Maple Crest held its annual fishing derby on June 9, which took place in unexpected sunshine! Approximately 240 people attended the event, a record crowd for the fishing derby.

Numbers

• Approximately 240 people attended the event - a record crowd!
• 31 assistants (both staff and volunteers) kept everything running smoothly!
• Arthur and Jo Ann Hilty brought 15 guests!
• 12 fish were caught by Olivia Douglas alone, and the longest fish, caught by Carol Bixel, measured in at 21 3/4 inches.

Prize-Winners

• Person who caught the longest fish - Carol Bixel (21 3/4 in.)
• Person who caught the 2nd longest fish - Travis Kleman (20 3/4 in.)
• Person who caught the 3rd longest fish - Emily Setzer (20 1/4 in.)
• Person who caught the shortest fish - Thayne Kleman (4 in.)
• Person who caught the 2nd shortest fish - Thayne Kleman (5 in.)
• Person who caught the 3rd shortest fish - a three-way tie of 6 in. by
• Olivia Douglas, Thayne Kleman and Daniel Setzer
• Person who caught the "Biggest Fish that Got Away" - Arlene Allison
• First Maple Crest resident actually out fishing - Mary Ann Kooker
• First guest actually out fishing - Robby Allison
• First person to catch a fish - Jean Douglas
• Person who caught the most fish - Olivia Douglas (12 fish)
• Person who caught the 2nd most fish -- Thayne Kleman (11 fish)
• Person who caught the 3rd most fish - Tayton Kleman (10 fish)
• Family that came the farthest - John, Katie, Maggie, Jack Szabo (Columbus)

Assistants

• Barbeque Chefs -- Jerry Burkholder, Daren Lee, Basil Meyer, Russel Suter, and David and Laura Voth
• Fishing Experts -- Curt Burkholder, Don Flory, Tom Reimund, Dakota Setzer, and TR Steiner
• Prepared the Fishing Poles -- Don Flory, Clarence Kooker, and Russel Suter
• Fish Measurers -- Inara Brubaker, Vera Core, Darrel Kirkendall, and John and Carrie Miller
• Servers/Food Helpers -- Rosalie Dosh, Jane Edinger, Basil Meyer, Ernie Porzelius, Della Salter, Jaime Shaw, Donnas Stone, and Pearl Williamson
• Photographers -- Corinne Lee and Joy Siders
• Bait - half of it was donated by Two Men and Tools, a business run by John & Steve Shaw
• Rod and Reel Poles -- loaned by the Division of Natural Resources in Findlay, Ohio (picked up by Don Flory; returned by Daren Lee)