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Strawberry Auction Results
See who has taken home the top honors over the past several years.
| Grower | Place/Variety Auction Price |
Buyer(s) |
| Albert Reyes | Grand Champion Misc. - Albion $10,300.00 |
Bud Light - 4400, Schmidt Land Services - 1400, HEB - 1000, Tuttle Motor Co. - 1000, Pure Party Ice - 500, Ramos Tire - 500, Security State Bank - 500, South Texas Mud Haulers - 400, Poteet VFW - 300, American Electric Power - 100, Ann Matthews - 100, South Texas Que & Brew - 100 |
| Delia Popoy | Reserve Grand Champion Chandler $5,100.00 |
Bud Light - 1500, HEB - 1000, Schmidt Land Services - 800, Security Service Federal Credit Union - 500, Security State Bank - 500, South Texas Mud Haulers - 500, South Texas Que & Brew - 200, Eye Care For Texans - Dr. Ron Mixon, OD - 100 |
| Stella Reyes | 1st Place - Seascape $1,600.00 |
Bud Light - 500, Hurley Funeral Home - 500, Poteet Lions Club -300, Schmidt Land Services - 200, South Texas Mud Haulers - 100 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | 2nd Place - Misc. - Albion $1,700.00 |
Bud Light -1000, Schmidt Land Services - 500, Poteet Lions Club - 200 |
| Albert Reyes | 2nd Place - Chandler $1,200.00 |
Hurley Funeral Homes - 334, Hurley Auto Parts - 333, Plestex IV Theatres - 333, Bud Light - 200 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | 2nd Place - Seascape $1,600.00 |
Bartek Construction - 300, Bud Light - 300, HEB - 300, Pure Party Ice - 300, Poteet Lions Club - 100, Ramos Tire - 100, Schmidt Land Services - 100, South Texas Que and Brew - 100 |
| Leonard Sanchez, Jr. | 3rd Place - Misc. - Albion $1,600.00 |
Bud Light - 500, HEB - 300, Poteet Lions Club - 300, Tuttle Motor Co. - 300, Ramos Tire - 200 |
| Tom Ambriz | 3rd Place - Chandler $1,000.00 |
Bud Light - 300, HEB - 200, Poteet Lions Club - 200, Pure Party Ice - 200, Ramos Tire - 100 |
| Amadeo Garcia | 3rd Place - Misc. - Camarosa $1,100.00 |
Schmidt Land Services - 500, Bud Light - 300, HEB - 200, Ramos Tire - 100 |
| Linda Wheeler | 4th Place - Misc. - Albion $900.00 |
Bud Light - 300, Eye Care For Texans - Dr. Ron Mixon, OD, - 300, Security Service Federal Credit Union - Branch Manager/ Ginny Otto - 300 |
| Chris Giles | 4th Place - Chandler $900.00 |
Bartek Construction - 250, Pure Party Ice - 250, Bud Light - 200, HEB - 200 |
| Leonard Sanchez, Sr. | 4th Place - Misc. - Camarosa $400.00 |
Bud Light - 200, Poteet VFW - 200 |
| Joel Garcia | 5th Place - Misc. - Albion $400.00 |
Bud - 200, HEB - 200 |
| Cora Lamar | 5th Place - Chandler $500.00 |
American Electric Power - 200, HEB - 200, Bud Light - 100 |
| Linda Wheeler | 5th Place - Misc. - Camino Real $400.00 |
HEB - 200, Tuttle Motor Co. - 200 |
| Cora Lamar | Misc. -
Albion $600.00 |
Bud Light - 400, Pure Party Ice - 200 |
| Cora Lamar | Misc. -
Albion $400.00 |
Bartek Construction - 400 |
| Jessica Cochran | Misc. -
Albion $800.00 |
American Electric Power - 300, Bud Light - 300, Ramos Tire - 200 |
| Chris Giles | Misc. - Albion $700.00 |
HEB - 200, Tuttle Motor Co. - 200, Bud Light - 100, Poteet VFW - 100, Pure Party Ice - 100 |
