2024 DECATUR COUNTY FAIR
OPEN CLASS RESULTS
Thank you to the Fair Committee and County Commissioners for their support of the Open Class projects. A huge thank you to the Mark Koors, Jeremy Pasel and Tony Blodgett for judging the Cookie Contest. Also, a heartfelt “thank you” goes out to the ladies, gentlemen and 4-Her’s who volunteered their time at project check-in and judging, and cleaning the Farm & Home Building before the fair started. Open Class couldn’t go on without your help! Many thanks also to Jake Bauer, Fairgrounds Groundskeeper, for his great help in painting and fixing up our building. To Expression Florist, the stage looks wonderful and your decorations makes the stage look so nice for the programs!
CRAFTS/PHOTOGRAPHY
CRAFTS:
Class 1 – Door Décor/Wreaths
1st – Eileen Fisse
2nd – Cheryl Harford
3rd – Bailey Mozingo
Class 2 – Christmas – Ornaments
1st – Heather Paul
2nd – Bertha Head
3rd – Eileen Fisse
Class 3 – Christmas – Other
1st – Betty Kiefer
2nd – Bailey Mozingo
3rd – Cheryl Harford
Class 4 – Jigsaw Puzzles
1st – Thelma Niese
2nd – Judy Harris
3rd – Pauline Schoettmer
Class 5 – I’m Crafty!
1st – Heather Paul
Class 6 – Recycled Craft
1st – Cheryl Harford
Class 7 – Other Crafts
1st – Jeanie Coy
2nd – Kambree Stelton
3rd – Maudeanna Johnson
GRAND CHAMPION – JEANIE COY, Class 7
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – EILEEN FISSE – Class 1
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CROCHETING:
Class 1 – Afghans
1st – Judy Harris
2nd – Cathy Richmond
3rd – Betty Kiefer
Class 2 – Doilies
1st – Marguerite Devers
2nd – Bertha Head
Class 3 – Wearable Items
1st – Katherine Swanson
2nd – Marguerite Devers
3rd – Diane Millis Marshall
Class 4 – Other Crocheted Items
1st – Marguerite Devers
2nd – Joan Greiwe
3rd – Betty Kiefer
GRAND CHAMPION – JUDY HARRIS, Class 1
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – KATHERINE SWANSON, Class 3
KNITTING:
Class 1 – Afghans
1st – Susie Powers
Class 2 – Other Knitted Items
1st – Susie Powers
2nd – Rebekah Macaluso
GRAND CHAMPION – SUSIE POWERS, Class 1
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – SUSIE POWERS, Class 2
NEEDLEWORK:
Class 1 – Hand-Embroidered Items
1st – Eileen Fisse
Class 2 – Counted Cross Stitch
1st – Juanita Hasselbring
2nd – Judy Harris
3rd – Isabelle Royse
Class 3 – Other Needlework
1st – Juanita Israel
GRAND CHAMPION – JUANITA HASSELBRING, Class 2
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – EILEEN FISSE, Class 1
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CERAMICS:
Class 1 – Set of Ceramic Items
1st – Sheila Rigby
Class 2 – Small Ceramic Item, Under 12” Tall
1st – Angela Gehrich
2nd – John Holman
3rd – Norma DeRoche-Smith
Class 3 – Large Ceramic Item, 13-20 Inches
1st – Norma DeRoche-Smith
2nd – Angela Gehrich
3rd – Victor Rigby
Class 4 – Ceramic Item made by Child, Age 8-12 – None
Class 5 – Ceramic Item made by Teen, Age 13-17
1st – Chloe Kramer
GRAND CHAMPION – NORMA DeROCHE-SMITH, Class 3
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – ANGELA GEHRICH, Class 2
QUILTS:
Class 1 – None
Class 2 – Appliqued, Cross-Stitched, or Embroidered, Machine-Quilted
1st – Nancy King
2nd – Cathy Richmond
3rd – Linda Semon
Class 3 – Pieced, Made by Entrant; Hand-Quilted
3rd – Susie Powers
Class 4 – Pieced, Made by Entrant; Machine-Quilted
1st – Nancy King
2nd – Vicki Schwering
3rd – Lucinda Israel
Class 5 – None
Class 6 – Mixed Technique Quilt, Constructed by Entrant; Machine-Quilted
2nd – Linda Semon
OTHER QUILTED ITEMS:
Class 1 – Baby Quilts, Hand-Quilted by Entrant
1st – Helen Wagener
Class 2 – Baby Quilts, Machine-Quilted by Entrant
1st – Cathy Richmond
2nd – Barb Schasney
Class 3 – Wall Hangings
1st – Rita Siebert
