HAMBURG, N.Y. — The spirit of competition among peers is at the heart of the fair experience. Annually, the Erie County Fair offers the chance to show off the region’s creativity in a variety of exhibits from wine making, fine arts and photography, conservation, woodcarving, flower show, and needle crafts just to name a few. In 2022, there were over 6,000 entries in the non-animal exhibits featured across 4 buildings at the Erie County Fair. We have listed the winners below.
CREATIVE ARTS DEPARTMENT TRI-COLOR WINNERS: Tri Color is an honorary award chosen by the judge for the most outstanding article among those entered in competition in each division. Division Tri Color winner is chosen from the Best of Class.
Afghans: Vicki Rohl of Elma, NY
Arts & Crafts: Anne Geiger of Akron, NY
Antiques: Cheryl Winkelman of West Seneca, NY
Canned Goods: Christine Basile of Buffalo, NY
Collectibles: Lynne Mason of Hamburg, NY
Crocheting: Danielle Pickwell of Cheektowaga, NY
Clothing Design & Construction: Dianne Georger of Derby, NY
Decorative Home Accessories: Iris Coster of Buffalo, NY
Fine Arts: Patricia Miller of Holland, NY
Junior Fine Arts: Lexi Depan of Eden, NY
Junior Arts & Crafts: Nathaniel De Jong of Orchard Park, NY
Knitting: Mary Alice Nolan of Lake View, NY
Needle Arts: Karen Nicosia of West Seneca, NY
Photography Amateur: Janet Craft of Cheektowaga. NY
Photography Professional: Michael Dziak of Cheektowaga, NY
Quilts: Julie Degrave of Holland, NY
Hand Sewn Quilts: Bonnie Ralyea of Hamburg, NY
HOME WINE COMPETITION: 20 exhibitors entered a total of 79 bottles of wine into the Erie County Fair Home Wine Competition. The winners are…
BEST OF SHOW: Joe Diponzio of North Chili, NY
BEST FAIR THEMED LABEL DESIGN: Eric Read of Buffalo, NY
DOUBLE GOLD WINNERS:
Vinifera Red by Joe Diponzio (Best of Show)
AOV by Gary Coons of North Tonawanda, NY
Vinifera Red by Thomas Hatch of Williamson, NY
Leo Morabito of Silver Creek, NY
AGRICULTURE GRANGE COMPETITIONS:
Commercial Growers Exhibit, Best Collection of Vegetables: Carolyn Rosiek of Brant, NY
Best in Show Maple Product: Lyle Merle of Attica, NY
Tallest Corn: David Miller of East Concord, NY
Feed Value Award, Hay Exhibit: Faron Reding Jr. of Lawtons, NY
Feed Value Award, Haylage: Conor O’Gorman of Eden, NY
Feed Value Award, Corn Silage: Conor O’Gorman of Eden, NY
Green Thumb Award: Rick Flett of West Seneca, NY
Ken Wilk Memorial Award: Steve Lockwood of Hamburg, NY
Leonard Topoleski Memorial Award: Tony Turton of Orchard Park, NY
Grange Exhibits: 1st Place: Hamburg Grange
HISTORICAL BUILDING: 21 Historical Societies participated in displaying exhibits in the 2022 Erie County Fair. First Place went to Evans Historical Society.
For a complete listing of winners, visit www.ECFair.org.
WOODCARVING COMPETITIONS:
Open Best of Show: S.Carl Allen of Cuba
About the Erie County Fair
The Erie County Agricultural Society is a private not-for-profit membership organization. Established in 1819, the Society is the oldest civic organization in Western New York. The mission of the Erie County Agricultural Society (ECAS), sponsors of the Erie County Fair, is to preserve and enhance, by educational endeavors, the agricultural and historical legacy of New York State. The Fair strives to fulfill appropriate aspects of the agricultural, educational, entertainment and recreational needs of Western New York. (www.ECFair.org)
–Erie County Agricultural Society