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Father-son duo best in tractor show

BRIDGET COOKE
Jul 23, 2022
Jul 23, 2022

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Bryan Hodgkins, of Wausau, Wisconsin, shakes the hand of Garden Tractor Daze organizer Bret Esse, right, after Hodgkins' son, Breven, left center, accepted the Best in Show award for the Pennsylvania Panzer the father and son rebuilt, as Steve Halfpap of Montello, Wisconsin, observes.

BRIDGET COOKE, DAILY REGISTER

Breven Hodgkins, 11, of Wausau, Wisconsin, highlights parts of the Pennsylvania Panzer he rebuilt with his father, Bryan Hodgkins, after winning Best in Show during the Garden Tractor Daze show at the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Portage, Wisconsin.

BRIDGET COOKE, DAILY REGISTER

Auctioneer Andrew Kitson of Belvidere, Illinois, leads the consignment auction during Garden Tractor Daze. Kitson has in the past donated proceeds to event organizers but this year all proceeds were donated to a 5-year-old girl named Ellie who has leukemia; she's from Belvidere.

BRIDGET COOKE, DAILY REGISTER

The Rally of Red featured Wheel Horse tractor sits in a barn on display Saturday at the Columbia County Fairgrounds during the Garden Tractor Daze show.

BRIDGET COOKE photos, DAILY REGISTER

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BRIDGET COOKE

PORTAGE, Wis. – For almost 10 years garden-tractor enthusiasts have gathered at Garden Tractor Daze at the Columbia County Fairgrounds to show their works of passion.

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