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Maple Crest sees record crowd at annual fishing derby

Marcile Suter^aEURTMs grandson, Peter Suter, and great grandson, Elam

Maple Crest held its annual fishing derby on June 9, which took place in unexpected sunshine! Approximately 240 people attended the event, a record crowd for the fishing derby.

Numbers

  • Approximately 240 people attended the event - a record crowd!
  • 31 assistants (both staff and volunteers) kept everything running smoothly!
  • Arthur and Jo Ann Hilty brought 15 guests!
  • 12 fish were caught by Olivia Douglas alone, and the longest fish, caught by Carol Bixel, measured in at 21 3/4 inches.

Prize-Winners

  • Person who caught the longest fish - Carol Bixel (21 3/4 in.)
  • Person who caught the 2nd longest fish - Travis Kleman (20 3/4 in.)
  • Person who caught the 3rd longest fish - Emily Setzer (20 1/4 in.)
  • Person who caught the shortest fish - Thayne Kleman (4 in.)
  • Person who caught the 2nd shortest fish - Thayne Kleman (5 in.)
  • Person who caught the 3rd shortest fish - a three-way tie of 6 in. by
  • Olivia Douglas, Thayne Kleman and Daniel Setzer
  • Person who caught the "Biggest Fish that Got Away" - Arlene Allison
  • First Maple Crest resident actually out fishing - Mary Ann Kooker
  • First guest actually out fishing - Robby Allison
  • First person to catch a fish - Jean Douglas
  • Person who caught the most fish - Olivia Douglas (12 fish)
  • Person who caught the 2nd most fish -- Thayne Kleman (11 fish)
  • Person who caught the 3rd most fish - Tayton Kleman (10 fish)
  • Family that came the farthest - John, Katie, Maggie, Jack Szabo (Columbus)

Assistants

  • Barbeque Chefs -- Jerry Burkholder, Daren Lee, Basil Meyer, Russel Suter, and David and Laura Voth
  • Fishing Experts -- Curt Burkholder, Don Flory, Tom Reimund, Dakota Setzer, and TR Steiner
  • Prepared the Fishing Poles -- Don Flory, Clarence Kooker, and Russel Suter
  • Fish Measurers -- Inara Brubaker, Vera Core, Darrel Kirkendall, and John and Carrie Miller
  • Servers/Food Helpers -- Rosalie Dosh, Jane Edinger, Basil Meyer, Ernie Porzelius, Della Salter, Jaime Shaw, Donnas Stone, and Pearl Williamson
  • Photographers -- Corinne Lee and Joy Siders
  • Bait - half of it was donated by Two Men and Tools, a business run by John & Steve Shaw
  • Rod and Reel Poles -- loaned by the Division of Natural Resources in Findlay, Ohio (picked up by Don Flory; returned by Daren Lee)
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