Despite a rainy start on Friday night, the 2011 Gooseberry Festival went off without a hitch with large crowds attending many of the events held throughout the weekend.
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There were 20 teams entered in the first-ever chili cookoff, sponsored by the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association and the North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center. Both professional and amateur teams took part in the event, with the following winners:
Homestyle, organization – Judges Choice, Sunnyview Nursing Home of Trenton; People’s Choice, Elks Lodge of Trenton; First Place Show, Elks Lodge.
Homestyle, individual – Judges Choice, Sherri Thordarson of Bloomfield, IA; People’s Choice, Masters of Cooking Disaster of Higginsville, head cook Nathan Carman; First Place Show, Hillbilly Chili, head cook Mark Robinson of Trenton.
CASI Judges Choice – 1. Virgil Johnson of Ottumwa, IA; 2. Steve Dowdy of Kansas City; 3. Kevin Stovall of Lee’s Summit; 4. Jerri Dowdy of Kansas City; 5. Sherri Thordarson; 5. Cindy Stovall of Lee’s Summit; 7. Lee Kroenecke of Lenexa, KS; 8. Dave Thordarson of Bloomfield, IA; 9. Shelly Kroenecke of Lenexa, KS: and 10. Jonathan Smith of Trenton. Lee Kroenecke earned enough points to qualify for the national competition by placing in the top 10 of this cookoff.
CASI People’s Choice – Arctic Heat (Dave Richardson).
CASI Show – 1. Hillbilly Chili of Trenton, 2. Duck Blind Chili (Steve Dowdy), 3. Dumb Blond Chili (Jerri Dowdy).
Winners in horseshoe pitching at Eastside Park were Slade Orndorff, first; Jason Orndorff, second; and Matt Carter, third.
The gooseberry baking contest was held at the Rock Barn. Winners in the various divisions included:
Breads/Muffins – 1. Dorothy Taul, 2. Loretta Ray (bread), 3. Loretta Ray (muffins).
Jams/Jellies – 1. Darlie Ricketts, 2. Darlie Ricketts, 3. Dorothy Taul.
Salads – 1. Loretta Ray.
Junior Division – 1.Tucker Franklin, 2. Nova Huff, 3. Seri Huff.
Pies – 1. (tie) Christy Compton and Loretta Ray, 2. (tie) Dorothy Taul and Darlie Ricketts, 3. John Peery.
Chutney – 1. Loretta Ray.
Turnover/Puff Pastry – 1. Loretta Ray.
Around 150 persons attended the Trenton Art Guilt art show in the Rock Barn, coming from as far away as North Carolina, Washington, Florida and Idaho.
The most popular picture was “The Three Faces” by Garrett Boyle. Second was a tie between “Queen of Arts” by Garrett Boyle, “Anticipation” by Charlie Crimi, “Artist’s Muse” by Loreen McDonald and “Scarlett O’Hara in Motion” by Kay Martin. There was also a tie for third between “Stargazer II” by Sara Gibson and “Tisk in Guard” by Carolyn Urton.
The most popular artist was Loreen McDonald, edging out Garrett Boyle for second and Carolyn Urton for third.
There were around 300 persons attending the Texaco Country Showdown at the Sesquicentennial Park on Saturday night. The winner was Merritt Whitley of Kansas City, who will advance to the state competition at Clinton in September. The runner-up was Amy Midgyett of Chillicothe.
The Billie Veach Memorial Ranch Rodeo was held at the North Missouri Saddle Club grounds. In the team competition, the winners were Steve Young, David Daniels, Josh Weaver and Tyson Workman of Unionville. The top hand was Steve Young, who also had the top horse. The top team received Veach-made breast collars while Veach-made halters went to the top hand and top horse.
The largest event of the weekend was the annual 5K/10K run/walk, held on Saturday morning at Eastside Park. Rachel Brown of Unionville was the overall winner in the 10K women’s division with a time of 49:54. The 10K men’s winner was Blake Goodin of Princeton with a time of 37:22. The women’s 5K winner was Jessica Westcott of Trenton witha time of 22:55. The men’s 5K winner was Michael Witten of Trenton with a time of 19:17. The youngest walkers were Jena Harris, age 6, and Grady Spillman, age 5. The oldest walkers were Doris Veeder, age 74, and James Maloney, age 73. Traveling the farthest was Katie Roberts of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., who participated in the run for the third year.
