Red Bay Founders Fest wins award

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Festivalgoers take part in the games and rides at Red Bay Founders Fest.

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - BPM performs at Red Bay Founders Fest Sept. 28. in downtown Red Bay. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Festivalgoers find out the winners of the door prizes and car show entries.

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Festivalgoers perfuse the vehicles in the car show. 

CONTRIBUTED - Paxton and Ellissa Scott ride the train at the Red Bay Founders Day festival.  

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Red Bay Founders Fest draws a crowd Sept. 28 in Bay Tree Park. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Festivalgoers ride the train around the edge of the park. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Festivalgoers ride the train around the edge of the park. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Kyndell Ozbirn enjoys the festival with her dog, Lucky. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - RBHS FFA members Cody Haddock and Isaac Allen help operate the FFA booth at Red Bay Founders Fest.  35 – Savannah Gober and Natasha Wood enjoy the fun at Red Bay Founders

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Festivalgoers take participate in games in the park. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - The train travels along the edge of the park during Red Bay Founders Fest. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Red Bay mayor Charlene Fancher and Jennifer Garrett extend their thanks to the festival sponsors. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Sonny Pardue, Kyla Pardue, Brittney Jones, Claire Hermons, Erica Pardue, Glenda Haymons and Ray Haymons attend Red Bay Founders Fest. 

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PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Community members enter a variety of photographs for the annual photography contest.

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CONTRIBUTED - Wanda Hargett wins first place and the Judges’ Choice award for her “Patriotic Flag Rag” quilt. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Maci Lindsay presents Drake Lindsay (mother is Darby Lindsay) to accept the prize for youngest in attendance at the festival. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - he Lindsay family, from Red Bay, wins the prize for largest family attending the festival. 

CONTRIBUTED - Agnes White wins first place for her green and blueberry quilt called “Pinwheels” and for her navy and white quilt called “Dutch Dolls.” 

CONTRIBUTED - Margie Upton wins first place and Best of Show for her quilt, “Portrait of a Hummingbird.” 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Jackie Hastings wins first prize for his muscle car, a 1971 Spring edition Mustang. 

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Chap Hardin wins first place for his Pre-1980 truck.  

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Lee Morphis wins first place for his car in the Pre-1980 category at the Red Bay Founders Fest on Saturday.  

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Red Bay Founders Fest has come and gone once again, but before this year’s event, the festival received the distinction of being named Organization of the Year, an award presented to the Alabama Mountain Lakes Association member organization that is determined to have contributed “significantly” to the betterment and development of tourism in North Alabama during the past year.

“Red Bay Founders Fest is honored to have been chosen as the event of the year by the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association,” said Red Bay mayor Charlene Fancher. “Year after year, the City of Red Bay continues to promote its Founders Fest event, and we continue increasing the activities and variety of vendors. Founders Fest is a wonderful opportunity to bring people together for a fun day and to promote all of our businesses in Red Bay.”

2024 Red Bay Founders Fest Contest Winners

FRIED PIE WINNERS

• Best Tasting: Deborah Townsend – Strawberry; Geraldine Lucius – Apple; Agnes White – Peach; Ponda Pharr – Apple.
• Most Unusual: Geraldine Lucas Strawberry Cheesecake; Ponda Pharr – Hot Bacon Pepper Cream Cheese; Best in Show – Geraldine Lucius.

COLORING CONTEST WINNERS

• Kindergarten-First – Winning Classroom Teacher, Dawn Bryan

• Kindergarten-First – RBES First Place, Brayson Thrasher

• Kindergarten through first grade – RBES, Second place, Arabella Hendrix

• Kindergarten through first grade Third place, Bella Motos

• Kindergarten through first grade – Vina, third place, Remie Kate Alexander

• Second-third Winning Classroom Teacher – Rachel Ingle

• Second through third – RBES, First place: Emery Pharr

• Second through third – RBES, Second place, Korbin Kyle

• Second through third – RBES, Third place, Caroliese George

• Second-third – RBES, Third place: Presley White

QUILT WINNERS

• First Place Applique: Joyce Orrick

• First Place Small/ Wall Quilts: Joyce Orrick

• First Place Pieced Quilt: Agnes White

• First Place Mixed/ Other Quilt: Agnes White

• First Place Hand Quilted: Margie Upton

• First Place Machine Quilted: Wanda Hargett

• First Place Patriotism Quilt: Wanda Hargett

• First Place Most Uncommon: Janice Beal

• Second Place Pieced Quilt: Geraldine Lucius

• Second Place Mixed/ Other: Wanda Hargett

• Second Place Hand Quilted: Wanda Hargett

• Second Place Small/ Wall Quilts: Sue Brand

• Best in Show: Margie Upton

• Judges Choice: Wanda Hargett

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNERS

• First Place Kitchen Moments: Elizabeth King

• First Place Food/ People in black & white: William Carter

• First Place Delicious Dishes: William Carter

• First Place Food in black and white: Morgan Entrekin

• First Place Vineyards/Orchards: Ponda Pharr

• First Place Delicious Dishes: Melanie Dobbs

• First Place Vegetable Garden: Melanie Dobbs

• First Place Kitchen Moments: Debbie Cook

• First Place Vegetable Garden: Debbie Cook

• First Place Kitchen Moments: Wanda Hargett

• First Place Vegetable Garden: Wanda Hargett

• First Place Delicious Dishes: Holly McKinney

• Second Place Food/ People in black and white: Elizabeth King

• Second Place Kitchen Moments: Morgan Entrekin

• Second Place Food/ People in black & white: Sue Entrekin

• Second Place Kitchen Moments: Sue Entrekin

• Second Place Delicious Dishes: Ponda Pharr

• Second Place Delicious Dishes: Greg Cook

• Second Place Vegetable Garden: Greg Cook

• Second Place Delicious Dishes: Lynette Horton

• Second Place Kitchen Moments: Lynette Horton

• Second Place Kitchen Moments: Gina Tate

• Second Place Vegetable Garden: Gina Tate

• Second Place Kitchen Moments: Holly McKinney

• Youth First Place Delicious Dishes: Amelia King

• Youth First Place Kitchen Moments: Claire King

• Youth First Place Black & White: Tommy Dobbs

• Youth First Place Vegetable Gardens: Tommy Dobbs

In the November/ December edition of our magazine, “Franklin Living,” we will have more photos from Red Bay Founders Fest. You just might see yourself or someone you know in our Faces of Franklin County section in the back of the magazine!