By Marietta Moffatt Richardson
The 59th Annual Peabody Hale Fiddle Contest was held on Saturday, July 30 at the Crawford City Park.
The park was filled with sounds of horseshoes, music and smells of good food.
This year we did an open gate with a freewill donation and the spectators were great in supporting us.
The trophy donators this year were for the Fiddle Trophies – The Family of Dora and Ellis “Peabody” Hale.
The Vocal and Miscellaneous Trophies were donated by Betty Moffatt.
The Horseshoe Trophies were donated by Frank Richardson.
Our Master of Ceremonies and Entertainment for the day was provided by Renae and Jack Jones of the “Boots and Saddles Band”.
We had 25 contestants from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado, the youngest being 7 and the oldest 86.
Winners:
Vocal Contest
1st Place – Mark Buckingham—Norfolk, NE
2nd Place – Casey Whiteman – Casper, WY
3rd Place – Pete Butler—Crawford, NE
Pee Wee Fiddle Division (12 and under)
1st Place – Charlie Carnine -- Angora, NE
2nd Place – Sylvie Carnine – Angora, NE
Junior Fiddle Division (13-18)
1st – Callie Robbins – Alliance, NE
2nd – Dorothy Doharsh – Agora, NE
3rd – Lillian Hudnall – Columbus, NE
Adult Fiddle Division (19-59)
1st – Cody Stadelmaier – Fort Collins, CO
2nd – Casey Whiteman – Casper, WY
3rd – Amy Bloyd – Casper, WY
Senior Fiddle Division (60+)
1st – Joe Cross – Arthur, NE
2nd – Ann Robinson – Casper, Wy
3rd – Vern Billingsly –Mitchell, NE
Miscellaneous Division
1st – Deborah Horst (Mandolin) – Crawford, NE
2nd – Grant Robbins (Guitar) – Alliance, NE
3rd – Casey Whiteman (Guitar) – Casper, WY
Overall Winner – Cody Stadelmaier – Fort Collins, CO.
Horseshoe Tournament Winners (organized and set up by Sid Dubs of Alliance, NE who has been working with the horseshoe tournament for 30 years)
1st Place – Steve Folcher and Roger Goffena
2nd – Anthony Tollman and Josh Adamson
3rd – Sid Dubs and Carl Baehler
4th – LeRoy Adamson and John Nelson
5th – Guy Fish and Carolyn Fish
Thanks to all for the great continued support and coming out to support this Crawford tradition. We had a great audience despite the numerous
other activities going on and the heat. We are looking forward to next year for our 60th Celebration on Saturday, July 29th, 2023.