4-27-1968
Bound for Omaha are members of the McMinnville FFA Soil Judging team (l-r) Bruce Simonson, Steve Ray, Harold Sharer, Ken Payne, Craig Latham, Craig Williams, Dan Graves, and advisor Bud Morrow. Not pictured are Mike Niehus and Dick Lewis. Ray is sick and unable to attend. The team will leave Portland Saturday morning (today) and will arrive in Omaha monday evening. It will hold practice sessions with local Nebraska agriculture specialists Tuesday, prior to the national contest Wednesday and Thursday. The team will leave Friday and arrive home Sunday.