POMEROY — Penny Elam of Racine won 15 blue ribbons, along with numerous red and white ribbons to be the top ribbon winner in the baking and canning competition at the 2010 Meigs County Fair.

The exhibits of 369 entries by 209 exhibitors in the division will remain on display in the air-conditioned Coonhunters building on the fairgrounds all week for viewing by fairgoers.

Blue ribbon winners in the various categories of exhibit were as follows:

Canning

Preserves: Don B. Tillis, Ruth N. Smith, Penny Elam, and Opal Dyer.

Jams: Teresa Wilson, two, Maxine Dyer. Opal Dyer, and Don Tillis.

Jellies: Sheila Curtis, Ruth N. Smith, two, and Penny Elam.

Spreads: Ruth N. Smith, Maxine Dyer, and Howard Ervin.

Pickles: Penny Elam, Kathy Dalton, two, Maxine Dyer, Linda Rathburn.

Relishes: Howard Ervin, two, and Ruth N. Smith.

Sauces/catsup: Teresa Wilson, Ruth N. Smith, Penny Elam, Howard Erwin.

Juices: Teresa Wilson, Ruth N. Smith, Penny Elam, two, Howard.

Canned fruit: Opal Dyer. Ruth N. Smith, two, Maxine Dyer, two, Penny Elam, two.

Canned vegetables: Howard Ervin, three; Ruth N. Smith, four; Maxine Dyer, two; Penny Elam, five; Joan Powers, Theresa Wilson.

Canned meat: Howard Ervin, four; Herbie Ervin.

Baking

Breads: Cassie Turner, Carrie Morris, two; Frances Kuhn, Linda Rathburn, Donna Jenkins.

Cakes: Shirley Hamm. Sharlee Evans.

Cookies: Ruth N. Smith, Shirley Hamm, Kristi McKnight, Penny Elam, two, Ruth N. Smith.

Pies: Teresa Wilson, Shirley Hamm, Teresa Wilson, Donna Jenkins.

Candy: Melissa Coleman two; Sharon L. Hall, Shirley Hamm.

The cookie contest winners where entries were made from a given recipe was won by Frances Kuhn, who was awarded best of show, with Donna Jean Smith coming in second and receiving the reserve best of show ribbon.

In the cake decorating contest, Abigail Cotton won for holiday design; Jennifer Schaeffer for both birthday and theme decorated cakes.