Penticton鈥檚 Christopher Blaine rocks the park Saturday during the 16th annual Penticton Pacific Northwest Elvis Festival. Blaine was competing in the non-professional category where he previously finished second. Mark Brett/Western News
Corny Rempel (Steinbach, Man.) was the big winner on the weekend capturing first place in the professional category at the Penticton Elvis Festival and the People鈥檚 Choice Award.
Second place in the professional category went to Mark Stevenz (Vancouver) and third was Roger Anderson (Bonney Lake, Wash.).
With his first-place finish, Rempel will move on to the Ultimate Elvis competition in August, which is in held in Memphis.
Princeton鈥檚 Darrell Douglas came second in the non-professional category. He was beat by Paul Rodriguez (Renton, Wash.). Coming in third was Rob Schwertley (Seattle, Wash.).
Jaedyn Pilon, 15, of Edmonton Alta. does the Elvis on stage at Okanagan Lake Park Saturday at the Penticton Pacific Northwest Elvis Festival. Mark Brett/Western NewsLocal Elvis tribute artist Ralph "Relvis" Ramsay gives a keepsake to an aadoring fan during his Friday performance. Mark Brett/Western NewsElvis tribute artist Danny Vernon of Washington State performed on the opening day of this year鈥檚 festival. He was the winner of the first Penticton Elvis Festival and one of the headliner acts this time around. Mark Brett/Western NewsCrowd favourite Corney Rempel, of Steinbach, Man., bows to the admiration of his many fans on stage at Okanagan Lake Park. He was the winner of this year鈥檚 professional category. Mark Brett/Western NewsLou Harris of Vancouver Island (left) gets an autograph from professional division contestant Mark Stevenz, who now lives in Mexico, during the first day of competition at the Penticton Pacific Northwest Elvis Festival at Okanagan Lake Park. Local Elvis tribute artist Ralph 鈥淩elvis鈥� Ramsay (right) gives a keepsake to an adoring fan during his Friday performance. Mark Brett/Western News
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