| Tom Ambriz | Misc. - Albion $600.00 |
Bud Light - 400, HEB - 200 |
| Eugene Martinez | Misc. - Albion $600.00 |
HEB - 400, Bud Light - 200 |
| David E. Reyes | Misc. - Albion $600.00 |
Hurley Auto Parts - 200, Hurley Funeral Homes - 200, Plestex IV Theatres - 200 |
| David E. Reyes | Misc. - Albion $600.00 |
Bud Light - 400, Schmidt Land Services - 100, South Texas Mud Haulers - 100 |
| David Reyes | Misc. - Albion $700.00 |
Tuttle Motor Co. - 400, Bud Light - 300 |
| Linda Wheeler | Misc. - Albion $1,000.00 |
Ramos Tire - 400, Bud Light - 100, Security State Bank - 200, Tuttle Motor Co. - 200 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | Misc. - Albion $400.00 |
Bartek Construction - 400 |
| Jessica Cochran | Chandler $600.00 |
Bud Light - 500, Poteet VFW - 100 |
| David Reyes | Seascape $1,000.00 |
Hurley Funeral Homes - 700, Hurley Auto Parts - 200, Bud Light - 100 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | Misc. - Camino Real $1,550.00 |
Poteet VFW - 500, HEB - 200, Tuttle Motor Co. - 200, American Electric Power - 150, Bartek Construction - 100, Bud Light - 100, Pure Party Ice - 100, Ramos Tire - 100, Security State Bank - 100 |
| TOTAL PRICE | $38,850.00 |
| Grower | Place & Variety | Buyers |
| Cora Lamar | Grand Champion Miscellaneous - Albion |
Primary Buyers: Bud - $5000, H.E.B. - $1000. Add-ons: Bartek Construction - $500, Best 1 Hummingbird Feeders - $500, Hurley Funeral Home - $500, Kiewit Mining Group - $500, Miler Lite - $500, Poteet Lions Club - $500, Pure Party Ice - $500, Tuttle Motor Company - $500, Security State Bank - $500, American Electric Power -$100, Lonnie Gillespie -$50, Wells Fargo - $50. |
| Leonard Sanchez | Reserve Champion Miscellaneous - Camarosa |
Bud - $3000, H.E.B. - $500, Ramos Tire - $500, Security State Bank - $500 |
| Cora Lamar | 1st - Chandler | Bud - $1500 |
| David Reyes | 1st - Seascape | Bud - $1900 |
| Delia & Leoncio Popoy | 1st - Misc. - Oso Grande | Bud - $1500 |
| Amadeo Garcia | 2nd - Chandler | Halo Distributing - $300, Hurley Auto Parts -$300, Pure Party Ice - $500 |
| Victoria Reyes | 2nd - Seascape | Coors / Miller / Halo Distributing - $500, Hurley Funeral Home - $500 |
| David Edward Reyes | 2nd - Misc. - Albion | Bartek Construction - $300, Wells Fargo - $200, Jim Collums - $100 |
| Chris Giles | 2nd - Misc. - Camarosa | American Electric Power - $400, Miller - $400, VFW - Poteet - $400 |
| Donovan Garcia | 2nd - Misc. - Festival | Pure Party Ice - $200, Tractor City - $200 |
| Delia & Leoncio Popoy | 3rd - Chandler | Dos Equis / Miller - $350, Plestex Theatre - $350 |
| Cora Lamar | 3rd - Seascape | Lone Star Lite - $600 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | 3rd - Misc. - Albion | Bud - $1200 |
| Amadeo Garcia | 3rd - Misc. - Camarosa | Coors Banquet - $250, VFW - Poteet - $250 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | 3rd - Misc. - Sweet Ann | Bud - $350, H.E.B. - $350 |
| Joel Garcia | 4th - Chandler | Miller Lite - $400, VFW - Poteet - $400 |
| Chris Giles | 4th - Seascape | Pure Party Ice - $300, VFW - Poteet - $300 |
| Cora Lamar | 4th - Misc. - Albion | Pure Party Ice - $300, VFW - Poteet - $300 |
