Press Release, Orleans/Niagara BOCES

The Orleans/Niagara BOCES recently named its Employees of the Year for the 2024-2025 school year.

Employees are nominated by their peers and a committee selects an awardee in each of these categories: Administrator, Clerical, Continuing Education, Custodial/Maintenance, Staff Specialist, Substitute, Teacher Aide and Teacher.

Rachel Ross is the Administrator of the Year.  Rachel has worked for Orleans/Niagara BOCES for one year and is the principal of the Godfrey Learning Center and the Orleans Learning Center.

“My favorite part of the job is the people,” she said. “I feel so lucky to work with such great students and staff every day.”

Ross said she was shocked when her name was announced at the opening day celebration. “It hit me emotionally. I think it is clear indication that I am on the right path and doing the right things. There is no better feedback to guide and affirm your practice than this. I am grateful for the feedback.”

Penny Aikin is the Clerical Person of the Year. Aikin has spent 39 years in Continuing Education, five years as a Keyboard Specialist and the last 34 as a Secretary. She is also a certified TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) Test Administrator which allows her to test adult students part-time in the evenings at our Lockport Literacy Zone located at 50 Main Street.  Penny loves working with adult students.

“Our Literacy Program offers adults in the community assistance whether it is someone who needs their GED, someone needing to learn English or students seeking to obtain their citizenship,” she said. “The work that I do as a Data Manager has helped to insure we are the number one literacy program in New York State. I love my job as it enables me to work directly with an awesome literacy staff and to interact frequently with students all having different goals and needs.”

Aikin said it is an honor to be recognized for the work she does each and every day.

Erica Kopp is the Continuing Education Employee of the Year. She has worked at Orleans/Niagara BOCES for 19 years and says her favorite part of her job is teaching and helping people move forward in their lives.

“Many of our students come in carrying regret or embarrassment about not finishing high school,” she said. “It takes so much courage and determination to complete the program. Supporting them through that journey is incredibly meaningful. I was truly surprised and very appreciative of my colleagues choosing me! We have so many dedicated teachers and I honestly could not believe I was selected.”

Donald Duncanson is the Custodian/Maintenance Person of the Year. He has been working at BOCES for 4 1/2 years.

“My favorite part of my job is meeting new people every day and solving and fixing problems,” he said. “I feel very honored to have been chosen. I work with great people and it makes my job easy and enjoyable.”

Laird Burkett is the Staff Specialist of the Year. Laird has worked at BOCES as a Computer Technician for eight years. He said his favorite part of his job is helping people do their best work.

“I listen to teachers and staff, simplifying the technology behind the scenes, and support our team so solutions last,” Burkett said. “When a classroom runs smoother because we planned together, that’s the most rewarding part.”

He said winning this honor was very humbling. “Any success I’ve had comes from bringing people to the table, hearing their needs, and doing the follow-through together.”

Jennifer Jourdain is the Teacher of the Year. Jennifer works at the Niagara Academy and is on her 21st year at ONBOCES.

“What I love about my job is that the students I work with have typically had nothing but negative school experiences at their home district,” she said. “When they enter our alternative program, I love seeing these students gain confidence in their ability and find success for themselves in school.”

She said she felt honored when announced as the teacher of the year. “It was great to receive this award following a year of feeling respected and valued by the organization I work for.  I look forward to being part of the BOCES culture moving forward.”

Teresa Armstrong is the Teacher Aide of the Year. “I was shocked!” she said about the recognition. “It was a wonderful surprise to be recognized by my peers.”

Armstrong has been at Orleans/Niagara BOCES for 22 years and is at the Niagara Academy.  “My favorite part of my job is making connections with not only the students, but also my colleagues as we strive to make a difference in our students’ lives.”

Ron Jackson was named the Substitute of the Year. Ron worked as a welding teacher at the Orleans Career and Technical Education Center until his retirement in 2024. He filled in as a teacher in the welding program for part of the school year.

“I started on my birthday, February 18th in 2019,” he said. “I had to laugh, I’ve worked in power plants for 32 years and let’s just say, we didn’t get any snow days there! My first day teaching was a snow day. I hadn’t had a snow day since 1979!”

When asked what his favorite part of his job was, his answer was, “That’s hard to answer. It really wasn’t a job to me. It was the most rewarding opportunity I have ever had the pleasure of doing. So, I guess I would say it would be having the opportunity to pass on my life’s lessons to anyone who would listen.

