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Current Used Farm Equipment List 2/25/2018

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Stock # Make & Model..........Year...Hours....Description .............................................Price

TRACTORS 10496 AC 8050,.................1982 ...5772....duals, 2 remotes, very nice .............. $20,000 10552A Case 2290 ..............1979....7034....2 remotes, 2wd, new tires ................ $12,900 10225A CIH Magnum 310 ...2015....2420....deluxe cab, 4 remotes ....................$169,000 10560 Case IH MX120 ......2001.................MFD front axle, cab, 3 remote.......... $43,500 10536 CIH Farmall 60........2008.................450 cab, loader, gear drive, nice ...... $28,900 10572 Case IH 7130 MFD.1991....6165....new interior, 3 remote,duals ............. $47,500 10530A Case IH 5240.......................7073....540 PTO, 2 remotes ......................... $29,000 10579 CIH Maxxum 110......................................................................................... $48,000 10580 Case IH 8920....................................with duals .......................................... $48,000 10570 Case IH MX200 ......1999....4222....MFD, duals, 4 remotes ..................... $74,900 10574 CIH Magnum 250 ...2014................. CVT transmission ................................ CALL 10573 Intl Harv 886 ...........1979....3676....cab, 2 remotes, good tread .............. $13,500 10500A Intl Harv 1086 .........1977....6560....2 remotes, good tread ...................... $15,900 10501A Intl Harv 1586 .........1977....7666....good tires,duals, 3 remotes .............. $16,500 10325A Intl Harv 826 ...........1970....5721....duals, new clutch & torque ................. $7,900 10578 Intl Harv 3388 .........1980................. 2 remotes, dual PTO ....................... $12,900 10583A Ford 601 ...........................................601Workmaster, gas ........................... $3,150 10566 Ford 7740 ...............1992....7478....2wd, 2 remotes, cab, a/c .................. $17,500 10553A LS 3037H.................2013? ... 105....36 Hp, 66” bucket,hydrostat ............. $15,900 10508 Kubota M6800 ........2002....1792....loader,1 remote, gear/shuttle ............ $14,900 9960A Kubota BX1500D....2004...... 624....54” deck, turf tires, MFD ..................... $4,900 10587 Kubota BX2360 ......2010...... 784....54”deck, turf tires, MFD,hydro............ $5,995 10351A Kubota BX2370 ......2015...... 313....48” bucket, 60” mower deck ............. $12,900 10341A Kubota B8200.........1983...... 906....gear drive, 19 engine Hp .................... $3,900 10453 Kubota M9540 ........2010...... 858....8 speed trans, loader,1 remote......... $36,500 10403 Kubota M8540 ........1956.................MFD, hyd shuttle, loader .................. $29,500 10514 Kubota M6040D .....2013....1598....new loader, shuttle, 2 remote ........... $25,500 10509A Kubota L3430 .........2005...... 836....12 spd glide shift, 64” bucket............ $15,900 10565 New Holl TC29D.....2000....1074....priced with backhoe .......................... $15,500

CORN HEADS 10010 Case IH 1063..........1986.................6 row, good knives, tall corn ............... $7,500 10447A Case IH 1063..........1994.................tall corn attach, needs shield .............. $5,900 10493 IH 1063 .............................................tall corn attach, rebuilt in 2015 ........... $8,900 10079 Case IH 1063..........1995.................field trckr drive, poly under auger ....... $5,000 9775A Case IH 1083..........1998.................8 row, 30” spacing............................. $10,500 10435 Case IH 1083..........1994.................plastic snouts, tall corn attach ............ $6,900 9864 Case IH 3206..........2010.................6 row, 30”spacing, poly snouts ......... $26,500 10249 John Deere 606C ...2008.................6 row, 6 stalk stompers ..................... $26,500 10391A Case IH 3406..........2010.................30” spacing, no field tracker ............. $30,000 10439 Case IH 2206..........2002.................6 row, 30” spacing, lights .................. $29,000 10461 Case IH 943......................................4-row, corn savers, 30” spacing ......... $3,500 10506A Drago N-8 ...............2014.................8-row, 30” spacing ............................ $33,500 10503A John Deere 643 ......1988.................6-row, 30” space, plastic center.......... $3,200 10526 John Deere 643 ................................6-row .................................................. $2,900 10533 Case IH 3408..........2013.................lateral tilt, header height control ....... $36,500 10537A Case IH 3406..........2011.................30”, lateral tilt, header hght ctrl ......... $35,000 10555 Case IH 3408..........2013.................pinching knife rolls, lateral tilt............ $35,000 10543A Case IH 2206....................................hyd deck plates,new chains/knives .. $19,500

