Kalispell woman wins apple pie baking contest

“Holy moly, there’s some pretty ones,” judge Karen Strong said as she examined the field of 20 apple pies at the eighth annual Great American Pie Baking Contest. There were pies with precise lattice work and delicate leaves, and pies with crystallized sugar on top that seemed to sparkle. There were pies with traditional covered tops next to slim pies and round ones about to burst out of their pans.