A total of 14 pots of stew was cooked for the 36th annual Stew Cook Off Contest and earned $2,100 for the sponsoring Franklin County Chamber of Commerce.
The total amount for the sale of the stew by the bowl and quart was not available at press time. Entry fees earned the Chamber $750. For a listing of winners from the event, see the October 15 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.