FIELD CULTIVATORS, CHISEL PLOWS, CHISELS, AND RIPPERS 10151A Case IH Tigermate 2 ...........2005....24.5’ wide, 4-bar coil harrow ............ $19,500 9908 White 445..........................................7 shank, deep till................................. $6,900 10313A John Deere 2200 ................2001....35’ wide, rear hyd & hitch ................. $13,900 10427A Case IH 870......................................14’ wide, 7 shanks, deep till.............. $34,900 10561 DMI Tigermate 2...............................30’ wide............................................. $21,500 10531 Case IH 870......................................7 shanks............................................ $42,500 10474 Case IH 4800....................................31’ field cult, dbl 1-bar harrow ............ $4,900 10036 Glencoe S7200.................................7-shank soil saver, J&M basket .......... $5,500 10108 Brent ripper .......................................5-shank inline ripper ........................... $3,200 10316 M&W 1465 ........................................14’ wide, 5-shanks, 5-bar harrow ..... $10,500 10399 IH 4700 field cult ...............................36’ wide, rear hyd & hitch ................... $4,900 10588 Sunflower 6333.................................22’ wide................................................. CALL 10592 Sunflower 6331.................................25’ wide................................................. CALL

COMBINES 10430 IH 1460 ...................1979....5697....electric head ctrl, std rotor .................. $6,900 10460 Case IH 1640..........1986....3312....IH engine, Distal bin ext.................... $12,900 10466 Case IH 2366..........2002....3556....2706 sep, bin ext, excellent .............. $69,500 10455 Case IH 2377..........2006....2947....2283 sep hrs, J&M bin ext ..............$112,000 10563 Case IH 2188..........1997....3982....2648 sep hrs ......................................... CALL 10541 Case IH 2388..........2003....2973....2277 sep, bin ext,rock trap ............... $79,000 10494 Case IH 5140..........2016...... 314....206 sep hrs, lat tilt, 2 speed............$239,000 10525 Case IH 7130..........2012...... 960....640 sep hrs, 2 spd lateral tilt...........$210,000 10532 Case IH 7230..........2012....1381....1004 sep, lat tilt, new cone .............$239,000 10539 Case IH 7240..........2015....1311....948 sep, 2wd, floaters, AFX ...........$249,000 10547A Case IH 8120..........2011....1819....1424 sep, lateral tilt, bin ext............$199,000 10554A Case IH 8230..........2013....1259....845 sep, pivot spout,HID light ........$259,000 10248 John Deere 9560 ....2004....3524....2488 sep, bin ext, rock trap .............. $65,000 10462A Gleaner L-3 .............1984....5315....Goodyear 30.5L-32 tires ................... $10,000 RTVS & ATVS 10178 Kawasaki Teryx...................... 750....2wd/4wd, roll cage, winch .................. $7,995 10211 Kubota RTV 500 .....2009...... 745....4wd, gas, orange ................................ $6,900 10358A Kubota RTV 500 .....2008...... 155.... turn signals, orange ........................... $7,600 GRAIN HEADS 9506A Case IH 1020-17.5’ 1992.................oil bath, auger extensions .................. $9,500 10518 Case IH 1020-25’....2004................. field tracker, fore & aft, oil bath ........ $11,500 10542 Case IH 1020-25’....2002................. enclosed wobble box, hyd fore/aft..... $8,900 10179 Case IH 2020-30’....2007.................good poly, full finger .......................... $10,900 10419A Case IH 2020-30’....2006.................30’ head, CIH knife, auger fingers...... $7,900 10412A Case IH 1020-30’....1996.................rock guard, flighting extensions.......... $4,900 10556 Case IH 2162-40’....2013.................very nice,rock retarder,spare knife ... $69,000 10538A Case IH 1020-25’....2001................. fld tracker, hyd fore/aft, hght ctrl ........ $9,900 10558A Case IH 1020-30’............................................................................................. CALL 10571 Macdon FD75-35’ ...2015.................35’ draper.............................................. CALL