“My passion has always been in welding, but my goal was to teach kids to be employable first and welding second. I do miss being part of something bigger than myself. It is the best job I have ever had. I am very honored to have received this and all I can say is from the heart, thank you for this wonderful opportunity to work with some of the most caring and dedicated people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with.”

Several colleges and universities have sent notices to the Orleans Hub, highlighting students on the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

SUNY Oswego recognized two Orleans County residents as high academic achievers on its President’s List and Deans’ List.

Miles W. Hartway of Medina, majoring in wellness management, made the President’s List with a GPA at 3.8 or higher.

Alex E. Stahl of Medina, majoring in operations management and information systems, made the Dean’s List with a GPA between 3.3 and 3.79.

SUNY Cortland’s Dean’s List includes students with a GPA at 3.3 or higher.

Xander Payne of Medina, majoring in Sport Management, and Nathan Sherman of Medina, majoring in Business Economics, both made the list.

The University at Albany has recognized Jacey Sills Merkl of Medina for making the Dean’s List.

Finger Lakes Community College reports Erik Coleman of Holley and Bryan Hardenbrook of Kendall made the Dean’s List.

Hartwick College in Oneonta congratulated Erin Kiefer, an English major, of Lyndonville for making the Dean’s List.

Houghton University has honored two students in Orleans County for making the Dean’s List. Clara Bolton of Albion and Lydia Scharlau of Medina both had GPAs between 3.75 – 3.99 for the semester.

SUNY New Paltz announced that Drayven Oakes of Medina and Danielle Wyant of Albion made the Dean’s List with GPAs at 3.3 or higher.

Iowa State University congratulated Zachary Fike of Medina for making the Dean’s List. Fike is majoring in Agronomy.

Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, also congratulated Kayleigh Neale of Holley for graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Education: Early Childhood Education.

This image of Robert Brown was part of a military recognition tribute at the Buffalo Bills game last month.

ORCHARD PARK – Robert Brown, a 2003 Medina graduate, was recognized during the Buffalo Bills home preseason game on Aug. 9 against the New York Giants.

Brown was able to stand on the field and be acknowledged by the crowd at the end of the third quarter. A 90-second tribute to his military service was shown on the big screens of Highmark Stadium.

Brown now lives in Buffalo with his wife and four children. He is retiring in November after a 20-year career on active duty with the U.S. Navy.

Chief Petty Officer Brown entered the Navy in 2005. He trained in Hospital Corpsman “A” School that is fundamental for Navy medical personnel. His first assignment was at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.

He deployed to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba and then completed Field Medical Training Battalion C School in North Carolina. He was deployed as a senior corpsman to Iraq in 2007.

He was then the leading chief petty officer at Balboa Hospital in San Diego. Brown is currently serving out of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Robert Brown waves to the crowd at the Buffalo Bills game on Aug. 9.

Press Release

Dr. Clark Godshall

Dr. Clark Godshall, retired Orleans-Niagara BOCES District Superintendent, was recently elected as President of the National Association of Commodores with the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary at the group’s national meeting in Dallas, Texas.

The all-volunteer U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, created by act of Congress in 1939 to assist the U.S. Coast Guard, conducts vital missions of Homeland Security and Maritime Public Safety.  Auxiliarists perform myriad duties and provide critical services throughout the United States and its territories.

Godshall, a Barker resident, cites his prior educational leadership positions having well prepared him for the diversity of missions which he will administer in support of the USCG and Auxiliary.

“My past 20 years of volunteer service to the USCG Auxiliary well positions me to act in support of the emerging critical national missions of the USCG including the over $25 billion recently targeted for new equipment and recruitment efforts,” Godshall said. “It is a natural continuation  of my community service commitments that I previously rendered at the O-N BOCES.”

The USCG Auxiliary serves as the Coast Guard’s “Executive Agent” for the Coast Guard’s Recreational Boating Safety programs. The Auxiliary’s expertise in safety programs is a key national asset, not only for the safety of boaters but also for the safety of ports and waterways as well as educating the public on the importance of their partnership in maintaining a vigil in the maritime environment for any threats to our Homeland Security.

The National Association of Commodores (NAC)  mission is to  support, identify and  assist the National  Board of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and their 19,000 members  by advancing the programs of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the active duty.

