The 44th Annual Washington State Fiddlers' Contest
May 15, 16 & 17, 2009
May 2009 Report
- Pre-registration Form 2009: pdf | Word
- Official WOTFA Contest Rules 2009: pdf | Word
- Contest Schedule 2009: pdf | Word
- May 2009 Contest Report - prints this web page for your friends with no internet access: pdf | Word
Wow, I can't believe the 44th Annual Washington State Fiddlers' Contest will be here so soon! Once again, I hope everyone has made plans to be in East Wenatchee to support YOUR contest and fiddlers! The contest will be held on Friday - May 15, Saturday - May 16 and Sunday - May 17. The Judges are Eileen Walter, Sheri West and Darin Meeks. The amazing Frank Brown will be back handling the sound. Gary Schimelfenig Photography will be available for hire, so plan ahead for those treasured pictures of your favorite fiddlers
Volunteers Needed!
Sadly some of our annual volunteers will not be at the contest this year. Anyone willing to help out, even for a few hours, please call or email Earl Calvert. The most critical position I need to fill before the contest is in the tabulation room.
Location
The Contest is held at the Eastmont Junior High School. DO NOT CALL THE EASTMONT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEST INFORMATION!
Eastmont Junior High School
905 8th Street N.E.
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Driving Directions to East Wenatchee and Eastmont Junior High School
From Seattle: Follow Hwy 2/97 across the Columbia River (North end of Wenatchee) to Highway 28. Turn Right (heading South) to 9th Street stoplight. Turn left onto 9th Street.
From Spokane: Follow Highway 28 from Quincy to East Wenatchee, then to 9th Street stoplight. Turn right onto 9th Street.
To Eastmont Junior High School: Continue on 9th Street through 4-way stop (Valley Mall Parkway). Continue uphill past Gold’s Gym and East Wenatchee City Hall. Proceed straight through signal light on Eastmont Ave. 9th Street will curve to become 8th ST NE. RV’S: turn left onto N. Grover Street, then first right into school. Park in basketball court parking lot (no parking allowed in bus turn around). CARS: continue past N. Grover Street and turn left just past school at cross walk signs.
Camping
Free dry camping is available at the Eastmont Junior High School. We will have some porta-potties and a dumpster for your convenience. Tents are also welcome. Please be respectful of the school's request and DO NOT ARRIVE before 4pm on Friday, May 15th.
Hotels and Motels
I did not block any hotel rooms for the contest weekend, but the good folks at several Wenatchee hotels will be thrilled to have your business, so please call soon and reserve your rooms! Here are some hotels to contact for rates and availability:
Value Inn 509-663-8115
Cedars Inn 509-886-8000
Super 8 Wenatchee 509-662-3443
Red Lion Hotel 509-663-0711
La Quinta Inn & Suites 509-664-6565
For those of you online, please go to http://www.wenatcheevalley.org/lodging.html for Wenatchee hotel information.
Registration
All contestants must be registered and signed in a half hour before the start of your division. A tentative schedule will be posted at the contest. The registration table will open at 5pm on Friday, May 15. Once again, please take the time to pre-register as it saves us LOTS of work, and you will avoid the $20 late registration fee.
Please check back on this website or the Washington State Fiddlers Contest MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/washingtonstatefiddlerscontest for any breaking news or forgotten announcements. If you do not have a computer and web access, always feel free to call Earl Calvert at 509-886-1614 if you have any questions.
Happy Fiddlin,'
Earl Calvert
WOTFA Contest Chairman
(509) 886-1614
Email: wotfacontest@hotmail.com
Updated 4/15/2009