SKID STEER LOADERS 10507A Case 1845C............1992.................open cab, 72” bucket, hand ctrls ...... $12,900 10581 Case 1845C......................................open cab, 60” bucket, new paint ...... $14,900 10519A Case SR 210 ..........2016.................coming in March, cab, 2-speed ........ $35,900 10551 New Holland L223 ..2012.................21 hours, cab, a/c, foot ctrls ............. $32,000 10540 John Deere 318E ............................................................................................ CALL 10445A John Deere 318D ...2010.................open cab, 64” bucket, solid tires....... $21,900 AUGERS 10428 Mayrath 8 x 62’ .................................inline auger, PTO drive ....................... $1,595 10429 Mayrath 8 x 52’ .................................50’, electric drive, auger is bent............. $400 10407 Mayrath 10 x 82’ ...............................swing-away ......................................... $5,900 10476 Mayrath 10 x 62’ ...............................needs repaired, broken shaft.............. $1,500 10495 Farm King 1062 ................................10” x 62’, hyd walk swing-away.......... $8,200 10504A Mayrath 10 x 62’ .....2016.................swing-away, 1 yr old, gear drive ......... $8,700 10505 Mayrath 10 x 62’ .....2016.................swing-away, 1 yr old, gear drive ......... $8,600 10520A Mayrath 10 x 62’ ...............................swing-away ......................................... $5,950 DISKS, PACKERS, MULCHERS, AND HARROWS 10069 Massey Ferguson 620 ......................12.5’ disk, 7.5” spacing .......................... $600 10280A DMI crumbler ....................................30’ single harrow, round bar ............... $3,900 10056 DMI crumbler ....................................13’ crumbler, 7/8” bars ........................ $3,500 10349A Brillion WP1081 ................................21’ width, good mechanically ............. $4,900 10444A IH 475 disk........................................18’ width, hyd fold wings..................... $4,900 10545 Unverferth 1225-35’....................................................................................... $9,500 10528A J&M harrow ......................................28’ width.............................................. $8,900 10562A DMI crumbler ....................................32’ wide, double fold frame ................ $6,900 9952A Unverferth 1225-35’..........................35’ harrow, 15’ base............................ $7,900 9834 Unverferth Roll Harrow II..................37’ dbl basket, coil tine,(2002)............ $6,900 9987 Brillion culti-mulcher .........................12’ wide, rear hitch, c-shanks ............. $1,900 10400 Unverferth 220 ..................................37’ width, dbl basket, 15’ base ........... $6,900 10348A IH 490 disk........................................21’ width, furrow fillers, as-is .............. $2,500 10491 Krause 1580 .....................................18’ width, 8” spacing, 18” blades........ $3,900 HAY TOOLS 9946 New Holl BR750 round baler............net or twine ....................................... $13,900 9949A New Idea rake ..................................pull-type hay rake ............................... $1,500 10374A Hesston 1090 mower cond. .............9’ wide, steel & rubber roller ............... $1,200 10569 New Holl 492 mower cond. ..............rubber rollers, 3” cutter bar ................. $6,900 10298 Massey Ferguson 260 ......................2-row chopper, 30” spacing ................ $1,900 10410 John Deere 1229 ..............................hay conditioner sickle bar style .......... $1,900 10450 Pequa 1140 rake ..............................10” hay rake, very low acres .............. $3,900 10470 New Holl BR 7060 ..2009.................round baler, 4x5, 60” diameter.......... $19,000

