Seeing red

( Casey Castle/ccastle@winchestersun.com / August 20, 2012 )

A large tomato waits to be judged at the Clark¿County Public Library Saturday in the first Tomato Jamboree, top photo. Julie Maruskin¿s Lena Mae Nolt¿s Holy Land won the Marla Prize for the prettiest tomato. Ruthi Skinner¿s Black Cherry tomato won the Butler Skinner award for best-tasting entry. Andy Gary took home the Best All-Round Cherry Tomato award for his Peacevine Cherry. The jamboree saw 52 people taste and vote on 39 varieties of home-grown tomatoes. Leo Shortridge and Mary Farris, both of Winchester, listen to another judge while tasting tomatoes, right photo. At left, Sydney Harringshaw takes a bite of a tomato while holding the tickets she will use to vote for the best-looking and best-tasting tomatoes.Casey Castle/ccastle@winchestersun.com