone, shows judges Alex Mashon and Brian Drury one of the items she had to take a picture of during the Tickfaw River Regatta’s scavenger hunt on Saturday, July 7.
James Nelson, left, and his daughter Karsen point in the direction where they found an empty liquor bottle, one of the 24 items they and other participants had to collect during the Tickfaw River Regatta’s scavenger hunt on Saturday, July 7.
Erica Abels holds up a card with the color yellow on it, one of the 24 items she and other participants in the Tickfaw River Regatta’s scavenger hunt had to collect on Saturday, July 7.
From left, Caroline Abels, Erica Abels, Charles Abrams and Robert Taylor dance while Abrams sings Creedence Clearwater’s “Proud Mary,” one a the tasks during the Tickfaw River Regatta’s scavenger hunt on Saturday, July 7.
Former American Idol contesant Laine Hardy, left, and fellow judge Josh Randall look at a picture on Patricia Serpas’ phone from her team’s scavenger hunt at the Tickfaw River Regatta on Saturday, July 7.
Patricia Srpas, holding phone, shows the Tickfaw River Regatta’s scavenger hunt judges what her team collected during their trip on Saturday, July 7.
Patricia Serpas, far left, pulls up photos on her phone to show the Tickfaw River Regatta’s scavenger hunt judges.
Pictured are the paddles that were presented to winners of the Tickfaw River Regatta’s various homemade boat races on Saturday, July 7.
Kathleen Abels, right, chief financial officer for TARC, places a ribbon on one of the winners from the Tickfaw River Regatta’s scavenger hunt on Saturday, July 7.
Pictured is the winning team of the Tickfaw River Regatta’s annual scavenger hunt along with Kristen Duhe, second from right, the ambassador for TARC’s Very Special Miss Louisiana fundraiser. From left, Caraline Abels, Duhe, Robert Taylor, Erica Abels, Charles Abrams and Collin Ledet.
Pictured are the winners of the Tickfaw River Regatta’s costume contest, along with Kristen Duhe, ambassador for TARC’s Very Special Miss Louisiana fundraiser, front.
