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Sweepstakes Winners

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.

2024 - Rautio Berry Farm

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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