Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Winners Named In 1997 County Fair Contests

With the conclusion of the 1997 Nevada County Fair, the next best thing is announcing the winners and there were a lot of them.

First place winners in the junior art division are: Ada Nixon; Tina Kisselburg, two firsts; Shontelle McKillion; Heath Duke; Tamara Marlar, three firsts; Jane Manca; Melanie Reitzell, two firsts; Mandy Cox; Josh McNatt; Donnie Hill; Bret Wicker; Beth Culpepper; Brent Jordan; Connie Jenkins; Hannah McLelland; Shelly Vanderveer; Amber Pickett; Ashley Jackson; Dana Hartsfield; Alisha Fielding; Amanda Elliott, five firsts; Brad Martin; Justin Wilson; Dylan Murphy; Ricky White; Nicole Kelley; LaToya Wilson, two firsts; Nicole Taylor; Latoya Pearson, two firsts; Tonya Reeves; Bridget Smith; Elizabeth Hopkins, cowboy boots; Donald Hopkins, handprints and verse; David Hopkins, two firsts, giraffes, heart with handprints and verse; Cole Hillery, baseball player; Chris Phillips, pencil-cat; Justin Hillery, four firsts, colored photo-horses, B&W photo-llama, pen and ink on paper-dog, pencil-scuba diver; Gus Kisselburg, castle sculpture; Abby Morman, self portrait; Cassie Cottingham, house construction paper; Sarah Jobe, two firsts, photo-trees and cloud, photo-water scene; Caley Pennington, three firsts, Crayola flower, fox on the road-felt tip, crayon drawing-fox family; Kyle Pennington, Meadow; Dan Ingram, four firsts, ship on water, football player, knight, Johnny Reb; and Lauren Inscore, Felt tip-tree, apple, bird, oil-cat.

First place winners in the senior art division are: Glenda Stewart, cheese basket; Mildred Scott, felt tip pen drawing-Garfield; Brenda Johnson, three firsts, Dog, Snow and Wigwams, Christmas teddy; Armond Johnson, two firsts, map in pencil and ink, owl in tree; Beverly Stockton, photo of boy in bathing suit; Luckee Andrews, portrait; Paul Ridgell, pencil drawing-deer; Judy Duke, two firsts, acrylic painting on box, photo of Shelby; Carol Tyree, two firsts, photo of black swan on lake, photo of ocean and rocks; Patricia Kirkham, three firsts, animals, portrait of little girl, puppie; Braith Egger, pencil drawing of skull, plants, bottle; Teresa Powell, nine firsts, photo of night water scene, landscape rainbow, silhouette-tree, apple blossoms, portrait, spruial interest, Columbia Gorge Bridge; animal, water scene; and Sandra Shope, three firsts, crock painting, tigers acrylic, crosscut saw.

First place winners in the senior baked goods division are: Joyce Tyree, three firsts, blueberry muffins, biscuits, cornbread muffins; Connie Owens, sugar cookies; April Marshall, coffee cake; Geraldine Jefferson, plain cake; and Patricia Kirkham, hand decorated cake.

First place winners in the junior food preservation division are: Shannon Loe, seven firsts, green beans, pimentoes, stewed tomatoes, beet pickles, hot pickeled peppers, pepper sauce, sweet pickle relish; Susan King, pickled eggs; and Sarah Jobe, picante sauce.

First place winners in the senior food preservation division are: Opal Hall, three firsts, chili sauce, pear preserves, pears; Donna King, five firsts, rotel tomatoes, green tomatoe pickles, pepper relish, tomatoe relish, spaghetti sauce; Helen Morris, eight firsts, fig preserves, tomato juice, apple sauce, watermelon rind preserves, pears, pear preserves, peaches, apple jelly; Ann Pounds, pepper sauce; Mary Cox, seven firsts, beets, soup mixture, stewed tomatoes, figs, plum jelly, tomato relish; Tracy Goodwin, tomato relish; Rita Ward, three firsts, pear preserves, cut green beans, pears; Grace Taylor, seven firsts, sweet spiced pickles, pear preserves, figs, peach pie filling, peach preserves, peaches, apple cinnamon; Patricia Kirkham, seven firsts, tomato juice, soup mixture, field peas, beans, green lima beans, tomato relish, apple pie filling; Ann Mae Hooks, four firsts, canned okra, tomato juice, grape jelly, mixed vegetables; Evylene Martindale, eight firsts, strawberry preserves, plum jelly, mulberry jelly, sliced sweet pickles, tomato juice, pears, beet pickles, crystal green tomato pickles; Nicole DeWoody, plum jelly; Mary Johnson, chili sauce; Jacque Kisselburg, peach jam; Faye Taylor, picante sauce; Doris Burke, three firsts, cut green beans, spuash relish, soup mixture; Sandy Loe, ten firsts, green beans, pimentos, stewed tomatoes, apple pie filling, fig preserves, crystal green tomatoes pickles, beet pickles, squash relish, pepper sauce, sweet pickle relish; Julene Hulan, six firsts, beets, pimentoes, watermelon rind preserves, beet pickles, chow chow relish, picante sauce; Joyce Taylor, five firsts, apple jelly, peach preserves, pears, pepper relish, pear preserves; Helen Harrison, two firsts, pear preserves, plum preserves; Ruby Wicker, four firsts, fig preserves, apple jelly, crabapple jelly, tomato relish; Connie Owens, seven firsts, plum jelly, scuppernong jelly, apple jelly, peach jam, elderberry jelly, grape jelly turnip greens; and Leona Ballard, three firsts, crabapple jelly, plum butter, beet pickles.

First place winners in the clothing senior division are: Ann Glass, four firsts, vest with Christmas print, best dress dark print with green velvet, school dress dark print with red strip collar, best dress butterflies and flowers; Ida Purtle, denium vest; Helen Morris, blackcheck bonnet; Grace Tyree, blue apron; Helen Harrison, white best dress; and Judy Duke, six firsts, black formal blouse, blouse, wrap skirt, gold vest, green jacket, best dress.

First place winners in the pumkin/watermelon junior division are: Adam McKinnon; Heather McKinnon, pumpkin; Brent Roberson, two firsts watermelon and pumpkin; Jared Roberson, two firsts, watermelon and pumpkin; and Randy McClure.

First place winner in the fall gardens, field crops junior division are: Cole Glass, sunflower head; KaiLani Glass, sunflower head; Shana Loe, seven firsts, figs, okra, pimento peppers, sweet green chili peppers, other peppers, peas, group vegetables; Zach Dougan, sunflower head; Quentin Glass, four first, purple hull peas, banana pepper, lima beans, ornamental corn; Gus Kisselburg, two firsts, Jalapeno pepper, salad tomatoes; Prescott Elementary, five firsts, tomatoes, sunflower head, peppers, Jalapeno peppers, hot peppers; Sarah Jobe, pear; Kyle Pennington, pears; Dan Ingram, hot peppers; and Wayne McClure, Texas Longhorn hot peppers.

First place winners in the fall gardens, field crops, senior divison are: Ann Glass, two firsts, okra, ornamental corn; Connie Owens, yellon onion; Phylis Stewart, persimmon; John Ratcliff, hybrid bermuda; Julene Hulan, nine firsts, figs, purple hull peas, bell pepper, okra, potatoes, jalapeno pepper, vegetables, pepper; Sandy Loe, five firsts, figs, vegetables, jalapeno pepper, panama pepper, pepper; Doris Burke, purple hull peas; Jay Ratcliff, hybrid bermuda; Jula Ingram, five firsts, sunflower head, jalapeno pepper, banana pepper, pepper, hot pep