ROTARY CUTTERS & FINISH MOWERS 10418A Bush Hog SQ72 ...............................6’ rotary mower, single lam tire .............. $790 10377A Land Pride RCR 1572 ......................tan, single wheel, 2” cut capacity .......... $850 10478A Bush Hog 2615 15’ mower...............chains, deck rings, lam tires ............... $6,900 10585A Independent 5’ mower......................red, 540 PTO, single tail wheel.............. $495 9942 Bush Hog RDTH84..............2014....7’ finish mower, rear discharge........... $2,500 10064 Hardee T9215...................................15’ rotary mower, 6 lam tires .............. $3,900 10557A Bush Hog 286...................................6’ rotary mower, single tail wheel........ $1,295 PLANTERS AND DRILLS 9825 Intl Harv 800 planter .........................6 row, markers, PTO pump ................ $4,900 10402A John Deere1790 planter.............................................................................. $69,000 10472 John Deere 7240 .................1992....corn & soybean planter..................... $19,500 10575 Case IH 1255.................. ...2014............................................................... $99,000 WAGONS, GRAIN CARTS, AND HEADER CARTS 10424A Frontier HT1138................................Hi speed trailer, fits up to 38’ .............. $3,995 10324A Kill Bros UT300 header cart .............36’ bar, tricycle style............................ $3,900 10499 Homemade header cart ...................20’ bar, black, lo-pro tires.................... $2,200 10404A EZ Trail 475 grain cart ......................rear folding auger, fenders.................. $6,500 10483A Kill Bros 490 grain cart .....................579 bushels capacity, no tarp ............. $9,500 10527A Unverferth header cart .....................25’ long, lo-pro tires, orange............... $2,750 10590 J&M 350 wagon................................13 ton, dumps right, hi-profile ............. $2,900 10591 J&M 350 wagon................................13 ton, dumps right, hi-profile ............. $2,900 9316A J&M 350 wagon................................10.00 x 20 tires ................................... $2,250 10365 Kill Bros wagon.................................500 bu, J&M gear, brakes................... $5,500 10498A J&M 250 wagon................................Unverferth gear, dumps right .............. $1,550 10544 J&M header cart ...............................25’ header cart, black ......................... $2,150 10564 J&M HT874.......................................header cart............................................ CALL 10576 & 10577 J&M 385 wagons ................................................................................ CALL 10548A J&M Trailblazer .................................tricycle style, 30’ capacity ................... $4,250 MISCELLANEOUS 10371A New Idea 208 spreader .................................................................................... $750 10367 John Deere spreader Model H .........ground drive, good tires......................... $750 10386 Cosmo broadcast spreader..............3 pt, 540 PTO, holds 900 lbs ................ $595 10415 Case IH 2800 applicator.............................................................................. $27,500 10568 New Idea 245 spreader ....................tandem, beater bar ............................. $3,950 10582A Pallet forks ........................................fits skid steer quick attach ..................... $550 10559 J&M uni-swivel auger15’, poly flighting ............................................................ $900 9760 Kubota bucket................................................................................................... $450 10387A King Kutter yard rake........................6’ yard rake, 3 pt, push or pull ............... $595 10360 Cimmaron RTC70 ............................3pt tiller, used 1 year, slip clutch ......... $1,950 10584 Independent 5’ blade ........................3pt blade, 5’ wide................................... $275

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Hunt named Ohio 4-H Teen of the Year

BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com DARKE COUNTY – Molly Hunt was sitting in class at The Ohio State University when she received a text message from Rhonda Williams, Darke County’s 4-H Extension Educator. “I sent her a text and told her to check her email,” Williams said. That email was letting Hunt know she’d been selected as the Ohio 4-H Teen of the Year. “I didn’t have a clue about the award,” Hunt said recently. “It’s pretty prestigious and it’s an honor to receive. I’m very excited and humbled to be receiving it.” Williams said the award, which will be presented to Hunt on March 10 during the Ohio 4-H Conference in Columbus, is relatively new for the Ohio 4-H program. “It’s the ﬁrst time we’ve nominated someone for this award. Molly has been extremely active in county-based and at the national level of 4-H,

and certainly deserved to be recognized for her participation,” Williams said. Hunt, 18, a freshman at OSU, is majoring in earth science with a double minor in political science and 4-H Extension education. “I would like to work as a 4-H specialist for natural resources education with a goal of eventually working as a paleontologist at the Smithsonian Institute in D.C.,” says Hunt. In her ﬁnal year of 4-H (she received a ‘grace’ year due to how her birthday falls), Hunt said she has “some big plans.” “I just got home from the National Youth Summit for Healthy Living in Washington, D.C.,” she said, where she was one of four teens from across the nation to help organize and facilitate activities, and in April

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Molly Hunt of Greenville participates in the National Youth Summit on Healthy Living, held in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.

