4th ANNUAL JO BEERS PIE CONTEST & AUCTION

2010 WINNERS:

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Location: Variety Tent, Johnson County Fairgrounds

Competition Check-In: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Competition: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Silent Auction: 4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Live Auction: 4:15 p.m.

Divisions: Youth – 18 years old & under
& Adult – Over 18 years old

Classes (Homemade Double Crust Only): Cherry, Apple,
Berry (Any), Peach, Other Fruit, & Combination
Additional Youth Division Class: Purchased pie crust – any fruit (double crust)
No refrigerated, custard, cream, meat, or single-crust pies allowed.
All fillings must be made homemade.

Premiums and trophies awarded for placings 1 to 3 in each class.
Certificates will be awarded for the best filling, best crust, and most visually
appealing pie. Special premium will be awarded to the overall best pie.

ALL pies will be sold at auction — NO EXCEPTIONS.

NO PIE TINS OR PLATES WILL BE RETURNED TO ENTRANTS.
All pie tins or plates will be sold in the auction with the pies.

No pre-entry required.
No entry fee.
Complete recipe with all ingredients and instructions for the filling and crust must accompany entry and will NOT be returned to entrant. Recipes may be published.

A special invitational celebrity pie contest is being added in 2010
and will be judged separately from the rest of the contest!

Proceeds of the auction will be divided evenly between the Jo Beers
Altrusa Scholarship Fund and the Johnson County Agricultural Association.

Event sponsored by the Altrusa Club of Iowa City.
For additional questions, contact Deb Pullin-Van Auken (319) 430-3171.