Photo by Ginny Kropf: Brian and Lisa Christiaansen are pictured in October 2024 in the renovated game room they added to their pizzeria at 549 Main St., Medina.

Two businesses/organizations in Orleans County have been named to the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce’s Top 100 list of fastest-growing companies.

Oak Orchard Health and Mark’s Pizzeria (Medina) both were named to the list that was announced today by the Greater Rochester Chamber.

They will be honored during an awards celebration at the Floreano Convention Center on Nov. 6.

“At a time when there is much uncertainty for our business community, taking time to intentionally pause and recognize the innovation and success driving our region forward is critical,” said Bob Duffy, President & CEO, Greater Rochester Chamber. “Our community is made up of companies full of hard-working individuals who are relentless in the pursuit of greatness.”

Brian and Lisa Christiaansen took Mark’s Pizzeria to a new level with the opening of Tapped on Main, which gives customers a place to sit down, dine, have a drink at a bar and also enjoy a game room. The Medina location became the only one of Mark’s franchises to serve beer and wine

Brian Christiaansen started working for Mark’s in Fairport when he was 16 back in 1992. Brian would become a young owner, opening his first pizzeria in Hamlin, followed by Bushnell’s Basin and then Brockport. He now has stores in Medina, Albion and Newfane.

Photo by Tom Rivers: Oak Orchard Health in October 2022 celebrated the opening of a new mobile dental unit that will be going to the five school districts in Orleans County – Albion, Holley, Kendall, Lyndonville and Medina. Pictured from left include: Assemblyman Steve Hawley; Karen Watt, then chairwoman of the board for Oak Orchard; Karen Kinter, CEO for Oak Orchard; Rachel Nozzi, chief of dentistry for Oak Orchard; John Craik, program officer for the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (which provided $650,000 for the project); and Erica Wenner, director of constituent services for State Sen. Rob Ortt.

Oak Orchard Health has steadily grown from its beginning in 1973 in Albion, initially serving migrant farm workers. Now Oak Orchard has offices in eight communities serving 34,000 patients.

The locations are in five counties and include Alexander, Albion, Batavia, Brockport, Hornell, Medina, Pembroke and Warsaw.

To see the list of the 100 fastest growing companies, click here.

Press Release, FMC

Provided photo: Emily Livergood is pictured with Mikayla Jackson, Receiving Coordinator and Employee & Community Engagement Lead at FMC’s Agricultural Sciences plant in Middleport.

MIDDLEPORT – FMC Corporation, which operates the Agricultural Sciences plant in Middleport, has honored a Royalton-Hartland High School 2025 graduate with a $2,000 FMC Scholarship from the local plant.

The scholarship was awarded to Emily Livergood of Lockport based on judging of her 350-word essay in which students were asked to describe the field of study they intend to pursue and the career goals they hope to achieve.

FMC is committed to education and supporting students as they pursue their career aspirations.

“We’re very pleased to award this scholarship to Emily as part of the FMC For Good campaign focus area of Education & Opportunity: Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Agriculture and STEM,” said Barbara Pilmore, FMC Middleport plant manager. “At FMC, we recognize the importance of supporting young people who are pursuing careers in these areas.  It’s an important part of our commitment to this community.”

Emily Livergood will be continuing her education this fall at the University of Buffalo, majoring in chemical engineering. During her years at Roy-Hart, Emily was an accomplished scholar and athlete (tennis and volleyball), while also being very actively involved in student government, band and other extracurricular activities, in which she often took on leadership roles. She also actively participated in a wide range of community service projects.

BATAVIA – There are 241 students from Genesee Community College on the Provost’s List, including many from Orleans Copunty.

Students honored on the Provost’s List have maintained part-time enrollment and earned a quality point index of 3.75 (roughly equivalent to an A) or better.

The students from Orleans County include:

• Charlene Schiavone of Kendall
• David Garrow of Medina
• Evan Horn of Medina
• Steven Kage of Medina
• Leah Knab of Albion
• Amanda Greenough of Albion
• Fjolla Bela of Albion
• Ethan Hofmann of Albion
• Leanne Hofmann of Albion
• Rowan Hofmann of Albion
• Derick Marr of Albion
• Autumn Schaefer of Albion
• Melanie Kuhmann of Albion
• Sophia Smith of Albion
• Luke Gregoire of Albion
• Jacklyn Botello of Holley
• Michelle Murphy of Holley
• Aaron Arnett of Waterport

Photos by Tom Rivers: Elijah “The Bull” Starr pushes an 800-pound haybale through a course on Saturday night at the Orleans County 4-H Fair. He won the title despite not having a partner to help with the challenge. Jeremy Neal, the event chairman and judge, is in back.

