May Newsletter

Click here for the May 2017 issue of The Cranfest Scoop!  The Festival's very own monthly newsletter...updating you on the latest "scoop" of cranberry festival news!

In this month's issue:

• Letter from the President
• Scholarship Awards
• Contests & Parade
• Royalty Update
• 2017 Donations
• 2017 Membership List
• 2017 Membership Application
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine
• 45 Years of Memories
• Beautification Form

April Newsletter

Click here for the April 2017 issue of The Cranfest Scoop!  The Festival's very own monthly newsletter...updating you on the latest "scoop" of cranberry festival news!

In this month's issue:

• Volunteer Appreciation
• Contests & Parade
• Royalty Update
• 2017 Donations
• 2017 Membership List
• 2017 Membership Application
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine
• 45 Years of Memories

April Newsletter

Click here for the April 2016 issue of The Cranfest Scoop!  The Festival's very own monthly newsletter...updating you on the latest "scoop" of cranberry festival news!

In this month's issue:

• Volunteer Appreciation
• Contests & Parade
• Royalty Update and Picture
• 2016 & 2015 Donations
• 2016 Membership List
• Membership Application
• Calendar of Events
• Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine
• Premier Night

Warrens Cranberry Festival March Newsletter - The Cranfest Scoop

Click here the March issue of The Cranfest Scoop!  The Festival's very own monthly newsletter...updating you on the latest "scoop" of cranberry festival news!

In this month's issue:

• 2015 Parade Marshalls
• 2015 AgVocate of the Year
• Town of Lincoln Fire Department Donation
• Contests and Parade
• Royalty Update and Picture
• 2015 Donations to date and 2014 total donations
• Membership List and details
• Calendar of Events
• Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine

2014 Warrens Cranberry Festival October Newsletter

Click here for this month's issue of the Cranfest Scoop!  The Warrens Cranberry Festival's very own monthly newsletter.

In this month's issue:

• 2014 Festival Overview
• Volunteer Appreciation
• 2015 Winning Adult and Youth Button Designs
• Comments and Feedback
• 2014 Contest Winners
• 2014 Parade Winners
• National Media Highlights
• 2014-2015 Royalty Update
• Donations to Date
• Membership List and Details
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine

2014 August Warrens Cranberry Festival Newsletter

Click here for this month's issue of the Cranfest Scoop!  

In this month's issue:

• Letter from the President
• Chronicles and Memories
• 2014 Festival Entertainment
• Festival Sponsors
• Contests and Parade
• Donations to Date
• 2013 Total Donations
• Membership List and Details
• Membership Form
• Royalty Application
• Calendar of Events
• Merchandise for Sale
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine

2014 July Warrens Cranberry Festival Newsletter

Click here for the latest issue of the Cranfest Scoop...The Warrens Cranberry Festival's very own newsletter!

In this months issue:

• This Year's Entertainment and What You Can Expect To See!
• Awards & Recognition
• Volunteer Appreciation
• Contests & Parade
• Donations to Date
• Membership List and Details
• Royalty Update and Photos
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia

Warrens Cranberry Festival Has a Variety of Contest Rules Available Now!

Click here for the latest 2014 Contest Rules Available Now!

Biggest Berry Contest - Think you've got the biggest cranberry? Weigh in at our Biggest Berry contest for a chance to win a ribbon and prize! Biggest Berry Contest Sponsor: Potter Cranberry Company, Warrens, WI.

Cranberry Chiffon Pie Eating Contest - Enter the Festival's very own pie eating contest!  The first participant to finish their whole pie (without using their hands) wins a free sweatshirt!  

 

Flower Contest - Show off your best blooms in this year's flower show for a chance to win a ribbon and prize!  



Marsh Medallion Hunt - Find the hidden medallion on Festival grounds and win a cash prize!  Clues are given the week of the Festival, until the medallion is found.  Join in the Quest at the Fest!   

Photography Contest - This contest draws numerous entries each year.  Show off your photography skills for a chance to win a ribbon or gift certificate.    



Pictorial Cancellation Contest - Design the official postmark for this year's Festival and win cash prize.  



Quilt and Needlework Contest - Get crafty with this sewing and needlework competition for a chance to win a ribbon and prize. 



Scarecrow Contest - Feeling Creative?  Show off your unique scarecrow design and win a ribbon or cash prize. 



Vegetable and Sunflower Contest - Show off your most unusual and spectacular vegetables and sunflowers in this contest and win a ribbon or special prize!  



Video Contest - Create your own video using footage from the 2014 Warrens Cranberry Festival and win cash prizes. 

