The Allen County Extension office provided this announcement:
2010 is a record breaking year for the Open Class exhibit at the Allen County Fair sponsored by the Allen County Extension Homemakers. 110 Exhibitors, many for the 1st time, have 305 entries on display at the Allen County Fair through Sunday in the Home & family Arts Building.
Best of Show Winners include:
FOODS
- Frosted or Unfrosted Cake - Mary Murphy of Fort Wayne
- Cookies - Cyndi Lesky of Leo
- Quick Breads - Pauline Baatz of Fort Wayne
- Bread Maker Bread - Pauline Baatz of Fort Wayne
- Candy - Shirley Durnell of Fort Wayne
FOOD PRESERVATION (*Alltrista Awards)
- Canned Fruit - Don & Dorothy Bruick of New Haven
- Canned Vegetable - Darlene Stahlhut of Fort Wayne
- Jams & Jellies - Sandy Frecker of Woodburn
- Specialty Products - Joe Williams of Fort Wayne
- *1st Place-Canned Fruit - Don & Dorothy Bruick of New Haven
- *1st Place-Vegetable - Darlene Stahlhut of Fort Wayne
- *1st Place-Pickles - Joe Williams of Fort Wayne
- *2nd Place-Pickles - Marlene Redding of Fort Wayne
- *1st Place-Soft Spreads - Sandy Frecker of Woodburn
- *2nd Place-Soft Spreads - Marlene Redding of Fort Wayne
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION
- Knitted Clothing - Louise Pomeroy of Fort Wayne
- Crocheted Clothing - Georgia Legler of Fort Wayne
- Felted item - Bonita Hoover of Fort Wayne
- Miscellaneous - Betty Lavachek of Huntertown
HOUSE PLANTS
- Propagated Potted Plants - Ernie Weiss of Fort Wayne
- Purchased Potted Plant - Marquerita Hottinger of Fort Wayne
- Outdoors Potted Plant - Mary Jane Smith of Fort Wayne
- Terrariums - Kathy Lee of Leo
- Cactus - Marquerita Hottinger of Fort Wayne
FLOWER ARRANGING
- Miniature Arrangement - Cindy Loos of Fort Wayne
- Bud Vase - Shirley Durnell of Fort Wayne
- Centerpiece - Barbara Bulmahn of Fort Wayne
- One Sided Arrangement - Marlene Purdy of Fort Wayne
GARDEN PRODUCE
- 3 Different Vegetables - Janet Redding of Fort Wayne
ARTS & CRAFTS
- Scrap Craft - Chuck Morris of Churubusco
- Wood - Donald Jordan of Huntertown
- Pillows - Mary Ashton of Huntertown
- Dolls & Stuffed Toys - Bonita Hoover of Fort Wayne
- Plastic Canvas Craft - Tonia Graber of Fort Wayne
- Silk or Dried Flower Arrangement - Janet Redding of Fort Wayne
- Decorated Clothing & Accessories - Toni Murray of Fort Wayne
- Counted Cross Stitch (Needlecraft) - Sandra Elser of Fort Wayne
- Hand Quilted Quilts - Mariann McMahan of Fort Wayne
- Machine Quilted Quilts - Janet Turnbow of Fort Wayne
- Miniature Quilts - Jody Warner of Huntertown
- Scrapbooking (Book) - Sue Ann Knoblach of Fort Wayne
- Scrapbooking (Decorative Cards) - Deb Stachoweicz of Fort Wayne
- Miscellaneous - Fran Foskey of Fort Wayne
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
- Wall Decorations - Betty Lavachek of Huntertown
FINE ARTS
- Originals of Oil - Katie Moore of Fort Wayne
- Originals of Water Colors - Katie Moore of Fort Wayne
- Originals of Mixed Mediums - Walter Sassmannshausen, Jr. of Fort Wayne
MINIATURES
- House or Building - Don & Dorothy Bruick of New Haven
PHOTOGRAPHY
- 35mm Single Print Enlargement - Amy Nicolet of Fort Wayne
- Digital Single Print - Trish Richart of New Haven
