readercontest - OregonLive.com
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readercontest - OregonLive.com
O10 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN • DECEMBER 25, 2005 LIFE | ARTS | BOOKS READERCONTEST JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME, we have the winners of The Oregonian’s Design Santa’s New Sled contest. Thanks to the 351 budding engineers, inventors and artists who sent in creative and imaginative designs. Because the judges had a difficult time deciding on the winners, we added an honorable mention to each category. Many of the designs were well-conceived and well-executed, and all were done in the holiday spirit. We’ve sent our top picks off to the North Pole to let Santa make the final call on his new ride. Who knows, maybe you spied Santa last night in your creation, enjoying his Christmas Eve trip like never before. Our winners will receive an Oregonian mug and a holiday goody bag (and there will be something nice for the honorable mentions, too). MOTOYA NAKAMURA/THE OREGONIAN Santa gets his new ride The judges, left to right: Eric Baker, Mike Mode, Derrik Quenzer, Steve Cowden, and in front, Leslie LaVerne. We have the winners of our first-ever contest to design a better sleigh for Kriss Kringle PRETEEN 12 and younger This category had the most entries. We heard that many classrooms gave the assignment to redesign Santa’s sleigh to the entire class. There was a wide variety of imagination and style in this group. HONORABLE MENTION Lucy Cockroll, 7, Portland “Robt Slay” is a colorful and playful rendition. Even without text to explain the sleigh’s robotic functions, we found this illustration pleasing and charming. FIRST PLACE Shelby Macy, 12, Beaverton “Blitzn’” was a careful rendering of Santa’s sleigh along with detailed descriptions of its features, which propelled this entry to the front. The sleigh features a toy/coal dispenser — to supply the needs of both good and bad children — and a unique Kringle Kruncher, which transforms milk and cookies into energy for a lactose-intolerant Santa. TEEN 13-19 years There was a bundle of creativity and technological gadgetry in these drawings — with titles like Sleighbonator and Santamobile (the most common title). Each had unique features, ranging from real candy-cane landing gear (to stick better on HONORABLE MENTION Tyler P. Krell, 17, Portland snow-covered roofs) This design is notable for its innovation and attention to detail. The bird decoy (to distract birds from interfering with Santa’s sleigh) and candy-cane bumper were nice touches. to anti-gravity toydelivery robots. FIRST PLACE Erin Smith, 13, Davis, Calif. “Polar C-1000” is an entertaining approach that showed real imagination. It’s pulled by eight magical flying reindeer, but the similarity with Santa’s traditional sleigh ends there. This sleigh features shag carpeting to keep Santa’s feet warm and cozy and a bobble-headed, iPod-bearing penguin mounted on the dashboard for Santa’s enjoyment. POSTTEEN 20 and older Stirling Regenerative Steam Engine. The engine recycles its steam exhaust to heat the incoming boiler water Peppermint-flavored smokestack This category contained many Beeswax coated canvas control surfaces technically polished and creative solutions, Bluetooth GPS linked into Santa’s Naughty or Nice database Vintage 1952 sled turned sidecar. Holds a full magic toy bag or 37 elves All leather custom stitched by Mrs. Claus Engine governor including eco-friendly designs and a simple Sack of toys The four wings flap like bumblebee or dragonfly wings drawing of a box: a representation of a Navigator Borg cube after it assimilated Santa and Red, yellow, green naughty or nice lights Tanks hand-hammered by the big man himself 300RP (reindeer power) ”Kringle Turbo Diesel” with hovering capability. 1RP approx 125 HP Frame, chassis and paint all custom elf work Quick-release mount so Santa can * runs on biodiesel derived go from ski to wheels in seconds from flying reindeer droppings Steering tiller his sleigh. Navigation lights Engine flywheel Throttle and pitch control Wrought iron leaf spring suspension system Steerable landing skids FIRST PLACE Joseph Boquiren, 39, Portland Santa’s “Flivverthopter” is a whimsical rendition of turn-of-the-century mechanics. The judges were captivated by this steam-powered contraption with its peppermint-flavored smokestack and Rudolph as navigator. HONORABLE MENTION William Cass, Portland “Kringle Kustoms’ Frozen Thunder” shows the artist’s love of motorcycles in this technically refined rendering. The sidecar holds a full magic toy bag (or 37 elves) and is powered by a “Kringle Turbo Diesel” that runs on biodiesel fuel made from organic matter. The Clauses deliver the goods in leather outfits hand-stitched by Mrs. Claus herself.