Walstrom Wins Needlepoint Honors at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2017) (readMedia)-- Solveig Walstrom of Cedar Rapids received Best of Show and Sweepstakes honors in the Needlepoint division of the Fabric and Threads contest judged prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Contestants were judged on design, workmanship and finishing.
Fabric and Threads exhibits will be on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal Financial Group.
Additional results below:
Pillow
1) None awarded
2) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
3) Barbara Sacks, Ames
Picture (wool yarn on canvas)
1) Kareen Strumpel, Cedar Rapids
2) Jinty Rowray, Cedar Rapids
3) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
Picture (fiber other than wool)
1) Cindy Baldwin, Coralville
2) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
3) Solveig Walstrom, Cedar Rapids
Mixed Techniques or Sampler
2) Elin Putman, Camanche
Item Made with Mixed Fibers
1) Martha Lawrence, Cedar Rapids
2) Sheri Ekstrom, Cedar Rapids
3) Solveig Walstrom, Cedar Rapids
4) Karen Campbell, Urbandale
Honorable Mention) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
Holiday Decoration / Stocking / Ornaments
1) Sheri Ekstrom, Cedar Rapids
2) Martha Lawrence, Cedar Rapids
3) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
Needlepoint on Plastic Grid
1) None awarded
2) Glenda Huberg, New Hartford
3) Patty Mills, Des Moines
40 Count Silk Gauze
1) Denise M. Baustian, Malcom
3 Dimensional
1) Solveig Walstrom, Cedar Rapids
2) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
3) Cindy Baldwin, Coralville
Honorable Mention) Deborah Kaiser, Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Seamstress Wins Honors at Iowa State Fair Counted Thread Contest
DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2017) (readMedia)-- Sheri Ekstrom of Cedar Rapids was awarded Best of Show in the Counted Thread Techniques contest judged prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Linda Lee Miller of Cedar Rapids claimed Sweepstake honors.
Contestants were judged on design, workmanship and finishing.
The Fabric and Threads exhibits are on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal Financial Group.
Additional results below:
Blackwork Embroidery
1) Wendy Street, Pella
2) Linda Lee Miller, Cedar Rapids
3) Christina Carlson, Iowa City
4) Phyllis Olson, Cedar Rapids
Blackwork Embroidery (any item)
1) Sandra Lnenicka, Cedar Rapids
2) Denise M. Baustian, Malcom
3) Linda Lee Miller, Cedar Rapids
Hardanger Embroidery
1) Janet Strouse, Storm Lake
2) Sheri Ekstrom, Cedar Rapids
3) Doris Evans, Pella
Mixed Technique Picture
1) Linda Lee Miller, Cedar Rapids
2) Solveig Walstrom, Cedar Rapids
Mixed Technique Item
1) Sheri Ekstrom, Cedar Rapids
2) Jamie Randall, Cedar Rapids
3) Sharon Beerman, West Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Solveig Walstrom, Cedar Rapids
Mixed Fiber Item
1) Dee Hill, Coralville
2) Linda Lee Miller, Cedar Rapids
3) Marna Billings, Ankeny
Pulled Thread Item
1) None
2) Jamie Randall, Cedar Rapids
Holiday Ornaments or Holiday Decoration
1) Elin Putman, Camanche
Swedish Weaving
1) Janice Blubaugh, Colfax
2) Marlys VonStein, Bondurant
3) I Pour-El, Ames
4) Lorraine Barton, Cedar Rapids
3 Dimensional
1) Denise M. Baustian, Malcom
2) Sheri Ekstrom, Cedar Rapids
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Iowans Show Off Their Very Best Dairy Products
DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2017) (readMedia)-- Iowa dairy companies brought their best products for the Iowa Quality Dairy Products contest judged prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Entries will be displayed in the coolers at the Agricultural Building during the Fair.
Doe's and Diva's Dairy, Inc of Honey Creek won Best of Show honors with their Speakeasy. Country View Dairy of Hawkeye won Best of Show Runner-up with their Vanilla cream-top Greek style Yogurt.
