2nd Annual Cornhusking Contest
2008 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKING CONTEST WINNERS
GOLDEN AGERS
1st Roland Lauer Gothernburg
2nd Jack Guthrie Odessa
MENS OPEN
1st Wayne Guthrie Alma
2nd Alvin Christensen Allen
WOMEN’S 50+
1st Marlene Otte Ft. Calhoun
YOUTH GIRLS
1st Karissa Kraenow Gibbon
2nd Rebekah Spader Waco
YOUTH BOYS
1ST Lyndon Klassen Lindsey
2nd Ben Turek Gibbon
MEN’S 21-49
1st Riley Guthrie Alma
2nd Jerry Guthrie Alma
SENIOR MEN
1ST Mark Allen Blair
2nd William Gentrup West Point
WOMEN’S OPEN
1st Martha Allen Blair
2nd Annual Nebraska Hand Cornhusking Contest
Saturday October 11th
Location: 2 blocks west of The Days Inn near the Interstate 80 and Highway 81 intersection (just north of York’s famous “Hot Air Balloon” Water Tower).
Schedule:
7:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast (under the big tent)
7:30-9:00 a.m. Registration (under the big tent)
9:00 a.m. Presentation of colors, National Anthem, Welcome
9:15 a.m. Competition begins
Team Pick
Golden Agers 75+
Senior Men 50-75
Senior Women 50-75
Youth Girls
Youth Boys
12-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break (under the big tent)
12:15 p.m. Presentation of awards for morning competition
12:30 p.m. Celebrity Pick introductions
1:00 p.m. Celebrity Contest
1-2:30 p.m. Children’s Games (by the tent)
1:30 p.m. Competition resumes
Novice
Women (21-49)
Men (21-49)
Out-of-Staters
Women’s Open (any age)
Men’s Open (any age)
3:30 p.m. Presentation of awards for afternoon competition
Fees: Competition $10.00 per person
Admission $3.00 per person or $10.00 per car
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR KEY SPONSORS:
Title Sponsor: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Corporate Sponsors: ADVANCE BIOENERGY, CORNERSTONE BANK, YORK STATE BANK
Marketing Assistance provided by:
NEBRASKA DIVISION OF TRAVEL & TOURISM and
THE YORK COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
Coordinated by: The Agri-Business Committee of
The York Area Chamber of Commerce,
Senator Elaine Stuhr-Chair.