KNOWLESVILLE – In the four years of the haybale rolling challenge at the Orleans County 4-H Fair, Elijah “The Bull” Starr has emerged as the crowd favorite.

The competition invites two-person teams to roll a haybale and push it end over end through an obstacle course. Starr, 35, has been one of the fastest at the event, despite not having a partner.

On Saturday, he won the competition – all by himself. Starr set a new personal record by completing the task in 1 minute, 6 seconds. The judge and event chairman, Jeremy Neal, assesses 5-second penalties if cones are knocked over and if teams go off course. Starr has one five-second penalty giving him a final time of 1:11. That bested the fastest teams that all qualified for the finals on Saturday night.

Starr runs a beef farm in Lyndonville. He is used to mowing heavy bales.

“This is how I feed my cows,” he said.

The competitors in the event also have to throw smaller 50-pound bales over a 6-foot-high beam at the beginning and end of the competition.

Starr also works at Tractor Supply. He said he has a growing reputation for his skills in the haybale rolling competition. The Orleans County 4-H Fair added the haybale rolling in 2021 after the grease pole was discontinued over objections from the fair’s insurance provider.

Fair officials acknowledge the haybale rolling doesn’t draw the huge crowds like the grease pole, but it does provide a fun way to cap off the day’s events at the fair.

The Phonie E’s – Ian Kingdollar, left, and Immanuel Cornell – compete in haybale rolling on Friday night at the fair. Both are 4-H members. They finished second out of seven and didn’t advance to the finals. They tried again at preliminaries on Saturday.

The team of “Kaitlin Squared” – Kaitlynn Basinait and Kaitlin Bennett – made a valiant effort to get the haybale around the course, and then toss the smaller bales over a beam. They got the big bale to the finish line on Friday night.

Team Frog came in first on Friday and advanced to the finals on Saturday. Seth McCracken and Nathanael Hemmerick finished in 1:24 – 1:09 with 15 seconds of violations.

The Double B’s – Becky and Brandon – won the preliminaries on Saturday to advance to the finals where they finished in 1:35, 1:30 plus a 5-second penalty. This team includes Elijah Starr’s brother, Brandon Skellon.

Photo by Natalie Baron: Royalty this year  at the Orleans County 4-H Fair are front row, left to right: Tommy Dresser, 10, Medina (Fair Prince Alternate); Caleb Fisher, 11, Albion (Fair Prince); and Sadie Pask, 11, Albion (Fair Princess). Back row: Immanuel Cornell, 15, Holley (Fair Duke Alternate); Jackson Fraiser, 12, Kent (Fair Duke); Sophia Albone, 14, Medina (Fair Duchess Alternate); Alyssa Murray, 15, Albion (Fair Duchess); Gary Donofrio, 16, Bergen (Fair King); Bailey Gonzalez, 17, Albion (Fair Queen Alternate); and Makenzie McGrath, 17, Medina (Fair Queen). Not pictured is Bailey Elliott, 11, Albion (Fair Princess Alternate). There is no King Alternate.

By Natalie Baron, Orleans Hub intern

KNOWLESVILLE—The royalty of the Orleans County Fair were crowned Saturday evening, concluding the Fair Awards ceremony.

Makenzie McGrath, 17, was named Fair Queen. She is grateful for a decade of experiences and learning in the 4-H program.

“I enjoyed it a lot!” she exclaimed. “I showed goats this year. I only did it a few times. It was fun! I participated in the Trolley Building and all sorts of activities.”

She expressed about being crowned Queen, “It was really surprising and exciting and I’m really grateful.”

Gary Donofrio, 16, Bergen was chosen as Fair King. He also won the grand master showman competition on Friday evening.

There are many reasons to become involved with the 4-H program. “4-H offers kids a variety of hands-on learning opportunities,” said Peggy Gabalski, one of the organizers for the event. “All the skills you’re learning, you’re gonna also be practicing and be able to apply. It also gives 4-Hers a variety of different ages to work with, peers who are the same age and peers who are younger. You learn working with adults and learning responsibility with a variety of tasks.”

