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Nevada County Fair Country Christmas Faire Results

Best of Show 2013 Cathy Rogers of Browns Valley, CA
Best of Show 2013 Cathy Rogers of Browns Valley, CA

Gingerbread House Competition Results and Canned Food Drive Results

A successful canned food drive, more than 120 vendors, and 42 gingerbread houses built made the 29th Annual Country Christmas Faire at the Nevada County Fairgrounds a success.

The 11th Annual Gingerbread House Competition was once again a crowd favorite, with 42 entries received. Of those entries, the Best of Show winner was Cathy Rodgers of Browns Valley, and the People’s Choice Award went to Joanne Perilman and Crew of Grass Valley. The Best of Show is chosen by the judges, and the People’s Choice is selected through ballots cast by individuals who attend the Craft Faire.

People’s Choice winner Joanne Perilman and Crew of Grass Valley
People’s Choice winner Joanne Perilman and Crew of Grass Valley

First place winners in the traditional categories include Bailey Ingalis and Jillian Beaver (age 5 & under); Willow West, Hunter Casteel, and Finn Becker (age 6-8); Owen Strolle, Nate Becker, and Molly Becker (age 9-12); Jenna Deutschman (age 13-17); Tina Ennis (age 18 -64); Joan Morton (age 65 & over); Keith Wemple (special needs); Girl Scout Troup 1024, The Awesomes, Sunday School Class, S. Lemons 3rd Grade Class, GVSD 4th Grade, GVSD 2nd Grade, and 1st Grade Clear Creek School (group – children); Yvonne Read (family); and Andres Price (Adult/Group – ages 18 and over).

The first place winner in the non-traditional categories is Cathy Rodgers (adult/group – ages 18 and over).

With the help of Grass Valley Elks, Sunday’s canned food drive collected enough food to feed 30 Nevada County families during the Christmas season.

The names of all the Gingerbread House Competition winners can be found on the Fairgrounds’ website at www.NevadaCountyFair.com. The 2014 Country Christmas Faire is planned for Thanksgiving weekend, November 28, 29, and 30.

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Nevada County Fairground’s 26th Annual Christmas Faire

Country Christmas Faire, November 26, 27 & 28, 2010

GRASS VALLEY – Mark your calendar for the 26th annual Country Christmas Faire at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley on November 26, 27, and 28. Rated as one of the top handcrafted shows in Northern California, this year’s Country Christmas Faire will feature unique gifts and crafts from top artisans from across the state.

Five exhibit buildings will be filled during the Thanksgiving weekend, giving shoppers a chance to start their holiday shopping with quality hand-made holiday items, ornaments, jewelry, wooden crafts, soaps and lotions, hand-woven baskets, stained glass, candles, beadwork, and dozens of other unique gifts.

Visitors to the Faire will enjoy strolling live entertainment, festival foods, the magical Gingerbread House exhibit, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, errand elves, and a community bon-fire. Wagon rides around the Fairgrounds will be offered; and Victorian singers, the bell ringing RiverBells, and the Sierra Symphony quartet will perform throughout the event.

Free babysitting will be offered by local Girl Scouts, so parents can drop off their children while they enjoy holiday shopping.

The Country Christmas Faire begins Friday, November 26, and runs through Sunday,

November 28. Admission is $4 for adults and children 12 and under are free. The hours are 10 am – 5 pm on Friday and Saturday, and 10 am – 4 pm on Sunday.

The Nevada County Fairgrounds is located at 11228 McCourtney Road in Grass Valley, 50 miles northeast of Sacramento, off Highway 49. For more information, to visit the Fair’s web site at Click Here or call (530) 273-6217.

By: Wendy Oaks
Publicist, Nevada County Fairgrounds
(530) 273-6217
wsoaks@gmail.com

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Country Christmas Faire Results

Ginger Bread House Best of Show
Ginger Bread House Best of Show

Gingerbread House Competition Results and Canned Food Drive Results

A successful canned food drive, more than 100 vendors, sixty five gingerbread houses built, and nearly 10,000 attendees made the 25th annual Country Christmas Faire at the Nevada County Fairgrounds a huge success.

The 7th annual Gingerbread House Competition was a crowd-favorite this year, with more than 65 entries received. Of those entries, the Best of Show winner was Wanda Dunn of Penn Valley, and the People’s Choice Award went to the gingerbread house built by Joanne, Megan and Sydney Perilman and Cody Lawson (entered as The Perilman’s plus Cody and Crew), all of Cedar Ridge. The Best of Show is chosen by the judges, and the People’s Choice is selected through ballots cast by individuals who attend the Craft Faire.

First place winners in the individual categories include Madison Nestell (child 5 & under); Sonora Slater (child – ages 6-8); Maura Devlin (child – ages 9-12); Jenna Hook (kits – ages 8 & under); Toria Kinney (teen – ages 13-17); Wanda Dunn (adult – 18 -64); Mary Abbott (adult – 65 & over); Hennessy Tiger Cubs After School Program (group – children 12 & under); That 70’s Group (group – teen 13-17); The Casto Family (group – family); The Perilman Family and Cody Lawson and crew (group – adult 18 & over); and Brailey Sears (special needs).

With the help of HOPE (Help Other People Eat) in Nevada County, Sunday’s canned food drive collected 547 cans of food and cash donations. These donations will be used at the organization’s December food distribution. HOPE in Nevada County is a program established through the Grass Valley Elks, who partner with the Food Bank of Nevada County to feed those in need. HOPE distributes food once a month to anyone in the county in need of food.

Ginger Bread House Peoples Choice
Ginger Bread House Peoples Choice

The 2010 Country Christmas Faire is planned for Thanksgiving weekend, November 26 – 28, 2010. For information, visit Nevada County Fair or call 273-6217.

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Free Childcare Provided at Country Christmas Faire

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The Northern Mines Girl Scouts will offer free babysitting services at this year’s Country Christmas Faire, held November 27 to the 29 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. This benefit is provided by this youth service organization so that parents can drop off their children while they enjoy holiday shopping. Free babysitting will be provided in the Community Center at the Fairgrounds; hours for babysitting are the same as the Faire, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm; and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. 

Errand elves will be available to assist Faire-goers throughout the event. The Errand Elves, provided by students from Clear Creek School, are available to carry packages for shoppers or patrons may use their “Will Call” service and leave their packages in the elves’ care as they continue shopping. Clear Creek students will also be offering mistletoe to Faire-goers. All donations received for the elves and the mistletoe will go towards these young students who are trying to earn money for an outdoor science education camp.  

Additionally, the Nevada City Explorer Scouts will coordinate the free parking in the fairgrounds parking lot; Nevada County 4-H clubs will provide volunteers to serve as the trash clean-up crew for the Faire; Will and Paulette Snyders of Empire Horse & Carriage Company and Randall and Trish Gross of Grass Valley’s Rock-n-Horse Ranch will provide wagon rides around the grounds; and Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be on hand to greet children. A photographer will be available to capture the special moment with Santa.

The 25th annual Country Christmas Faire begins Friday, November 27, and runs through Sunday, November 29.  Admission is $4 for adults, and children 12 and under are free. Parking is also free. Artisans from across the country fill the Fairgrounds exhibit buildings with quality hand-made crafts and unique gifts. Visitors to the Faire will enjoy strolling live entertainment, festival foods, and a community bon-fire. 

The Nevada County Fairgrounds is located at 11228 McCourtney Road in Grass Valley. For more information, visit Nevada County Fair or call (530) 273-6217.