Boom calendar contest winners named

The top choices of judges in the Men of Laguna Beach 2008 calendar contest are: Caleb King, first place; Gustavo Marzolla, second place; and five tied for third place honors: Russell Mason, Chris Dezinno, Ray Cook, Russell Brodmerkle and Ryan Liddell.

King will be presented the grand prize of $1,000 on Saturday in Laguna Beach and will be featured on the cover of the calendar. All six runners up will be mailed their checks this week. The 2nd place winner receives $250 and 3rd place winners will each receive $100.

The contest, featuring gay or straight men who live or work in Laguna Beach, was organized by Fred Karger, found of Save the Boom, dedicated to keeping the Boom Boom Room gay bar open in Laguna Beach. The bar closed Sept. 3.

“We will have the hottest all male calendar for 2008 on the market and 100% of the proceeds will go to help Save the Boom and to local Laguna Beach charities,” Karger said. For more information, visit www.savetheboom.com