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Fair & Field Days Home and Garden Results
Below are results from the annual Home and Garden competition at Addison County Fair and Field Days, Tuesday, July 29-Saturday, Aug. 2.
Flowers
Best Entry by Youth 4-8 yrs old: Amos Roorda, Ferrisburgh.
Most Outstanding Exhibit by Youth: Hailey Chase, Bristol
Most Unique Entry by Adult: Wendy Hollander, Middlebury
Most Outstanding Entry by an Adult: Heather Morse, Charlotte.
Most Outstanding Plant Entry: Lynne Rapoport, Vergennes
Premier Exhibitor: Pandora Apuzzo, Vergennes.
Commercial Flower Award: Golden Russet Farm, Shoreham.
Commercial Nursery Award: Peet Farm, Cornwall.
Garden
Most Outstanding Youth Gardener: Ava and Ely Marcotte, New Haven.
Premier Home Gardener: Hannah Sessions, Leicester.
Commercial Garden Award: Golden Russet Farm, Shoreham.
Foods
King Arthur Baking Contest – Sour Cream Cake:
Adult: 1. Heather Morse; 2. Cheryl Cesario, 3. Michelle Black
Youth: 1. Ava Greiner; 2. Tommy Armell; 3. Walter Armell.
Champlain Valley Apiaries – 2.5-lb. Jar of Honey: 1. Jordan Gendreau, Honey Peanut Butter Blondies; 2. Corinne Kehoe, Cinnamon Swirl Honey Bread
Middlebury Co-op: 1. Abi Sessions, Gluten Free Lemon Olive Oil Cake; 2. Alice Munson, Orange Walnut Fruited Loaf.
Monument Farms: 1. Jordan Gendreau – Blueberry Muffins
Maple Meadow Farm – Best Cake: Michelle Black, Maple Swirl Cheesecake
Middlebury Bagel: 1. Tammy Lavaletti, Gluten Free Zucchini Chocolate Cake
Otter Creek Bakery: 1. Kacie O’Connell, Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins; 2. Margaret Hough, Wild Black Raspberry Jam.
Lillian Humphreys Canning Award: 1. Abi Sessions, Raspberry Jam; 2. George Dunne, Raspberry Jam.
Handicrafts
Ervin Henecke award: Johanna Vaczy, Middlebury
Patricia Henecke award: Marlene Duell, Hinesburg.
Hermit Thrush Fiber Co. award: Oliver Sawyer, North Ferrisburgh.
Superintendent award: Kacie O’Connell, Salisbury.
Twist O’ Wool award: Marlena Evans, New Haven; Jodie Bushey, Addison
Janet Winkler award: Kathleen Cyr, Vergennes.
Eleanor Boucher award: Mary Saudade, Addison
Middlebury Sew ‘n’ Vac award: Allison Levasseur, Brandon; Willa Pickens, Weybridge.
Quilters’ Corner at Middlebury Sew ‘n’ Vac award: Corinne Kehoe, Weybridge; Jean Cross, Vergennes; Jeanette Van Bueren, Vergennes; and Becca Carpenter, Orwell.
Rae Dwight award: Corinne Kehoe, Weybridge; Rae Dwight Shenandoah LaPointe, New Haven.
Rose Ann Farese award: Beverly Stearns, Vergennes
Amy Oxford award: Diane Xiques, Milton
Suzanne Douglas award: Gail Duclos LaPierre, Shelburne
Jack Brown award: Will Wiltshire, Vergennes; Paul Denavit, Addison; Eddie Malzac, New Haven.
Addison County Solid Waste District award: Hawk Prime, Vergennes
Golden Years award: Mary Howard, Bristol.
Jerry and Cheryl Connor award: Ramona Hahn
Grand Prize: Sharon Glezen, Shelburne.
Frances Monroe award: Willa Pickens, Weybridge.
Leona Thompson award: Kacie O’Connell
Art & Photography
Best Entry in Art: Ava Smith, Danby.
Color Rendering Adult Katherine Moral, Starksboro.
Color Rendering, Teen 13-18: Payton Bacon, Middlebury.
Color Rendering, Youth 4-12: Willa Pickens, Weybridge.
Black/White Rendering, Adult: Sofia Stefani, Middlebury.
Black/White Rendering Teen 13-18: Ella Apuzzo-Kidder, Vergennes.
Black/White Rendering, Youth 4-12: Mark Bissonnette, Middlebury.
Folk Art: Cindy Watrous, Orwell; Robin H. Falta, Cornwall.
Best Entry in Photography: Cassidy Hanson, Rumney, NH
Best Photography, Adult: Melinda Morse, New Haven.
Best Photography, Teen 13-18: Ben Gordon, Hinesburg.
Best Photography, Youth 4-12: Walter Arnell, Charlotte; Ava Greiner, Charlotte.
Judge’s Award, Photography: Normandie Cesario, Cornwell; Natalie Layn, Bristol.
Photo Challenge: Sharon Macedo, Orwell.
People’s Choice, Art: Kristen Essex, Vergennes.
People’s Choice, Photography: Ben Gordon, Hinesburg.
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