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More than 250 people attended the 2017 Washtenaw County Agriculture Banquet, hosted by the Washtenaw County Dairy Livestock Council at the Chelsea High School.
A prime rib and chicken dinner was prepared by Chelsea Food Service and served by the National Honor Society from Chelsea High School. The entertainment for the evening was provided by the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, American’s premier youth fiddling show band.
The Council presented their Distinguished Service to Agriculture Awards to Robert Mast from Dexter and to Lyndon Uphaus from Manchester. These awards are given in recognition of many years of dedication and service to the agricultural community in Washtenaw County.
Ryan Rentschler from Ann Arbor was elected to the council for a 3-year term. Retiring board member Rod Powers from Chelsea was thanked for his years of service on the council. The group was pleased to have State Representative Donna Lasinski from the 52nd District attend the banquet also.
The Washtenaw County Dairy Livestock Council also gave a big thank you to all of the contributors to the 2017 banquet.