HOULTON — Officials from the Houlton Agricultural Fair recently announced the names of those who won prizes in various displays throughout the event.
The exhibit hall was described as “kind of quiet this year,” with only 43 entries for photos, crafts, flower arrangements and so forth. Brittany Benn brought in her beautiful quilts, one for competition and one being raffled off by the local quilting guild. They made for attractive wall displays.
Cooking contests started off the fair with a Spam contest. First prize went to Becky MacIlroy for her Spam soup, which was very tasty. Second place was Janice Lebell with her macaroni salad, and third place was Mary Harbison for her Spam and pasta skillet recipe.
Houlton Fair chocolate buttercream bars: first place, Karen Hardy; second, Becky MacIlroy; and third, Mary Harbison.
Kids’ Day cooking contests included the age 12 and under cupcake contest, which had 13 entries. First place went to Skylie Bartlett, second, Stella Inman; and third, Madison Smith. In the ages 13-17 cupcake contest, Alex Wilde won first place and was the only entrant.
In the Kids’ Firecracker Cookie Contest, Jordan Farnham won first place; Madison Smith, second; and third, Amelia Callnan.
The State of Maine Apple Pie Contest results included Sarah Harrison, first place; Jonna Martinez, second; and Angie Jackman, third.
The State of Maine Blueberry Pie Contest resulted in Karla Harrison winning first place and Angie Jackman taking second.
The winner of the pie competitions will go to the Harvest Festival in Bangor in November to compete for the grand prize.
There were no entries for the burger/slider, bacon appetizer or bacon entrée contests. The bacon dessert/candy event had only one entry, Sarah Harrison with her brittle piggy candy.
In the New England Baked Bean Contest, first place went to Walfy Roy; second, Gary Farnham; and third, Janice Lebell.
For the salsa contest, first place went to Ellen Bartlett, second to Liz Neal and third to Sarah Harrison. Angie Jackman won first place in the guacamole contest, with second going to Judy Nightingale and third to Ellen Bartlett.
Officials issued a big “Thank you” to all the contestants who crafted items and cooked for all the contests, as well as to the volunteers for all their help in putting the exhibits together for the fair. It is hoped there will be more entries next year.
For more information watch for the Houlton Fair Exhibit Hall Facebook page. The contests and premium booklet will be posted as soon as possible to help folks get an early start for next year’s exhibits.
