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2017 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS
July 30 - August 6, 2017 Page 253
Cake Classic
Cake Classic Auction brings in cash for 4-H programs
By Angela Reiners
On Sunday afternoon,
a 53-year-tradition
continued at the close
of the Logan County
Fair as several cakes
were baked and judged
before a live audience,
then later auctioned off
to the highest bidders
to raise money for the
county's 4-H programs.
At the auction, the top
cakes auctioned by Mike Maske raised $3,495. As in
years' past, this entire amount will go directly to the
Logan County 4-H to support programs throughout
the year.
After the results of the cake classic judging were
shared, each winner brought his or her cake up to be
auctioned by Mike Maske. Maske, who is Fair Board
Secretary, donated his services to the auction, just as
he has for many years.
Maske asked each baker to describe the cake and hold
it up for the audience to see during the bidding. After
each cake was auctioned, the baker and buyer posed
for a photo with the buyer.
Marvin Bartman was the top bidder for the Grand
Prize Cake with a bid in the amount of $1,000.
Cullers also continued their cake buying tradition,
winning the top bids for the second and third place
cakes.
1st Place: Hannah Crider - Angel Food Cake
Crider said, “This Angel Food cake is
delicious.”
The top bidder at $1,000 was Marvin Bartman.
2nd Place: Jackson Johnson - Spice Cake
Johnson said, "I'm so excited to place in the top five." It was
Johnson's first year in the cake classic and he jumped up and
down and hugged his wife when he got onstage. He was
happy to have beat the Criders, who are his in-laws.
Culler's French Fries won the bidding with $400.