Duck Race for the Sterling Rotary Club is a success

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A postponed Sterling Rotary Club duck race raised more than $10,000 for Rotary projects

over the weekend.

The duck race originally was scheduled to be held Sept. 20 at Sky Ranch Golf Course, but

weather made that impossible. The event was rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, and was

converted to the “pluck a duck” format at The Grill at River City.

PFS Insurance Group’s Sterling office claimed the first-place prize of $500 with Duck No.

720. In second place was Amanda Langhorst, winning $250 with Duck No. 101 followed by

Sterling Livestock Commission Co.’s third-place finish for $100 with Duck No. 856.

Gift baskets were awarded to the fourth through 11 th places. Those winners were:

4th Place: Duck No. 838, won by Brandon Steele – donated by Scooters

5th Place: Duck No. 956, won by Linda Kulbe – donated by Dave & Vicki Tennant

6th Place: Duck No. 259, won by Chris Archuleta – donated by NJC

7th Place: Duck No. 670, won by Stieb Bros – donated by Bank of Colorado

8th Place: Duck No. 936, won by Jacqui Foxhoven – donated by Patty Vandenbark

9th Place: Duck No. 853, won by Sterling Livestock – donated by The Grill

10th Place: Duck No. 288, won by Mick Upham – donated by ECCLPS

11th Place: Duck No. 3, won by Steve Smith – donated by Walker’s Pharmacy

Rotarians helping stage the event were Secretary Patty Vandenbark, President Mike White,

Dennis Foxhoven, Sheila Worley, Kim Sellers, Steve Smith, and Tyler Kelsch.

Donations from the duck race support scholarships for local students heading to college and

also help fund other service projects, including dictionaries for third graders, Dolly Parton

Imagination Library Program, Cooperating Ministries, and donations to local and international

non-profits.

Club president Mike White issued a special thanks to the sponsors to this year’s contest,

whose contributions help cover the expenses of staging the duck race.

“The Rotary Club of Sterling would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to this year’s

sponsors,” White said. “Their generous support has played a crucial role in ensuring the success

of our event.”

This year’s sponsors were Ark Pet Crematory LLC, Dave & Vicki Tennant; McEndaffer

Cattle Co.; C & B Electric Co.; Murphy Insurance; The Crest Motel; N E Agri-Service LLC;

Edward Jones, Pam Werner; Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc.; Horizon Motor Sports of Colorado;

Performance Plus of Colorado, LLC; Jim & Cindy Horner; Sterling Ethanol LLC; Lennox Realty

LLC, Julie Lennox; Sterling Livestock Commission Co. and Tennant Funeral Homes &

Crematory LLC.