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Organizers happy with Polo Lions Club Farm Toy Show turnout

Lions Club said about 360 attended event at Polo Community High School.

By Alexa Zoellner
Dana Conkrite, of Lanark, talks to nephew Jace Urish, of Milledgeville, while looking at models during the Polo Lions Club’s 38th Farm Toy Show. The event was held at Polo Community High School on March 4.

Dana Conkrite, of Lanark, talks to nephew Jace Urish, of Milledgeville, while looking at models during the Polo Lions Club’s 38th Farm Toy Show. The event was held at Polo Community High School on March 4. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)

POLO — The Polo Lions Club’s 38th annual Farm Toy Show of March 4 had good attendance.

“We had about 360 people who paid to go through,” Lions Club member Jeff Short said. “It was a successful day.”

The event was held at the Polo Community High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 75 vendors were scheduled to attend.

The Polo FFA also hosted a cafeteria and raffle.

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Justin House, of Chadwick, stands behind his children, Kelsie House, 11, and Clayton House, 7, look at Hot Wheels products available for sale at the Polo Lions Club’s 38th Farm Toy Show on March 4. The event was held at Polo Community High School.

Justin House, of Chadwick, stands behind his children, Kelsie House, 11, and Clayton House, 7, look at Hot Wheels products available for sale at the Polo Lions Club’s 38th Farm Toy Show on March 4. The event was held at Polo Community High School. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)

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Alexa Zoellner

Alexa Zoellner

Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.