DES MOINES, IOWA (August 14, 2019) — For the eleventh year in a row, Pat Devine of Council Bluffs secured Sweepstakes honors in the Toys and Dolls division of Fabric and Threads judged prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair. Devine also accrued the Best of Show award.
Additional results below:
TOYS & DOLLS
Sock Animal
1) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
2) Sara Thorsgaard, Cedar Rapids
3) Micky Thynne, Davenport
4) Amanda Arthur-Struss, West Des Moines
Stuffed Jointed Bear
1) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
2) Patricia Swenka, Dundee
Stuffed Non-jointed Bear
2) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
Best Dressed Bear
1) Micky Thynne, Davenport
2) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
3) Helene Viall, Des Moines
4) Sherry Murtle, Des Moines
Stuffed Toy, Other than Bear, Jointed
1) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
Stuffed Toy, Other than Bear, Non-jointed
1) Rita Riskedahl, Marshalltown
2) Joyce Lien, Ames
3) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
Honorable Mention) Cara Jicinsky, Urbandale
Doll (stuffed, play)
1) Micky Thynne, Davenport
2) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
4) Kathy Rose, Rockwell City
Doll (stuffed, display)
1) Kathy Betterton, Indianola
2) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
3) Kelsie Schmidt, Griswold
Doll Garment
1) Nancy Reis, Des Moines
2) Susan Eisenhour, Des Moines
3) Nancy Corbin, Nevada
4) Helene Viall, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Barbara DeWit, Tracy
Sweepstakes
1) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
Best of Show
1) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs
The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites: August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.
