judge Joyce Cooley Wood

Joyce Cooley Wood examines an onion during her judging of the vegetable class at the Central Washington State Fair.

GORDON KING/Yakima Herald-RepublicVegetable judge Joyce Cooley Wood, left, gives her assessment of an eggplant while contest superintendent Nicole Hutt makes a note on the entry tag that accompanies the vegetable during the judging at the Central Washington State Fair Sept. 27, 2007.
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If Joyce Cooley Wood is judging your vegetables, be sure to clean
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Fail to do this and you'll never get a blue ribbon from Wood, the vegetable judge at this year's Central Washington State Fair.
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Wood is
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And one more tip from judge Wood for a winning vegetable.

Judges Scott Harty, from the NAB - the National sponsor of the Lions Youth of the Year Quest, Carol McCooke, Regional Human Resources manager with the Department of Sustainability and Environment, and chief judge Joyce Wood, a literacy specialist at Eaglehawk North Primary School, were impressed by the calibre of these young adults, finding it difficult to select the winners.

JOYCE WOOD, Grade 5 Teacher, Eaglehawk North