The Great Granville Picnic 2006

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NEW! Picnic souvenirs and collectables now avalable.

Now you can share the fun of The Great Granville Picnic with a gift of our souvenirs and collectibles. Refrigerator magnets, ceramic coasters, grocery totes, hats, T shirts and more. Great for collecting and for gifts. Click the banner on your left.

What a great party!!!!!

The photographers at ARTiO took wonderful pictures this year, over 400 in all. Click on the 2006 Photo Gallery link above to see some samples.

The rain stayed away and over 2000 of us had a fantastic time!

A special thank you to our neighbors at Huntington Bank in Granville, they stepped up to support the community picnic once again. Without their commitment our picnic wouldn't be possible.

Thanks also to all the local shops and businesses who helped get the word out and provided wonderful gifts for prizes.

Lastly, a really big thank you to all the individuals who volunteered countless hours so the rest of us could have a fun party. You are the best.

Our Recipe Contest Winners for 2006!

This year's recipe contest had tons of entries. Thank you all for participating and for helping the Licking County Food Pantry Network. Below are this summer's winners, congratulations to all of you. We are in the process of gathering all of the recipes so we can share them with you. Stay tuned.

The Winners

Heirloom: A cherished family recipe handed down from generation to generation.
Thomas Roch-Stuffed Cabbage, Gift baskets from the New Day Spa
Thomas Roch-Stuffed Cabbage, Gift baskets from the New Day Spa
Stone Soup: Recipes that make the most out of the cheapest ingredients, easy on the budget but high on imagination.
Judy Parker-Cobbler Surprise, Gift basket from Granville Milling Company.

Regional: Recipes that use local ingredients or are characteristic of a culture or community
Karolyn Burkett-Cucumber Soup, Gift basket from Readers Garden.

Personal Best: These are recipes from you creative amateur chefs.
Beverly Jervis-Baked Pineapple, Cherry Valley Lodge overnight stay with 4 tickets for the new water park.

Healthiest Dish:
Gil Barno-Rosebud Salad (Personal Best Category) Family Membership from the YMCA valued over $750.00

Grand Price Recipe (Overall Winner)
Thomas Roch-Stuffed Cabbage Longaberger Basket Canister set, valued over $400.00

Thank you recipe judges!
Chef Rocco Valentino,CEC of Granville Inn
Melanie Orr of Buxton Inn
Susan Kaiser, Faire La Cuisine Catering and Cooking School
Chef Scott Salina of Brews
Molly O’Neill (who started it all) former NYT Food Critic and editor

You folks went all out with your tables this year. Below are our winners. Click here for more of photos of this year's decorated table winners.
	Most Elegant 1st Place: Ohio 48-49 "Empty Nesters" Joy Jung & Ed Vance Party 2nd Place: Mass 24 "Village Basket" Fritz & Jennifer Rizor Party 3rd Place: Denison 18 "Asia" Denison University Students
	Most Spirit 1st Place: Denison 15 "School Spirit" Denison University Students 2nd Place: Denison 48 "Patriotic" Suzy Henry Party 3rd Place: Mass 40 "Go Big Blue" Corrine Ailes Party
	Most Creative 1st Place: Mass 14 "Western" Pam Thacker Party 2nd Place: Conn 65 "World Globe" Bill White Party 3rd Place: Conn 24 "Something Fishy" Michael Hurst Party
	Most Fun Kids 1st Place: Mass 54 "We Love Bugs" Linnea Gold Party 2nd Place: Ohio 15-16 "Think Pink" Diane Gordon Party 3rd Place: Ohio 58 "Welcome Norway" Nancy Clark Party
	Best of Show Conn 32-38 "Violet Township Bi-Centennial" Violet Township


Honorable Mentions: These were also worthy and creative competitors! Great job! Mass 15 "Patriotic Theme" Pam Thacker Party Conn 44-46 "Snakes on a Plate" Katherine Evans Party Mass 32 "Floral Elegance" Mary Erhard Party Mass 50 "Patriotic Theme" Lois Minsker Party Mass 41- 42 "Go Nutty!" Sharon Sellito Party Mass 49 "Classic English Tea" Bradley Smith & Kyle Morgan Party Denison 56 "Origami Picnic" Connie Kramer Party Denison 41-42 "Class of 56 - Doo Wah" Steve Schlicher Party Denison 5-7 "Aprons" First Baptist Church Denison 10 "Beach Picnic" Denison University Students Denison 11 "Yellow Submarine" Denison University Students Denison 13 "Fondue Fun" Denison University Students Thank to our table decorating judges Joe Baer and Paul Cook of ZenGenius

Over 330lbs of food was collected during the food drive for Licking County Food Pantry Network. Thank you everyone for contributing.

Contact the Licking County Food Pantry Network if you are interested in helping , or if you want to organize your own food drive.

Licking County Food Pantry Network
823 Steel Avenue, Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740-344-7401
Director: Charles S. Moore

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Thanks to all of the picnic's great entertainment!

Granville Recreation Commission (Kids Games)
Aces High
Mary Borgia
Tammy Breymaier & Nicole Irving
Burnt Toast
Common Thread w/Kevin Plaugher, Hugh Price and Tim Hofmeister
Arnett Howard & the Creole Funk Band

PlusStrolling throughout the picnic...
Tony Skufca and his accordion
Spare Change, a barbershop quartet from featuring Pat Scarpitti - Baritone; Roger Lossing - Bass; Dan Taylor - Lead; and Dick Bailey - Tenor

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The Great Granville Picnic is organized by the Village of Granville and is made possible by the generous support of Huntington National Bank. For information contact Jodi Weaver Chiles at the village office at (740) 587-3324. Mail: Great Granville Picnic, Box 514, Granville, OH 43023