Additional results below:
Butter
1) Kalona SuperNatural Organic Lightly Salted Butter, Kalona Organics, Kalona
2) Kalona SuperNatural Organic Unsalted Butter, Kalona Organics, Kalona
3) Salted Butter, WW Homestead Dairy, LLC, Waukon
Cultured Dairy Products
1) Vanilla cream-top Greek style Yogurt, Country View Dairy, Hawkeye
2) Cream Cheese, Prairie Farms Dairy, "Inc." Cheese Division, Carlinville, IL
3) Neufchatel, Prairie Farms Dairy, Carlinville, IL
Goat/Sheep Milk Cheeses
1) Speakeasy, Doe's and Diva's Dairy, "Inc", Honey Creek
2) Raw Goat Milk Cheddar, Simple Life Farm, Winterset
3Tie) Veggie chevre, Swede Point Creamery, Madrid
3Tie) Feta with basil, Doe's and Diva's Dairy," Inc", Winterset
Cow Milk Cheese
1Tie) Bloody Mary cheese curds, WW Homestead Dairy, LLC, Woodward
1Tie) Jalapeno Cheddar cheese, Cinnamon Ridge Farms, Donahue
2) Mild Cheddar Cheese, Cinnamon Ridge Farms, Donahue
3Tie) Garden Herb Blend White Cheddar Curds, Picket Fence Creamery, Woodward
3Tie) White Cheddar Cheese Curds, WW Homestead Dairy, LLC, Hawkeye
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Lookalikes and Copycats Have State Fair Crowd Seeing Double
DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2017) (readMedia)-- Fairgoers and judges saw double and triple at the annual Twins, Triplets and More contest judged Thursday on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
Under 1 Most Alike
1) Austin and Wyatt Lapp, Madrid
2) Saige and Sutton Stoutenberg, Pleasant Hill
3) Sutton and Campbelle Hajduch, Clive
Under 1 Least Alike
1) Charlie and Davin Schott, Riverside
2) Kayden and Andrew Keck, Mt. Pleasant
3) Rhys, Ryn, and Ryker McFarland, Marshalltown
Age 1 Most Alike
1) Aiden and Own Bender, Pleasantville
2) Winona and Allis Samson, Prairie City
3) Halle and Vale Davis, Ankeny
Age 1 Least Alike
1) Elijah and Ariah Puls, Bondurant
2) Emmitt and Greyson Lustig, North Liberty
3) Nash and Landry Daniels, Des Moines
Age 2 Most Alike
1) Beckett and Brooks Keenan, Waukee
2) Moshe and Miryam Johnson, Chicago
3) Harper and Hudson Reinholdt, Monroe
Age 2 Least Alike
1) Quinn and Beckett Curl, Altoona
2) Brandon and Preston Hill, Ellsworth
3) Sammie and Ellie Ireland, Grimes
Age 3 Most Alike
1) Avril and Becca Shahan, Jefferson
2) Emma and Ella Albright, Mitchellville
3) Mairin and Sloan Tigges, Clive
Age 3 Least Alike
1) Ellyana Gage Branson, Melcher Dallas
2) Kinsley, Hadley and Landon Meyer, Newton
3) Holden and Breck Lusting, North Liberty
Age 4 Most Alike
1) Alaina and Elise Struck, Ankeny
2) Meghan and Mackenzie Sorensen, Indianola
3) Mary and Vivian Chaplin, Ankeny
Age 4 Least Alike
1) Coe and Crew Carter, Urbandale
2) Lydon and Sawyer Stephenson, Des Moines
3) Eden and Jameson Ortner, Slater
Age 5 and 6 Most Alike
1) Harper and Hadley Reed, Des Moines
2) Lincoln and Jordan Schnell, Sulley
3) Rayni and Rylan Lynch, Cumming
Age 5 and 6 Least Alike
1) Carys and Harper Hayes, Cumming
2) Ashlyn and Jillian Whitehead, State Center
3) Bradie and Brenna Bruck, Boone
Age 7 and 8 Most Alike
1) Jenna and Nora Grovert, Shellsburg
2) Ada and Evie Roberts, Urbandale
3) Addison and Kate Ward, Dallas Center
Age 7 and 8 Least Alike
1) Hayden and Harper Jansson, Waukee
2) Logan and Lucas McNeeley, Des Moines
3) Addison and Jordan Evans, Des Moines
Age 9-11 Most Alike
1) Addi and Alexis Zaehringer, Le Claire
2) Ethan and Evan Tollari, Altoona
3) Max and Jett Tyler, Des Moines
Age 9-11 Least Alike
1) Anna and Logan Vandell, Deland
2) Quinn and Heath Leone, Davenport
3) Raleigh and Camryn Benz, Norwalk
Age 12-17 Most Alike
1) Bailey and Bella Buerger, Altoona
2) Sid and Newt Boyles, Newhall
3) Max and Reggie Wearmouth, Des Moines
Age 12-17 Least Alike
1) Jackson and Cassie Elliot, Cumming
2) Paige and Payton Higby, Carroll
3) Jerome, Mary and Robert Stivens, Independence
Age 18 and Over Most Alike
1) Kyle and Kory Miller, Charteroak and Ankeny
2) Mollie and Megan Harney, Granger
3) Brian and Bruce Hartman, Ankeny and Huxley
Age 18 and Over Least Alike
1) Sarah Grace and Ashley Sjurson, West Des Moines
2) Allison and Emily Hale, Polk City
3) Hannah and Liz Vestal, Clive
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