Fall Festival pie bakers, bidders listed

Rising costs for gasoline and groceries did not keep bidders from digging deep into their wallets at the Orion Fall Festival pie auction on Friday, Aug. 29.

They spent $18,545 for 62 pies and miscellaneous items.

Two dozen of Audrey Cook’s cinnamon rolls, remembered fondly from the days of the Orion Cafe, sold for $725. Beth Tennant Schullerman bought six for $100; Jerry Meyer, six for $100; Rob DeBaillie, six for $200; and Aaron Tennant, six for $325.

Pie bakers and bidders are listed below, according to sales slips completed during the auction.

Stenzel Auction Services donated its expertise for the evening.

Bev Vickroy, 1960s Better Homes & Gardens perfect apple pie, first place, sold to Tom Weber for $500.

Mike Ash, apple crumb pie, second place, sold to Aaron Tennant, $175.

Joyce Lundburg, apple peach cream pie, third place, sold to Tom Weber, $275.

Doris Jean Azzaline, praline taffy apple pie, Best of Show, sold to Ron Thompson, $150.

Ron Fischer, apple pear praline pie, sold to Max McCaw, $25.

Jacque Johnson, Dutch apple pie, sold to MyoTech Dental Center, $200.

Carie Reed, crumble berry almond pear blueberry, sold to Morris, $200.

Aubrey Reed, apple streu?sel pie, sold to Max McCaw, $100.

Lela Hawkins, triple berry pie, sold to Rich VerHeecke, $100.

Lela Hawkins, strawberry rhubarb supreme pie, sold to Cheryl Russell, $200.

Abby DeBaillie, fresh blueberry pie, sold to Randy DeBaillie, $500.

Carly DeBaillie, caramel apple pie, sold to Randy DeBaillie, $650.

Doris Jean Azzaline, peach pie, sold to Cheryl Russell, $275.

Ron Thompson, blueberry peach pie, sold to Roger Woodley, $200.

Brad Reed, apple pie, sold to Lowe Creations, $175.

Dolores Carlson, raisin pie, sold to Ron Thompson, $250.

Mary Beth DeBaillie, apple pie, sold to Jim DeBaillie of DeBaillie Brothers, $650.

Mary Beth DeBaillie, white peach pie, sold to Russell DeBaillie, $600.

Marilyn Rhodes, peach pie, sold to Mike Hepner of Hepner Insurance Agency, $225.

Kayla Smiley, blackberry cherry pie, sold to Chad Stropes of CSI, $200.

Cody Smiley, apple walnut pie, sold to The Factory restaurant, $100.

Bryon Smiley, peach pie, sold to Orion American Legion Post 255, $100.

Emma Buchholz, cherry apple nut pie, sold to Chad Stropes of CSI, $100.

Stella Schultz, rhubarb raisin pie, sold to Tom Weber, $75.

Stella Schultz, rhubarb raisin pie, sold to Bloomberg Appraisal, $75.

Jenni VanHoutte, peach apple pie, sold to Larry Anderson of AGH Feed Mill, $200.

Mandi Kruse, chocolate cheese pie, sold to Jeremy Kruse, $75.

Ron Thompson, blackberry pie, sold to Dennis VanDuyne, $300.

Janet Marshall, apple caramel crunch pie, sold to Chad Stropes of CSI, $425.

Bill Lough, fresh peach pie, sold to Svea Mutual Insurance, $150.

Tara Parks, peach pear, sold to Svea Mutual Insurance, $150.

Debbie Straub, fresh nectarine, sold to The Factory restaurant, $125.

Wanda Cross, peach crumb, sold to Rich VerHeecke, $175.

Wanda Cross, French caramel apple pie, sold to Chad Stropes of CSI, $200.

Joanne Fielding, strawberry rhubarb pie, sold to Curt Lowe, $175.

Kylie Smutzer, caramel apple crunch pie, sold to Jim Cooper, $275.

Stephanie Moen, apple pie, sold to Roger Woodley, $300.

Shirley Volk, pumpkin streusel pie, sold to Cheryl Russell, $300.

Sara Brokaw, strawberry pie, sold to Mike Hepner of Hepner Insurance Agency, $175.

Bev Vickroy, pecan pie, sold to Aaron Tennant, $175.

Marita Lough, apple crisp pie, sold to Chad Stropes of CSI, $675.

Anne Gorman, peach pie, sold to Al Stenzel of Stenzel Auction Service, $100.

Anna Gorman, peach pie, sold to Weber & Taets, $200.

Betty Cramm, rhubarb crumb pie, sold to Emily Roberts, $175.

Dani Beck, raspberry apple rhubarb chocolate chip crumb pie, sold to Betty Cramm, $175.

Sarah Beck, red hot apple pie, sold to Betty Cramm, $150.

Stephanie Garrity, cherry tart pie, sold to Dave Russell, $425.

Tim Garrity, bumbleberry pie, sold to Max McCaw, $125.

Morgan Dahl, Southern apple pecan, sold to West Concrete, $300.

Val Jones, caramel apple pie, sold to DeWayne Taets, $300.

Val Jones, apple pear praline, sold to Weber & Taets, $525.

Diane Welborn, harvest table apple pie, sold to BankORION, $400.

Jean Sottos, almond peach, sold to Dave Russell, $200.

Sarah Nedved, apple pie, sold to Orion Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 143, $175.

Marita Lough, apple pie, sold to Brian Hayes, $300.

Ashley Lough, cherry blueberry raspberry pie, sold to Terry Lough, $300.

Ken Hayes, raspberry blueberry cherry pie, sold to Max McCaw, $200.

Rosie Kuhle, peach pie, sold to Ryan Hayes, $150.

Marcia Hayes, rhubarb blueberry pie, sold to Shannon Lough, $250.

Mary Lou Andrae, black raspberry pie, sold to Dave and Cheryl Russell, $1,000.

Suzanne Hoke, apple pie, sold to Dennis VanDuyne, $325.

Anna Schmedt-Streeter, peach pie, sold to Janelle Schmidt, $350.

Miscellaneous items and their buyers and prices will be in next week’s issue.