| Jessica Cochran | 4th - Misc. - Camarosa | Pure Party Ice - $300, Super - S Foods - $300 |
| Linda Wheeler | 4th - Misc. - Sweet Ann | Tuttle Motor Company - $600 |
| Albert Reyes | 5th - Chandler | Bill Smith - $400, Judge Bautista - $200, Poteet Lions Club - $100 |
| Cora Lamar | 5th - Seascape | Miller Lite - $700 |
| David Reyes | 5th - Misc. - Albion | VFW - Poteet - $500 |
| Cora Lamar | 5th - Misc. - Camarosa | American Electric Power - $250, VFW - Poteet - $250 |
| Jimmy & Rosa Garza | 5th - Misc. - Santa Rosa | Tuttle Motor Company - $300 |
| Grower | Place & Variety | Buyers |
| Linda Wheeler | Grand Champion - Albion | Alamo Attractions/Gary Denton - 1000, Best 1 Hummingbird Feeders -Bill and Raye Arlitt - 500, HEB - 500, Halo/Miller Lite - 500, Lone Star Light - 500, Pure Party Ice - 500, Silver Eagle/Bud - 500, Tuttle Motor Co. - 500, Edward Jones - Ed McClure - 400, Bill Smith - 400, American Electric Power - 250, Hurley Funeral Homes - 250, Ramos Tires - 250, TexAma Inc. - 250, Judge Bautista - 200, Garcia/Ambriz Farms - 200, Poteet V.F.W. - 200, Security State Bank - 200, Bartek Construction - 100, Heart's Desire Catering/Lois Ferguson - 100, Wells Fargo - 50 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | Reserve Grand Champion - Albion | Silver Eagle/Bud - 300, Bartek Construction -250, HEB - 250, Halo/Coors Light - 250, Lone Star Light - 250, Pure Party Ice - 250, Tuttle Motor Co. - 250, Best 1 Hummingbird Feeders -Bill and Raye Arlitt - 100, Ramos Tires - 100, TexAma Inc. - 100 |
| Chris Giles | 1st Place - Chandler | Hurley Funeral Homes - 300, Plestex Theaters - 300 |
| Cora Lamar | 1st Place - Seascape | HEB - 500 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | 1st Place - Misc. - Camino Real | Bartek Construction - 300 |
| Albert Reyes | 2nd Place - Chandler | Security State Bank - 200, Wells Fargo - 200, Silver Eagle/Bud - 150 |
| Chris Giles | 2nd Place - Seascape | Eye Care For Texans/Dr. Ron Dwaine Mixon, OD - 400 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | 2nd Place - Misc.- Flores | HEB - 500, Silver Eagle/Bud - 100 |
| Chris Giles | 3rd Place - Albion | Best 1 Hummingbird Feeders/Bill and Raye Arlitt - 250, HEB - 250 |
| Cora Lamar | 3rd Place - Chandler | Security State Bank - 300, Ben and Emily Briscoe - 100 |
| Cora Lamar | 3rd Place - Seascape | Lone Star Light - 225, Pure Party Ice - 225 |
| Amadeo Garcia | 3rd Place - Misc. - Camarosa | Poteet Homes/Oscar and Terri Carrasco - 500 |
| David Reyes | 4th Place - Albion | HEB - 500 |
| David Edward Reyes | 4th Place - Chandler | Rexco Pharmacy - 200, Hurley Auto Parts - 150, Plestex Theaters - 150 |
| Albert Reyes | 4th Place - Seascape | Bartek Construction - 200, Halo/Miller Lite - 200, Silver Eagle/Bud -200 |
| Kyle Milolajczyk | 4th Place - Misc. - Camarosa | Tuttle Motor Co. - 300, Wells Fargo - 150 |
| Chris Giles | 5th Place - Albion | Lone Star Light - 300, Pure Party Ice - 300 |
| Amadeo Garcia | 5th Place - Chandler | Silver Eagle/Bud - 250, Poteet Homes - Terri and Oscar Carrasco |
| David Reyes | 5th Place - Seascape | Poteet Homes/Oscar and Terri Carrasco - 500, Wells Fargo - 50 |