1st – Diana Goldey
2nd – Diane Millis Marshall 3
3rd – Cathy Richmond
Class 4 – Other Quilted Items
1st – Nancy King
2nd – Juanita Israel
3rd – Cathy Richmond
Class 5 – Misc. Quilted Items
1st – Rita Siebert
2nd – Cathy Richmond
GRAND CHAMPION – NANCY KING, Class 4
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – RITA SIEBERT, Class 3
SEWING:
Class 1 – Wearable Items
1st – Juanita Israel
2nd – Betty Kiefer
Class 2 – Other Sewn Items
1st – Juanita Israel
2nd – Rita Siebert
3rd – Cathy Richmond
GRAND CHAMPION – JUANITA ISRAEL, Class 1
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – JUANITA ISRAEL, Class 2
DIAMOND ART:
Class 1 – Other Items
1st – Lana Martin
2nd – Brandy Redd
3rd – Brenda White
Class 2 – Young Adult, Ages 13-17
1st – Chloe Kramer
Class 3 – Adult, Ages 18 and Older
1st – Maudeanna Johnson
2nd – Michell Schwering
3rd – Connie Fruchtnicht
GRAND CHAMPION – MAUDEANNA JOHNSON, Class 3
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – CHLOE KRAMER, Class 2
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WOODWORKING:
Class 1 – Furniture – None
Class 2 – Wooden Toys
1st – Arthur Barnes
Class 3 – Decorative Handmade Wood Item
1st – Marilyn Davis
2nd – Terry Adams
Class 4 – Woodcarving
1st – John Derheimer
GRAND CHAMPION – MARILYN DAVIS, Class 3
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – TERRY ADAMS, Class 3
ANTIQUES:
Class 1 – A – Antique School Books
1st – Marilyn Davis
2nd – Eileen Fisse
Class 1 – B – Antique Cookbook
1st – Eileen Fisse
Class 1 – C – Other Antique Book
1st – Juanita Israel
2nd – Eileen Fisse
3rd – Diane Millis-Marshall
Class 2 – Antique Cookie Cutters
1st – Eileen Fisse
Class 3 – Antique Toy
1st – Jeanie Coy
Class 4 – Crocks, 7-20 inches
1st – Jeanie Coy
Class 5 – Mini Crocks (under 7 inches)
1st – Jeanie Coy
Class 6 – Antique Glass Candy Dish
1st – Eileen Fisse
2nd – Kathy Verseman
Class 7 – Antique Quilt
1st – Jeanie Coy
Class 8 – Antique Political Ad Items
1st – Jeanie Coy
Class 9 – A Unique Antique
1st – Marilyn Davis
2nd – Diana Goldey
3rd – Jeanie Coy
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GRAND CHAMPION – MARILYN DAVIS
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – JEANIE COY
PHOTOGRAPHY
Class 1 – Landscape, B & W
1st – Lizzie Fisse
2nd – Sam Roszell
3rd – Heather Paul
Class 2 – Landscape, Color
1st – Clare Hunter
2nd – Bonita Hellmich
3rd – Nancy Middendorf
Class 3 – Flowers, B & W
1st – Clare Hunter
2nd – Heather Paul
Class 4 – Flowers, Color
1st – Nancy Middendorf
2nd – Heather Paul
3rd – Brandy Redd
Class 5 & 6 – Babies – None
Class 7 – People, B & W
1st – Heather Paul
2nd – April Linville
3rd – Jason Schwering
Class 8 – People, Color
1st – Jane Spreckelson
2nd – Heather Paul
3rd – Micah Smith
Class 9 – Animals, B & W
1st – Sam Roszell
2nd – Heather Paul
3rd – Brandy Redd
Class 10 – Animals, Color
1st – Micah Smith
2nd – Clare Hunter
3rd – Jeremy Redd
Class 11 – Other, B & W
1st – Nancy Middendorf
2nd – Clare Hunter
3rd – Lizzie Fisse
Class 12 – Other, Color
1st – Brandy Redd
2nd – Clare Hunter
3rd – Jane Spreckelson
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GRAND CHAMPION, BLACK & WHITE – CLARE HUNTER, Class 3
GRAND CHAMPION, COLOR – NANCY MIDDENDORF, Class 4
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION, BLACK & WHITE – HEATHER PAUL, Class 7
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION, COLOR – JANE SPRECKELSON, Class 8
FLOWERS AND GARDEN
FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS:
Class 1 – Zinnias
1st – Regina Osborn
2nd – Eloise Hamilton
Class 2 – Marigolds
1st – Juanita Israel
Class 3 – Roses – None
Class 4 – Garden Flower Arrangement, Adult
1st – Juanita Israel
2nd – Bailey Mozingo
