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Award winners at Polk County Fair
The Polk County Fair lists numerous prize recipients across food preservation and preparation categories. Winners include Becky McDonald Osceola and Connie Girard Osceola for food categories, with many names from Osceola Shelby Stromsburg Clark and Silver Creek noted among judging, home living, clothing, junior livestock, and dairy show results.
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Polk County
Becky McDonald
Connie Jo Girard
Osceola
Joan Hayes
Michelle Kresha
Carmen Schott
Christine Kresha
Judy Kucera
Michael Rystrom
Stromsburg
Denise White
Shelby
Janet Wieseman
Jim Bell
Laura Coffin
Lori Coffin
Robert Hinkle
Silver Creek
Diane Johnson
Nancy Lemp
Columbus
Susanne Lemp
Jean Rafert
Paula Smith
Rose Marie Church
Clarks
LuAnne Engel
Joni Ransom
Kimberly Stromberg
Verlene Larson
Karen Sterup
Shari Viergutz
Cheryl Johansen
Pam Bryan
Teri Augustin
Denise Dunn
Beth Fjell
Judy Hernbloom
Janelle Hinkle
Hanneke Kroon
Margie Lux
LuAnn Oberg
Mavis Peterson
Loraine Rafert
Pam Watts
Carmelita Augustin
Kathleen Bender
Julie Carlson
Jane Dunn
Mary Engel
Karin Hamlin
Jolene Hallquist
Elaine Lucas
Nancy McDonald
Paula Noyd
Carita Peterson
Sandy Richards
Kathy Rystrom
Maria Sterup
Lynn Watts
Mary Jo Wieseman
White
Debbie Creech
Paulette Kumpf
Shelby Bonne McGimpsey
Sally McGimpsey
Kathy Simpson
Annelle White
Kathy Daily
Susan Herrmann
Anne Lux
Christine Houderscheldt
Purple
Tammy Conrad
Jeanette Daily
Amy Johnson
Blue
Vicki Kucera
Jayne Nelson
Susan Schmoker
Sheryl Schott
Sharon Wendell
Susan Wyman
Sue Yungdahl
Red
Jane Bell
Karleen Carlson
Melanie Oquist
Lori Rosenquist
Judy Schott
Mary Starostka
Lisa Warner
Nancy Tenniges
Benedict Peggy Watts
Advanced Foods
Christine Houdershheldt
Shelby Michelle
Carolyn Wagner
Janet Urban
Jamalee Petersen
Vicki Augustin
Barb Peterson
SuAan Oberg
Linda Treffer
Nancy Oquist
Dawn Treffer
Sally Zimmerman
Vicki Wieseman
Peggy Watts
Barbara Peterson
Rachel Boden
Earl Bush
Kelly Grossnicklaus
David Herrmann
Scott Johnson
Steve Peterson
Gaylin Schmoker
Roger Anderson
Patty Bender
George Boruch
Todd Hanquist
Lester Hullinger
Tony Kresha
Jason Liss
Rollin Perry
Bob Peterson
Chris Scow
Peggy Tindall
Brian Falk
Richard Boruch
Allen Bryan
DeVon Carlson
David Donelson
Tim Johansen
Kendall Perry
Lee Peterson
Benedict
Mark Rosenquist
Mark Stewart
Dan Watts
Mike Rystrom
Kurt Anderson
Ken Cannon
Mark Hopwood
Randy Hullinger
Gayle Neujahr
Randy Neujahr
Lynn Oberg
Stromsburge
Duane Oquist
Kellan Perry
Keith Peterson
Tom Peterson
Dan Schmid
Murray Schmoker
Cindy Tooker
Mike Treffer
Scott Walgren
Steve Wendell
Tony Hullinger
David Johnson
Ronnie Jones
Larry Kuilham
Andrew Kresha
Jeff Liss
Justin Liss
David McMeekin
Mike McMeekin
Becky Mentink
Larry Neujahr
Kevin Perry
Jon Rystrom
Charles Starostka
Gale Stevens
Hardville
Patrick Tindall
Bruce Treffer
Terri Warner
Dave Watts
Allen Willits
Janea Wyman
Mark Wyman
Tom Yungdahl
Dana Boden
Debbie Farley
Layne Hanquist
Rodney Hanquist
Polk
Chuck Lemp
Jay Peterson
Jerry Stewart
Jerome Tooker
Rue Johnson
Nancy Lucas
Victor Bender