| Cora Lamar | Albion | HEB - 500 |
| Cora Lamar | Albion | Tuttle Motor Co. - 500 |
| David Reyes | Chandler | Halo - Coors Light - 200, Security State Bank - 200, Silver Eagle/Bud - 200 |
| Cora Lamar | Chandler | Hurley Funeral Homes - 500 |
| Leonard Sanchez | Chandler | Poteet Homes/Oscar and Terri Carrasco - 500 |
| Pete Tijerina | Chandler | Hurley Funeral Homes - 500 |
| John Naegelin | Chandler | HEB - 650 |
| David Edward Reyes | Seascape | Halo - Miller Lite - 200, Silver Eagle/Bud - 100, Maks Lube - 100, Poco Sueno Cattle Co. - 100 |
| Chris Giles | Seascape | Lone Star Light - 250, Pure Party Ice - 250 |
| Leonard Sanchez | Seascape | American Electric Power - 500 |
| Leonard Sanchez, Sr. | Seascape | Halo/Miller Lite - 200, Silver Eagle/Bud - 200, TexAma Inc. - 200 |
| Amos Hilburn | Seascape | HEB - 400 |
| John Naegelin | Seascape | Halo/Miller Lite - 500 |
| Grower | Place | Buyer |
| Ronnie Wheeler | Grand Champion - Misc. - Albion | H.E.B. - 1500, Miller Lite - 1500, Budweiser - 1000, Lone Star Light - 1000, Poteet Lions Club -1000, Pure Party Ice - 1000, Tuttle Motor Company - 1000 |
| Albert Reyes | Reserve Grand Champion - Chandler | Hurley Funeral Home - 500, Poteet V.F.W. - 500, State Bank - 500, Budweiser - 200, Lone Star Light - 200, Miller Lite - 200, Pure Party Ice - 200 |
| Albert Reyes | 1st Place - Seascape | Hurley Auto Parts - 250, Plestex Theatres - 250 |
| Sulema Chavez | 2nd Place - Seascape | H.E.B. - 500 |
| Cora Lamar | 2nd Place - Chandler | H.E.B. - 600 |
| Chris Giles | 2nd Place - Misc. - Camarosa | Hurley Funeral Home - 300, Diana Bautista - 200 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | 3rd Place - Seascape | Plestex Theatres - 200, Rexco Pharmacy - 200 |
| David Reyes | 3rd Place - Chandler | H. E. B. - 800 |
| Cora Lamar | 3rd Place - Misc. - Albion | American Electric Power - 500 |
| Sulema Chavez | 4th Place - Seascape | Poteet V. F. W. - 500 |
| Leonard Sanchez | 4th Place - Chandler | Lone Star Light - 250, Poteet Lions Club - 225, Pure Party Ice - 225, Budweiser - 100, Wagner Show Pigs - 50 |
| Cora Lamar | 4th Place - Misc. - Camarosa | H.E.B. - 300, Security State Bank - 300 |
| Joe Chavez | 5th Place - Seascape | Hurley Funeral Homes - 500, Wells Fargo Bank - 50 |
| Chris Giles | 5th Place - Misc. - Albion | H.E.B. - 400 |
| Garcia Farms | Seascape | Miller Lite - 500, Budweiser - 200, Eye Care For Texans - 168, Lone Star Lite - 166, Pure Party Ice - 166, Wells Fargo - 100, Lonnie Gillespie - 50 |
| Delores Garcia | Seascape | Poteet V. F. W. - 500, Budweiser - 100, Wells Fargo Bank - 100, Lonnie Gillespie |
| Leoncio Popoy | Seascape | H.E.B. - 500, Budweiser - 100, Wells Fargo Bank - 50 |
| Cora Lamar | Seascape | Bartek Construction - 400, Wells Fargo Bank - 50 |
| Chris Giles | Seascape | Tuttle Motor Company - 400, Budweiser - 50, Wells Fargo Bank - 50 |
| Leonard Sanchez | Seascape | H.E.B. - 500, Miller Lite - 100, Wells Fargo Bank - 100, Budweiser - 50 |
| Linda Wheeler | Seascape | Bill Smith - 400, Bartek Construction - 300, Budweiser - 100 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | Misc. - Camarosa | Heart's Desire Catering - 250, Lone Star Light - 250, Miller Lite - 100, Budweiser - 50 |
