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The STARS Club would like to thank everyone who came out for the 2026 Rib Fest on Saturday, August 29th! It was a great evening of delicious ribs, friendly competition, and community fun, all while supporting the Roaming Shores fireworks.
This year’s Rib Fest featured 11 competing chefs and teams, each serving up their own take on the best ribs in Roaming Shores. Dinner guests received six tasting tickets and had the difficult task of sampling their favorites before casting their ballots for the People’s Choice Award.
A big thank you goes to all of this year’s competitors:
After the ballots were counted, Dave Hughes (Chef #1) and Justin Gingerich & Dillon Wachob (Chef Team #4) tied for 3rd Place. Tyler Starcher (Chef #7) took 2nd Place, and the 2026 Rib Fest 1st Place People’s Choice Award went to Howard Tuttle (Chef #2)!
Howard is no stranger to the top spot, he was also voted the People’s Choice winner at the STARS Club’s last rib competition in 2024. Congratulations, Howard, on defending your title!
There was plenty happening beyond the rib competition, too. Throughout the evening, guests supported the STARS Club through a basket raffle, 50/50 drawing, and Half Pig Raffle, with proceeds helping fund our community fireworks.
A special thank you goes to our 50/50 winner, who graciously donated the entire prize back to the STARS Club. The winner of the Half Pig Raffle was Butch Foit. Congratulations, Butch!
Rib Fest was made possible through the hard work of the STARS Club members: Barb Buckley, Bree Hughes, Jim & Arleen Kovats, Kathy & Dale Naismith, John & Mary Lou Watt, Leeann Moses, and Jen Addair. From planning and preparation to setup, serving, raffles, and everything in between, it took a team effort to bring Rib Fest together.
The STARS Club would also like to thank our chefs for the time and effort they put into competing, everyone who donated raffle items and supplies, and, of course, everyone who purchased a dinner or raffle ticket and joined us for the evening.
Thank you for making Rib Fest a success and for continuing to support the STARS Club and the Roaming Shores fireworks. We hope everyone had as much fun tasting the ribs as our chefs had making them!