Class 5 – Garden Flower Arrangement, Ages 8-17 – None
Class 6 – Miniature Arrangement
1st – Cheryl Harford
2nd – Regina Osborn
3rd – Joyce Fogle
GRAND CHAMPION – JUANITA ISRAEL, Class 4
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – CHERYL HARFORD, Class 6
HORTICULTURAL SPECIMENS:
Class 1 – Hydrangeas, any color
1st – Bonita Hellmich GC
2nd – Cathy Fogle
3rd – Chloe Kramer
Class 2 – Gladioli
1st – Juanita Israel
2nd – Leslie Dixon
Class 3 – Lilies-Day Lily
1st – Juanita Israel
2nd – Joyce Fogle
3rd – Chloe Kramer
Class 4 – Lilies-Other Lilies
1st – Melissa Kramer
2nd – Juanita Israel
3rd – Joyce Fogle 7
Class 5 – Sunflowers
1st – Eloise Hamilton
Class 6 – Roses
1st – Melissa Kramer
2nd – Harper Vaught
3rd – Regina Osborn
GRAND CHAMPION – BONITA HELLMICH – Class 1
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION –
PLANTS:
Class 1-A and Class 1-B – None
Class 2 – Foliage Plants
1st – Gale/Dennis Fogle
Class 3 – Succulents
1st – Joyce Fogle
2nd – Chloe Kramer
Class 4 – Patio Pot
1st – Joyce Holtkamp
Class 5 – Fairy Garden-Adult – None
Class 6 – Fairy Garden-Ages 8-17
1st – Kambree Stelton
GRAND CHAMPION – KAMBREE STELTON, Class 6
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – GALE/DENNIS FOGLE, Class 2
GARDEN:
Class 1 – Green Beans
1st – David Holtkamp
2nd – Greg Redelman
3rd – Maudeanna Johnson
Class 2 – Potatoes
1st – Greg Redelman
2nd – John Redelman
3rd – Lisa Doll
Class 3 – Onions
1st – Greg Redelman
Class 4 – Tomatoes
1st – Greg Redelman
Class 5 – Squash/Zuchinni
1st – Greg Redelman
2nd – John Redelman
Class 6 – Head of Cabbage 8
1st – Greg Redelman
Class 7 – Cucumber
1st – David Holtkamp
2nd – Maudeanna Johnson
3rd – Braylar Raisor
Class 8 – Peppers, any kind
1st – David Holtkamp
Class 9 – Collection, 5-7 varieties
1st – Braylar Raisor GC
2nd – Lisa Doll RGC
GRAND CHAMPION GARDEN – DAVID HOLTKAMP, Class 1
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GARDEN – GREG REDELMAN, Class 4
GRAND CHAMPION COLLECTION – BRAYLAR RAISOR, Class 9
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION COLLECTION – LISA DOLL, Class 9
FOOD PRESERVATION:
Class 1 – Jar of Fruit
1st – Louis Harpring
2nd – John Harpring
3rd – Rebecca Harpring
Class 2 – Jar of Vegetables
1st – Philomena Harpring
2nd – Connie Fruchtnicht
3rd – Louis Harpring
Class 3 – Pickles
1st – Rebecca Harpring
Class 4 – Relish
1st – Betty Kiefer
Class 5 – Salsa – No entries
Class 6 – Other Canned Products
1st – Philomena Harpring (cranberry sauce)
2nd – John Harpring (baked beans)
3rd – Connie Fruchtnicht (stew meat)
JELLY/JAM:
Class 1 – Homemade Jelly
1st – John Harpring
2nd – Rebecca Harpring
3rd – Paulette Duerstock
Class 2 – Homemade Jam
GC – Rebecca Harpring
1st – Philomena Harpring 9
2nd – Louis Harpring
3rd – John Harpring
GRAND CHAMPION – FOOD PRESERVATION – PHILOMENA HARPRING, Class 2
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – FOOD PRESERVATION – LOUIS HARPRING,
Class 1
GRAND CHAMPION – JELLY/JAM – REBECCA HARPRING, Class 2
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – JELLY/JAM – JOHN HARPRING, Class 1
COOKIE CONTEST
Class 1 – Bar Cookies
1st – Julia Hunter
2nd – Maudeanna Johnson
3rd – Lizzie Fisse
Class 2 – Chocolate Chip Cookies
1st – Maudeanna Johnson
2nd – Sarah Richards
3rd – Julia Hunter
Class 3 – Drop Cookies
1st – Maudeanna Johnson
2nd – Kylie Olson
3rd – Lizzie Fisse
Class 4 – Cut-Out Cookies
1st – Julia Hunter
2nd – Maudeanna Johnson
3rd – Linda Weigel
Class 5 – No-Bake Cookies
1st – Bonita Hellmich
2nd – Eileen Fisse
3rd – Maudeanna Johnson
GRAND CHAMPION – JULIA HUNTER – Eclipse Cookies, Class 4
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION – MAUDEANNA JOHNSON – Chocolate Chip, Class 2