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Local 4-Hers earn awards at Area XI 4-H Tractor Driving Contest Juy 27

Winners of the 4-H Area XI 4-H junior tractor driving contest are (from left) first place, Colin Suchcicki, Huntington County; second place, Brady Girod, Adams County; and third place, Kolton Bailey, Noble County.
Winners of the 4-H Area XI 4-H junior tractor driving contest are (from left) first place, Colin Suchcicki, Huntington County; second place, Brady Girod, Adams County; and third place, Kolton Bailey, Noble County. Photo provided.

Huntington County 4-H members participated in the Area XI 2014 4-H Tractor Driving Contest on Saturday, July 26, at the LaGrange County Fairgrounds.

Eight youths participated in the junior and senior lawn and garden driving and the junior and senior tractor driving contests.

Conner Lauer and Zach Ramp both competed in the junior lawn and garden contest. They placed fifth and eighth, respectively, out of 11 competitors.

Huntington County earned the top two spots in the senior lawn and garden contest with Chandler Lewis winning first place and Tyler Stephan placing second.

Colin Suchcicki placed first among all junior tractor driving competitors at the area contest.

Lane Whitted was the first place winner in the senior tractor contest, with Michael Winters earning second place. Jacob Hiatt also participated in the senior tractor driving contest.

All 4-H members who placed in the top three in each category represented Area XI 4-H at the state tractor driving contest on Saturday, Aug. 16. Huntington County had five youths participating in the state competition.