“I think 4-H is still strong as a community youth organization,” said organizer Kayla Dengler, “and I think here in Orleans County, we continue to grow strong youth leaders and animal caretakers.”

The award announcers were the crowned king and queen from last year. They shared their journeys of how they became heavily involved in the county fair.

“I grew up doing horses,” explained Lea Donofrio of Bergen. “We got a bigger farm, expanded a bit. Now, I show swine. It was sort of a domino effect to do fair. We had a bunch of family friends who did it.”

Luke Gregoire shared, “I’m technically tied for youngest in my family. My siblings did 4-H. It was a natural process with animals. I started showing guinea pigs, maybe rabbits, then chickens.”

Photos and article courtesy of Kristina Gabalski

KNOWLESVILLE – The participants in the 2025 Orleans County 4-H Fair Small Animal Grand Master Competition which was held on Saturday include, from left: Bailey Gonzalez, age 17, of Albion, Dog Master Showman; Celes Paratore, 17, of Corfu,  Small Animal Reserve Master Showman and Poultry Master Showman; Evelyn Paratore, 13, of Corfu, Small Animal Grand Master Showman, Rabbit Master Showman; Haleigh Pollock, 17, of Waterport, Reserve Dog Showman; Monica Thomas, 14, of Albion, Mini Horse Reserve Showman; and Grace Goodrich, 16 of Medina, Mini Horse Master Showman.

The Small Animal Grand Master competition includes Dog, Rabbit, Poultry and Mini Horse. All master and reserve showman in those four species compete for the Small Animal Grand Master title.  Here, Evelyn Paratore shows a mini horse.  She went on to take the Small Animal Grand Master Showman title.

Monica Thomas shows a dog to judge Anne Moyer. Monica was the Mini Horse Reserve Showman.

Bailey Gonzalez shows a mini-horse to judge Nicole Dabney.  Bailey was the Master Dog Showman.

Celes Paratore shows a chicken to judge David Gerling. Celes took to Reserve Small Animal Master Showman title.  She was the Poultry Master Showman and Rabbit Reserve Master Showman.

Haleigh Pollock shows a dog to judge Anne Moyer. Haleigh was the Dog Reserve Master Showman.

Grace Goodrich shows a dog during the Small Animal Grand Master Competition.  She was the Mini Horse Master Showman.

Evelyn Paratore shows a rabbit to judge Sue Gerling.  Evelyn won Small Animal Grand Master Showman at the competition held Saturday.  Evelyn was Rabbit Master Showman and Poultry Reserve Showman.

Participants in the Small Animal Grand Master Competition provide advice and support to each other while they wait for scores to be tallied.  From left include Celes Paratore, Haleigh Pollock, Grace Goodrich and Monica Thomas.

Nicole Dabney, Mini Horse Judge for the Small Animal Grand Master Competition, provides feedback to participants as they wait for the winners to be announced.

Photos by Tom Rivers: Gary Donofrio holds the trophy after winning the grand master showman title on Friday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair. He is congratulated by, from left: Henry Dresser, Isabel Nesbitt, Kyler Bennett and Ian Kingdollar.

KNOWLESVILLE – The Orleans County 4-H Fair held one of its most prestigious competitions on Friday, with the master showmen from several different breeds of animals all vying for the title of grand master showman.

When it was all over, after about 2 ½ hours, Gary Donofrio was the champion.

The competition features the master showman in nine different animals: horse Western, horse English, dairy goat, meat goat, sheep, swine, llama, dairy cattle and beef cattle.

Donofrio, 16, of Bergen qualified by winning the showman title for sheep. He also shows pigs and beef cattle.

He remembers watching the competition as a young 4-Her and aspiring to be in the competition. But in recent years he couldn’t quite win the showman title for beef or with pigs. This year he decided to add sheep showing to his repertoire, hoping it would increase his chance to get in the grand master event. That paid off for him on Friday.

“I like that it takes the best people at showing animals and puts everyone together,” Gary said after he won the title.

The participants had to show all of the different animals, and they couldn’t show their own.

Gary said he enjoys raising and training animals from soon after they are born. The animals imprint of the humans that first work with them. During the grand master event, Gary said his beef animal seemed confused that it wasn’t Gary leading it in the show ring.

