2004 - The most successful year yet, over $6,000 went to the fund $322,000 - raised by the Rosy Rhubarb Fund for the community Number of pails of our world famous Rhubarb Sauce made over the years:
1993 - 6 pails
2001 - 18 pails
2002 - 23 pails
2003 - 25 pails
2004 - 28 pails
2007 - 33 pails

1993 - 59 entries
1994 - 33 entries
1995 - 35 entries
1996 - 36 entries
1997 - 26 entries
1998 - 21 entries
1999 - 27 entries
2000 - 12 entries
2001 - 34 entries
2002 - 28 entries
2003 - 16 entries
2004 - 23 entries
2005 - 35 entries
2006 - 41 entries
2007 - 39 entries

• 1st - Tamme Mathew
• 2nd - Heather Miklos-Vedova
• 3rd - Lynn Pennings

• 1st - Christine Roberts
• 2nd - Tamme Mathew
• 3rd - Eileen Player

• 1st - Pat Pow
• 2nd - Belinda Horton
• 3rd - Carol Gordon

Like every year, the winning entries of the contest were auctioned off during the opening ceremonies on Friday.

The winning pie fetched $400 for the community improvement fund.

Congratulations to all the contestants and our gratitude to all of you who support the Southwold Keystone Complex and the Rosy Rhubarb Festival!

Tamme Matthew - 27 entries
Carol Gorden - 16 entries
Teresa Lunn - 14 entries
Arleen Pyatt - 14 entries
Margaret Silverthorne - 14 entries
Beth Peterel - 11 entries

- sponsored by Village Pantry

• 1st - Chris Van Raay 41 1/2''
• 2nd - Cynthia James 40''
• 3rd - Scott Schaeffer & Matthew Drewitt 39 1/4''

- sponsored by Eileen Carr

• 1st - Laura Hathaway, leaf width 40''
• 2nd - Jack McCallum, leaf width 36''
• 3rd - Jenny Keller, leaf width 35 3/4''

• 1st - This year's challenge was won, for a second year in a row, by the Shedden Volunteer Firemen!
• 2nd - Local dignitaries
• 3rd - Fingal Optimists' Club

Among this year's challenges: clothing design for dolls using rhubarb leaves and a rhubarb & festival-related trivia test.

The Celebrity Challenge is organized on Sunday afternoon at the Keystone Complex, aiming to pit against each other teams of four.

- sponsored by Palmer's

• 1st - Lilas McKillop
• 2nd - Lynn Pennings
• 3rd - Grace Vowel

- sponsored by Evelyn's Sausage Kitchen

• 1st - Bob McCaig
• 2nd - Melinda Horton
• 3rd - Teresa Lunn

- sponsored by The Gazebo House Bed and Breakfast

• 1st - Carol Gorden
• 2nd - Lilas McKillop
• 3rd - Tammy Mathews

Like every year, the winning entries of the contest were auctioned off during the opening ceremonies on Friday.

The winning pie fetched $385 for the community improvement fund.

Congratulations to all the contestants and our gratitude to all of you who support the Southwold Keystone Complex and the Rosy Rhubarb Festival!

• 1st - Matt Dreineth 44 1/2"
• 2nd - Mark Dreineth 44"
• 3rd - Danny Campbell 41 1/2"

• 1st - Ruby Dilts 30" x 37"
• 2nd - Laura Hathaway 32" x 34"
• 3rd - Shelly Campbell 32" x 30"

  
• 1st - Sherry Doxtator
  
• 2nd - Renie Donnelly
  
• 3rd - Lilias McKillop

• 1st - Lynne Pennings
  
• 2nd - Sharon DeGraw
  
• 3rd - Carol Gordon

• 1st - Carol Gordon
  
• 2nd - Tamme Matthew
  
• 3rd - Nancy Carroll
 

All this slaving over the hot stove raises money for Rosy Rhubarb as well because the top entries are auctioned off or sold after the auction. This year's first prize pie brought in $320.00

It's not always the ladies who win we have several men in the community who enter the baking contests and have also won.

• 1st place prize: $50 - Geoffrey James
• 2nd place prize: $35 - Mary Kate Looby
• 3rd place prize: $25 - Hailey Lawrence

• 1st place prize: $50 - Joseph Bell
• 2nd place prize: $35 - Andrew Westerweld
• 3rd place prize: $25 - Victoria Looby

• 1st place prize: $50 - Christine Van Voort
• 2nd place prize: $35 - Joseph James
• 3rd place prize: $25 - Jocelyn De Boer

• 1st - Joseph James 10 "
• 2nd - Daren Penner 8 "
• 3rd - Danny Campbell 7 "

• 1st - Doug McAuley
• 2nd - Dole Cameroon
• 3rd - Joseph James

• 1st - Lynne Pennings
• 2nd - Tamme Mathew
• 3rd - Jo Ann Galbraith

• 1st - Tamme Mathew
• 2nd - Carol Gordon
• 3rd - Eleanor Carmichael

• 1st - Cori Gould
• 2nd - Jo Ann Galbraith
• 3rd - Elizabeth Pimal

This year's First Prize Pie brought in $400, the Muffins $100 and the Desserts $230.

• 1st - Krista Orchard
• 2nd - Mark Drewitt
• 3rd - Danny Campbell

• 1st - Doug McAuley
• 2nd - Allison Kruppe
• 3rd - Tyler Kruppe and tied for third place was Mark Drewitt

• 1st - Karen Duncan
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
• 3rd - Mary Eberle

• 1st - Jan Collison
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
• 3rd - Carol Gordon

• 1st - Jan Collison
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
• 3rd - Carol Gordon

The Auction of 1st place Entries brought in

• Pie - $250.00
• Dessert $600.00
• Muffins $110.00

• 1st - Karen Duncan
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
• 3rd - Mary Eberle

• 1st - Jan Collison
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
• 3rd - Carol Gordon

• 1st - Jan Collison
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
• 3rd - Carol Gordon

The Auction of 1st place Enteries brought in
Pie - $250.00
Dessert $600.00
Muffins $110.00

  
• 1st - Karen Duncan
  
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
  
• 3rd - Mary Eberle

  
• 1st - Jan Collison
  
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
  
• 3rd - Carol Gordon

  
• 1st - Jan Collison
  
• 2nd - Sherry Doxtator
  
• 3rd - Carol Gordon
 

The Auction of 1st place Enteries brought in

• Pie - $250.00
• Dessert $600.00
• Muffins $110.00