The Bushnell Community Pool Board members are overwhelmed with the generosity of our small town and surrounding communities. Thank you to everyone who showed up to help Bushnell Community Pool with our Grills Gone Wild 2025 Event. We are grateful beyond measure. The pool board pulled together and made it a great event once again with the help of many friends, family, community members, organizations and corporate sponsors. We were able to raise approximately $8,000 to help maintain the pool for Summer 2026.
The grillers were hard at work very early in the morning, there were definite stand outs. We couldn't have the event without the main event.
THE GRILL TEAMS:
Rollin Smoke (Sponsors SKC Yard Service and Repair and Dan (Burr) Crowl)- Terri and Danny Mast Just Super - Bob Gound Ugly BBQ – Randy and Rachel Guppy, Kobe Martin, Machai West and Chris Taylor Not Fit to Eat – Brent Glisan, Joel Fiekert, Hannah and Rickey Cortez Jackson St BBQ – Mike Baker, Dominique Brybag, Sarah Etter.
Thank you to the Bushnell VFW for being so accommodating!!! Bushnell Women’s Auxiliary really showed up to help and thank you all for The Kitchen help and also for handling the VFW Auxiliary lottery raffle donation. Special thanks to the volunteers for holding down the front end of things!
Our DJ had some great music/vibes and handling the awards ceremony. To Our amazing auctioneer Duane White and Kyle Kelso for the use of the auction equipment.
Duane is always the first to step up for the Bushnell Community Pool. We are forever grateful for the continue support.
The judges did very well, headed by Rene Luan Cookson-Ford. Dylan Koester, Paige McCord, Brad Beekman, Ron Promisson, Bruce Lorton, Robin Powell Wilt, Dave Stuann and Jeff Warmath. The tally group was proficient at adding the totals quickly to get our awards ceremony completed. A special Shout out to Dewain Hulett and Hulett PubliPro donation of the Grill Awards (Cutting Boards).
BCP board was also impressed with the community support from the sophomore class. These young people were AMAZING and helpful. Dylan King, Annie Smith, Thomas Anderson, Kyra Kitch and Hayley Kitch.
Mr. Howard (Joseph) is the new Civics teacher and he coordinated the help.
Becca Howell, for your part organizing this Thank you.
City of Bushnell and Bushnell Municipal for the quick turn around with the power box and setting up barricades.
Thank you to ALL who showed up to support in anyway. Those who donated, baked, organized, judged, grilled, bid, collected donations. The list goes on! Special thanks to Devon (Bushnell Park District) for being a great sport and taking a pie in the face for a great cause. The food was amazing. Bushnell Locker did a GREAT job on the pulled pork for the meal.
Huge thanks to the auction volunteers for your help with the auction. A huge shout out to Marybeth Suter, SRC student who volunteered her time and talents for GGW 2025 for a community service project for her SRC classes.
AGAIN, thank you for our small community for stepping up and having such great event and we hope fun was had by all. The BCP board is planning GRILLS GONE WILD 2026 and welcome constructive criticism and help with fundraising events. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Please reach out to a board member to find out how to get involved.
2025 WINNERS Chicken Category-1ST Place Just Super 2nd Place Jackson ST BBQ 3rd Place Not Fit to Eat 4th Place Rollin Smoke Ribs 1st Place Not Fit to Eat 2nd Place Rollin Smoke 3rd Jackson St BBQ Pork 1st Place Not Fit to Eat 2nd Place Jackson St BBQ 3rd Place Rollin Smoke 4th Place Ugly BBQ Brisket 1st Place Jackson St BBQ 2nd Place Not Fit to Eat 3rd Place Ugly BBQ Other 1st Place Not Fit to Eat 2nd Place Ugly BBQ 3rd Place Rollin Smoke 4th Place Jackson St BBQ
