Three-year-old Goldie Gustard got to savour the apple-pie flavour of success after entering a $4,000 winning bid in the Best of the Shuswap Pie Baking Contest and live pie auction.
A local B.C. Heritage Week tradition hosted by and in support of R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum, this year's pie baking contest (for apple, fruit or berry pies), held at the Mall at Piccadilly on Saturday, Feb. 22, drew fierce competition with wide variety of mouth-watering creations to challenge the palates of participating judges. In the end, Bonnie Peterson once again took the red first-place ribbon, her ninth, this time for a tart cherry pie. Coming in second was Norma Harish for a Pink Lady apple pie. The third-place ribbon was won by Kate Korda for her Fresh B.C. apple pie.
The competitive spirit grew more intense during the live pie auction, with 17 pies on the block for the Haney fundraiser. A couple of local kids wound up getting involved in the auction action including Goldie who, with father Glen (the two representing Tech-Crete Processors), wound up in a bidding war with developer Bill Laird over a classic apple pie made by Missy Blair. Goldie's persistence and a $4,000 bid brought an end to the philanthropic battle, which had been entertaining for all involved.
"It was a spur of the moment thing," Glen said. "Goldie said, 'I want to bid,' so I let her put her hand up and yeah, it was kind of funny."
Glen said Tech-Crete regularly takes part in the annual auction. Though this was Goldie's first, Glen's family frequently visit the heritage village.
As for the $4,000 pie, Glen said it was delicious.
While $4,000 is a high price for a pie, that wasn't the top bid. Haney general manager Susan Mackie said another sold for $6,000. The highest bid, however, was $7,000 from the Old Guys Yoga Club for Deb and Ken Neilson's ginger pear pie with brown butter B次元官网网址� a red-ribbon winner from 2016 and 2018.
In total, $64,650 was raised through the auction.
"Our sincere thanks go to all the pie bakers who donated their masterpieces and the enthusiastic bidders who supported this event," Mackie offered, giving special thanks to Jim Grieve, "our dynamic auctioneer," and Laird for organizing and motivating bidders.
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For further information, contact R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum at 250-832-5243 or visit .
