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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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