Warrens Cranberry Festival June Newsletter

Click here for the latest issue of the Cranfest Scoop, the Warrens Cranberry Festival's very own newsletter!

In this month's issue:

• Contests and Parade
• Donations to Date
• Membership List and Details
• Royalty Update and Photos
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine

Warrens Cranberry Festival May Newsletter

Click here to read the latest edition of the Warrens Cranberry Festival's very own newsletter...The Cranfest Scoop!

In this month's issue:

• Letter from the President
• 2014 Scholarship Recipients
• Contests and Parade
• Donations
• Membership List and Details
• Royalty Update and Pictures
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine

Warrens Cranberry Festival - 2014 April Newsletter

Click here to read the latest issue of the Cranfest Scoop, the Festival's very own monthly newsletter.

In this month's issue:

• Volunteer Appreciation
• Recognition and Awards
• Contests and Parade Information
• Donations To Date
• Membership List and Details
• Royalty Update & Photos
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine
• Warrens Community Meals Schedule

Warrens Cranberry Festival - 2014 March Newsletter

Click here to read the latest issue of the Warrens Cranberry Festival's very own newsletter - the Cranfest Scoop!

In this month's issue:

• Contests
• Parade
• 2014 Donations to Date
• 2013 Total Donations
• Current Membership List and Details
• Royalty Update and Pictures
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine
• Community Meals Schedule and Card Party Information

Warrens Cranberry Accepting Entries for the Recipe and Quilt & Needlework Contests

Warrens Cranberry Festival is currently accepting entries for both the Recipe and Quilt & Needlework Contests.  Click here for a complete set of contest rules for both contests.


2014 Recipe Contest - "Cranberries...Every Day, Every Way, Every Table!"

• Deadline for entries is May 30, 2014
• Create a unique and original recipe using cranberries.  (Main dish, salad, soup, snack, dessert, bread, jam, jelly etc.)
• Two categories of entry:
• Fresh Cranberry Division (fresh or frozen berries)
• Processed Cranberry Division (juices, dried cranberries, sauces)
• This contest is open to all cooks 8 years of age and older, except professional chefs. 
• You do not need to be a Wisconsin resident to enter.
• Contestants may submit two recipes in each division, but only one recipe will be selected for the final competition.
• Twenty finalists will be chosen, ten from each division. 
• Finalists will be notified by June 16, 2014. 
• To be eligible for prizes, a finalist must personally bring their finished cranberry product, prepared exactly from the recipe submitted to the Warrens Cranberry Festival on the first day of the Festival for the judging of the Recipe Contest.  Friday, September 26, 2014.
• Prizes:
• Six Visa Gift Cards in the amount of $75, $50, and $25 (for first, second and third place winners in each category)
• Six pieces of cookware (for the first, second and third place winners in each category)

Recipe Contest Sponsors:  Farmers & Merchants Bank of Tomah/Warrens and Kitchen Craft Cookware.


2014 Quilt & Needlework Contest

• All entries will be displayed and visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites.
• Warrens Cranberry Festival Queen, Princesses and President will also select their favorites.
• The Contest will not be critiqued or judged by someone certified in quilting.
• Seven categories of entry:
• Class I - Bed Quilts
• Class II - Crib Quilts
• Class III - Youth (entrants under the age of 18 years of age)
• Class IV - Wall Hangings
• Class V - Unclassified, Quilted or Unquilted (pillows, clothing etc.)
• Class VI - Needlework
• Class VII - Cranberry (any item but it MUST pertain to cranberries)
• All entries MUST pre-register by September 12, 2014
• Prizes:
• A People's Choice Ribbon and cash prize will be awarded to the first place winners of each category.
• A second and third place ribbon will be awarded in each category.
• A ribbon and gift will be awarded to the winners of the Queen, Princesses and President's favorites.
• All entries will be displayed during the festival at the Wetherby Stone Building on the corner of Hayes and Main Streets in Warrens.

For a complete set of rules for these contests and all the Festival contests, please visit the link above.

Warrens Cranberry Festival - September 26-28, 2014
 

Warrens Cranberry Festival - 2013 October Newsletter

Click here for the Festival's October Newsletter - The Cranfest Scoop!  

In this month's issue:

• 2013 Festival Thank You and Overview
• 2014 Button Designs
• Comments & Feedback
• Contest Winners
• Parade Winners
• National Media Highlights
• Royalty Update & Pictures
• Donations
• Membership List
• 2014 Membership Details
• Calendar of Events
• Festival Merchandise
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine
• 2014 Membership Form

Warrens Cranberry Festival - 2013 August Newsletter

Click here for the Festival's August Newsletter - The Cranfest Scoop!

