Vernon County Holds 30th Tobacco Exposition Winners Named
The best spitter tobacco remains king as Vernon County hosted its 30th annual tobacco exposition. Fifty eight samples were judged in the Westby contest with Valley Division winners Craig Dunnum Raymond Mashek Kenneth Caucutt Chester Cade Donald Johnson Harland Ekern and Loren Cade. Ridge Division leaders were Brad Berke Tim Erickson Jerrett Peterson John Solverson Tilman Erickson James Dahlen and Laurence Oldenburg all of varied Vernon County towns including Viroqua Westby Cashton and Chaseburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Craig Dunnum
Raymond Mashek
Rockland
Kenneth Caucutt
Hillsboro
Chester Cade
Viroqua
Donald Johnson
Chaseburg
Harland Ekern
Coon Valley
Loren and
Margaret Cade
Brad Berke
Tim Erickson
Jerrett Peterson
John Solverson
Tilman Erickson
James Dahlen
Cashton
Laurence Oldenburg
Trempealeau couple wins Green Thumb Apple Award
Mary and Roger Spittler of Echo Lodge Orchard Trempealeau were honored at the State fruit growers convention with the National Apple Green Thumb Award for outstanding promotion of apples and apple products. Their roadside stand program plus a companion promotion book highlighted a team effort from harvest to sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger
Mary Spittler
Route Trempealeau
Spittlers
Echo Lodge
Apple Mouth
Wisconsin Apple Horticulture Society
Mr. Spittler
Spittler
Mary and
Roger Spittler
Trempealeau
Galesville
Sacia Orchards
Trempealeau County Fair
Ivan Whillock
Faribault, Minn
Marie Hjelsand
Peter Spittler
Peter
John
Jay
Ron
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School
Fairest of the Fairs Fairest Janeville winner crowned
Lisa F Nelson of Route 4 Janesville was named Wisconsin Fairest of the Fairs at the Wisconsin Association of Fairs banquet in Milwaukee. She competed with five semi finalists including Jayne Rufener Katie Kaz Pamela Mucha and Jean Kinnick. Dawn Laabs won Miss Congeniality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa F. Nelson
Nancy and
Nils Nelson
Route 4
Janesville
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Association of Fairs
Marc Plaza
Miss Nelson
Jayne Rufener
Monticello
Green County
Katie Kaz
Thorp
Clark County
Pamela Ann Mucha
Green Bay
Brown County
Jean Elizabeth Kinnick
Haugen
Barron County
Dawn Marie Laabs
Beaver Dam
Dodge County
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Vernon County
Jack Hamilton
Trempealeau Apple
Milwaukee
Nelson
Heidi Scadden
Hartford
Washington County
Red Delicious
Cortland
McIntosh
Winona
la Crosse
Jean Kinnick
Pamela Mucha
Wisconsin Association of Fairs Board of Directors
Virgil Butteris
Prairie du Chien
Genevieve Zimdars
Sullivan
Vern Olson
Sheboygan
Sid Bjorkman
Amery
Robert Sumnicht
Merrill
William Allom
Glenwood City
William Steffel
Oconto Falls
Wilton Wilsnack
Markesan
Rita Baker
Monroe
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