Pies

Berniece Luthy stands in her kitchen with her blue-ribbon worthy raisin sour cream pie. The blue ribbon pictured showcases just one of her Best of Division finishes at the Nebraska State Fair, where Luthy is also a volunteer.

Berniece Luthy stands in her kitchen with her blue-ribbon worthy raisin sour cream pie. The blue ribbon pictured showcases just one of her Best of Division finishes at the Nebraska State Fair, where Luthy is also a volunteer.

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Berniece Luthy shares recipes, baking skills via fair

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Berniece Luthy’s kitchen is a source of not only meals, but a place where she has worked on creating and sharing her recipes for pies, breads and more. Not content with just serving her baked goods to friends and family, she took her cooking to the Hamilton County Fair.
Summer LaBenz has been baking a variety of pies since she first learned how at the age of 15.

Summer LaBenz has been baking a variety of pies since she first learned how at the age of 15.

From youth to adulthood, LaBenz keeps love of pies strong

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
A 15-year-old girl stands in the Hamilton Motor Inn, washing dishes. This was the unassuming start for Summer LaBenz and her lifelong relationship with baking pies. “My boss got me into the cooking part of it and then he started teaching me the pies,” she recalled.