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, THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE â€" Thursday, November 11, 2004 â€"17 > 25TH WARKWORTH PERFECT PIE CONTEST 4 By Bos Owen search of her pie. She didn‘t find it, but Heather says the award was wonderful . she had hoped to see Norma McCleary win, chronicle@belinet.ca assumed it was on the other side, not ?filrd gratifying after all she had gone she loves the conte;t so much â€" or maybe . _ among the winners on stage. ough the night before. one of Heather‘s girlfriends. shé{ fi;‘f{fié Sé?fié‘ftfi"t‘g‘;%;’;‘ftefisgg MAE She was up all night Friday in her quest _ Husband Grant noted before she left the _ The unassumine) Notham resident to find perfection. ITronically, the pecan pie â€"house Saturday for the competition, after A partlng note couldn‘t believe Her sood fortune when her â€" W2° 998 of her first efforts in a lor}g night. . all the catastrophes, the pecan pie looked On perhaps a sadder note, this was . name was announced as the winner of the gour others that followgd were disasters. . pretty good. Grahame Woods‘ final year with the 25th Annual Warkworth Perfect Pie er youngest son, Troy, looked after some As for the secret to success, Hesther eangeet The man who nudged the event Ebmiest of the failed blueberry and maple syrup laughs and recommends you don‘t drop it into existence with a newspaper article The honour seemed, at times, to be efforts. Both ended up too runny, so he . on the way to the oven â€" it‘s quite runny. _ more man a avavien eemuony cegde ammosttoo much toleke im 8 © scooped up pieces for breakfast. Unused to the attention, Heather said stepping aside. His long association with Standing before a crowd of 200 jamming . j ropreely Warkworth has left a legacy in the artistic every nook and cranny of the Warkworth _ | en s CA fibre of the village. Possibly his genius lies Town Hall Centre for the Arts, Mrs. Clarke Snveudiinns ~~. l > e y . R*" in realizing what is apparent, and then was speechless. Recovering for a moment, w i y (t 4 Aull . h A making it happen. she stopped to thank everyone and praised v . m ) l Thanks, Grahame. ‘ "the wonderful community we live in." I . on * &z. & j The prize package this year was the best i B ‘allige.." > 7 ever for the contest that began as the result ~~ en e u . 37â€"# da of a column written in the Warkworth y e oR (% i. " . e Journal over 25 years ago by Grahame [ «Pane -3_;1'_.,;-% M sollee 0 "dk L X "% Woods. * M "'fi“’“ % mm Sn | 4/ Mrs. Clarke took home cash prizes, . 2z . . ie ie "thd j | UF "'1!* | . c including the grand prize of $150 donated %j o ie I e . â€"â€" k } by Northumberland Publishers. She also m4A4, * 7 en 1 t mt h loaded a deluxe mixer, a unique sculpture ons 4 fl,"fi-_\, Tss Easy now!dPerfect Pie wmner,GHe}?ther (M ',N;‘f'.‘id i by Paul Portelli, a silver platter from the «€eop , WOA Glamke, and award presenter, Grahame| oS qo w I Royal Bank, $100 from the Warkworth Coâ€" M bucpern d oA { Woods, are being very careful as the prize ‘flfl:l | C o Op, and other goodies into her vehicle to 6. o â€"< ' changes hands. Worthy Matron, AudreyJ M#* 1J vame oi tf P o e take home. C o | e Thackeray , stands behind. H}* flv u+Cl Te # This isn‘t Mrs. Clarke‘s first foray into _ [IF | â€"ilii4 . â€" ols u aibpmd M‘ 8 s the contest, but it‘s her first Perfect Pie. Te 1 S £1.» 0 e meas. She first entered in 1997 and gained es * d I B L x | 4 notoriety when her twoâ€"yearâ€"old son was ies :/ Wls can s k â€" I w uies s d s C @ M ce hotographed asleep on her knee during * {o* * ue aamaet l "Js | "Cp [ yA nO % j ; f] ?he festivities. M hi. p ‘i‘*;‘ B Mess o & In 1998, she and friend Wendy VanRoom _ | yam»®®@@ _‘ 4 4 d M FNE lrh 4 ‘ 5 M entered in an attempt to determine whether * * * No4 us e i. M NE nds w i f" Tenderflake lard or Crisco shortening eP ts at . dloalt dbrsll »*" ~~ mm | 4 |.. ~ _ ~ > w\ a made the better crust. They didn‘t find out. â€" WRaae * we? i p »* J f’g ) & â€"~A wfo . ;f":.-}, | Both women won honourable mention. * e »_ * eges ks »4“ â€" l cesc id Ciye. uid E From there on in, she admits she has | % y Nq .. ul cocmvenntilth i. C .:_vfi}’r_{." [ been winning different categories, but |@lf "y A atiip «o M ; | / ~AHas . never top honours. NP _ Ab _ _ l ind ge* 11 C s & Last year, her son Travis won the (N LN F4 «i * Wws * T5 i 0 ) A K newlyâ€"created Youth category and an 4 #iox _ PW C " 4 ie s ®_ .( % ,.k j l honourable mention in the Men‘s division |@ ' i "«mâ€"-,pfi ne don / s 5y aost & n j \ N with his apple pie. He entered again this Prvrcesemmnatt) ) ) ;. * woo. ~If| h : mss viem e‘ | .0 J year at the bidding of his Grandpa Woof. 7 uty saloult / t \M dos ;‘Cfil/&fl w L. ... . ... SWn ne c n se a ce _ W l Heather NErc: drealned.She’d find her T s e t * mt im ~ o ; s ® s S .MBA_ * Judge Shari Darling does some preliminary pie on the prize table this year. In an pozens and dozens of pies awaited the _ Bill Saunders sits patiently with his pig aS. work at the long row of pies. interview after the ceremony, she admitted . jugges at Jast Saturday‘s competition. he awaits the competition. Bill took top Photos by Bob Owen walking along one side of the room in honours in the Men‘s Division. â€" _ mmmmmmmmmemem mm