Sweepstakes Winners
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This award is given to the outstanding flat of strawberries entered for the auction each year. The berries are judged on consistency, color, size and shape..as well as taste! Entries are auctioned off during the queen pageant on Friday evening.
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2023 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2022 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2021 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2020- no Festival except for Queen competition
2019 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2018 - Crane Berry Farm
2017 - Crane Berry Farm
2016 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2015 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2014 - Crane Berry Farm
2013 - Crane Berry Farm
2012 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2011 - Crane Berry Farm
2010 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2009 - Crane Berry Farm
2008 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2007 - Crane Berry Farm
2006 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
2005 - Crane Berry Farm
2004 - Crane Berry Farm
2003 - Henry Ohtonen
2002 - Henry Ohtonen
2001 - Henry Ohtonen
2000 - Albert Chaput
1999 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1998 - Henry Ohtonen
1997 - Albert Chaput
1996 - Dennis & Martha Sohlden
1995 - Henry Ohtonen
1994 - Dennis & Martha Sohlden
1993 - Crane Berry Farm
1992 - Norman & May Forsman
1991 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1990 - Ken & Esther Tervo
1989 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1988 - Ken Tervo
1987 - Albert Chaput
1986 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1985 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1984 - Gary Swagart
1983 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1982 - Albert Chaput
1981 - John & Beverly Tapani
1980 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1979 - Roy & Mary Ellen Bakkila
1978 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1977 - Roy & Mary Ellen Bakkila
1976 - Roy & Mary Ellen Bakkila
1975 - Ed & Ruth Lindgren
1974 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1973 - Henry & Cathy Ohtonen
1972 - Roy Bakkila
1971 - Rudy & Ann Jarvi
1970 - Rudy & Ann Jarvi
1969 - Rudy Jarvi
1968 - Ken Tervo
1967 - Earle Sohlden
1966 - Ed Lahti
1965 - Rudy & Ann Jarvi
1964 - Ed Lahti
1963 - Ed Lahti
1962 - Ray Jarvi
1961 - Allan Tapani
1960 - Robert Baccus
1959 - Frank Jarvi
1958 - Allan Tapani
1957 - Allan Tapani
1956 - Frank Jarvi
1955 - James Sorvala
1954 - Oscar Romppainen
1953 - Mike Fasana
1952 - Edward Lahti
1951 - Waino Palo
1950 - Harold Peterson
1949 - James Sorvala
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