A windy warm day started the 46th South Dakota Hand Corn Husking Contest at the Fred Fedeler farm near Chester on September 24th. A parade of wagons drawn by horses started the day for the timers, gleaners, and pickers. Another wagon and team provided a ride to watch the contest. Todd Kringen was the announcer for the event.
Here are the 1-3 place winners in each age division that can represent South Dakota at the National Contest October 16th at Good Hope, Illinois.
YOUTH -female 14 and under: 1. Addison Fedeler 2. Jade Dubbelde 3. Aubrey Sikkink.
YOUNG WOMEN-21-49: 1. Lainie Kringen Scholtz 2. Maggie Kringen 3. Jean Gunderson .
WOMEN 50 and older: 1. Mary Clark 2. Carol Kiecksee 3. Angie Boycy.
WOMEN 75 and over: Marcia Rastede
WOMAN'S OPEN: Marcia Rastede
YOUTH-MALE 21-49 1. Adam Fedeler 2. John Goord 3. Casey Fedeler.
MEN 50 and over: 1. Todd Kringen 2. Brian Dykstra 3. Greg Schneider.
MEN'S OPEN 1. Fred Fedeler 2. Bill Doyle 3. Keith Schettler.
MEN 75 and older: Roger Johnson.
This event would not be possible without the Dakota Heritage Club members, the Fred Fedeler family, Todd Kringen announcing, women serving lunch and the sponsors. If you would like to see the schedule of the National Contest go to www.cornhusking.com.
To see more pictures of the South Dakota Hand Corn Contest go on Facebook, visit South Dakota Corn Husking.
Don't forget- the corn picking award night for the winners is at 5:00 p.m. On November 6th at the Dell Rapids Pizza Ranch. The committee suggests next year to bring a friend and husk corn for a fun day to keep this event going.
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