The top winners, by age, included:
Women’s 10K
11 to 18 – 1. Rachel Brown, 2. Haley Creason of Trenton.
19 to 25 – 1. Andrea Hull of Maryville, 2. Megan Wyant of Centerville, IA, 3. (tie) Brittaney Oxford of Trenton and Bryanna Kincaid of Trenton.
26-35 – 1. Jewell Harris of Trenton, 2. Camille Preston of Unionville, 3. Jill Eaton of Trenton.
36-45 – 1. Jill Watkins of Trenton, 2. Lisa Schilling of Trenton, 3. Shelly Cunningham of Spickard.
46-55 – 1. Jenny Hughes of Chillicothe, 2. Nancy Nowland of Chillicothe, 3. Jackie Wyant of Trenton.
Women’s 5K
10 and Under – 1. Lexi Gott of Trenton, 2. Elle Neal of Trenton 3. Laura Carlson of Trenton.
11 to 18 – 1. Jessica Westcott, 2. Cassidy Trump of Trenton, 3. Megan Brown of Unionville.
19 to 25 – 1. Rachel Hughes of Chillicothe, 2. Krista Bailey of Jamesport, 3. Susan Allen of Trenton.
27 to 35 – 1. Angela Stephenson of Kansas City, 2. Audrey Beres of Chillicothe, 3. Keri Gott of Trenton.
36 to 45 – 1. Pam Bowden of Trenton, 2. Shannon Snuffer of Jamesport, 3. Lori Jarrett of Trenton.
46 to 55 – 1. Katie Roberts of Mt. Pleasant, SC, 2. Jane Cott of Jamesport, 3. Novalea Baker of Trenton.
56 to 65 – 1. Jan Griffee of Jamesport, 2. Kathy Nolke of Trenton, 3. Susanne Nuttall of Trenton.
Over 65 – 1. Bev Whitley of Trenton, 2. Doris Veeder of Trenton, 3. Shirley Gondringer of Trenton.
Men’s 10K
10 and Under – 1. Sam Schilling of Trenton.
11 to 18 – 1. Blake Goodin, 2. Jake Frazier of Jamesport, 3. Jeremy Row of Trenton.
19 to 25 – 1. Roberto Garcia of Trenton.
26 to 35 – 1. Jeb Walker of Trenton.
36 to 45 – 1. Frank Gannon of Trenton, 2. Keith Rauchle of Trenton.
56 to 65 – 1. Phillip Wise of Harris.
Men’s 5K
10 and Under – 1. Grady Spillman of Trenton, 2. Kyle Long of Trenton, 3. Jason Turner of Trenton.
11 to 18 – 1. Michael Witten, 2. James Fairchild of Trenton, 3. Trenton Hoyal of Trenton.
19 to 25 – 1. Kasey Bailey of Jamesport.
26 to 35 – 1. Kenny Chase of Rolla, 2. Robert Maloney of Trenton.
36 to 45 – 1. Chad Boyd of Trenton, 2. Scott Long of Trenton, 3. Joe Cabral of Trenton.
46 to 55 – 1. Tad Trombley of Trenton, 2. Richard Cotton of Jamesport, 3. Scott Martin of Trenton.
56 to 65 – 1.Wendell Lenhart of Trenton, 2. Dave Bain of Trenton, 3. Roger Fletcher of Trenton.
Over 65 – 1. Ben Stamper of Spickard, 2. M.S. Gibson of Trenton, 3. James Maloney of Trenton.
Persons who placed in the top three in their age group, but did not receive their medal can stop by the health department before Wednesday of this week or next week to pick it up. Participants who did not receive a shirt or did not get the right shirt size can also stop at the health department to pick one up or exchange sizes. There are a limited number of sizes from small to extra large available on a first-come, first-serve basis.