Bidders stir it up at pie auction

| October 4, 2017

COSHOCTON – The annual pie auction at the Coshocton County Fair typically brings out some spirited bidders to compete for their favorite pie. The auction was held on Monday evening, Oct. 2 at the Rotary Pavilion with a nice crowd in attendance. Local auctioneers devoted their time and talent to raise funds for the bakers and the art hall. The monies raised at the auction are split between the art hall and the bakers. State Representative Larry Householder and his wife Taundra (pictured) had the winning bid on the best of show peach pie baked by Lincoln Humphrey which went for $150. All three Coshocton County Commissioners were on hand to bid on their favorite pie. Pecan, peach, cherry, apple crumb and mixed berry were among the pies entered and sold at the auction. A spirited bidding war – all in good fun – was between one of the auctioneer’s wives and Charlie Wright of Quality Painting for the first place pecan pie baked by Pam McMorrow. At the end, Wright walked away with the pie with a winning bid of $160.

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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.

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