CCCOA GARDEN SHOW WINNERS ANNOUNCED

(08/24/2011)

Vegetable Platter submitted by Jim and Evelyn McCormick

Submitted by Maricia Mlynek

The Calhoun County Committee on Aging held their 11th Annual Garden Show last week at the Grantsville Senior Center.

Categories for participants ranged from jams and jellies to canned and fresh vegetables. Judging the event was Alley Snider from the West Virginia Extension Agency.

Canned Vegetable Category

1st place - Evelyn McCormick with "Aunt Nellie's beans from Ohio"

2nd place - Hobart Richards with tomato juice

3rd place - Evelyn McCormick with Italian Roma II beans

Jams and Jellies Category

1st place - Evelyn McCormick with blackberry jelly

2nd place - Blanche Kendall with golden cherry

3rd place - Alta Mae Richards with blackberry jelly

Fresh Vegetables Category

1st place - Hobart Richards with "Bob's" heritage tomato

2nd place - Jeanie Smith with green beans

3rd place - Jeanie Smith with beets

Vegetable Platter Category

1st place - Jim and Evelyn McCormick

Honorable Mention for Fresh Vegetables were Fumiko Welch and Jeanie Smith.

Best of Show winner was Alta Mae Richards with blackberries