2021 Fair

Page 332 2021 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July/August 2021 SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 By Angela Reiners Cake Classic 2021 Auction brings in highest tally for Logan County 4-H programs As the 84th Logan County Fair neared its splendid weeklong end on Sunday afternoon, a 55-year tradition was observed. Earlier in the afternoon, seven cake competitors baked 14 cakes, one to be judged before a live audience and one for auctioning. Judging the cakes was retired Lincoln Land Community College Culinary instructor Terri Branham. These cakes were then auctioned off to the highest bidders to raise money for 4-H. The cakes bring in some high bids of $1,000 and upward. At this year’s auction, the seven cakes auctioned by Mike Maske raised a record breaking $7,200. This entire amount will go directly to the Logan County 4-H to support programs throughout the year. Before the auction began, Cake Classic Superintendent Rebekah Johnson thanked McEntire’s Appliance for providing the ovens used to bake the cakes, Peggy’s Place for the boxes and Darlene Begolka for the Tupperware. After the results of the Cake Classic judging were announced, each winner brought his or her cake up to be auctioned by Maske. During the bidding, Maske asked each baker to describe the cake they worked so hard on and hold it up to show the audience. Jim and Darci Cullers were the top bidders for the first-place cake, with a bid of $1,800 continuing their longstanding tradition of buying cakes at the auction. Continued p