Andes Community Day: Sweet, sweet victory

Last Saturday, the little Delaware County town of Andes came alive with the rat-a-tat of marching drums and the plunk of banjo strings, as the annual Community Day parade wended its way down Route 28. And then the festivities really got underway. (It's not truly summer in Delaware County without an eating contest going on somewhere.)

Thanks to local photographers Joe Damone and Christopher Auger-Dominguez for documenting these feats of culinary athleticism.

On your mark, get set, splat: A brief moment of calm before the watermelon-eating contest begins. Photo by Joe Damone.

 

Nom nom nom: One down, a trayful to go. Photo by Christopher Auger-Dominguez.

 

 

To the victor go the kernels: The winner of the corn-eating contest in a celebratory pose. Photo by Christopher Auger-Dominguez.