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Prairie
Days Pie Baking Contest and Basket Raffle a Hit
The Prairie Days Pie Baking Contest proved a great success once again
this year. There were 14 entries in the contest, one of which was even
baked over the fire in the historical encampment. After judging the
pies were sliced and sold in the Prairie Days Mad Anthony’s Tavern to
benefit the Friends of the Darke County Parks. 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 Ginnie Schoening for her caramel apple pie, and first
place in the berry and peach pie categories went to Darlene Dillon for
her blueberry and peach pies, and Carolyn Hollinger’s oatmeal raison
pie took first in the “other” category. The Best in Show prize went to
Darlene Dillon for her peach pie; this is the third year in a row that
peach has taken the top prize.
The Friends of the Darke County Parks also held a basket raffle which
culminated at Prairie Days. The cooking themed basket, donated by the
Phoenix Tecumseh Trail Committee, went to Darla Heckler. The
photography basket, donated by the Darke County Photo Club, was won by
Jake Williams. Lori Miller won the birding basket, donated by the Darke
County Birders Club. The “Game Day at Home” basket, donated by the
Darke County Canoe & Kayak Club, went to Dana Williams, and the
gardening basket, donated by the Olde Thyme Gardeners, was won by Dan
Holsapple. Carolyn Hollinger, the Friends of the Darke County Parks’
Member in charge of the raffle 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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