Now that the 9th Annual Brownwood Reunion Celebration is over and the clean up complete, there was just a few bits of unfinished business for one group of competition organizers.

The Hands on a House competition, organized and sponsored by Coldwell Banker, Avalon Custom Homes, and WT Harris Company, was not only an endurance contest to win a playhouse, but an event to help the needy in Brownwood.

A food drive was added to the competition for the second year in a row through Hands on a House.  Mark Campbell owner of Coldwell Banker, Mark Campbell & Associates reports that over 3000 can goods were received as a result of the contest's food drive along with $466 in cash.

These can goods and money were donated evenly to Doers Ministries and St. John's Food Pantry this week.

The 9th Annual Brownwood Reunion Celebration came to a close on Sunday, but not before finishing up with some great contest results and a very entertaining afternoon concert.

Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88's gave a exciting performance that got the crowd on their feet and dancing.  They played many classic 1950's songs and helped close out the Brownwood Reunion.

Also on Sunday was the conclusion to the Hands on a House competition which had some exciting results itself.  CLICK HERE for coverage of its conclusion.

The Heartland Cruiser's Car Show was also a big success and exceeding the expectations of organizers.  Thousands of people came to the Brownwood Coliseum to see all of the great classic cars that were on display.  The Heartland Cruiser's gave out awards for the People's Choice and the Club Choice. CLICK HERE for more details on the winners.

The Heartland Cruisers awarded prizes today in their Classic Car show of People's Choice and the Club Choice awards.

As members of the Heartland Cruisers began the award ceremony, they noted that close to 3500 ballots were cast during the show.  They estimate that they could have gotten even more, but ran out of ballots for a short time.

After tabulating the votes, the People's Choice award went to Freddy Washborn from Temple for his 1955 Chevy (photo at bottom)

The Heartland Cruiser's Club Choice award went to Thom Frazier from Mason for his 1956 Chevy (photo to left).

Hands on a House recorded the earliest win ever as it went EXTREME.

The 9th Annual Brownwood Reunion Celebration contest sponsored by Coldwell Banker, Avalon Custom Homes, and WT Harris Company declared a winner at about 11:30am on Sunday.

After 41 and a half hours of standing with their hands on the custom built playhouse with no sleep, 18 year old Zach Peterson, a Brownwood High School student, was declared the winner.

Peterson prevailed through the extreme challenges offered in this years contest such as holding a waiter tray, being blindfolded, and squatting after many hours of standing.  All of these extra challenges helped eliminate several of the other contestants.

Peterson also won some extra breaks as a result of the food drive competition that ran in conjunction with the contest.  Peterson received over 750 donations of can goods to put him in the lead.  However, second place winner Chuck Gebhardt received almost the same number of donations so each of these contestants received an extra 30 minute break each.  All donations went to Doers Ministries and St. John's Food Pantry.

The 9th Annual Brownwood Reunion Celebration had its biggest day yet on Saturday as many of the events and competitions got into full swing.

The day kicked off with the Locomotion 5K Run and walk with a record crowd turning out this year.

From there the focus of the morning turned to the Feels Like Home Parade and the Children's Parade.

Other events and attractions running on Saturday included the Rock'in Robin Dance Contest, BBQ Cook-off, photo contest and exhibit, the Character Project book signing and exhibit, Mr. and Mrs. Cirque, the David Hira Magic Show, The Classic Car Show, and that is just to name a few.

Scattered throughout the Reunion were many more attractions and vendor booths to enjoy and many things for the kid to do like the Kids Zone, Petting Zoo, Pony Ride, Laser Ops, & Rock Climbing Wall.

The Art Association of Brownwood hosted the first photo contest in conjunction with the 9th Annual Brownwood Reunion Celebration.

To go along with the theme of this years Reunion, photos were to be associated with the 1950's era in some way.

The Art Association awarded two first place ribbons in two different age brackets.

In the 13-18 category, Carlie Shirk won with a photo titled Monopoly 1953 Style.

In the 19+ category, Patti Jordan won with her photo called Young Love.

Photographer Eric McNatt embraced his Texas roots during the Brownwood Reunion Celebration with an exhibition and reception showing off his work that has brought a touch of celebrity to some area residents.

In 2008 McNatt was asked to participate in the USA/ NBC- Character Project, published by Chronicle Books and Produced by the Aperture Foundation.  His contributions featured many people from the Brownwood area that showed their personalities.

The Character Project was featured at a book release & art exhibit in New York City in early March with Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce officials Laura Terhune and Emily Crawford attending at McNatt's invitation.

On Saturday, a reception was held at The Turtle Restaurant & Enoteca for McNatt along with many of the people who were subjects featured in the book.  The reception was packed with people wanting to get autographed copies of the book, look at the photos, and purchase some prints.

For those who were featured in the book, McNatt provided prints to them to show his appreciation.