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Hugh
Linebaugh accepts his certificates for first place peach pie and
Best in Show from Tina
White, a Trustee for the Friends of the Darke
County Park District.
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Prairie Days Pie
Baking Contest and Basket Raffle a Success
The Prairie Days Pie Baking Contest proved a great success once again
this year. There were 13 entries in the contest which, after judging,
were sliced and sold in the Prairie Days Mad Anthony’s Tavern to
benefit the Friends of the Darke County Parks. Two pies were also
donated anonymously just to be sold and benefit the Friends. The
contest featured four different categories including apple, berry,
peach, and other. The Friends would like to thank Diane Barga, Travis
Nicholas, and Robert Besecker for judging this year’s contest. First
place in the apple pie category went to Darlene Dillon, and first place
in the berry pie category went to Kim Davis for her strawberry rhubarb
pie. Hugh Linebaugh took first in the peach pie category, and Betsy
Nisonger’s Concord blue grape took first in the other category. The
Best in Show prize went to Hugh Linebaugh for his peach pie. Mr.
Linebaugh graciously donated his cash prize back to the Friends.
The Friends of the Darke County Parks also held a basket raffle which
culminated at Prairie Days. Baskets were donated by Darke County
Birders, the Darke County Photo Club, the Old Thyme Gardeners, the
Darke County Canoe and Kayak Club, and the Tecumseh Trail Phoenix
Committee. Laura Askill, the Prairie Days school marm, won the bird
basket, and Margaret Hayes was overjoyed about the camera she won in
the photography basket. Dixie Halderman loved the KitchenAid items in
her basket from the Phoenix Committee, and a member of the Glidewell
family was excited about their tea basket from the Canoe and Kayak
Club. The Old Thyme Gardener’s basket went to Andy Krickenbarger who
bought his ticket at a preschool event. Carolyn Hollinger, who ran the
raffle, said that the event brought in $1,100 for the Friends, and she
wanted to thank all those who donated items for the baskets and those
who bought tickets to help support the mission of the Friends of the
Darke County Parks District.
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