28th Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest & Festival August 7 & 8, 2009

**Update**August 11, 2009
The 28th Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championship was held August 7 and 8 in Cotton Minnesota. Twenty-five fiddlers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Ontario competed. Olivia Korkola, 15, of Thunder Bay , Ontario, won the title of Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Champion. Following is a list of division winners.

Championship Division
1. Olivia Korkola, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2. Claire Sayers, Duluth, Minnesota
3. Wendy Dane, Duluth, Minnesota
4. Philip Duke, Thunder Bay, Ontario
5. Katelyn Ek, Ramsey, Minnesota

Junior Junior Division (age 12 and under)
1. Madeline Brown, Duluth, Minnesota
2. Derek Birkeland, Proctor, Minnesota
3. Olivia Skaja, Deer River, Minnesota
4. Sam Olson, Duluth, Minnesota

Junior Division (age 13 to 25)
1. Emily LaPlant, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
2. Aaron Wilcox, Mt Iron, Minnesota
3. Daniel Duke, Thunder Bay, Ontario
4. Tessa Gustum, New Auburn, Wisconsin

Senior Division (age 50-70)
1. Tim Krugman, Elyria, Ohio
2. Ralph Isaacson, Iron, Minnesota
3. Don La Plant, Grand Rapids, Minneosta

Senior Senior Division (71 and over)
1. Chester Enger, Hixton, Wisconsin

Twin Fiddling
1. Philip Duke and Olivia Korkola
2. Katelyn Ek and Emily La Plant

CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE REGISTRATION FORM

Cotton High School Cotton MN

Six contest divisions with cash prizes totaling $2,125. Trophies awarded.

All States and Canada are eligible to compete.

Here is the 2009 schedule of events

Friday, August 7

12:00-4:00 PM Craft Show - Cotton Community Center - Admission $2

3:00-6:30 PM Registration - Cotton School (9165 Hwy. 53).

4:30-6:30 PM Dinner - Cotton School Cafeteria (PTSO)

7:00 PM Fiddle Contest Eliminations -Admission $7.00 - ALL AGES

Saturday, August 8

7:30-10:00 AM Pancake Breakfast - Cotton Community Church

(1 block West on CH 52)

9:00 AM Canoe/Shoe/Bike Race - 1/4 mile East on CH 52

10:00-4:30 PM Festival - Cotton Community Center - Admission $2.00 (button) Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment

Volleyball Tournament begins at Noon.

The volleyball tournament will be a double elimination tournament with prizes going to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.? Contact Dennis or Laurel Olsen at 482-5218 to register your team.

Jam Session/Fiddlers throughout the day

4:00-5:30 PM Dinner - Cotton School Cafeteria (Senior Class)

6:00 PM Fiddle Contest Finals Admission $7.00 - ALL AGES

9:30-4:30 PM Free Shuttle Bus Service on Saturday between Cotton High School, Cotton Community Church (parking) & Cotton Community Center. Parking is available at the High School, Cotton Community Church.

For more contest information call 218-482-5592 or 218-482-3303. Festival information call 218-482-3420

Canoe, Shoe and Bicycle Race

Now is the time to turn your attention to that great Summer Event, the annual Cotton Canoe, Shoe, and Bicycle Race which is part of the Fiddle Contest in August. Start making good on those vows from last summer when we all said we would do the race with our kids or mates or friends.So, what are you waiting for?

Now is the Hour!There are always those who say, "Oh, I couldn't run two miles, let alone ride a bike." Well, you don't have to start all at once. Do a little walking with a little jogging to get those limbs exercised and moving again. The back roads are great places to jog where your neighbors won't see you. Midnight is always a good time to get out. Just don't get too far away so that someone has to haul you back home. Little by little you will get your body (and mind) fit and able to complete the race. Then you can scratch the famous CSS&B Race off your Bucket List. See you in August.

The 2009 race will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the usual location 1/2 mile east of Cotton. Racers will provide their own canoe, running shoes, and bicycles. A life vest will be required in the canoe, and a helmet for the bicycle leg of the race. Bikers should ride WITH traffic, that is on the right side of the road.

In the past people have lamented that they didn’t realize the race was coming so soon. Now is the time to prepare by doing some paddling, jogging, and getting those bike tires pumped up and the chain oiled. Come out and enjoy the great Whiteface River, work up a sweat, then enjoy the Fiddle Festival and relax at the finals of the Fiddle Contest Saturday evening.

We’ll look for you!!

Sign up on the day of the race. There are age division trophy awards: 1st, 2nd 3rd in under 18 years of age; 1st, 2nd 3rd in 18-35; 1st, 2nd 3rd in 35+ years of age. Teams can also be mixed.