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will be in D.C. again for the National 4-H Conference. “This summer I will be very active in camps and lots of other 4-H activities. It’s going to be a busy summer, but exciting,” Hunt said. Some of the excitement possibly will include a trip to Georgia as a 4-H liaison with the Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council. “Some of them (Georgia 4-Hers) will be coming to Columbus during our state conference,” she said. “We’re working on getting some Ohio 4-H members to Georgia. One of our goals is to reach out and make connections with other states’ 4-H programs.” Hunt also said a group from Oklahoma will be attending the Ohio conference in Columbus. As a 12-year member of the Darke County Genesis 4-H Club, Hunt has served as a club ofﬁcer, including historian and vice president. She’s been a county camp counselor, was a member of the junior fair board.

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a member of the Darke County 4-H Committee and was crowned the 2016 Junior Fair Queen. She’s also serving on the Ohio 4-H Health Heroes and on the Ohio Teen Council as Darke County’s representative. She also created the county’s Clover Confidence BFF program, an annual event that provides role modeling and self-confidence activities for girls in grades 5-8. Hunt also has had the opportunity to review and write a couple 4-H project books. She reviewed Your Thoughts Matter, a project about mental health. “I reviewed the project book and worked with the author to make some changes,” Hunt explained. This coming fall, Hunt’s own project book will be available for Ohio’s 4-Hers and is titled 4-H Rocks – a geology project. The daughter of Brian and Teresa Hunt, the college freshman said she’s doing fine with juggling her class load and her last year in 4-H. “It’s crazy busy, but I wouldn’t have my life any other way,” Hunt said.

4-H CLUB NEWS Ansonia 4-H

The Ansonia 4-H Club met Feb. 13 at Ansonia Methodist Church. President Grace Dapore called the meeting to order. The pledges were led by Vivian Dapore. Roll call was taken by Secretary Macy Dapore, and the members responded with their favorite color. A total of 20 members were present. Treasurer Logan Warner gave the treasurer’s report. In new business, the 4-H kickoff is on March 4 and the club wishes that any family that can go should go. Joann Fabrics is giving 50 percent off fabrics for any 4-H member that is taking a sewing project. In other news, they were coming up with ideas on where upcoming meetings should be held. The next meeting will be March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Squad House in Ansonia. Enrollment forms are due on April 1; please bring them to the next meeting or turn them into Lisa Mayo before April 1. Allison Warner, reporter

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On Feb. 12, Kountry Kids 4-H club held a meeting at United Methodist church. This was the first meeting of 2018. Kountry Kids is doing a flower fundraiser with many different varieties of flowers and vegetables. They will only be selling them until March 1. Delivery date is March 7 in the coliseum at the fairgrounds. The club has started preparing for skillathon. “We are committed to doing more to be the best. We expect all of you to do awesome in skillathon,” say the advisers. There was a motion to work at the humane society. “More community service,” said the president of the club. The club plans to do Trash Bash on April 22 and can only hope that it doesn’t rain to avoid getting wet like in previous years. The club will have a showmanship clinic on June 9 at the fairgrounds. The officers are still getting used to their positions and will continue to be great. Casey Lewis, reporter

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deer, managing hunting pressure and more. The workshop is free, and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited, and pre-registration is required. To register, call the Wildlife District Five ofﬁce, Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at (937) 372-9261 by March 22. For more information on habitat management visit www. wildohio.gov or www.qdma. com.

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GREENVILLE – The monthly Agriculture Breakfast Meeting will be held March 1, 7:30 a.m., at the Brethren Retirement Community’s cafeteria. Please come prepared to share what is going on in your operation/ organization.

