Open class exhibition winners of the 2014 Whidbey Island Area Fair

The following are the winners of the open class exhibitions at the Whidbey Island Area Fair.

Photography – adult

Peggy Curtis, Seattle, nature, best of show; Holly Davison, Clinton, people, merit; Louie Shellenberger, Freeland, landscapes, merit; Dan McCabe, Bellevue, water/marine, merit; Barbara Benway, Coupeville, flowers, merit; Kimmer Morris, Langley, flowers, merit; Cathi ONanBower, Langley, flowers, merit; Holly Davison, Clinton, animals, merit; Dan McCabe, Bellevue, animals, merit; Sara Nagel, Oak Harbor, animals, merit; Nancy Ruff, Clinton, animals, merit; Louie Shellenberger, Freeland, animals, merit; Queenie Zook, Oak Harbor, animals, merit; Rhonda Permenter, Freeland, patterns, merit; Melanie Hester, Coupeville, architecture, merit; Gordon Marvin, Langley, general interest, merit

Photography – youth

Amara Garibyan, Langley, animals, best of youth; Karalee Bergsma, Freeland, animals, merit; Amara Garibyan, Langley, animals, merit; Maddie Barker, Langley, people, superintendent choice; Alejandro Frederickson, Freeland, landscapes, superintendent

Adult arts, crafts & hobbies

Debra Zimmerman, Freeland, polymer clay (must be baked), best adult arts & crafts; Katrina Na Leski, Freeland, bead work, merit; Pay McVay, Clinton, woodwork, merit; Brad Nelson, Oak Harbor, woodwork, merit; Clifford Ireland, Freeland, other crafts, merit; Delayney McIntyre-White, Clinton, other crafts, merit; Rebecca Applegate, Oak Harbor, bead work, superintendent award

Junior arts & crafts

Kareena DeClercq, Freeland, dolls, best of show; Emri Amelie Klein-Petit, Clinton, polymer clay (must be baked), merit; Laura Langer, Freeland, other crafts, merit; Ariadne DeClercq, Freeland, painting-any medium, merit; Violette Dennis, Langley, painting-any medium, merit; Katy Jordan, Langley, drawing-any medium, merit; Katy Jordan, Langley, painting-any medium, superintendent

Fiber arts – adult

Janet King, Coupeville, wet felted 3-dimensional, best fiber/best of show; Paula Willstatter, Coupeville, bath, guest or kitchen towel, best hand woven; Anne Barry, Anacortes, knitted handspun, best handspun; Sally Starnes, Anacortes, table linens or set of 4 placemats, merit; Kathleen Dodge-DeHaven, Coupeville, needle felted 3-dimensional, merit; Jamie Permenter, Edmonds, needle felted 3-dimensional, merit; Alison Perera, Coupeville, spindle-spun hand-spun skeins, merit; Joanne Hicken, Clinton, bath, guest or kitchen towel, superintendent award; Janet King, Coupeville, wet felted 3-dimensional, superintendent award; Joanne Martinis, Coupeville, multiple ply direction handspun skeins, superintendent award

Fiber arts – youth

Brittany Schuster, Langley, wet felted 3-dimensional, best of show

Floral – adult

Rhonda Permenter, Freeland, 90 Years of Family Fun-designer’s choice, best artistic design; Mike Fleming, Clinton, lily, Asiatic hybrids – one stalk, best horticulture; Brian Mckenna, Langley, Gladioli, medium florets 3.5 to 4.5 inches, merit; Ingrid Westerfield, Freeland, hydrangea macrophylla-according to color with foliage, merit; Frank Ruggiero, Greenbank, deciduous tree branch-less than 30 inches, merit; Rhonda Permenter, Freeland, fuchsia-upright, merit

Floral – senior

Kathy Schwenn, Clinton, hydrangea macrophylla-according to color with foliage, merit

Vegetables – adult

Rhonda Permenter, Freeland, Kale stalks-leaves on, best of show; Skyroot Farm [Team/Company], Clinton, 3 chard stalks, merit; Tarey Kay, Clinton, 5 onions-bunching, merit

Vegetables – youth

Katie Zundel, Clinton, 1 squash-summer,  best of class; Laura Langer, Freeland, 1 pumpkin, merit

Fruits – adult

Tarey Kay, Clinton, other fruits or nuts, best of show; Emily McDougall, Clinton, 3 apples-summer, merit

Fruits – youth

Gavin Imes, Clinton, blueberries, best of show; Curtis Hastings, Freeland, 5 crabapples, merit

Herbs – adult

Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, oregano, best of show; Kim Rossi, Langley, other herb, merit

Herbs – youth

Oona Coffey, Langley, mint, best of show; Kiana Henny, Langley, mint, merit

Honey – adult

Rob Niles, Oak Harbor, extracted-light, 1-pint jar, best of show; Kathy Maxwell, Freeland, infused honey, merit; Kathy Maxwell, Freeland, beeswax single block (not less than 1 pound), merit

Grains, grasses & compost – adult

Sherry Morris, Langley, compost-worm, best of show; Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, compost-other, merit

Homemade wine – adult

Tarey Kay, Clinton, fruit-berry, merit; Cathi ONanBower, Langley, fruit-other, merit; Molly Kay, Mount Vernon, mead with fruit, best of show; Christyn Johnson, Clinton, color wine label, best of show