Mineral County 4-H member Decker Milender sold his hog, Mystic, to owners of the Big Sky Motel at the 2018 4-H Livestock Auction. He won first place in the light carcass division in the Montana Symbol of Excellence Program on Jan. 17. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent)
January 30, 2019
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4-H members set Montana Symbol of Excellence record for hogs
Two Mineral County 4-H members set a new record by becoming state champions in The Montana Symbol of Excellence (SOE) program. Superior students, 13-year-old, Decker Milender and Heather Haskins, 11, won the Montana State University Montana Symbol of Excellence for their commitment to excellence in producing quality pork products. Their 2018, 4-H projects won with Milender winning for the “light carcass division” youth hog and Haskins winning in the “heavy carcass division.”