Local Shriners place in national competition

Three local Shrine clowns attended the International Shrine Clown Association Mid-Winter conference Feb. 9-10 in Irving, Texas, and one of them, Ed Peters, took first place as Clown Extraordinaire, a prestigious international award.

It was the second year in a row a Funster from the Antioch Shrine has landed the title.

Mr. Peters placed second in the one-man (white face clown) skit and took third in the one-man (character) skit.

Mr. Krouskop teamed with Brian Kennedy to take first in the two-man skit.

The local men joined with two other Imperial Shrine officers to win first in the three to five-man skit and the group skit competition.

Mr. Kennedy was appointed the public relations chairman of ISCA for 2008.