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2 Thurston County grocery store employees to compete for best bagger honors

By Rolf Boone

rboone@theolympian.com
Andrea Light of Ralph's Thriftway in Olympia, right, came in second place to Glenn Cragun, center, of Yoke's Fresh markets in Deer Park, during competition in the 2009 "Best Bagger" State Finals competition held at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. Tyler Braclet, left, of IGA in Ocean Shores came in third.
Andrea Light of Ralph's Thriftway in Olympia, right, came in second place to Glenn Cragun, center, of Yoke's Fresh markets in Deer Park, during competition in the 2009 "Best Bagger" State Finals competition held at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. Tyler Braclet, left, of IGA in Ocean Shores came in third. Dean J. Koepfler Staff file, 2009

Two Thurston County grocery store employees will compete in the best bagger battle in Lakewood on Wednesday (Oct. 12).

The event is sponsored by the Washington Food Industry Association’s education foundation and is open to all grocers throughout the state. Nine grocery store employees will compete for a first-place prize of $2,000 and a chance to advance to a national bagging competition in Las Vegas in February. Washington baggers have won the national title three of the last four years.

The Thurston County participants are Irene Wood of Ralph’s Thriftway in Olympia and Lori Holt of Tenino Market Fresh in Tenino.

The bagger battle is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at McGavick Conference Center, Steilacoom Boulevard SW, Lakewood.

Rolf Boone: 360-754-5403, @rolf_boone

This story was originally published October 9, 2016 at 12:41 PM with the headline "2 Thurston County grocery store employees to compete for best bagger honors."

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