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Campaign to find new members GREENVILLE – Are you a Farm Bureau member? You may have been asked that question recently as the Darke County Farm Bureau membership campaign is in full swing. Olivia McDade, membership chair for Darke County Farm Bureau said, “Our membership goal is to achieve five percent active member gain in Darke County and this goal is important because membership is the reason Farm Bureau exists and the funds from dues are used to enhance the support of agriculture at our county, state, and national level.” Some of the benefits of a Farm Bureau membership include: * Participation in the legislative process: Members collaborate on issues they deem important to shape local, state and federal regulations affecting their community. * A subscription to Our Ohio magazine featuring recipes and information about the farm families who grow our food. * Grow and Know events: Members can host or attend onfarm dining events, food tours, how-to seminars and other learning activities.

* Landowner education: Farm Bureau staff provides the latest information on oil and gas leasing activity, property tax issues, private property rights and more. * Property Protection Program: OFBF offers a $2500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for felony crimes committed on a member’s property. * Savings: Members receive discounts on some Nationwide insurance products, Ford vehicles, Grainger products, John Deere, and Case IH tractors, plus Ohio Farm Bureau’s new Health Benefits Plan and much more. For more information, or to join, contact the county office at 937335-1471 or visit GrowWithFB.org. There are currently 1,020 Farm Bureau members in Darke County. Members include farmers, gardeners, food and wine enthusiasts, teachers and more. To learn more about membership, or to view a complete listing of member benefits, contact your county office at 937-335-1471 or visit our county page, darke.ofbf. org, or visit GrowWithFB.org.

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a K-2 coloring contest to continue to involve the staff and students at school. For FFA members, the chapter hosted a member breakfast to thank fruit sellers, play FFA bingo during class, and held their monthly meeting with chapter ofﬁcer elections. The members are also looked forward to a classroom visit from their Ohio State FFA Secretary Koleson McCoy. On Feb. 19, the chapter had the opportunity to attend an OSU Pesticide Training hosted by OSU or members could attend an Emerging Ag Conference at Wright State hosted by the Farm Bureau. The Versailles FFA also participated in several community outreach programs throughout the week including PALS, Companions, Middle School Ag, Junior High FFA,

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and making blankets for Children’s Hospital with other school clubs. Towards the end of the week, the Versailles FFA chapter recognized FFA scholarship winners during lunch. Versailles FFA members are the leaders of tomorrow and dedicated to community service activities like canned food drives, toys for tots, and nursing home visits. Whether it’s working with elementary children or serving as a chapter officer, FFA members make a positive difference on those around them. FFA members are our future engineers, scientists, teachers, and producers. One of every five Americans is employed in the food, fiber and natural resources industries, and FFA members are preparing for one of those 300 careers in agriculture.

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Versailles FFA gives toys, blankets and fruit VERSAILLES – On Jan. 20, the Versailles FFA chapter visited multiple places in the surrounding area to donate toys, blankets and extra fruit as part of their extension of spreading cheer. The ﬁrst stop on the trip was to the Ronald McDonald House in Dayton connected with Children’s Hospital. FFA members took toys and blankets to the residents, and they aided in cleaning the building. They helped clean windows, mop the ﬂoor, and assisted in vacuuming and dusting. The chapter next went next door to Children’s Hospital to

donate remaining toys from their recent Toy Drive. In addition to the toys from the drive, the chapter also brought blankets they had made from their Blanket the World event. The last stop was at St. Vincent DePaul. Again, they delivered toys, blankets, and extra fruit from the local fruit sales. Members who attended and assisted were Ben Albers, Marcus Berger, Faith Wilker, Franklin Shimp, Kennedy Hughes, Kimberly Winner, Kayla Bohman, Laura Wuebker, Elliot George, Tori Wuebker, Haley Mangen, Anna Barlage, Deanna Hesson, and Xavier Grillot.

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Versailles FFA members donating and cleaning at the Ronald McDonald House in Dayton were (front row) Franklin Shimp, Kennedy Hughes, Haley Mangen, Laura Wuebker, Faith Wilker, Anna Barlage, (second row) Kimberly Winner, Kayla Bohman, Marcus Berger, Ben Albers, (back row) Tori Wuebker and Elliott George.

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