In this month's issue:

• Letter from the President
• Volunteer Day
• Festival Recycling
• Festival Food Drive
• 2013 Parade & Grand Marshalls
• 2013 Contests
• Royalty Update
• Royalty Pictures
• 2013 Donations
• Membership List and Details
• Calendar of Events
• CranJam 2013
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine

Warrens Cranberry Festival Quilt and Needlework Contest Rules

The Warrens Cranberry Festival Quilt and Needlework Contest rules are available now.

The Warrens Cranberry Festival will keep the same format of the Quilt and Needlework Contest as last year.  All entries will not be critiqued or judged by someone certified in quilting.

All entries will be displayed and Festival visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites and a People’s Choice ribbon and gift will be awarded to the winner.  The Warrens Cranberry Festival Queen, Princesses and President will also select their favorites and the winners will also receive a ribbon and gift.

Acceptable entries include:  Bed Quilts and Crib Quilts (hand, machine or tied), Youth (under the age of 18) (quilts, wall hangings, and needlework), Wall Hangings (smaller than 42-inch width), Unclassified Quilted or Unquilted (pillows, table coverings, and clothing), Needlework (embroidery, crochet, counted cross stitch, and knitting) and Miscellaneous.  All Quilts must have a 
3-inch hanging sleeve on top back.

All entries must pre-register by September 13, 2013.  

This contest is open to the public and there is no entry fee.

Entries may be brought or mailed to the Warrens Cranberry Festival Office any time prior to the Festival.  All entries must be received by Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Festival Office (402 Pine Street, Warrens, WI) by 3:00 p.m.  Any entries received after this date and time will not be able to Participate in the Contest.

All entries will be on display Friday, September 27^th and Saturday, September 28^th from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, September 29^th, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Wetherby Stone Building, on the corner of Hayes and Main Streets. 

Check out will be Sunday, September 29, 2012, between 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. in the Wetherby Cranberry Stone Building or within one week after the Festival at the Warrens Cranberry Festival Office (402 Pine Street, Warrens, WI).  

The winner of the People’s Choice, President’s, Queen’s and Princesses’ awards will be posted on the Festival website by Tuesday, October 1, 2013.  

All awards and prizes may be picked up when items are reclaimed.  Items will not be released without a valid claim check. 

The Warrens Cranberry Festival is not responsible for missing or lost items. Call the Festival Office with any questions at 608-378-4200. 

The Festival has the right to refuse any entries. Items are entered at your own risk.  The Festival provides monitoring during the day and the Wetherby Stone Building is securely locked at night.

Dates for the 41^st Annual Warrens Cranberry Festival are September 27-29, 2013.

Click here for a complete set of rules.

Warrens Cranberry Festival - 2013 July Newsletter

Click here for the Festival's July Newsletter, the Cranfest Scoop!

In this month's issue:

• Volunteer Appreciation
• Parade
• Festival Recycling
• Festival Food Drive
• Parade Marshall
• Contest
• Royalty Update & Pictures
• 2013 Donations
• Membership List and Details
• Calendar of Events
• CRANJAM 2013
• Cranberry Trivia
• Cranberry Cuisine

2012 November Newsletter - The Cranfest Scoop

Click here for the latest edition of The Cranfest Scoop, November Issue!

What's Inside:

• Letter from the President
• 2012 Festival Overview & Thank You
• 2013 Button Designs
• 2012 Election Results
• 2012 Donations to Date
• 2012 Membership List
• 2013 Membership Details
• Royalty News
• 2013 Membership Form
• Calendar of Events
• Cranberry Trivia
• Stocking Stuffer Ideas
• Cranberry Cuisine
• Volunteer Questionnaire
• Warrens Area Community Christmas Party Poster

2012 October Newsletter - The Cranfest Scoop

Click here for the latest edition of the Cranfest Scoop!

In this month's Issue:

• 2012 Festival Thank You & Overview
• 2013 Winning Button Designs
• 2012 Contest Winners
• 2012 Parade Winners
• 2012 Donations to Date
• 2012 Membership List
• 2013 Membership Details
• Royalty News/Update
• Cranberry Cuisine
• Calendar of Events
• Cranberry Trivia
• Stocking Stuffer Ideas
• 2013 Membership Form
• Warrens Area Community Christmas Party
• Hope for the Holidays

2012 August Newsletter

Click here for the lasted edition of the Cranfest Scoop!

In this month's issue:

• Letter from the President
• Volunteers are needed
• 2012 Contests
• 2012 Donations
• Membership List & Details
• Royalty News
• Cranberry Cuisine
• Calendar of Events
• Cranberry Trivia
• Membership & Volunteer Forms
• Calling All Motorcycles