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Pie Eating Contest Draws Crowd at Corn Festival Park
Hundreds gathered in Chapin Park for the annual Corn Festival pie-eating contest for children ages 5 to 12. Winners across four age groups received cash prizes of 5, 3, and 2 dollars. Local families and volunteers from Morris and Grundy counties organized the event with pie supplies donated by community members and Kroger's delicatessen.
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Chapin Park
Mike Fritchnitch
Jack Fritchnitch
Fairview Ave
Mike
Brad Shoudis
William Shoudis
E. Patterson Dr
Erick Zacha
Kent Poundstone
Fremont Ave
Tim Laing
Richard Darling
E. Chapin Sr
Dave
Doug Bennington
Robert Leasure
Harry Leasure
Park Blvd
Grundy County
Morris
Doris McNabb
Pine Bluff Rd
Charlene Thomas
Prairie Lane
Genny Diederich
Sherwood Place
Rose Ziegler
Illinois
Kroger’s Delicatessen
Barbara Almer
Alicia Dr
Council of Catholic Women of the Immaculate Conception Church
Tony Craig
Mary Poundstone
Kathy Chronister
Merida Zumbahlen
Audrey Kaufman
BoJay the Clown
Bruce
Claire Newton
Garfield Goose
Herald
Bobby Olson
Robert Olson
E. Jackson Sr