| Linda Wheeler | Misc. - Albion | Lone Star Light - 250, Pure Party Ice - 250, Miller Lite - 100, Budweiser - 50 |
| Grower | Place | Buyer |
| Ronnie Wheeler | Grand Champion - Misc. - Albion | Budweiser - 1107, Halo Distributing - 1108, H. E. B - 1107, Hoffman Nursery - 1107, Lone Star Light - 1107, Pure Party Ice - 1107, Tuttle Motor Company - 1107 |
| David Reyes | Reserve Grand Champion - Chandler | American Electric Power - 500, H. E. B. - 500, Lone Star Light - 500, Pure Party Ice - 500 |
| Victoria Reyes | 1st Place - Seascape | H. E. B. - 1000 |
| Joe Chavez | 2nd Place - Seascape | Budweiser - 225, Halo Distributing - 225, Hoffman Nursery - 225, TexAma - 225 |
| Albert Reyes | 2nd Place - Chandler | Hurley Funeral Homes - 600 |
| Linda Wheeler | 2nd Place - Misc. - Albion | H. E. B. - 800 |
| Sulema Chavez | 3rd Place - Seascape | Bartek Construction - 267, Hoffman Nursery - 266, Security State Bank - 267 |
| Cora Lamar | 3rd Place - Chandler | H. E. B. - 800 |
| Chris Giles | 3rd Place - Misc. - Oso Grande | Eye Care For Texans / Dr. Ron Mixon - 300, TexAma - 300 |
| Albert Reyes | 4th Place - Seascape | Jim Simmons - 300, Poteet Lions Club - 300 |
| Leoncio Popoy | 4th Place - Chandler | Budweiser - 160, Halo Distributing - 160, Lone Star Light - 160, Pure Party Ice - 160, Super-S Foods - 160 |
| Chris Giles | 4th Place - Misc. - Camarosa | Bartek Construction - 350, Wells Fargo Bank - 350 |
| Leonard Sanchez | 5th Place - Seascape | Bill and Janice Smith - 300, Diana Bautista - 200, Morgan Wagner - 100, Poteet Lions Club - 100 |
| Cora Lamar | 5th Place - Chandler | Hurley Auto Parts - 300, Hurley Funeral Homes - 300 |
| Cora Lamar | 5th Place - Misc. - Camarosa | Halo Distributing - 200, H. E. B. - 200 |
| Delores Garcia | Seascape | Poteet V. F. W. |
| Leonard Sachez | Seascape | H. E. B. |
| Manuel Gutierrez | Seascape | American Electric Power - 500 |
| Sulema Chavez | Seascape | Jim Simmons -250, Poteet Lions Club - 250 |
| Cora Lamar | Seascape | Hurley Auto Parts - 250, Rexco Pharmacy - 250 |
| Cora Lamar | Seascape | Halo Distributing - 250, H. E. B. - 250 |
| Henry Ortiz | Seascape | Budweiser - 400 |
| Chris Giles | Seascape | J & J Fritz Media - 500 |
| Chris Giles | Seascape | H. E. B. - 500 |
| Linda Wheeler | Seascape | Bartek Construction - 233, Security State Bank - 234, Wells Fargo Bank - 233 |
| Ronnie Wheeler | Seascape | H. E. B. - 700 |
| Kyle Mikolajczyk | Chandler | Bartek Construction - 233, Morgan Wagner - 50, Security State Bank - 233, Wells Fargo Bank - 234 |
| Chris Giles | Chandler | Plestex Theatres - 500 |
| Chris Giles | Chandler | H. E. B. - 800 |
| Chris Giles | Misc. - Oso Grande | Budweiser - 100, Eye Care For Texans / Eye Care For Texans - 100, Halo Distributing - 100, H. E. B. - 200, J & J Fritz Media - 100, Lone Star Light - 200, Pure Party Ice - 200, Rather Be Fishing - 100, Security State Bank - 100, Super - S Foods - 200, TexAma - 100, This is Life Production Co. - 200, Tuttle Motor Company - 200, Wells Fargo Bank - 100 |