The security firm of Schmendrick and Petzle is in charge of tallying the votes. The tabulated results have been secured in a jar of schmaltz on the front steps of the Mirador Motel for the past 48 hours.
The Everything Has a Place Award: For Most Omi-like labeling (pencil drawers, vacuum filters, baking powder cans), Walter
Der “Wo ist der Bahnhof” Award: For knowing how to say nice things and ask directions in more than 3 languages, Talia
The Size 5 Award: For being the only one in the family to inherit Omi's small feet (no one else was even close): Elena
The San Antonio USO Dance Award: For Omi-like meeting their future spouse on the dance floor; Elena, Daven
The Vos Tut Zihk (What's up) Award: For continuing Omi tradition of snappy poetry in updated rap form: Vascito
Peddling the Pooch Award: for Omi-like playing piano while a dog sits on her feet: Holly
The Farshteyst Award: For carrying on the Omi ability to make many phone calls for Temple Beth El: Larry
The Sour Milk Pancake Award: For Omi-like creative use of leftovers (turning stale cookie crumbs into pie crust) without actually poisoning anyone; Sarah
S&H Green Stamps Award: for Omi-like collecting 8900 Coke Reward points on the Internet to spend on towels, gift certificates, and other shnokus. Larry and Rachel
The Battle Creek Chorus Public Spectacle Award (instrumental division): for performing music in public, Daven, Joel
The Battle Creek Chorus Public Spectacle award (vocal division): for performing music in public: Holly, Cindy
The Battle Creek Civic Theater Public Spectacle award (theatrics division): for performing plays in public: Joel, Talia
The Battle Creek Civic Theater Public Spectacle award (Purim Spiel division): for directing assorted performers in public: Sarah
The Battle Creek Civic Theater Public Spectacle Oakton Manor Award (Terpsichorean division): for assorted dancing performances in public: Elena, Daven
The Moving Van Award: Relocating without fear award: Jeremy, Rachel
The It Must Be Jelly because Jam Wouldn't Shake Like That Award: For belly dancing beyond the call of duty: Cindy
The Polyglot Award: For learning multiple languages including Malay, Korean, English, Spanish, Hebrew, German, French, Farsi, Greek, Armenian, American Sign Language: Cindy, Elena, Talia
The Royal Norwegian Princess Celebrity Carnival Travel Award: for traveling beyond the call of duty: All the Grandkids
The GPS Award (with Google Earth Clusters): for keeping your parents occupied explaining to Omi where you are traveling to, with whom, and why: All the Grandkids
The Canasta, Keluke, and Scrabble Family Game Night Award: For being way better at chess than anyone in the family: Elena
The Hectograph Award: for continuing service as editor of the Temple Beth El bulletin, email version: Larry
The Blue Bird Campfire Girls Award, with Red and Yellow Beads ( And, how many cans of pop corn do you want to buy?) Award: for organizing countless Cub and Boy Scout meetings, activities, projects, fund raisers: Vasco,
The Since Cruise Ships Now Dock in Portland and Astoria I Will Visit More Often Award: for having more mishpoocha in Eugene Oregon than Omi: Justin
Great Understanding Award: For having among the family's biggest feet: Hank
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