Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Fair Results Given

With the conclusion of the 1996 Nevada County Fair, the next best thing is announcing the winners and there were a lot of them. The entries were numerous in most divisions, just as the fair board desired.

First place winners in the junior art division are: Kelli Ashbrook; Amanda Eliott; Mary Best; Michael Blalock; Ada Nixon, two firsts; Matt Johnson; Amber Burke; Evan Webb, three firsts; Carl Purifoy, two firsts; J.R. Matthews; Anna Lawrence; LaShondra Johnson; Billy Todd; Malanie Hearnsberger; Kelli Ashbrook; Neil Toliver; Chris Stephenson; Brandie Smillie, lady; Daron Bucks, three firsts, heavy equipment lifting apple, waterfall and wild animals; Gus Kisselburg, two firsts, self portrait tempra and scratchboard spaceship; Tonya Smith, four firsts, deer and landscape, basket of apples, purple waterlily, and texas sign; Josh Plunkett, crayon drawing; Andrew Birdsong, woodburning and acrylic horse; Caley Pennington, three firsts, chicken, duck and rooster; Aaron Morton, colored pencils landscape and animals; Catlin Plunkett, crayon cartoon coloring; Tanya Marlar, three firsts, Wolf House Northfork, Bull Shoals water scene and Whitle river nature scene; Kelsey Ratcliff, two firsts, cats photograph, and dog and tree; John Brown, two firsts, church and U.S. Capital; Donald Hopkins, halloween; David Hopkins, two firsts, butterfly watercolor, Dear Mom letter; Brad Harris, two firsts, photo welder, and self portrait tempera; Heather Harris, flower on terrace; Tricia Thompson, water glass; Liz Thompson, water scene inland; and Britnie McCauley, two firsts, pen and ink portrait and pencil drawing.

First place winners in the senior art division are: Shirley Clingiman, teepees in snow; Pat McAdams, bouquet "Out of the Blue"; Carol Tyree, five firsts, Golden Gate Bridge, sunset, music woods, bird, and gorilla; Linda Bell, four firsts, flowers and butterfly, tree landscape, rose, table Rock Dam; Wanda Wicker, barn; Mary Godwin, San Francisco Bridge and flag; Charlene Koger, two firsts, firescreen genre, and acrylic folk figures firescreen; Luckee Andrew, pastal portrait; Claudette Harris, black and white photo bear and kid; Patricia Kirkham, three firsts, portrait man/child, country road/two boys, hail storm; Beverly Loe, charcoal owls; Sandra Shope, five firsts, Indian Dream, Rusty and Benji, the old mill in winter and sawblade-cabin in mountains, country store and station; Casey Young, pen and ink dragon and creatres (Best of Show); Vicki Marlar, two firsts, Bull Shoals water scene and doghouse and girl; Tonda Pennington, portrait photography; Maxine Freeman, Kathryne asleep in chair; Tori Rocole, bride and flower girl; Booie Williams, three firsts, Alamo photo, sea World creature photo and portrait mother and daghter; Kathy Johnson, portrait photography; Armond Johnson, Taos Pueblo; Brenda Johnson, three firsts, flowers, house with laundry on line and santa; Sherry Gosney, three firsts, horse head, muslem girl and Just Waiting; Huey Shewbirt, tole-oil flowers; Kristen Birdsong, father and son woodburning; William Mullins, squirrel; and Lynn Loe, seven firsts, barn, hybiscus, seaside and sea gulls, Santa and bag, barrel and butterfly, lamp and book, and precious cat.

First place winners in the senior baked goods division are: Nancy Smith, two firsts, yeast bread, and strawberry muffins; Connie Owens, sugar cookies; Dawn McLelland, two firsts, biscuits and cornbread muffins; Joyce Tyree, muffins; and Barbara Sampson, hand decorated cake.

First place winners in the food preservation, junior divison are: Brad Harris, grape jelly; and Heather Harris, two first, muscadine jelly and muscadine jam.

First place winners in the food preservation, senior division are: Helen Morris, pears; Karen McLelland, two firsts, green pepper jelly and picante sauce; Grace Tyree, five firsts, sliced sweet pickles, muscadine juice, pear preserves, pear honey, whole tomatoes; Rita Waid, six firsts, three of hot pickled peppers, picante sauce, dilled green beans, cut green beans; Claudette Harris, two firsts, muscadine jam, dry peppers; Connie Owen, eight firsts, turnip greens, soup mixture, grape jelly, applesauce, stewed tomatoes, cranberry sauce, elderberry jelly, watermelon rind preserves; Patricia Kirkham, two firsts, tomato juice, fig preserves; Evelyn Martindale, three firsts, squash relish, beet pickles, pinto beans; Leona Ballard, four firsts, picante sauce, piccalle relish, pickled okra; Paul Ridgell, two firsts, hot pickled pepper, pickled banana peppers; Robbin Ridgell, six firsts, figs, apples, applesauce, tomato juice, rotel tomatoes, pepper-onion relish; Tom Blevins, seven firsts, stewed toamtoes, bread and butter pickles, dilled cucumbers, squash relish, pickle relish, hot pickled peppers, watermelon rind preserves; Tara Carlton, four firsts, tomato juice, spaghetti sauce, whole tomatoes, picante sauce; Jacque Kisselburg, muscadine jam; Mike Young, two firsts, grape jam, barbecue sauce; Helen Harrison, two firsts, pear preserves, elderberries; Opal Hall, beet pickles; Huey Shewbirt, two firsts, apple butter, tomato juice; and Vernell Loe, three firsts, watermelon rind preserves, stewed tomatoes, pear preserves.

First place winners in the clothing, senior division are: Helen Morris, apron; Shirley Clingiman, two firsts, jacket and skirt; Judy Duke, six firsts, best dress, formal vest, skirt, vest, vest, suit; Grace Tyree, three firsts, blue scarf, apron, outdoor apron; Rita Waid, two firsts, two-piece navy suit, vest; Gladys Hillery, housecoat; Ruth Sullivan, child's vest with shirt; Ann Glass, three firsts, child's apron, child's dress, school dress; Jacque Kisselburg, green formal; Mittie Malone, child's dress; and Clara Clayborn, two firsts, child's best dress, printed vest.

First place winners in the pumpkin/watermelon, junior division are: Ryan Burdue, watermelon; and Riley Godwin, pumpkin.

First place winners in the fall gardens, field crops, junior divison are: Gus Kisselburg, yellow squash; Kyle Pennington, four firsts, sunflower head, ornamental popcorn, red potatoes, bell pepper; Quenten Glass, five firsts, okra, banana, egg plant, purple hull peas, mix vegetables; Cody Jackson, pear; Chad Jones, ornamental gourd; and Joey Collins, yard long green beans.

First place winners in the fall gardens, field crops, senior division are: Earl Haynie, ornamental gourd; Lucy Heath, pears; Dawn McLelland, five firsts, yellow field corn, pimento peppers, pepper, okra, eggplant; Mary Overton, okra; Tom Blevins, three firsts, hot peppers, gourd, bell pepper; Ruby Wicker, cucumber; Paul Ridgell, three firsts, sweet jalapeno pepper, jalapeno pepper, sunflwoer head; Leona Ballard, two firsts, green beans, vegetables (group of five); Anna Mae Hooks, Japanese persimmons; Connie Owen, four firsts, small bush pumpkin, butternut squash, vegetables (three)