COSHOCTON – Six young ladies and three young men competed for the title of 2017 Appalachian Bacon Nation Festival King and Queen along with the best recipe. Hunter Hamilton was awarded the title of King while Rebekah Lillibridge won the best recipe trophy (center). Elle Coffman was announced as the Queen. Kraft Foods sponsored a $500 scholarship awarded to the king and queen. The contest was held as part of the Appalachian Bacon Nation 2017 Festival held Saturday, Sept. 2 in downtown Coshocton.
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Mark Fortune, along with his wife Nancy, is the former owner and founder of The Coshocton County Beacon, the highest circulated newspaper in Coshocton County. He has over 40 years in the publishing business with sales, marketing, and journalism experience. After selling The Beacon to the AloNovus Corp., in January 2020, Mark has been a Business Development Strategist with the company. They publish a network of weekly news publications with almost a half million distribution weekly, a quarterly tourism magazine and a digital division. Mark enjoys
history, and has a passion for genealogy, currently researching and discovering his Fortune ancestry. He and his wife Nancy live on a small farm outside of Coshocton.
COSHOCTON – Six young ladies and three young men competed for the title of 2017 Appalachian Bacon Nation Festival King and Queen along with the best recipe. Hunter Hamilton was awarded the title of King while Rebekah Lillibridge won the best recipe trophy (center). Elle Coffman was announced as the Queen. Kraft Foods sponsored a $500 scholarship awarded to the king and queen. The contest was held as part of the Appalachian Bacon Nation 2017 Festival held Saturday, Sept. 2 in downtown Coshocton.
