Kelseyville >> Bakers brought sweet treats to the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church social hall on Sept. 23 for the Kelseyville Pear Festival’s Pear Dessert Contest. This annual event always takes place the day before the pear festival.
This year’s contestants ranged in age from 7-year-old twin girls to a 91-year-old great-grandmother. Local food experts Madelene Lyon and Marcie Cadora and event sponsor Chris Mansell carefully judged each dessert for taste, visual appearance, texture and use of pears.
Winners received gift certificates from Lake County restaurants ranging from $200 to $25.
Event chairperson and former winner Martha Rose has officially stepped down from competition and wanted to add some new flavor to the event. All contestants were photographed with their desserts upon arrival to the contest, and were featured on a display in the Pear Pavilion during the Kelseyville Pear Festival on Saturday.
For the first time, the five winners were also part of the Saturday morning parade, riding in a convertible driven by Anna Jacobson.
