Merchandise & More

If you missed getting your RibberFest tee shirt at the event they are still available for ($15 each) call the Madison Visitors' Center, 601 W. First Street to make arrangements to pick one up today! 

In the Walgreen Bicentennial Birthday Cake Contest our winners were:
    1st place C Dana Dailey -- French vanilla w/butter cream icing
    2nd place Mark Kennedy -- Italian cream w/cream cheese  

PIG TOSS (Cornhole) TOURNAMENT --- Thank you Chair & Co-Chair --
Denny & Jeanne Moscoe and Ginger & Jason Vance!
   Friday night winners: Jeremy Vickors & Troy Davis; Saturday 2:00 pm winners  Denny & Jeannie Moscoe; and Saturday 4:30 pm winners  Brian Copeland & Bob Vouch               Thanks to all who played --- plan to "win" next year!
 

THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!!! 
KOEHLER TIRE for an awesome Laser Light Show both nights.  The "ooos and ahhhs" of the crowd said it all.

GOOD TO THE BONE Rib Eating Contest!!!
Thank you Chair Chuck McAfee and co-chair Dave Herala --- what a fun event -- a real crowd pleaser.


The following list recognizes a very special committee for hours of dedication and hard work --- I hope you all know how much you are needed and appreciated.  I hope anyone else reading this list will thank them for making RibberFest a success when you see them.

Thank you Mary Jo Herala and Tony Wilson (and you know what for :)

Administration Committee --- Chair Marci Jones and Co-chair Kyleen Center and Harold Hadley -- thank you for ALL your effort; you guys are the glue --- no doubt about it!

Backyard --- Steve Thomas, Chuck McAfee, Dan Hamilton, and Kevin Carlson --- you guys make this more fun every year.

Balloons --- Mindy Cloud, Nancy Bevli and your friends and families --- you know how important you are to this event!  Everyone knows how important you are to this event!

Blues committee and volunteers -- Dr. David Butler, Rocky & Karen Harrell, Rick & Becky Burress, John Walburn, Bob & Cindi Bird, and the many volunteers you guys get together --- thanks a million --- it's the best show in the Blues business.  And thank you also Dennis O'Neil for keeping the show "on time".

Emcees -- Scott Davidson and Mark Johnson --- you keep our show interesting and fun --- you guys are great --- thanks so much!

Gates --- thank you Jen-Era-Jeff; Eureka Lodge; and the Pilot Anchors; but especially Elsie Perry-Payne for coordinating it all! 

KCBS -- Thank you Chair Ken Schneider; co-chair Drew Garrett; Lisa Garrett, Shawn Auxier, Rene Perry, Charles & Velma Krininger -- you guys are the reason the teams tell us what a great event we have -- take a bow.
Barbara Walburn --- thank you for the Cake Baking Contest -- it was fun and you made it happen.

Kidz Q -- Great job with the kids Chairman Sara Hare, and Co-chair Dan & Jean Herron -- you do such a great job with all of it! 

OPERATIONS --- Chairman Burke Jones and your committee Chuck McAfee, Tony Wilson, Bob Center, John Knoebel, Keith Roche -- we salute all you do!  You keep the train on the tracks.

Pigmania -- Chairman Kevin Watkins thank you so much; and also to your committee Margo Watkins and Buck & Carol Rogers.

SOUVENIRS -- Thank you to a new chairman -- Susan Morrison --- great job --- I think we'll keep ya!  A special thanks to Chris Schwing for years of taking care of this tent.  We missed you this year --- but we understand.

Ticket committee/sales --- Thank you chair Gail Ray and all your terrific volunteers--always an awesome job!

Ticket committee/counting --- Thank you Tish Wilson and your wonderful volunteers -- we couldn't do it without you.

Thank you Elizabeth Chapa for chairing the Vendor Committee -- you made life easier -- you are great!  Also a huge thank you to vendor committee members Dan and Joan Hamilton -- wow what a job!