Des Moines Cook Named State Fair Cheese Ball Champ

DES MOINES, IA (08/18/2023) (readMedia)-- Kathy Poetting of Des Moines won first place and a $100 cash award in the Having a "Ball" With Cheese competition, judged Monday, August 14, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Patty Hunt of Ankeny earned second place and Connie Schaffer-Sherman of Pleasant Hill claimed third place.

Entries were judged on taste, creativity and appearance.

The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There are 138 divisions, 695 classes and over 6,800 entries at this year's Fair. Food Department judging is held in the Elwell Family Food Center.

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Best Days Ever at the Iowa State Fair, August 10-20, 2023. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.