Gary and his family live in Bergen in Genesee County. They have been active in the Orleans County 4-H program, where they said they feel welcome and many of the participants strive for excellence, pushing each other to be their best.

Donofrio will be a senior at Byron-Bergen this year. He is hoping to get into the HVAC business, while also continuing to work with animals.

He was praised by Nick Kron, one of the grand master judges, for his versatility and intensity through the competition on a hot summer day.

“He was the most consistent,” Kron said. “He maintained good eye contact. He was the most alert and had a good feel for showing each species.”

Bree Clark, judge for horses and llamas, keeps an eye on the grand master showmen participants as they lead llamas and alpacas. From left in back include Gary Donofrio, Kyler Bennett and Allison Merle.

Ella Christ of Kendall holds an alpaca’s head up high. Behind her is Ian Kingdollar of Lyndonville.

Christ was the reserve grand master showman. She qualified after winning the Western horse showmanship. Kingdollar qualified by winning the meat goat competition.

Kyler Bennett, 12, of Barre shows a horse during the opening event of the grand master showmen competition. Kyler qualified for the grand master by winning the dairy cow showmanship.

Allison Merle, 18, of Holley stoops to show a sheep. The showmen had to lead this animal with their bare hands and no halter. Allison qualified by winning the llama showmanship.

Isabel Nesbitt, 12, of Lyndonville is asked a question by judge Nick Kron. Isabel won the pig showmanship competition to qualify for the grand master. She was among several younger 4-Hers in the grand master event. Kyler Bennett is at left.

Amelia Paratore, 15, of Corfu leads a llama in front of judge Bree Clark. Amelia qualified by winning the meat goat showmanship.

Henry Dresser, 11, of Medina keeps his eyes on the judge while trying to get a sheep set up in the show arena. Henry won the beef cow showmanship.

Emily Smith-Flatley, 12, of Medina and Ian Kingdollar, 16, of Lyndonville get their sheep in position during the grand master showmen event. Emily qualified by winning the English horses competition while Ian was the top showman for dairy goats.

Ian said showing all the different animals was a great experience.

“You get to meet the other showmen who are the top of their class,” he said.

Showing a beef cow, the biggest of the all the livestock in the event, was the toughest.

“They are very heavy and head strong,” Kingdollar said.

Donofrio, the grand master champ, said sheep and goats are taxing on the body because the 4-Hers often are stooped over to show them.

The cows and llamas take a toll on the shoulders, Donofrio said.

The master showmen try to get their pigs under control. From left include Ian Kingdollar, Henry Dresser, Allison Merle, Kyler Bennett, Gary Donofrio, Ella Christ and Emily Smith-Flatley.

Photos by Tom Rivers

KNOWLESVILLE – Pictured from left shows the top four finishers in the apple pie baking contest at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.

The top four from left include Marian Fry in first, April Daniels in second, Becky Harris in third, and Amanda Mahle in fourth. Cherrie Ashbery in fifth isn’t in the photo.

The top pies received $200 for first, $100 for second, $75 for third, $50 for fourth and $25 for fifth. Honorable mentions in the kids’ division were for $10 each. (Valent sponsored the prize money.)

The pie-baking contest is one of several new competitions at this year’s fair. The judging was on Thursday and all 10 spots in both the adult and youth divisions were quickly claimed. (Orleans Hub editor Tom Rivers was one of the four judges.)

Marian Fry said she has long been well regarded for her apple pies since she was in junior high. She mixed two varieties of apples, Granny Smith and Empire, for her pie. It not only tasted very good, but she had four cutouts in the top of the crust that resembled apples. Fry said the cutouts give her pies an extra-special look. When the Buffalo Bills are playing, she makes cutouts of the Bills logo on top of the pies.

The top five in the youth division include: 1. Addlynne Fox; 2. Fiona Oakes; 3. Kiera Zuch; 4. Olivia Mathes; and 5. Bailey Elliott.

Honorable mentions went to Ellie Oliver, Lily Hungerford, Kenslee Smoak, Morgenn Smoak and Kate Bennett.

Pictured from left in the youth division include Ellie Oliver with honorable mention, Kiera Zuch in third, Addlynne Fox in first, Fiona Oakes in second, and Bailey Elliott in fifth.