Tamarack Time! Fall Festival winners announced
Bigfork’s 31st annual Tamarack Time! Fall Festival drew hundreds of people to Electric Avenue to sample hundreds of special offerings from top local chefs. Approximately 395 visitors stopped to sample up to 13 categories of cuisine, ranging from cookies and pies to pickles and potatoes. The celebration of community fare brought in $1,975. The net proceeds will be donated to the Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork to aid in the upkeep of the Swan River Nature Trail. Next year’s Tamarack Time! will be held in downtown Bigfork on Oct. 10, 2020.
Appetizers
1st Keith McCormick, Grapes of Rath
2nd Christy Young, Onion Tomato Tart
3rd Mary Grauer, S.W. Butternut Squash Tart
Breads-Sweet (2 entries)
1st Jennifer Graham, G/F Pumpkin Muffins
2nd Kayla Wells, Braided Apple Bread
Jams (1 entry)
1st Rachel Klempel, Rachel’s Raspberry Jam
Casseroles
1st Cheryl Ridderhoff, Harvest Chicken
2nd Shelley Gonzales, Tex-Mex Pulled Pork
3rd Shelley Gonzales, Baked Gnocci & Chicken
Chili
1st Melva Herbold, The Perfect Chili
2nd Colleen Ague and Toot Sward, Two Gals’ Chili
3rd Linda Romano, To Bean or not To Bean
Cookies
1st Christine Buckner, Butterfinger Cookies
2nd Patty Blasius, Choc Glazed Pumpkin Cookies
3rd Leslie Godwin, Triple Chocolate Cookies
Bars (2 entries)
1st Patty Blasius, Triple Fruit Cookie Bar
2nd Kathy Lucke, Apple Bars
Desserts
1st Diana and Bill Beaulieu, Almond Rocco
2nd Jennifer Graham, Millionaire’s Bars
3rd Campbell Bach, Poison Apple Cake
Ethnic
1st Penny Capps, Vietnamese Iced Coffee w/Saigon Cookies
2nd Mexican Taco Soup, Toot Sward
3rd Olive Salad, Dariya Mowry
Kids (2 entries)
1st Jennifer Whitney, Choc Chip Mousse
2nd Tonya Rogers, Banana Huckleberry Bread
Pickles-Dill
1st Jennifer Vickstrom, Dill Pickles
2nd Arin Levin, Midwest Dill
3rd Janine Beaubien, Spicy Dill
Pickles-Sweet
1st Rachel Klemple, Pickled Beets
2nd Janine Beaubien, Spicy Bread & Butter
3rd Dona Reynolds, Cranberry Relish
Pies- Fruit
1st Nancy McGunagle, Iron Skillet Apple Pie
2nd Norma Kosek, Apple Crumble
3rd Norma Kosek, Cherry Crumble
Pies-Non Fruit
1st Cheryl Ipson, Pumpkin Delight
2nd Cheryl Ipson, German Chocolate
3rd Colleen Ague, Pumpkin Pie
Potatoes (2 entries)
1st Nora Moore, Baked Potato Salad
2nd Toot Sward, Mashed ‘Tater Salad
Soup
1st Linda Brevik, Salmon Chowder
2nd Cara Watson, Chicken Fajita Soup
3rd Brook Robison, Pork Tom Kha Gai Soup
Stew
1st Edie Sellars and Tara Allen, Brunswick Stew
2nd Doreen Thigpen, Tortellini Stew
3rd Marlys Ehrman, Red Wine Stew