Forest City Old Home Week » Media Coverage http://oldhomeweek.info Annual summer festival and pierogi eating contest in Forest City, Pa., July 29 - Aug. 1, 2010. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:23:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Forest City Pierogi Eating Contest in the Scranton Times http://oldhomeweek.info/forest-city-pierogi-eating-contest-in-the-scranton-times/116/ http://oldhomeweek.info/forest-city-pierogi-eating-contest-in-the-scranton-times/116/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:08:01 +0000 Chris Coleman http://oldhomeweek.info/?p=116 Looks like we’re getting some attention!

Forest City Pierogy Pocket capital finalist

STAFF REPORT
Published: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Updated: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:18 AM EDT

Forest City has been named one of five finalists in the competition for Capital of the Pierogy Pocket for 2009 sponsored by Mrs. T’s Pierogies.

The winner of the title and a $10,000 prize will be selected based on the materials submitted to demonstrate a town’s pierogie pride, as well as the number of online votes received at www.pierogypocket.com. Voting will be open through Oct. 24.

Forest City is up against Binghamton, N.Y.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Elmira Heights, N.Y.; and Whiting, Ind.

This year marks Mrs. T’s Pierogies third annual search for the Capital of the Pierogy Pocket. Last year’s winner was Binghamton.

Read the full article at the Scranton Times Web site.

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