The 2025 Fredericktown Tomato Show runs Wednesday through Saturday.
WNZR’s Eric Brown spoke to various members of the board about some of the events at the show.
Click HERE to hear all the conversations.
- Chris Well has been with the Fredericktown Tomato Show for 48 years. She oversees the little Miss Tomato Show and the Plate Auction, and she shares a bit of info about what that is as well as what she does with them. She goes into detail about the plate auction, its theme this year is America’s pastime, and how important it is for the continuation of the Tomato show.
- Lesley Ruggles has been a board member for the tomato show for 12 years; she is the director at large for the show. She is also in charge of the Baby Crawling contest and shares a bit about the fun event.
- Michael Maggard oversees the big wheel races and bathtub races. She talks about why it’s important for you to have a driver’s license.
- Todd Lindeman has been with the tomato show for 4 years. He is one of two directors in charge of the parade, and he talks about some of the logistical challenges to run a parade; he also talks about the 1.6 mile route for the parade. He talks about what he’s most looking forward to during the show this year
- Cale Grubb also talks about the rides and the fact that a recent project opened up the possibility of bringing bigger rides to the event.
Click HERE to find out more about the Fredericktown Tomato Show.
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