The 2026 PA Farm Show is underway this week at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, and a Clinton County woman has already made Farm Show headlines. Nikki Bechdel of Mackeyville took home a blue ribbon first-place award in the Incredible Angel Food Cake Contest!
Bechdel, an eight-grade English teacher at Jersey Shore Middle School, won a blue ribbon at this past year’s Clinton County Fair, making her eligible to compete at the state level. Competing Sunday against contestants from across Pennsylvania, Bechdel’s raspberry coconut angel food cake – a recipe handed down from her mother – came out on top.
“I’m on cloud nine – best day ever,” said an excited Bechdel Sunday night after spending the day at the Farm Show with her family…