Home Show 2001

Festival of Homes 2001 Opens 
Shown at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to kick off the eighth annual Niagara County Builders Association Festival of Homes are: Anthony Barone, Anthony C. Barone Construction Co.; Sil Barone, Sil Barone Homes; David Stapleton, David Homes; Joe Paonessa, NCBA Home Show chairman; Gerry and Tom DiMatteo, G.T. Custom Homes; Tom Lewin, Eddy and Lewin Homes; town of Wheatfield Supervisor Tim Demler; John Ennis, NCBA president; Murdoch Mitchell, Home Show Committee member and Bill Ross, Niagara County Legislator, 8th District. Located in Wheatfield, Festival of Homes 2001 continues Sept. 14-16 and 21-23.

And the Winner is...
Festival of Homes judges (left to right) Joe Paonessa, NCBA Home Show chairman; Trudy Christman, NCBA judging and awards chairperson; Clyde Burmaster, 13th District legislator and chairman of the Niagara County Legislature; town of Wheatfield Supervisor Tim Demler; 8th District Niagara County legislator Bill Ross; Murdoch Mitchell, NCBA Home Show Committee member; and John Ennis, NCBA president are pictured in front of "The Oakdale II," a model home by G.T. Custom Built Homes and winner of Best Kitchen Design in the competition.

Saying Hello Wheatfield Heights subdivision developers (left to right) Gerry and Tom DiMatteo welcome invited guests to the Festival of Homes 2001 VIP party as Evie Caputi and Maria DiMatteo look on.

Best of Show Joe Paonessa (right) NCBA Home Show chairman, presents Best of Show honors to Tony Barone (center) of Anthony C. Barone Construction Co., for his model home "Ciara Christine." Barone also received Best Interior honors for "Kassie Kristyn" another custom home constructed by his company at Wheatfield Heights. Shown with the two at the awards ceremony is John Ennis, NCBA president.

Light Moments at the VIP Party Jerry O'Neill of Niagara Mohawk, master of ceremonies for the VIP party and awards presentation of Festival of Homes 2001, dishes out the wit and humor to visitors at the invitation-only gathering. Attendees were also treated to a formal viewing of the model homes at Wheatfield Heights during the event.

Five Builders, Seven Homes
NCBA home builders and members (left to right) Tom Lewin, Eddy and Lewin Homes; Gerry and Tom DiMatteo, G.T. Custom Built Homes; Tony Barone, Anthony C. Barone Construction Co.; David Stapleton, David Homes; and Sil Barone of Sil Barone Homes share a light moment during opening ceremonies at the 8th annual Festival of Homes, held earlier this month. Seven customized homes were created by the builders as part of the Festival of Homes 2001, which continues at the Wheatfield Heights subdivision located off of Nash Road in Wheatfield.