Times News area winners in the Family Living categories include:

Ultimate Apple Pie: Lorrie Rauch of New Tripoli, 2023 blue ribbon winner.

Homemade Chocolate Cake Contest: Cindy Hendershot of Danielsville, fourth place

Beginner - Table runner, place mat, small quilt or other item - tied: Lydia Hessinger, Lehighton, first

Intermediate - Quilt, pieced, applique or other technique - machine quilted: Morgan Myers, Lehighton, first, with Lyma Dunbar, Tamaqua, second

Needlecraft - Embroidery (creative): Kristin Simmons of Lehighton, first; also Needlecraft - Cross-stitch (stamped); Basketry - Made, at least in part, of manufactured materials, second; and table runners - Pieced and Machine Quilted, also applique, third place.

Table Runners - Mixed Techniques - machine quilted: Carol Meixell, Kunkletown, 2nd place, and Quilt Block - Pieced Adult, 19+, second place.

Junior Photography - Color Altered Images: Heidi Dages, Jim Thorpe, first

Barn Quilts - Ages 19 and over: Kathy Long, Lehighton, first

4-H Textile Arts - Quilt Contest, Morgan Myers, Lehighton, first

Exhibits

Christmas trees: Chris Botek of Crystal Spring Farm, Lehighton, Any Pine, first; Douglas fir, first and reserve grand champion, people’s choice; any spruce, second; Fraser fir, fourth; concolor, fourth;

Beer: Stokers Brewery of Tamaqua, first with Divine.

Swine: Lynn Lazarus, Grant Lazarus and Lazarus family, Germansville, many prizes.

Skill-a-thon: Kamryn Fink, Germansville, three prizes under breeding and market.