Stanislaus County Fair – 2002

900 North Broadway, Turlock CA 95380

(209) 668-1333

 

For Immediate Release:  

June 14, 2003

For further information:

Pennie C. Rorex, Publicity Director

Office: (209) 667-7024

Enter special food contests by June 19

Turlock—If you love to cook then savor this—there are just five days remaining to enter the special food contests at the Stanislaus County Fair!

      Chefs and chef wannabes can select from an extensive menu of contests to tantalize judges with all sorts of flavors from chocolate recipes to sweet potato pie to BBQ ribs. The carte du jour of special contests includes:

  • “Just Nutty” sponsored by Gambini Farms, Oakdale
  • “A Cheesy Idea” sponsored by Hilmar Cheese Company
  • “Chocolate Decadence” sponsored by Hershey Chocolate, Oakdale
  • “Homemade Salsa Contest” sponsored by Emanuel Medical Center
  • “Special Cookie Contest” sponsored by Friends of Nannette Sherman Taylor
  • “BBQ Ribs Contest” sponsored by Beth Smith and Melinda Fannin
  • “Strawberry Jam” sponsored by Hilmar Middle School Faculty Club in Memory of Christie Whalen Sexton
  • “Sweet Potato Pie” sponsored by Sweet Potato Council
  • “All American Apple Pie” sponsored by Dubyak Family Chiropractic, Turlock

      Each contest has rules specific to its cuisine but the one common ingredient is that all recipes must be homemade. Each of these contests is judged live before an audience in the Save Mart Ag/Hort Building during fair hours.        

 

Exhibitor entry forms must be received at the Fair office by 5 p.m. on June 19, 2003 or be postmarked by June 19, 2003.  Handbooks with entry forms are available at the following Turlock locations: Turlock Library, Valley Distributors, Cloth & Quilts and in Hilmar at Hilmar Cheese.

Exhibitor entry forms are also available on-line at www.stancofair.com. 

Be part of the Stanislaus County Fair by displaying your talents and efforts and the chance to walk away with award ribbons, cash prizes and/or prize gifts.

The Stanislaus County Fair is now in its 92nd year.  The 2003 fair opens Friday, July 25 for a 10-day run.  The theme of this year’s fair is “The Place to be in 2003: Saluting the 30th Anniversary of American Graffiti.”

The mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a family and community oriented experience promoting agriculture, education, entertainment and technology.

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