Logan County Fair 2022

2022 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 Page 243 FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 PHOTOS and STORY By Nila Smith Friday culinary judging a sweet treat at one of the best county fairs for Judge Brenda Silano F riday morning was the second day of judging for the Open Culinary Shows at the Logan County Fair. Before the show began, Marsha Greenslate, one of the fair Superintendents for both days, sat down for a friendly chat with Lincoln Daily News. She said that she was hopeful that Friday’s judging would go better than Wednesday. She went on to explain that there had been a calamity of unfortunate events at the first judging held on Wednesday. The end result was that it took all of the afternoon and into the evening to get the work all completed. In connection to these complications, early on at the judging on Friday, Greenslate announced that there were a couple of local media sources on hand. If any of the winners from Wednesday were present and would like to have a photo taken of the winning entry, the photographers present would be happy to do so. From the Wednesday show, Mary Johnson came up and had her photo taken with her Champion Yeast Bread entry from Wednesday. The official judging began when retired LCHS Home Economics Teacher Brenda Silano arrived, prepared to enjoy a morning of taste testing a large variety of sweet treats. Judging included cakes, candies and snack foods, starting first with candies, and wrapping up at the end with cakes. The winners of the cake categories then had the option to enter for the Cake Classic Bake- off to be held on Sunday at the fair. Judge Silano worked quietly through the morning, tasting and examining the various entries. There were some tough decisions to be made, but in the end, the following winners were announced. Continued p