Five Grand Champions Take Top Spots at Shelby County Fair Baking Contest

On behalf of Detailed Machining, John Bertsch, left, purchased Laura Schulze’s Grand Champion Cake Sunday at the Shelby County Fair bake sale.

On behalf of Detailed Machining, John Bertsch, left, purchased Laura Schulze’s Grand Champion Cake Sunday at the Shelby County Fair bake sale.

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On behalf of Detailed Machining, John Bertsch, far left, and Sara Bertsch, far right, purchased Sandy Pence’s Grand Champion Pie Sunday at the Shelby County Fair bake sale.

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Sandy Pence, second from left, sold her Grand Champion cookies to Shelby County Commissioner candidate Bruce Metz, left, Commissioners Julie Ehemann and Bob Guillozet, Sunday at the Shelby County Fair bake sale.

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On behalf of Sidney Auto Tech, Michael Ginn, left, purchased Connie Snapp Grand Champion candy Sunday at the Shelby County Fair bake sale.

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Dick Barhorst, right, of New Port, auctions off a cake held by Richard Bruns of Houston Sunday at the Shelby County Fair bake sale. This is Barhorst’s 50th year as an auctioneer at the Shelby County Fair.

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SIDNEY — Five grand champions were named at the Shelby County Fair’s baked goods auction Sunday.

The grand prize winner of the contest was the white almond and raspberry cake, prepared by Laura Schulze. It was entered in the white cake with special filling and choice of frosting category. The cake sold for $375.

Other big winners were pumpkin pie made by Sandy Pence ($425), caramels made by Connie Snapp ($425), apple-pecan cinnamon rolls made by Laura Schulze ($525) and chewy ginger sandwich cookies made by Sandy Pence ($500).

Other bakery products were:

Jill Smith’s Coconut Cookies. First prize in the Coconut Cookies category ($150)

Homemade White Bread by Maddie Martin. Ranked first in the Traditional White Bread category ($50)

Homemade Noodles by Tina Ike. Ranked first in the Homemade Noodles category ($50)

Judy Briggs’ Cheese and Chive Cookies. Ranked first in the Creative Cookies category ($50)

Kenzie Notestine’s Key Lime Angel Food Cake. First Place in Cake Category – Creators’ Choice ($300)

Teresa Esser’s Blueberry Brown Sugar Coffee Cake. First place in the coffee category ($120)

Jennifer Knouff’s Buttermilk Caramel Apple Muffins. First Prize in the Creative Muffin Category ($100)

Vicki Kipker’s No Chill Sugar Cookies. . First prize in the sugar cookie category ($110)

Katelynn Garber’s Oreo Chocolate Cake. First in the Chocolate Cake category with special filling and choice of frosting ($230)

Connie Snapp’s Cornbread. First prize in the cornbread category ($50)

Lindsey Alexander’s Pecan Rolls. Ranked second in the Tea Rings or 6 Yeast Rolls category ($150)

Virginia Shaw Whole Wheat Bread. Ranked first in the Traditional Whole Wheat Bread category ($50)

Sandy Pence’s Buckeyes. First prize in the homemade candy category, Buckeye ($60)

Vicki Kipker’s No-Bake Salted Caramel and Butterscotch Cookies. First Prize in the Butterscotch Cookie Category ($200)

Barb Gaier’s Sweet Buttermilk Biscuits. Ranked first in the Traditional Biscuit category ($50)

Marcia Davis’ Perfect Chocolate Cake. Ranked first in the Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting category ($160)

Cookie Biscuit Candy, Apple Flavor, by Connie Snapp. First Prize in the Homemade Candy Category, Cookie Biscuit Candy ($80)

Connie Snapp’s Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. First place in the Strawberry Rhubarb Pie category ($100)

Laura Schulze’s Peach Pie. First place in the peach pie category ($250)

Sandy Pence Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. First prize in the Chocolate Chip Cookie category ($160)

White Chocolate Maple Fudge by Connie Snapp ($50)

Teresa Esser’s Peanut Butter Cookies. First Prize in the Peanut Butter Cookie Category ($100)

Sandy Pence’s Pecan Pie. First place in the pecan pie category ($250)

Marcia Davis’ Carrot Cake. First in the carrot cake category without cream cheese ($130)

Sandy Pence’s Lemon Glazed Cookies. First prize in the lemon cookie category ($50)

Connie Snapp’s Peanut Butter Fudge. First prize in the homemade candy category, peanut butter fudge ($50)

Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle by Amanda Hoying. First Prize in the Homemade Candy Category, Peanut Brittle ($50)

Teresa Esser’s Oatmeal Fudge Bars. First place in the Homemade Cookie Bars category ($60)

Handpicked Berry Pie by Tina Ike. First place in the Creative Berry Pie category ($130)

Zucchini Bread by Will Rethman. First prize in the traditional zucchini bread category ($500)

Marcia Davis’ Oatmeal Cookies. First Prize in the Oatmeal Cookies Category ($50)

Blueberry Lemon Muffins with Lemon Glaze by Teresa Esser. First prize in the Blueberry Muffin category ($110)

Marie Carity’s Snickerdoodle Cookies. First prize in the cinnamon cookie category ($110)

Tina Ike’s Apple Pie. First place in the traditional crust apple pie category ($110)

Linna Everest won the Clover Buds category (ages 12) and Kayla Wiley won the Junior Baker category (ages 13-17). The Clover Buds were tasked with baking a dozen of their favorite cookies. The 13-17 category was tasked with baking and decorating a cake. Each child received a plaque.

The money raised at the auction went to the baker, with the exception of 5 percent that was kept by the fair. This was the 50th year that 80-year-old auctioneer Dick Barhorst had run the bakery auction.